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What is the function of the placenta?

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What is the function of the placenta?

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The placenta acts as a link between the mother and the developing foetus. Its functions are:

  • It supplies oxygen and nutrients from the mother to the foetus.
  • It removes carbon dioxide and other waste products from the foetus to the mother’s blood.
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Chapter 3: How do Organisms Reproduce - Exercise 2 [Page 211]

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Lakhmir Singh Biology Part 3 [English] Class 10
Chapter 3 How do Organisms Reproduce
Exercise 2 | Q 58. (e) (ii) | Page 211
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