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Biology Exemplar
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Chapter 1: The Living World

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Chapter 2: Biological Classification

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In the five kingdom system of Whittaker, how many kingdoms are eukaryotes?
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Diatoms are also called as ‘pearls of ocean’, why? What is diatomaceous earth?
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There is a myth that immediately after heavy rains in forest, mushrooms appear in large number and make a very large ring or circle, which may be several metres in diameter. These are called as ‘fairy rings’. Can you explain this myth of fairy rings in biological terms?
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Chapter 3: Plant Kingdom

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Chapter 5: Morphology of Flowering Plants

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Chapter 6: Anatomy of Flowering Plants

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Chapter 7: Structural Organization in Animals

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Chapter 8: Cell: The Unit of Life

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Chapter 9: Biomolecules

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Chapter 10: Cell Cycle and Cell Division

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Chapter 11: Transport in Plants

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Chapter 12: Mineral Nutrition

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Chapter 13: Photosynthesis in Higher Plants

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Chapter 14: Respiration in Plants

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Chapter 22: Chemical Coordination and Integration

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Diatoms and desmids are inducted under chrysophytes, kingdom–Protista. These are the main producers in the ocean. They prepare food not only for themselves but also for the other life forms in the ocean. This is the reason they are also called as ‘pearls of ocean. Body of diatoms is covered by siliceous shell known as frustule.
‘Diatomaceous earth’ is the accumulation of large deposits of diatoms that forms a siliceous covering extending for several 100 m formed in billions of years. The material obtained from these deposits is used in polishing and filteration of oils and syrups.
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Diatoms are also called as ‘pearls of ocean’, why? What is diatomaceous earth?
TopicBiological Classification
SubjectBiology
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