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11701.

Question : Spores of which plant produce protonema?

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Riccia
Funaria
Anthoceros
Pellia

Answer :B
11702.

Question : Spores helpful for secondary infections in the spread of stem rust of wheat is

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aeciospores
uredospores
teleutospores
basidiospores

Answer :B
11703.

Question : Spore dissemination in some liverworts is aided by

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indusium
Calyptra
PERISTOME teeth
elaters

Answer :D
11704.

Question : Spongy or chancellors bone is present in vertebrae, ribs, skull, and epiphysis of long bones. They have

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HAVERSIAN canals
Trabeculae
Red bone marrow
Both (2) and (3)

ANSWER :D
11705.

Question : Spontaneous mutation were first recorded in

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Ipomoea
Oenothera
Barley
Drosophiia

Answer :B
11706.

Question : Spongy or cancellous bones are

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SKULL BONES
vertebrae
FEMUR
ribs

ANSWER :A
11707.

Question : Spongy (cancellous) bone differs from compact (dense) bone in that spongy bone :

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has a concentric-ring structure
is found PRIMARILY in the diaphyses of long bones
contains many large cavities
is made up of numerous OSTEONS (Haversian systems)

SOLUTION :contains many large cavities
11708.

Question : Spongocoel opens out through

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OSTIA
OSCULUM
madreporite
CLOACA

ANSWER :B
11709.

Question : Spongilla is

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Flatworm
Fresh WATER sponge
Bath sponge
liver FLUKE 

ANSWER :B
11710.

Question : Sponges are primitive animals.

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SOLUTION :Sponges have cellular GRADE of ORGANISATION. Tissues are not formed. The CELLS are loosely arranged. The division of LABOUR is found among the group of cells.
11711.

Question : Sponges are included under the sub -kingdom

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EUMETAZOA
RADIATA
Animalia
Parazoa

ANSWER :D
11712.

Question : Sponges are grouped in kingdom Animalia.

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true
False

Answer :T
11713.

Question :Sponges and coelenterates resemble each other in beingdiploblastic.

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TRUE
False

Answer :TRUE
11714.

Question : Sponges are

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GENERALLY marine
generally FRESH water
mostly RADIALLY symmetrical
tissue GRADE animals

Answer :A
11715.

Question : Spoilage of oil can be detected by which fatty acid

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OLEIC ACID
LINOLENIC acid
Linoleic acid
Erusic acid

ANSWER :D
11716.

Question : Spliting of water is associated with

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PHOTOSYSTEM I
LUMEN of the THYLAKOID
both photosystem I and II
inner SURFACE of thylakoid membrane

Answer :A::B::C::D
11717.

Question : Spliceosomes are not found in cells of

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Plants
Fungi
Animals
Bacteria

ANSWER :D
11718.

Question : Splenomegaly is common in chronic patients of

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Malaria
Amoebiasis
Filariasis
Aseariasis

ANSWER :A
11719.

Question : Spirogyra : isogamy :: volvox : ………….

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SOLUTION :OOGAMOUS
11720.

Question : Spirogyra reproduces

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ASEXUALLY 
sexually by non-flagellated, non-motile similar SIZED GAMETES 
sexually by flagellated motile DISSIMILAR gametes 
both (A) and (B) 

ANSWER :D
11721.

Question : Spirogyra is usually found in

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Running. FRESH water
Stagnant fresh water
Stagnant MARINE water
None of the above

Answer :B
11722.

Question : Spirogyra is called as pond silk because

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Filaments are MADE up of silk
Filaments are SLIPPERY to touch
Both 1 and 2
None of the above

Answer :B
11723.

Question : Spirogyra belongs to the class

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RHODOPHYCEAE
Cyanophyceae
Xanthophyceae
CHLOROPHYCEAE

ANSWER :D
11724.

Question : Which phylum does this organism belong to?Spiny skinned, radially symmetrical, have tube feet.

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SOLUTION :Echinodrdermata
11725.

Question : Spiral arrangement of leaves show vertical rows called ……………………

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DECUSSATE
bifarious
orthostichies
DISTICHOUS

SOLUTION :orthostichies
11726.

Question : Spine :

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SOLUTION :In some plants, apical bud , axillary bud develop into pointed, hard , woody PROTECTIVE STRUCTURE. It is called spine. e.g. POMEGRANATE , Karamdi etc.
11727.

Question : Spiny ant-eater is the most primitive mammal.

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ANSWER :TRUE
11728.

Question : Spindles are formed by

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microtubules
Golgi BODY
ENDOPLASMIC reticulum
peroxisome

Answer :A
11729.

