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In plants, xylem mainly transports water and minerals upward.

Phloem carries organic food and minerals both upward and downward, enabling downward translocation.

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The cell is the smallest unit of life.

Cells are called ‘structural’ and ‘functional’ units for a reason.

Cells are made of molecules which are in turn made up of atoms.

“Cell is the unit of LIFE” is that a cell is the smallest living entity in a living system.

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Prophase involves chromosome condensation and spindle formation, which takes the most time.

It is the longest stage of mitosis.

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Venus flytraps are carnivorous plants that trap and digest insects to obtain nutrients.

This adaptation helps them survive in nutrient-poor soils.

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The pancreas is the main digestive gland that secretes pancreatic juice containing enzymes for proteins, fats, and carbohydrates.

Other glands like thyroid and pituitary are endocrine, not digestive.

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After entering the body, Plasmodium first multiplies in the liver cells.

Then it infects red blood cells, causing them to rupture and leading to malaria symptoms.

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Earthworms lack bones; their fluid-filled coelomic cavity acts as a hydrostatic skeleton.

Muscles contract against this fluid, helping in movement and burrowing.

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The diaphragm forms the muscular floor of the chest (thoracic) cavity.

It plays a key role in breathing, separating the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity.

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In Euglena, the flagellum beats backward against the water, pushing the organism forward.

This is a common locomotion mechanism in many flagellated protozoans.