Choose the odd one out from the following terms and name the category to which the others belong:
(a) Used bandages, Pesticides, Face masks, Syringes.
(b) Dust, Smoke, Carbon monoxide, Effluents
(c) Uterus, Urethra, Urinary bladder, Ureter
(d) Menstrual phase, Telophase, Follicular phase, Luteal phase
(e) Malleus, Incus, Cochlea, Stapes
(a) Odd one: Pesticides
Used bandages, face masks and syringes belong to the category of bio-medical wastes.
(b) Odd one: Effluents
Dust, smoke and carbon monoxide are air pollutants.
(c) Odd one: Uterus
Urethra, urinary bladder and ureter are parts of the excretory system.
(d) Odd one: Telophase
Menstrual phase, follicular phase and luteal phase are phases of the menstrual cycle.
(e) Odd one: Cochlea
Malleus, incus and stapes are ear ossicles.
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