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Science · 2026 · 2 marks
CBSE 2026 · Region 1 · Set 2 · Q12
Give differences between the following :(a)Sensory nerve and motor nerve(b)Consumers and decomposers
Give differences between the following :
(a)
Sensory nerve and motor nerve
(b)
Consumers and decomposers
Marking-scheme solution
(a)
| Sensory Nerve | Motor Nerve |
| (i) Carries impulse from receptors to CNS/ Brain and Spinal cord. | (i) Carries impulse from CNS/Brain and Spinal cord to the motor area/ effector organ. |
(b)
| Consumers | Decomposers |
| (i) Organisms that feed on producers and other consumers. | (i) Organisms that breakdown dead organic matter into simpler inorganic substances. |
| (ii) Transfers energy through the food chain. | (ii) Recycle nutrients back into the environment. |
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