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Mention one significant difference between each of the following :
Anticlinal and Periclinal cell division
Solution
| Anticlinal cell division | Periclinal cell division |
| In anticlinal cell division, the plane of division is at right angle to the surface of the periphery. | In periclinal cell division, the plane of division is parallel to the periphery. |
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Mention one significant difference between each of the following :
Ureotelism and Uricotelism
Solution
| Ureotelism | Uricotelism |
| Nitrogenous waste excreted as urea. | Nitrogenous waste excreted as uric acid. |
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Mention one significant difference between each of the following :
Tubectomy and Vasectomy
Solution
| Tubectomy | Vasectomy |
| Surgical removal of a segment of oviducts and the cut end sare ligated in females. | Surgical removal of a segment of vasa deferentia and the cut ends are ligated in males. |
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(a) Mention one significant difference between each of the following :
Photo-oxidation and Photorespiration
Solution
| Photo-oxidation | Photorespiration |
| Photo-oxidation is the process in which when the light intensity increases too much it results in killing the plant cells. | Photorespiration is a biochemical process in plants in which, especially under conditions of water stress, oxygen inhibits the Calvin cycle, the carbon fixation portion of photosynthesis. |
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Mention one significant difference between each of the following :
Ontogeny and Phylogeny
Solution
| Ontogeny | Phylogeny |
| Ontogeny (also ontogenesis or morphogenesis) is the origination and development of an organism, usually from the time of fertilisation of the egg to the organism's mature form - although the term can be used to refer to the study of the entirety of an organism's lifespan. | Phylogeny is the evolutionary history of an organism. |
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