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#Question id: 40061


The movement of water across a selectively permeable membrane from higher to lower water potential is known as:

#Applied Microbiology
  1.  Diffusion
  2.  Active transport
  3. Osmosis
  4. Facilitated diffusion
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#Question id: 40537

#Environmental Science

On hazardous waste management:
1.Secure landfills isolate toxic materials.
2.Mixing hazardous waste with municipal waste reduces toxicity.
3.Treatment aims to stabilize harmful constituents.
Choose Correct option:

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#Question id: 40538

#Environmental Science

Match List I (Pollutant) with List II (Primary Impact):

List IList II
A. SO21. Neurotoxicity
B. Mercury2. Acid rain
C. Nitrates3. Methemoglobinemia
D. CFCs4. Ozone depletion

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#Question id: 40539

#Environmental Science

Match List I with List II regarding air pollutants and their effects

List I (Pollutant)List II (Effect)
A. Peroxyacetyl nitrate (PAN)1. Reduces oxygen-carrying capacity of blood
B. Sulphur dioxide2. Causes photochemical smog
C. Nitrogen dioxide3. Bronchial irritation and acid rain
D. Carbon monoxide4. Pulmonary edema and reduced lung function

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#Question id: 40540

#Environmental Science

Match the heavy metal with the associated disease

List I (Metal)List II (Disease/Effect)
A. Mercury1. Minamata disease
B. Cadmium2. Itai-itai disease
C. Lead3. Black foot disease
D. Arsenic4. Anemia and neurological damage

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#Question id: 40541

#Environmental Science

ASSERTION–REASON 

Assertion (A):Biomagnification is more pronounced in aquatic ecosystems.

Reason (R):Persistent organic pollutants are fat-soluble and resistant to biodegradation.

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#Question id: 40542

#Environmental Science

ASSERTION–REASON QUESTION

Assertion (A):Eutrophication leads to hypoxic conditions in water bodies.

Reason (R):Decomposition of algal biomass consumes dissolved oxygen.