Three Harvests Each Year Have Been Possible in Some Parts

question 17

Multiple Choice

Three harvests each year have been possible in some parts of India because of

• A)the volcanic nature of the Indian soil.
• B)the conservative crops grown in India.
• C)high rainfall from the monsoons.
• D)traditionally advanced agricultural techniques.
• E)the construction of aqueducts for irrigation.

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Definitions:

Merocrine Secretion

A type of exocrine secretion where cells excrete their substances by exocytosis without losing any cellular material.

Phospholipid

Lipid with phosphorus, resulting in a molecule with a polar end and a nonpolar end; main component of the lipid bilayer.

Apocrine

A type of gland that secretes substances by breaking off a part of the cell; found in the skin and eyelids.

Compound Acinar

A type of glandular structure in which secretory cells form sac-like acini connected to ducts, found in some exocrine glands such as the pancreas and salivary glands.