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8901.

Question : Virchow stated that cells arise from pre-existing cells. A. TrueB. False

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ANSWER :1
8902.

Question : Vineet observes the gardener removing the shoot tips of plants for hedge making. He asks his brother the reason for this. His brother explains it to him. List two values you observed in Vinnet’s brother

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SOLUTION :Awareness, KNOWLEDGE of life SCIENCES, helping.
8903.

Question : Vineet observes the gardener removing the shoot tips of plants for hedge making. He asks his brother the reason for this. His brother explains it to him. What does Vineet brother tell him. Explain (give two points)

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Solution : Growing APICAL BUD inhibits the GROWTH of lateral buds, called apical dominance. REMOVAL of shoot TIPS results in the growth of lateral buds.
8904.

Question : Vinegar is prepared from alcohol with the help of

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Rhizopus
Mucor
Acetobacter
Both (2) & (3)

ANSWER :C
8905.

Question :Villi are not found in the intestine of cockroach.

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ANSWER :TRUE
8906.

Question : Villi in ileum have infoldings the surface called ______that increase the surface Area.

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SOLUTION :MICROVILLI
8907.

Question : Villi are concerned with …………..

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SECRETION of ENZYMES
secretion of mucus
digestion of food
ABSORPTION of DIGESTED food

Solution :N/A
8908.

Question :Vexillary aestivation is not found in the flowers of

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Dolichos
Indigofera
Cassia
Trigonella

Answer :C
8909.

Question :Vexillary aestivation is characteristic of the family

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SOLANACEAE
BRASSICACEAE
FABACEAE
Asteraceae

Answer :C
8910.

Question : Anastral mitosis is the chracteristic feature of

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Ssolanaceae
Brassicaceae
Fabaceae
Asteraceae

Answer :C
8911.

Question : Vexillary aestivation is characteristic of the family

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Solanaceae
Brassicaceae
FABACEAE
Asteraceae

Answer :C
8912.

Question : Select the correct biological term.Cardiac muscle, atria, tricuspid valve, systole, auricles, arteries, diastole, ventricles, bicuspid valve, pulmonary artery, cardiac cycle, semi lunar valve, veins, pulmonary vein, capillaries, vena cava, aortaVessels which carry blood away from the heart.

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SOLUTION :ARTERIES
8913.

Question : Vessels occur in the following gymnosperm plant

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Ginkgo
Taxus
Gneturn
All the above

Answer :C
8914.

Question : Vessels are seen in ……..

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EQUISETUM
SELAGINELLA
MARSILEA
Pteris

Answer :B
8915.

Question : Vessels are present in ........... .

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ANSWER :ANGIOSPERMS
8916.

Question : Vessels are not found in :

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SAL WOOD
CHIR wood
teak wood
SHISHAM wood

Solution :chir wood
8917.

Question : Vessels and companion cells occur in

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ANGIOSPERMS
Gymnosperms
Pteridophytes
VIRUSES

ANSWER :A
8918.

Question : Vesselless angiosperms is/are

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Drimys
TROCHODENDRON
Tetracentron
All of these

Answer :D
8919.

Question : Vesicular Arbuscular Mycorrhizae are

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Certain SYMBIOTIC FUNGI whcih live only on the surface of root of higher plants.
Mycorrhizae which are found within the roots
Endomycorrhizae which live between the CELLS of root cortex and SEND special branches into the cells
All of the above

ANSWER :C
8920.

Question :Vesicles from the smooth ER most likely are on their way tothe:

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rough ER
PLANT CELL VACUOLE only
LYSOSOMES
Golgi apparatus

Solution :lysosomes
8921.

Question : Select the correct biological term. Cardiac muscle, atria, tricuspid valve, systole, auricles, arteries, diastole, ventricles, bicuspid valve, pulmonary artery, cardiac cycle, semi lunar valve, veins, pulmonary vein, capillaries, vena cava, aorta.Very narrow blood vessels

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SOLUTION :CAPILLARIES
8922.

