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• Horticulture means پھول، جڑی بوٹیاں، پھل اور سبزیاں کاشت کرنے کا علم
• Horticulture is the agriculture of plants.
  
  
  
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  • Agrostology: Study of grasses 
  • Agronomy: Soil management and crop production 
  • Odontology: Study of teeth 
  • Arthrology: Study of joints 
  • Nephrology: Study of kidneys
  • Hematology: Study of blood  
  • Dermatology: Study of skin

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• A hydrometer is an instrument used to measure the specific gravity of liquids.
• It works based on the principle of buoyancy.
• It is widely used to test milk, alcohol, and battery acid.
• Commonly used in laboratories and industries.

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• Urea fertilizer contains 46% nitrogen (N).
• Urea is a white crystalline solid.
• It is widely used as a fertilizer and animal feed additive.

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• Apiculture is the practice of rearing honeybees for honey and wax production.
• Helps in pollination and increasing crop yields.
• Honey, beeswax, and propolis are valuable products from apiculture.

• Sericulture → Rearing of silk worms.
• Silviculture → Cultivation of trees and forests.

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• The study of tissues is called Histology.
• It involves examining the structure, composition, and function of cells and tissues under a microscope.
  

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• Geology is the study of rocks and Earth's structure.
• Radiology is the study of medical imaging techniques like X-rays and MRI.

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A species that no longer lives anywhere on the earth is called extinct.

This term refers to a species that has no living individuals remaining on the planet, often determined when the last surviving member dies. 

Examples: Well-known examples include the dinosaur, the woolly mammoth, and the passenger pigeon.

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The ripening of fruits is a biochemical process.

Oxygen is essential for cellular respiration, which drives ripening.

It helps in conversion of starches to sugars and softening of fruit tissue.

Controlled oxygen levels are used in storage and packaging to manage ripening.

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Anthracite is the highest grade of coal with the highest carbon content.

It has low moisture and impurities, making it very efficient as fuel.

It burns cleanly and produces more heat compared to other types of coal.

Other forms like lignite and bituminous have higher moisture and lower carbon.

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Sucrose is a common disaccharide found in sugarcane and sugar beet.

It is formed by linking one glucose molecule and one fructose molecule.

The bond between them is a glycosidic linkage.

Disaccharides are broken down into monosaccharides during digestion.

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In chloroplasts, the Calvin cycle occurs in the stroma.

CO₂ is fixed and converted into sugars in this area.

Thylakoids are the site of light-dependent reactions, not sugar formation.

Stroma contains enzymes needed for carbon fixation.