Give differences between the following :
(a) Nephron and neuron
(b) Sensory nerve and motor nerve
(c) Consumers and decomposers

Question

Give differences between the following : (a) Nephron and neuron (b) Sensory nerve and motor nerve (c) Consumers and decomposers

Accepted Answer

(a)
Nephron
Neuron
(i) Filtration/Structural/
(i) Structural/ Functional unit
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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
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to CNS/ Brain and Spinal cord.
CNS/Brain and Spinal cord
to the motor area/ effector
organ.
(any other suitable difference)
(c)
Consumers
Decomposers
(i) Organisms that feed on
(i) Organisms that breakdown
producers and other
dead organic matter into
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consumers.
simpler inorganic
substances.
(ii) Transfers energy through the
(ii) Recycle nutrients back into
food chain.
the environment.
(any one, any other suitable difference)
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