Biology
Differentiate between the following pairs on the basis of what is indicated in the brackets.
(i) Leaf and Liver [form in which glucose is stored]
(ii) ATP and AIDS [expand the abbreviations]
(iii) Testosterone and Oestrogen [organ which secretes]
(iv) Ureter and Urethra [function]
(v) Hypotonic solution and Hypertonic solution [condition of a plant cell when placed in them]
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(i) Leaf — Starch, Liver — Glycogen.
(ii) ATP — Adenosine Triphosphate, AIDS — Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.
(iii) Testosterone — Testis, Oestrogen — Ovary
(iv) Ureter — Transfers urine from the kidney to the urinary bladder, Urethra — expulsion of urine from the urinary bladder to outside of the body.
(v) Hypotonic — Plant cell becomes Turgid, Hypertonic — Plant cell becomes Flaccid .
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