(English Medium) ICSE Class 10 - CISCE Question Bank Solutions

Complete the following table by filling in the blanks (a) to (c):

Alpha cells of the Pancreas secrete ______.

The life span of an RBC is ______.

State the exact location of the following structure.

Islets of Langerhans

Define the following term:

Nucleus

The phenomenon by which living/dead plant cells absorb water by surface attraction is called ______.

Define the following term:

Imbibition

A growth inhibiting hormone in plants:

The hormone which accelerates senescence (ageing) and abscission of leaves is ______.

______ and ______ induce chemotropism of angiosperms and gymnosperms.

______ is also called as "stress hormone''.

Define the following term:

Abscission

Mention the two principal ways in which insulin acts.

Name the following condition:

Passage of much glucose in urine.

Name the following condition:

Overdose of insulin makes the diabetic patient unconscious.

List any three symptoms of diabetes mellitus.

A gland which secretes enzymes and hormones both is ______.

The hormone which stimulates the breakdown of glycogen in the liver to glucose is ______.

Name the following:

The condition caused by the oversecretion of insulin.

Choose the odd one out from series and write the category of the remaining terms: