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Active acquired immunity develops when the body produces antibodies and memory cells after recovering from an infection.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Biology Chapter 7: Human Health and Disease Immunity - Acquired Immunity - Active Passive Vaccination
Passive immunity provides short-term protection as it involves the transfer of ready-made antibodies rather than immune system activation.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Biology Chapter 7: Human Health and Disease Immunity - Acquired Immunity - Active Passive Vaccination
The renal corpuscle does not actively secrete hydrogen ions; secretion occurs later in the nephron.
Ref: NCERT Class 11 Biology Chapter 16: Excretory Products and their Elimination Nephron Structure - Glomerulus and Bowmans Capsule
The Loop of Henle plays a key role in maintaining an osmolar gradient, which helps in the concentration of urine.
Ref: NCERT Class 11 Biology Chapter 16: Excretory Products and their Elimination Nephron Structure - Glomerulus and Bowmans Capsule
The distal convoluted tubule helps in maintaining the acid-base balance by selectively secreting hydrogen ions.
Ref: NCERT Class 11 Biology Chapter 16: Excretory Products and their Elimination Nephron Structure - Glomerulus and Bowmans Capsule
The glomerulus is a tuft of capillaries that receives blood from the afferent arteriole for filtration.
Ref: NCERT Class 11 Biology Chapter 16: Excretory Products and their Elimination Nephron Structure - Glomerulus and Bowmans Capsule
The Loop of Henle plays a major role in the counter-current mechanism by maintaining an osmolarity gradient for water conservation.
Ref: NCERT Class 11 Biology Chapter 16: Excretory Products and their Elimination Nephron Structure - Glomerulus and Bowmans Capsule
The ascending limb of Henle’s loop is impermeable to water but actively transports ions to maintain the osmolarity gradient.
Ref: NCERT Class 11 Biology Chapter 16: Excretory Products and their Elimination Nephron Structure - Glomerulus and Bowmans Capsule
Hemoglobin binds with oxygen in the lungs and transports it to body tissues.
Ref: NCERT Class 11 Biology Chapter 15: Body Fluids and Circulation Lymph and Circulatory Pathways
