Levels of Organization Questions and Answers - 2

Question: 6

Define tissue?

A group of cells that are similar in structure and performing similar function forms a tissue.

Question: 7

What is cerebral malaria?

When the sporozoites enter into the host by the bite of mosquito, they reach the brain and block the capillaries in the brain.

It is called cerebral malaria. It is a fatal disease.

Question: 8

What is respiration?

Respiration is mainly an energy releasing process. During respiration foods oxidised to release energy.

The energy is trapped in the form of A.T.P. molecules.

Question: 9

What is nucleoid or bacterial chromosome?

The nuclear material found in bacteria is called nucleoid or bacterial chromosome.

Question: 10

Define osmosis?

Osmosis is a process by which solvent molecules (water) move from a dilute solution to a concentrated solution when separated by a semipermeable membrane.