Question : Spindle fibres are attached to kinetochores of chromosomes in

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a. Metaphase
b. Anaphase
c.Telophase
d. 1 and 2

Answer :D
11730.

Question : Spindle cells ar found in the blood of

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mammals
FISHES and amphibians
REPTILES and BIRDS
both (2) and (3)

Answer :D
11731.

Question : Spinach, carrot and lettuce are the examples of

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BIENNIAL
annual
geophytes
EPHEMERALS

SOLUTION :biennial
11732.

Question : Spike is a type of _____ inflorescene.

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RACEMOSE
Cymose
Mixed
Special type

Solution :Racemose
11733.

Question : Spideris an arthropod , but not included in Insecta , Unlike insects , spiders have

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FOUR PAIRS of LEGS
ANTENNAE in them
wings
larval stage

Answer :A
11734.

Question : Sphagnum is also called 'Peat Moss' because it

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OCCURS in peat
Grows in ACIDIC marshes
Decays to FORM peat
Quickness fossilisation

Answer :C
11735.

Question : Sphagnum has absorptive power and ……………. Properties .

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ANSWER :ANTISEPTIC
11736.

Question : Spermatozoid of Cycas is

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BIFLAGELLATE
Nonflagellate
Uniflagellate
Multiciliate

ANSWER :D
11737.

Question : Spermatozoa of earthworm mature in the sacs present in &— segments

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`10^(th) & 11^(th)`
`12^(th) & 13^(th)`
`11^(th) & 12^(th)`
`13^(th) & 14^(th)`

ANSWER :C
11738.

Question : Spermatophyta includes

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Bryophyta and Pteridophyta
Pteridophyta and GYMNOSPERM
Gymnosperm and ANGIOSPERM
Pteridophyta, gymnosperm and angiosperm

Solution :Spermatophyta (seed BEARING PLANTS) includes gymnosperm and angiosperm.
11739.

Question : Spermatization is a sexual mode of reproduction in ______

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RHIZOPUS
Neurospora
ASCOMYCETES
Penicillium

ANSWER :B
11740.

Question : Spermathecal apertures and spermathecae of Pheritima are respectively present in

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a. 6/7,7/8,8/9 & 6,7,8,9 SEGMENTS 
B. 5/6,6/7,7/8,8/9 & 5,6,7,8 segments 
C. 5/6,6/7,7/8,8/9 & 6,7,8,9 segments 
d. 5/6,6/7,7/8,8/9 & 7,8,9,10 segments 

ANSWER :C
11741.

Question : Specimen derived from non-original collection serves as the nomenclatural type, when original specimen is missing . It is known as.

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HOLOTYPE
Neotype
Isotype
Paratype

11742.

Question : Specify the symptoms of acromegaly

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SOLUTION : Acromegaly is CAUSED due to EXCESSIVE secretion of growth hormone in adults. The symptoms of acromegaly are
• overgrowth of hand bones, feet bones, jaw bones.
• malfunctioning of gonads.
ENLARGEMENT of viscera, tongue, LUNGS, heart, liver, splean and endocrine glands like thyroid, or adrenal glands.
11743.

Question : Specific proteins responsible for the flow of materials and information into the cell are called

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MEMBRANE receptors
CARRIER PROTEINS
integral proteins
none of these

Solution :Carrier proteins
11744.

Question : Specify one function of the DNA.

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SOLUTION :It CONFERS UNIQUE PHENOTYPIC properties in bacteria like RESISTANCE to antibiotics.
11745.

Question : Specific immunity is provided by

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B CELLS and CIRCULATING ANTIBODIES
physical barriers and the complement SYSTEM
immunological surveillance and fever
PHAGOCYTOSIS and the inflammatory response

Answer :A
11746.

Question : Species that invade an area in secondary succession depend on

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CONDITION of soil
Availability of WATER
Seeds/propafules PRESENT in the soil
All the above

Answer :D
11747.

Question : Species of sphagnum, a moss, provide .......... which is used as .......... as .......... material for trans shipment of living material because of their capacity to hold

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SOLUTION :PEAT, FUEL, PACKING, WATER
11748.

Question : Species is ……………. .

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not RELATED to evolution
specific CLASS of evolution
specific unit of evolution
fertile specific unit in the evolutionaryhistory of a RACE

ANSWER :D
11749.

Question : Species are considered as

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Artificial concept of human MIND which cannot be defined in absolute terms
Real UNITS of classification DEVISED by taxonomists
Real basics units of classification
The highest units of classification

ANSWER :C
11750.

Question : Species are considered as ……………….. .

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real BASIC units of classification
the lowest units of classification
artificial concept of human mind which cannot be DEFINED in absolute terms
real units of classification devised by TAXONOMISTS

ANSWER :A