Question : Very briefly explain the following : (z) Polytypic genus (ii) Hoiotype specimen (iii) Neotype specimen (iv) Taxon (v) Categories (vi) Artificial classification (vii) Phylogenetic classification (viii) Systematics (ix) Biological classification (x) Nomenclature. (x) Herbarium (xii) Zoological park (xiii) lnsectaria (xiv) Zoological museum.

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Solution :(i) A genus containing more than one species is called polytypic genus e.g. Panthera, So,lanum.
(ii) Original specimen is called holotype specimen.
(iii) A new specimen when the original one is lost is referred to as neotype specimen.
(iv) A natural ·taxon refers to a group of similar GENETICALLY related individuals having certain characters distinct from those of other groups e.g. All insects form a taxon, so. do the fishes, FROGS, birdis etc.
(v) THT various grouping levels or ranks in classification are known as categories. There are own as categones. There are seven major categones - kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus and species.
(vi) It is based on one or a few superficial resemblances rather than on natural or evolutionary relationships.
(vii) The classification reflecting the evolutionary relationships of organisms is called the phylogenetic classification.
( viii) Systematics is the scientific study that attempts to recognize, describe, name and arrange the diverse orgarusms accordmg to an organized plan based on the unique features of species and groups.
(ix) Biological classification is the scientific ordering of organisms in a hierarchical series of groups on thebasis of their relationships.
(x) It is the method of NAMING of organisms.
(xi) It is a collection of pressed, dried and preserved plants mounted on paper sheets, properly labelled, systematically arranged and available for reference or study.
(xii) An ENCLOSED place where live 'wild' animals are kept for public exhibition is called a zoological park or zoo or zoological garden. ·
(xiii) These are special insect areas where flowering plants are grown and visitors can see butterflies, moths etc.
(xiv) A zoological museum is a building used for the preservation, storage and exhibition of inanimate objects which illustrate the human or 'natural history'. The term 'natural history' includes all natural objects such as animals, plants and minerals.
8923.

Question : Very briefly explain the following : (i) Polytypic genus (ii) Bolotype speciman (iii) Neotype specimen.

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SOLUTION :(i) A genus containing more than ONE species is -called polytypic genus. e.g., PANTHERA.
(ii) ORIGINAL SPECIMEN is called holotype specimen.
(iii) A new specimen when the original one is lost is referred to as neotype specimen.
8924.

Question : Vertebrates differ from other chordates in having ....... replaced in adults by a ......

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SOLUTION :NOTOCHORD , VERTEBRAL COLUMN
8925.

Question : Vernalisation is done at(A) lower temperature(B) low light intensity(C) higher temperaure(D) high light intensity

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LOWER temperature
low LIGHT INTENSITY
higher temperaure
high light intensity

8926.

Question : Vernalisation is perceived by "____________" part of the mature plant.

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ANSWER :SHOOT APEX
8927.

Question : Vernalisation – Define.

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Solution :MANY species of biennials and PERENNIALS are induced to flower by low temperature EXPOSURE `(0^@ C " to" 5^@C)`. This process is called Vernalization.
8928.

Question : Vermiwash is obtained from .......... formed by earthworms.

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SOLUTION :burrows/drilospheres
8929.

Question : What is vermicasting

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Solution :The PROCESS of increasing FERTILITY of soil by EARTHWORMS.
8930.

Question : Ventralmouth is seen in

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SCOLIODON
PETROMYZON
CATLA
SALAMANDRA

ANSWER :A
8931.

Question : Venation is a term used to describe the pattern of arrangement of

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Floral organs
FLOWER in infloresence
VEINS and VEINLETS in a lamina
All of them

Solution :Venation, veins are parts of leaves. That possess VASCULAR tissues. e.g. Xylem and phloem. It is for conduction of water and minerals to leaves and conduction of food from leaf to other parts of the plant . The specific arrangement of veins in leaf is called venation.
for diagram see section-A, Q. No. 8
8932.

