While both carbohydrates and lipids are made up of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen there are several differences:
1. Carbohydrates are chains of 2 or more carbon atoms. These can be very lengthy (like long cellulose chains of glucose units). They have many polar OH groups (e.g. glucose - C6H6O6). Most carbohydrates are hydrophilic and are soluble in water because of their polar OH groups. They are not necessarily sugars nor are they necessarily sweet. They are also important components of DNA, RNA and ATP.
2. Lipids are more diverse in their chemistry. They generally have a polar region at one end (this end attracts water) and a large non polar hydrocarbon region that repels water. Lipids don't dissolve in water and instead clump together with their hydrocarbon regions on the interior. Lipids include oils, fatty acids, waxes, steroids and hormones.
Scoville units is the scale used to determine how "hot" a pepper is.
A sweet bell pepper, which isn't spicy at all, has a ranking of 0.
The Carolina Reaper, one of the hottest peppers in the world, has a ranking of up to 2,200,000.
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The correct answer is option (A) trichomes.
Trichomes are the fine extensions from the epidermal surfaces covering the plant body. They are the result of epidermal cell division. They can be unicellular, multicellular and even glandular. They are characteristically present on the epidermal surfaces of leaves and roots. They reflect the solar radiation and help in mainitaining the internal temperature and reducing water loss. In roots, they absorb water and minerals and in leaves, they reduce water loss, lower the plant temperature. Plants may use trichomes to detect herbivore attacks as a defense mechanism.
