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Question
Given in the box below are a set of 14 biological terms. Of these, 12 can be paired into 6 matching pairs. Out of the six pairs, one has been done for you as an example.
Example : endosmosis - Turgid cell.
Identify the remaining five matching pairs :
| Cushing’s syndrome, Turgid cell, Iris, Free of rod and cone cells, Colour of eyes, Hypoglycemia, Active transport, Acrosome, Addison’s disease, Blind spot, Hyperglycemia, Spermatozoa, Endosmosis, Clotting of blood. |
Solution
(i) Blind spot: Free of rods and cones
(ii) Acrosome: Spermatozoa
(iii) Iris: Colour of eyes
(iv) Addison’s disease: Hypoglycemia
(v) Cushing’s syndrome: Hyperglycemia
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