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Anaemia is caused by lack of ...... and iron.

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**Step-by-Step Solution:** 1. **Understanding Anemia**: Anemia is a medical condition characterized by a deficiency of healthy red blood cells (RBCs) in the body. These cells are crucial for transporting oxygen to various tissues and organs. 2. **Identifying Causes of Anemia**: The primary causes of anemia include nutritional deficiencies, particularly the lack of certain vitamins and minerals. 3. **Key Nutrients Involved**: The two main nutrients that are often linked to anemia are: - **Iron**: Essential for the production of hemoglobin, the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen. ...
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ICSE-BIOMOLECULES-EXERCISE (PART-I)(OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS)(FILL IN THE BLANKS)
  1. Vitamin C is soluble in................

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  2. Chemical name of vitamin B(12) is..........

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  3. Anaemia is caused by lack of ...... and iron.

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  4. Vitamin A deficiency leads to disease known as.....

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  5. Fructose is sometimes called ....... sugar.

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  6. Structures which differ in configuration around C - 1 atom are called....

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  7. All naturally occurring amino acids possess ...................... con...

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  8. The amino acids which human body cannot synthesise are called ...........

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  9. The non-protein material present in a conjugated protein is called ......

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  10. The purine bases present in nucleic acids are .......... and ............

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  11. The pyridimidine bases present in RNA molecule are ........... and ......

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  12. DNA sequence that acts as a code for a specific protein or polypeptide...

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  13. The sugar present in RNA is .. ..... While the sugar present in DNA is...

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  14. Vitamins A, D, E, K are .......... soluble while vitamines of B-group ...

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  15. Both DNA and RNA are polymers of basic repeating unit, called a .........

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  16. Haemoglobin present in blood acts as ..................

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  17. The process by which a single DNA molecule produces two identical copi...

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  18. Isoelectric point of glycine is .......

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  19. An ATP molecule consists of a purine base ........, a pentose sugar an...

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  20. Proteins are made up of ........... Units held together by ..............

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