Give differences between the following : (a) Nephron and neuron (b) Sensory nerve and motor nerve (c)…
Give differences between the following :
(a) Nephron and neuron
(b) Sensory nerve and motor nerve
(c) Consumers and decomposers
Solution
(a)
Nephron Neuron
(i) Filtration/Structural/ (i) Structural/ Functional unit
Functional unit of the kidney. of the nervous system.
(ii) Filters nitrogenous wastes (ii) Transmits information
from the blood. from one part of the body
to another.
(any one, any other suitable difference)
(b)
Sensory Nerve Motor Nerve
(i) Carries impulse from receptors (i) Carries impulse from
CNS/Brain and Spinal cord
to CNS/ Brain and Spinal cord.
to the motor area/ effector
organ.
(any other suitable difference)
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(c)
Consumers Decomposers
(i) Organisms that feed on (i) Organisms that breakdown
producers and other dead organic matter into
consumers. simpler inorganic
substances.
(ii) Transfer energy through the (ii) Recycle nutrients back into
food chain. the environment.
(any one, any other suitable difference)