Life Processes (Ekdum Simple Mein)
Ye wo saare kaam hain jo ek living body ko zinda rakhne aur maintain karne ke liye zaroori hote hain.
Examples:
Growth, Digestion, Respiration, Circulation, Excretion.
Nutrition (Khana-Peena)
Khana lene aur usse body mein use karne ke process ko Nutrition kehte hain. Iske do main types hain:
- Autotrophs (Plants): Ye apna khana khud banate hain.
- Heterotrophs (Animals): Ye khane ke liye doosron (plants/animals) par depend karte hain.
Photosynthesis (Plants ka Kitchen)
Plants apna khana Sunlight aur Chlorophyll ki madad se banate hain.
Main Equation:
6CO2 + 12H2O + Sunlight + Chlorophyll ➜ C6H12O6 + 6O2 + 6H2O
Kya-kya chahiye (Raw Materials)?
- Sunlight: Energy ke liye.
- Chlorophyll: Green pigment jo dhoop ko absorb karta hai.
- CO2: Hawa se milti hai (Stomata ke raaste).
- Water + Minerals: Jadhon (roots) ke zariye mitti se milta hai.
Steps kya hain?
- Chlorophyll dhoop ko soke (absorb) leta hai.
- Light energy, chemical energy mein badal jati hai aur pani (H2O) toot kar Hydrogen aur Oxygen banata hai.
- CO2 convert hokar Carbohydrates (khana) ban jata hai.
Stomata (Pattiyon ke Chhote Chhed)
Ye leaves par chhote-chhote pores hote hain.

Inka kaam:
- Gases exchange: CO2 andar lena aur O2 bahar nikalna.
- Transpiration: Extra pani ko bhap (vapour) banakar bahar nikal dena.
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Heterotrophic Nutrition (Doosron se khana lena)
Jab organisms khud khana nahi bana paate aur doosron par depend hote hain. Iske 3 types hain:
- Holozoic: Solid food khana aur body ke andar digest karna (Example: Hum aur Amoeba).
- Saprophytic: Mari hui ya sadi-gali cheezon se khana lena (Example: Fungi).
- Parasitic: Doosre living organism (host) ki body ke andar ya upar rehkar usse nutrition lena (Example: Jooein/Ticks ya Amarbel/Cuscuta).
Amoeba mein Nutrition (Kaise khata hai?)
Amoeba ek single-cell wala creature hai jo apni body surface se khana leta hai.

- Pseudopodia: Ye apni cell membrane ko ungli jaisa bahar nikalta hai khane ko pakadne ke liye.
- Food Vacuole: Khane ko ek chote bag (vacuole) mein band kar leta hai.
- Digestion & Diffusion: Khana break hota hai aur pure cytoplasm mein fail jata hai.
Nutrition in Humans (Humara Digestion)
Human body mein digestion ek lambe process se guzarta hai:
Nutrition ke 5 Steps (Quick Revision)
- Ingestion: Khana andar lena.
- Digestion: Complex khane ko simple banana.
- Absorption: Digest hue khane ko sokhna.
- Assimilation: Khane se energy banana aur body mein use karna.
- Egestion: Waste ko body se bahar nikalna
1. Muh (Mouth) se shuruat
- Teeth: Khane ko chabane aur peesne ka kaam karte hain.
- Tongue: Khane ka taste batati hai aur thook (saliva) ke saath mix karke nigalne mein madad karti hai.
- Salivary Glands: Ye thook nikalte hain. Ismein Salivary Amylase naam ka enzyme hota hai jo Starch ko Sugar mein badal deta hai.
2. Khane ki Nali (Oesophagus)
- Ye khane ko muh se pet (stomach) tak pahunchati hai Peristaltic movement (Contract aur relax) ke zariye.
3. Pet (Stomach)
Pet mein Gastric Glands hoti hain jo Gastric Juice nikalti hain:
Pepsin: Proteins ko todne wala enzyme.
- HCl (Acid): Medium ko acidic banata hai taaki Pepsin kaam kar sake aur germs ko maarta hai.
- Mucus: Pet ki deewaron (lining) ko acid se jalne se bachata hai.
Human Digestion (Small & Large Intestine)
Jab khana pet se aage badhta hai, toh asli digestion yahan hota hai:
1. Small Intestine (Choti Aankh)
Ye digestion ka main centre hai. Yahan do bade organs apni cheezein bhejte hain:
- Liver: Ye Bile Juice nikalta hai jo fats ka Emulsification (fats ko chote tukdon mein todna) karta hai.
- Pancreas: Ye Pancreatic Juice nikalta hai jisme enzymes hote hain:
- Trypsin: Proteins ko Peptones mein todta hai.
- Amylase: Starch ko digest karta hai.
- Lipase: Fats ko Lipids mein badalta hai.
- Intestinal Enzymes: Final touch dete hain:
Carbohydrates ➜ Glucose
Fats ➜ Fatty Acid + Glycerol
Proteins ➜ Amino Acid
Villi: Small intestine mein ungli jaise structure hote hain jo digest hue khane ko blood mein absorb karne mein madad karte hain.
2. Large Intestine
- Yahan sirf bacha hua extra paani absorb hota hai.
- Baaki bacha kucha waste (feces) Anus ke raaste bahar nikal diya jata hai.
Respiration (Saans lena aur Energy banana)
Respiration ka matlab sirf saans lena nahi, balki cell ke andar khane ko tod kar energy nikalna bhi hai.

