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Give Reason: Older People Require Glasses to Read and Write. - Biology

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प्रश्न

Give Reason:

Older people require glasses to read and write.

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उत्तर

In old age the flexibility of the lens declines and the lens becomes less convex or opaque leading to weakness of eyesight.

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पाठ 8: The Nervous System and Sense Organs - Give Reasons

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आईसीएसई Biology [English] Class 10
पाठ 8 The Nervous System and Sense Organs
Give Reasons | Q 4

संबंधित प्रश्‍न

A person with a myopic eye cannot see objects beyond 1.2 m distinctly. What should be the type of the corrective lens used to restore proper vision?


the biological/technical terms for the lens of eye losing flexibility resulting in a kind of long-sightedness in middle aged people.


What is the other name for 

 hypermetropia


What is the scientific name of 

long-sightedness?


Name one defect of vision (or eye) which cannot be corrected by any type of spectacle lenses.


Where is the near point of a person suffering from hypermetropia (or long-sightedness)?


A man can read the number of a distant but clearly but he finds difficulty in reading a book.  

What type of spectacle lens should he use to correct the  defect?


A person cannot see the distant objects clearly (though he can see the nearby objects clearly). He is suffering from the defect of vision called:
(a) cataract
(b) hypermetropia
(c) myopia
(d) presbyopia


A short-sighted person has a near point of 15 cm and a far point of 40 cm.
(a) Can he see clearly an object at a distance of:
(i) 5 cm?
(ii) 25 cm?
(iii) 50 cm?
(b) To see clearly an object at infinity, what kind of spectacle lenses does he need?


Name the following:

The photosensitive pigment present in the rods of the retina.


Name the following:

The eye defect caused due to shortening of the eye ball from front to back.


Given below is a diagram depicting a defect of the human eye. Study the same and answer the question that follow:

Name the defect shown in the diagram.


Anuja cannot see the blackboard writing but she can see nearby things.
(a) What is the eye defect she is suffering from?
(b) State the possible reason for her defect.
(c) How is it corrected


Study the following diagram carefully and then answer the questions that follow. The diagram is depicting a defect of the human eye :

(i) Identify the defect shown in the diagram.
(ii) Give two possible reasons for the above defect.


Given below is a diagrammatic representation of a defect of the human eye:

(i) Identify the defect.
(ii) Mention two reasons for the above defect.
(iii) State how the defect can be rectified.
(iv) Name the part of the eye responsible for maintaining the shape of the eyeball.


In Myopia the human eye _______.


Nearsightedness : concave lens : : farsightedness : _______


Observe the figure and answer the following questions: 

  1. Name the defect of vision represented in the above figure.
  2. State the reasons for this defect.
  3. How is it corrected?
  4. Draw the diagram to show the correction of this defect.

Observe the following diagram and answer questions following it: 

  1. Identify the defect of vision shown.
  2. List its two causes.
  3. Name the type of lens used for the correction of this defect.

Complete the following table by observing the given figures:

Figure
Points
(a) Name of the defect ______ ______
(b) Position of the image ______ ______
(c) Lens used to correct the defect ______ ______

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