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Potatoes are generally brown in colour. But, we find some green areas on potatoes. Give reason.

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### Step-by-Step Solution: 1. **Understanding Potatoes**: Potatoes are not fruits; they are actually a modified part of the plant known as a tuber, which is a type of stem. 2. **Color of Potatoes**: When potatoes are harvested from the soil, they typically have a brown color due to the presence of a type of plastid called leucoplast. 3. **Types of Plastids**: There are two main types of plastids: - **Leucoplasts**: These are colorless plastids that store carbohydrates, such as starch, and are abundant in potatoes. ...
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  2. Why is nucleus considered as the most important part of the cell?

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  3. Differentiate between chromosome and chromatin network.

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  4. Cell is the basic unit of life. Justify the statement.

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  5. Plasma membrane has fluid-mosaic model. Justify your statement.

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  6. Write short notes on Golgi complex.

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  8. Define autolysis. Name the cell organelle involved in it.

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  9. Enlist the functions of endoplasmic reticulum.

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  10. Mention the functions of the following organelle: Golgi complex

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  11. Which of the following are the functions of mitochondria ?

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  16. Differentiate between centrosome and centrioles.

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  17. Where do you find vaccuoles? Give their function

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  19. What are mesosomes? Give their functions.

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  20. Well-defined nucleus is absent in prokaryote Justify your statement.

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