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								Why are plant and animal specimens usually stained with dyes before observing them through a microscope ?name one stain used for this purpose									 | 
								It is done to identify the different components of a cell easily through the microscope. eg iodine solution | 
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								What is a tissue?give two examples of tissues									 | 
								The group of similar cells which work together to perform a particular function is called tissue eg.muscle tissue , photosynthetic tissue									 | 
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								What is an organ ?give two examples of organs									 | 
								An organ is a collection of different tissues which work together to perform a particular function in the body of an organism eg.heart , stomach									 | 
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								What is an organ system | 
								A group of interconnected organs which works together to do a big job for the organissm,is called an organ system									 | 
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								Give two examples of organ systems in animals									 | 
								Muscular system and digestive system									 | 
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								Name the two main organ system in plants									 | 
								Root system and shoot system									 | 
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								Which of the following are plant organs and which are the animal organs brain , leaf , lungs , roots , stem , kidneys , flower , heart | 
								Plant organ-leaf,roots,stem,flower animal organ-brain,lungs,kidneys,heart | 
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								What are the function of the following organs a). heart b) brain c) roots) d) leaves | 
								Heart-it pumps blood around the body brain-it controls all parts of the body roots-it absorbs water and dissolved mineral salts from the soil leaves-it prepare food for the plant by the process of photosynthesis | 
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								What is the shape of a red blood cells in human blood?what function do red blood cells perform									 | 
								It is spherical in shape and carries oxygen around the body									 | 
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								State the difference between eukaryotes and prokaryotes									 | 
								Eukaryotes-the cells having nuclear material enclosed by a nuclear membrane is called eukaryotes prokaryotes-the cells having nuclear material without a nuclear membrane around it are called prokaryotes | 
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								Name two prokaryotes and two eukaryotes									 | 
								Prokaryotes-bacteria,blue green algae eukaryotes-the cells having nuclear material enclosed by a nuclear membrane are called eukaryotes | 
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								Why are nerve cells long and have branches									 | 
								It is because they can come in contact with many other nerve cells and carry messages over long distances between brain and other parts of the body									 | 
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								What is the other name of a nerve cell									 | 
								It is called neuron.									 | 
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								Why could cells not be observed and studied for thousand years									 | 
								It is because the cells are too small to be seen with naked eye and there was no microscope with high magnification with which they study the cells in detail									 | 
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								State the cell theory of organisms									 | 
								The cell theory states that the basic unit of structure and function of all living organisms is the cell									 |