1. Breathing vs Cellular Respiration
- Breathing: Oxygen andar lena aur CO2 bahar nikalna.
- Cellular Respiration: Cell ke andar glucose ko tod kar energy banana.
2. Glucose kaise toot-ta hai?
Sabse pehle Glucose (6-carbon) Cytoplasm mein Pyruvate (3-carbon) banta hai. Iske baad 3 raaste hain:
- Oxygen nahi hai (Yeast mein):
Ethanol + CO2 + Energy banti hai.
- Oxygen ki kami (Muscle cells mein): Jab hum zyada exercise karte hain, toh Lactic Acid + Energy banti hai (isi se cramps aate hain).
- Oxygen ke saath (Mitochondria mein): CO2 + Pani + Bahut saari Energy banti hai.
Human Respiratory System (Saans lene ka system)
Humari body mein saans lene ke liye ek proper rasta bana hua hai:
- Trachea: Ismein C-shape ki cartilaginous rings hoti hain taaki ye pichak (collapse) na jaye.
- Alveoli: Lungs ke andar chote-chote gubbare (balloons) jaise structures jahan asli gas exchange hota hai.
- Diaphragm: Ye lungs ke neeche ki muscular sheet hai jo breathing mein madad karti hai.
Inhalation vs Exhalation (Saans lena vs chhodna)
Gas Exchange Kaise Hota Hai?

- Oxygen (O2): Hawa se Alveoli mein aati hai Blood mein jaati hai à RBC ke Haemoglobin se dosti (bind) karke pure tissues tak pahunchti hai.
- Carbon Dioxide (CO2): Ye blood mein dissolve hokar tissues se Alveoli tak aati hai aur phir naak (nostrils) ke raste bahar nikal di jaati hai.
Plants mein Respiration:
Inka system simple hai. Ye Stomata (leaves), Lenticels (stems), aur root surface se gas exchange karte hain.
Transportation (Heart & Circulation)
Humari body mein food aur oxygen pahunchane ke liye ek Circulatory System hai jisme 3 main cheezein hain: Heart, Blood vessels (Arteries/Veins), aur Blood/Lymph.
Blood Circulation ka Flow:
- Lungs ➜ Pulmonary Vein: Oxygen wala blood heart ke Left Atrium mein laati hai.
- Left Ventricle ➜ Main Artery (Aorta): Oxygen wala blood puri body mein bhejti hai.
- Body Organs ➜ Main Vein (Vena Cava): Bina oxygen wala (deoxygenated) blood heart ke Right Atrium mein laati hai.
- Right Ventricle ➜ Pulmonary Artery: Is gande blood ko saaf hone ke liye wapas Lungs mein bhejti hai.
Blood & Circulation (Humara Blood)

Blood ek fluid connective tissue hai. Iske do main parts hain:
- Solid Component (Cells):
- R.B.C.s: Inmein Haemoglobin (Hb) hota hai jo gas (O2, CO2) carry karta hai aur blood ko laal rang deta hai.
- Blood Platelets: Ye chot lagne par blood clotting (khoon jamne) mein madad karte hain.
- W.B.C.: Ye body ke soldiers hain jo germs ko maarte hain aur antibodies banate hain.
- Liquid Component (Plasma): Ek peele rang ka liquid jisme 90% paani aur 10% organic substances (proteins, minerals) hote hain.
Double Circulation
Humaare heart mein blood ek cycle mein do baar guzarta hai:
- Pulmonary: Heart ➜ Lungs ➜ Heart.
- Systemic: Heart ➜ Puri Body ➜ Heart.
Arteries vs Veins
- Arteries: Oxygen wala saaf khoon heart se body tak le jaati hain (Thick aur elastic hoti hain).
- Veins: Bina oxygen wala ganda khoon body se heart tak laati hain (Thin hoti hain).
Transportation in Plants (Plants mein transport)
Plants mein do main “delivery systems” hote hain:
- Xylem: Ye mitti se paani aur minerals ko jadhon (roots) se baaki parts tak pahunchata hai. Ismein koi energy kharch nahi hoti.
- Phloem: Ye leaves mein bane khaane (photosynthesis products) ko plant ke har hisse tak le jata hai. Iske liye ATP se energy chahiye hoti hai.
Kuch Zaroori Words:
- Transpiration: Aerial parts (pattiyon) se paani ka bhap (vapour) bankar udna. Isse ek ‘PULL’ banta hai jo paani ko upar khinchta hai aur plant ka temperature bhi maintain rakhta hai.
- Translocation: Phloem ke zariye khaane ke transport hone ko Translocation kehte hain.
Excretory System (Waste nikalne ka system)
Body se gande waste products nikalne ke liye ye system hai. Ismein ye organs hote hain:
- Kidneys: Ye main excretory organ hain jo khoon ko saaf karti hain.
- Ureters: Wo pipes jo urine (peshab) ko kidney se bladder tak le jaati hain.
- Urinary Bladder: Jahan urine store hota hai.
- Urethra: Wo rasta jahan se urine body se bahar nikalta hai.
Excretion (Kidney aur Nephron)

Body se nitrogen wala ganda waste nikalna bahut zaroori hai:
- Nephron: Ye Kidney ki asli machine (functional unit) hai jo khoon ko saaf karti hai.
- Kaise kaam karta hai?
- Filtration: Glomerulus mein ganda waste filter hota hai.
- Reabsorption: Kaam ki cheezein (glucose, paani) wapas sokh li jati hain.
- Urine: Bacha hua ganda liquid Ureters ke zariye Bladder mein jata hai.
- Dialysis (Artificial Kidney): Agar kisi ki kidneys kaam karna band kar dein, toh machine se blood saaf kiya jata hai.