Question : Vena cava drain the blood into the _________ atrium while pulmonary veins drain the blood into the _____

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Solution : RIGHT, LEFT the BASE of PULMONARY ARTERY and aorta
8933.

Question : Velamen tissue is present in the roots of :

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ORCHIDS
all epiphytes
parasites
SAPROPHYTES

SOLUTION :orchids
8934.

Question : Vein has

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THICK TUNICA MEDIA
THIN tunica media
Thick tunica interna
Thick tunica externa

ANSWER :B
8935.

Question : Vegetative reproduction results in

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the OFFSPRINGS are IDENTICAL in all CHARACTERS with RESPECT to the mother plant
the offsprings differ in all characters with respect to the mother plant
there is no RELATION between mother and offsprings genetically
none of the above

Answer :A
8936.

Question : Vegetative reproduction in fungus is with the help of all except

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FRAGMENTATION
FISSION
Budding
Bulbils

ANSWER :D
8937.

Question : Vegetative reproduction in mosses is by fragmentation and budding in the

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`1^(@)` protonema
Leafy stage
`2^(@)` protonema
Both A and C

Solution :Vegetative REPRODUCTION in mosses is by FRAGMENTATION and budding in `2^(@)` protonema.
8938.

Question : Vegetative propagation through offset is common in :

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ANTIGONON
EICHHORNIA
ELODEA
AMORPHOPHALLUS

SOLUTION :Eichhornia
8939.

Question : Vegetative propagation by Gemma occurs in

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Riccia
Marchanita
Sphagnum
Funaria

Solution :VEGETATIVE PROPAGATION by GEMMA OCCURS in MARCHANTIA.
8940.

Question : Vasopressin stimulates reabsorption of water and reduction in uring output. So vasopressin is called

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SYNOVIAL fluid
neurotransmitter
antidiuretic hormone
growth REGULATING SUBSTANCE

8941.

Question : Vasopressin and ................ are involved in the regulation of the kidneys results in vasoconstriction

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SOLUTION :ANGIOTENSIN II
8942.

Question : Vascular tissues are also called complex tissue.

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Solution :In the STRUCTURE of vascular tissue, structural and functional characteristics of various TYPES of cells are combined. So it is called COMPLEX tissue. In xylem tissue, tracheilds, VESSELS, xylem, parenchyma and xylem sclenenchyma are included.
In phleom tissue sieve cells, sieve tube, companion cells, phleom parenchyma and phleom sclerenchyma (fibres) are included.
Thus it can be SAID that vascular tissues are comploex tissues.
8943.

Question : Vascular tissues from

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periblem
dermatogens
phellogen
plerome

Answer :D
8944.

Question : Vascular plants lacking vessels and companion cells are

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Angiosperm
Thallophyte
Bryophytes
Gymnosperms

Solution :VASCULAR plants LACKING vessels and companion CELLS are gymnosperms and PTERIDOPHYTES.
8945.

Question : Vascular cambium ring of dicot stem is formed by

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PRIMARY MERISTEM only
SECONDARY meristem only
Both primary and secondary meristem
XYLEM and phloem

Answer :C
8946.

Question : Vascular cambium produces

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PRIMARY and SECONDARY XYLEM
primary and secondary PHLOEM
Primary xylem and phloem
Secondary xylem and phloem

Answer :D
8947.

Question : Vascular cambium of stem is

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PARTLY PRIMARY and partly SECONDARY MERISTEM
primary meristem
secondary meristem
INTERCALARY meristem

Answer :A
8948.

Question : Vascular cambium is absent

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DICOT leaf
MONOCOT STEM
Monocot ROOT
All

Answer :D
8949.

Question : Vascular cambium in dicot roots is

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Partly PRIMARY & partly SECONDARY in origin
Completely secondary and formed from CORTEX
Completely primary and formed from PERICYCLE
Formed partly from pericycle and partly from conjunctive tissue

Answer :D
8950.

Question : Vascular bundles without bundle sheath are found in

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MONOCOT STEM
Monocot ROOT
DICOT leaf
Monocot leaf

Answer :B