Q: 'All elements that are present in a plant need not be essential for
its survival'. Justify.
A: Plants absorb 60 or even more mineral elements from the soil. All
60 are not present in one plant. In the same way all elements present
in a plant are useful to it. Only the useful elements are called
essential elements.
Q: Name at least five different deficiency symptoms in plants.
Describe them, and correlate them with concerned mineral deficiency.
A: Deficiency symptoms of
1. Zinc:
1) Little leaf disease
2) Leaf rosette
3) Mottled leaf
4) Interveinal Chlorosis - Necrosis
Zinc is a mobile, micro mineral essential element. It is an activator
for Carboxylase. It is needed for the synthesis of Auxins. It is
absorbed in the form of Zn2+.
2. Copper:
1) Die back disease of shoots in Citrus
2) Necrosis of young leaf tips
3) Exanthema
4) Reclamation disease of cereals and legumes
5) Blackening Potato tubers
3. Boron:
1) Heart rot in beets (Brown heart)
2) Water core in turnip
3) Heart rot in carrot
4) Fibres in apple fruit
5) Death of root tip and stem tip
4. Molybdenum:
1) Whiptail disease in Cauliflower
2) Interveinal Chlorosis
3) Inhibition of flowering
4) Mottled Chlorosis
5) Upper half leaf shows withering
5. Chlorine:
1) Bronzing in legumes
2) Flower abseision
3) Swollen root tips
Q: Some angiospermic plants adapted to absorb molecular nitrogen from
atmosphere. Explain, citing two examples.
A: Leguminaceae members and some plants like Myrica, Alnus, Casuarina
have adapted to absorb molecular nitrogen with the help of bacteria.
It occurs through symbiotic nitrogen fixation.
Rhizobium fixes molecular nitrogen to Legumes, and also to a
non-leguminous member called Parasponia.
Filamentous, Actinomycetus bacteria like Frankia fixes atmospheric
molecular nitrogen in Alnus, Casuarina and Myrica.
Nostoc fixes nitrogen in the stem glands of Gunnera.
Azospirillum, an associated symbiont fixes nitrogen in Maize, Sorghum,
Wheat, Barley and Finger millets.
10th Class, Inter Exams, Engineering, Medical, Admissions Updates in AP and Telangana States 2026-27
Senior Inter Physics Important Questions - Wave Optics
Q: Explain Doppler effect in light. Distinguish between Red Shift and
Blue Shift. (4 marks)
A: Doppler effect in light:
To an observer on the earth light from a star moving towards him
appears with high frequency or less wavelength. Similarly the apparent
wavelength of light received by the observer is high in the case of
star moving away from him.
This change in apparent frequency or wavelength of light due to
relative motion between light source and observer is called Doppler
effect in light.
Red Shift: When light source is moving away from an observer, the
frequency of light seen by the observer is less than the frequency of
light emitted by the source (or) the apparent wavelength is more than
the wavelength of light emitted by the source i.e., apparent
wavelength shifts towards the red end of the visible spectrum.
Blue Shift: When a light source is approaching an observer the
apparent frequency of light seen by the observer is more than the
frequency of light emitted from the source (or) the apparent
wavelength decreases i.e. shifts towards the blue end of the visible
spectrum.
Q: Explain Brewster's law. (2 marks)
A: When unpolarised light is incident on transparent surface, at a
particular angle of incidence called Brewster angle (or) polarizing
angle (ip), the reflected light wave is totally polarised and is
perpendicular to the refracted
light wave. The tangent of the angle of polarization is numerically
equal to the refractive index (ì) of the refracting medium.
ì = tan (ip)
Q: What is the shape of wavefront is each of the following cases
(a) Light diverging from point source.
(b) Light emerging out of a convex lens when a point source is placed
at its focus.
(c) The portion of wavefront of light from a distance star intercepted
by the earth. (2 marks)
A: (a) Shape of wavefront is spherical
(b) Shape of wavefront is plane.
(c) Shape of wavefront is plane.
Blue Shift. (4 marks)
A: Doppler effect in light:
To an observer on the earth light from a star moving towards him
appears with high frequency or less wavelength. Similarly the apparent
wavelength of light received by the observer is high in the case of
star moving away from him.
This change in apparent frequency or wavelength of light due to
relative motion between light source and observer is called Doppler
effect in light.
Red Shift: When light source is moving away from an observer, the
frequency of light seen by the observer is less than the frequency of
light emitted by the source (or) the apparent wavelength is more than
the wavelength of light emitted by the source i.e., apparent
wavelength shifts towards the red end of the visible spectrum.
Blue Shift: When a light source is approaching an observer the
apparent frequency of light seen by the observer is more than the
frequency of light emitted from the source (or) the apparent
wavelength decreases i.e. shifts towards the blue end of the visible
spectrum.
Q: Explain Brewster's law. (2 marks)
A: When unpolarised light is incident on transparent surface, at a
particular angle of incidence called Brewster angle (or) polarizing
angle (ip), the reflected light wave is totally polarised and is
perpendicular to the refracted
light wave. The tangent of the angle of polarization is numerically
equal to the refractive index (ì) of the refracting medium.
ì = tan (ip)
Q: What is the shape of wavefront is each of the following cases
(a) Light diverging from point source.
(b) Light emerging out of a convex lens when a point source is placed
at its focus.
(c) The portion of wavefront of light from a distance star intercepted
by the earth. (2 marks)
A: (a) Shape of wavefront is spherical
(b) Shape of wavefront is plane.
(c) Shape of wavefront is plane.
Junior Inter Zoology Unit V - Important 4 Marks Question
Q: What are lateral appendages of flagellae? Based on their presence or absence, write various types of flagellae giving at least one example for each type.
A: a. Some types of flagellae have one or more rows of short, lateral appendages called mastigonemes and flimmers.
b. Based on the occurrence of the lateral appendages, flagellae are classified into the following five types:
1. Stichonematic: One row of lateral appendages on axoneme. Ex: Euglena
2. Pantonematic: Two or more rows of lateral appendages on
axoneme. Ex: Monax
3. Acronematic: Lateral appendages are absent. But axoneme is bare
at the tip. Ex: Polytoma
4. Pantacronematic: Axoneme has two or more rows of lateral
appendages and axoneme is bare at the tip. Ex: Urceolus
5. Anematic: Lateral appendages are absent. Axoneme is sheathed entire length. Ex: Chilomonas.
A: a. Some types of flagellae have one or more rows of short, lateral appendages called mastigonemes and flimmers.
b. Based on the occurrence of the lateral appendages, flagellae are classified into the following five types:
1. Stichonematic: One row of lateral appendages on axoneme. Ex: Euglena
2. Pantonematic: Two or more rows of lateral appendages on
axoneme. Ex: Monax
3. Acronematic: Lateral appendages are absent. But axoneme is bare
at the tip. Ex: Polytoma
4. Pantacronematic: Axoneme has two or more rows of lateral
appendages and axoneme is bare at the tip. Ex: Urceolus
5. Anematic: Lateral appendages are absent. Axoneme is sheathed entire length. Ex: Chilomonas.
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