A banana plant fits into which of these groups?
1.Trees
2.Glasses
3.Herbs
4.Flowers
Cells are metabolically very active in
1.Insects
2.Paramecium
3.Fish
4.Jelly fish
Consider the following statements: 1. Human beings have 23 pairs of chromosomes. 2. Sex chromosome in human male is named XX. 3. Chromosomes are best seen in metaphase. Which of the statements g
1.1 and 2
2.1 ,2 and 3
3.2 only
4.None of the above
For what is the Jurassic period named
1.mountain range in Switzerland
2.kind of dinosaur
3.soccer hero
4.None of the above
From what plant was paper originally made
1.cattail
2.rosemary
3.papyrus
4.wheat
How many basic tastes can humans sense?
1.3
2.4
3.5
4.6
How many facial muscles are involved in speaking?
1.30
2.70
3.110
4.140
How many sets of legs does a shrimp have?
1.2
2.4
3.5
4.8
How many sweat glands does the average person have
1.260000
2.2.6 million
3.26 million
4.260 million
How many taste buds do young people have
1.1000
2.10000
3.100000
4.1000000
How much blood is in the human body
1.2 litres
2.3 litres
3.5 litres
4.7 litres
In science, what is the name for the classification of plants and animals?
1.gentrification
2.Entropy
3.Taxidermy
4.taxonomy
A baby blue whale drinks this many liters of milk per day:
1.100
2.150
3.190
4.240
Most highly intelligent mammals are
1.kangaroos
2.elephants
3.dolphins
4.whales
Movement of cell against concentration gradient is called
1.Osmosis
2.Active transport
3.Passive transport
4.Diffusion
Nucleus, the genetic material containing rounded body in each cell, was first discovered in 1831 by
1.Theodore Schwann
2.Rudolf Virchow
3.Robert Brown
4.Robert Hooke
One of the following is not a function of bones.
1.Place for muscle attachment
2.Protection of vital organs
3.Secretion of hormones for calcium regulation in blood and bones
4.Production of blood corpuscles
Other than spreading malaria, anopheles mosquitoes are also vectors of
1.dengue fever
2.filariasis
3.encephalitis
4.yellow fever
Ozone hole refers to
1.hole in ozone layer
2.increase in the thickness of ozone layer in troposphere
3.decrease in thickness of ozone layer in stratosphere
4.decrease in the ozone layer in troposphere
Phloem is a tissue found in
1.mammals
2.Insect
3.Plants
4.reproductive organs of animals
Photo-oxidation is
1.photorespiration
2.photolysis
3.light and oxygen induced breakdown
4.All of the above
Photosynthesis generally takes place in which parts of the plant?
1.Leaf and other chloroplast bearing parts
2.Stem and leaf
3.Roots and chloroplast bearing parts
4.Bark and leaf
Photosynthesis takes place faster in
1.yellow light
2.White light
3.Red light
4.Darkness
Placenta is the structure formed
1.by the union of foetal and uterine tissue
2.by fusion of germ layers
3.by foetus only
4.None of the above
Plant development is influenced by
1.quality of light only
2.quality and quantity of light
3.quality and duration of light
4.quality, quantity and duration of light
Plant transport system does not transport
1.Water
2.Organic salts
3.Plant hormones
4.CO2
Plants absorb dissolved nitrates from soil and convert them into
1.Free nitrogen
2.Urea
3.Ammonia
4.Proteins
Plants absorb most part of water needed by them through their
1.embryonic zone
2.growing point
3.root hairs
4.zone of elongation
Plants hormone that induces cell division is
1.domins
2.gibberellins
3.kinins
4.auxins
Plants receive their nutrients mainly from
1.chlorophyll
2.Atmosphere
3.Light
4.Soil
Plants synthesis protein from
1.Amino acid
2.Starch
3.Sugar
4.Fatty acid
Plants that grow in saline water are called
1.halophytes
2.hydrophytes
3.mesophytes
4.thallophytes
Primary phloem develops from
1.lateral meristem
2.protoderm
3.extrastelar cambium
4.provascular tissue
Process of cell division can take place by
1.heterosis
2.fusion
3.mitosis
4.None of the above
Prokaryotic cells lack
1.nucleolus
2.nuclear membrane
3.membrane bound by organelles
4.All of the above
Pyorrhoea is a disease of the
1.Heart
2.Nose
3.Lungs
4.Gums
The author of On the Origin of Species is:
1.Charles Lyell
2.Charles Baudelaire
3.Charles Dickens
4.Charles Darwin
Transport system with pumps is found in
1.Insects
2.Paramecium
3.Jelly fish
4.Sea anemones
What is the study of animal life called
1.Geology
2.Astrology
3.Zoology
4.Epidermiology
What is the word for a person with very pale skin and eyes?
1.Albanian
2.albino
3.Albion
4.alabaster
What scientist has popularized the concept of biodiversity?
1.E.O. Wilson
2.Albert Einstein
3.Stephen Jay Gould
4.Stephen Hawking
What sensory function do the ears provide other than hearing
1.Temperature
2.Radiation
3.Balance
4.smell
Which blood group is called the "universal donor"
1.A
2.B
3.O
4.AB
Which group of animals is Charles Darwin best known for studying?
1.Whales
2.Birds
3.Lizard
4.Cats
Which of the following is a poisonous fish
1.Shark
2.Gold fish
3.Lion fish
4.None of the above
Which of these is not a dehiscent plant?
1.Pea
2.Been
3.Magnolia
4.Banana
Which of these is not a kind of plant
1.abacus
2.acanthus
3.aster
4.acacia
Which of these is not part of the endocrine system?
1.Thyroid
2.Adrenal
3.Pituitary
4.None of the above
Which of these joints is not found in the human body?
1.gliding
2.mortise and tenon
3.ball and socket
4.suture
Which option is incorrect? Rate of transpiration is
1.Maximum during the night
2.Zero at night
3.Proportional to the active transport of water through root hairs
4.Depends upon the thickness of the cuticle