NEET BIOLOGY

ECOLOGY

EXCRETORY PRODUCTS AND THEIR ELIMINATION

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These are deep brown in colour
A
Alkaloids
B
Tannins
C
Resins
D
Gums
E
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Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Tanninsare carbon compounds . These are stored in different parts of a plant of a plant and are deep brown in colour. Tannins are used in tanning of leather and in medicines e.g. cassia, acacia. Hope it helps!!

Detailed explanation-2: -The water in the soil becomes rich with tannins and seeps into the ground water or drains into lakes and streams. These waters become brown in color and look like tea.

Detailed explanation-3: -Characteristic examples of hydrolysable tannins are (1) gallic acid; (2) hexahydroxydiphenic acid; (3) ellagic acid; and (4) pentagalloylglucose, which contain a central glucose molecule as the core attached with multiple gallic acid units, while ellagitannins are associated to hexahydroxydiphenic acid.

Detailed explanation-4: -(TA-nin) A type of chemical found in plants and in certain foods, such as fruits, vegetables, nuts, wine, and tea. Tannins have antioxidant properties and may promote good health. They are being studied in the prevention of cancer, heart disease, and other diseases.

Detailed explanation-5: -tannin, also called tannic acid, any of a group of phenolic compounds in woody flowering plants that are important deterrents to herbivores and have a number of industrial applications. As secondary metabolites, tannins are sequestered in vacuoles within the plant cell, which protects the other cell components.

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