Fat present below the skin surface in our body, acts as a barrier against (a) Loss of heat from the body

(d) moist and slimy.

(a) Alien species invasion When alien species are introduced unintentionally / deliberately for whatever purpose , some of them turn invasive and cause decline / extinction of indigenous species eg. - the...

Skin colour is controlled by three genes; A,B,C dominant genes and a,b,c the recessive genes ; the effect of each type of allele is addictive ; more the dominant allele,...

Kinetic energy The work done against the direction of friction reduces the velocity of a body. Hence, there is a loss of kinetic energy of the body.

(i) Specialised tips of some nerve cells which receive information from the surroundings. Location: Sense organs Gustatory receptor: detect a taste Olfactory receptor: detect a smell (ii) The information acquired at the end of...

(d) : It does not violate first law of thermodynamics but violates second law of thermodynamics.

(a) Habitat loss and fragmentation : It is one of the most important cause of biodiversity loss. Best example of habitat loss is destruction of tropical rain forest or Amezon...

The answer is (B) Western Ghats

(b) 40 1/2° North and South 

The hormone which regulates carbohydrates, protein and fat metabolism in our body is thyroxine. Thyroxine hormone is secreted by the thyroid gland.  Iodised salt in the diet is important because it...