Question

(i) Name the disease for which the following of vaccines are given : 

(1) Salk’s Vaccine. 

(2) B.C.G.

(ii) Give one example of each of the following : 

(1) A water pollutant. 

(2) An aquatic plant used in the lab to demonstate O2 liberation during photosynthesis. 

(3) An antibiotic. 

(4) A nitrogenous base in DNA. 

(iii) Expand the following biological abbreviations : 

(1) ATP (2) TSH (3) DPT (4) DNA

Answer 1

(i) 1. Poliomyelitis 

2. Tuberculosis

(ii) 1. Chemicals like Mercury from Industries. 

2. Hydrilla. 

3. Penicillin 

4. Adenine 

(iii) 1. ATP: Adenosine triphosphate. 

2. TSH: Thyroid stimulating hormone. 

3. DPT: Diphtheria Pertussis Tetanus. 

4. DNA: Deoxyribonucleic acid.