22339 + Interview Questions in Biology in Class 11 Page 291 InterviewSolution

14501.	Question : An insectivorous plant is
Answer» SOLUTION :NEPENTHES (PITCHER PLANT).

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14502.	Question : Name an insectivorous angiosperm.
Answer» SOLUTION :(i) DISCHIDIA (II) UTRICULARIA

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14503.	Question : Name an important mineralocorticoid.
Answer» SOLUTION :ALDOSTERONE

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14504.	Question : Name an important glucocorticoid and what is its main function ?
Answer» Solution :Cortisol. It raises BLOOD sugar level by stimulating PROTEOLYSIS and converting AMINOACIDS to glucose in liver.

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14505.	Question : Name an imectivorous anglosperm without roots,
Answer» SOLUTION :UTRICULARIA

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14506.	Question : Name an element found in proteins but not in lipids and carbohydrates.
Answer» ANSWER :NITROGEN.

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14507.	Question : Name an important enzyme present is peroxisomes.
Answer» SOLUTION :CATALASE.

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14508.	Question : Name an aquatic angiosperm where the roots are absent.
Answer» SOLUTION :CERATOPHYLLUM

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14509.	Question : Name an alga which has spiral chloroplast.
Answer» SOLUTION :SPIROGYRA

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14510.	Question : Name a unicelluar plant which is several cm long.
Answer» SOLUTION :ACETABULARIA.

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14511.	Question : Name an angiospermic plant devoid of green leaves
Answer» SOLUTION :OPUNTIA (CACTUS).

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14512.	Question : Name an amphibian which carries its young on its back.
Answer» SOLUTION :PIPA (SURINAM TOAD).

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14513.	Question : Name all 5 Kingdoms.
Answer» SOLUTION :Monera, Protista, FUNGI, PLANTAE and ANIMALIA.

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14514.	Question : Name a symbiotic bacterium.
Answer» SOLUTION :RHIZOBIUM

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14515.	Question : Name a taxon of family Liliaceae where leaf venation is reticulate :
Answer» ALLIUM ASPARAGUS SMILAX Polygonatum SOLUTION :Smilax

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14516.	Question : Name a selective weed killer.
Answer» SOLUTION :2,4 DICHLORO phenoxy ACETIC ACID ( 2,4D)

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14517.	Question : Name a stain commonly used to colour chromosomes.
Answer» SOLUTION :Giemsa a GREEN and Acetocarmine.

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14518.	Question : Name a simple living mechanical tissue.
Answer» SOLUTION :COLLENCHYMA

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14519.	Question : Name a protozoan that reproduces asexually by transverse binary fission.
Answer» SOLUTION :PARAMECIUM

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14520.	Question : Name a rod shaped bacterium which has the capacity toproduce endospores
Answer» SOLUTION :BACILLUS

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14521.	Question : Name a prokaryotic cell without a cell wall.
Answer» SOLUTION :MYCOPLASMA.

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14522.	Question : Name a protozoan responsible for malaria in humans.
Answer» SOLUTION :Plasmodium-a sporozoan PARASITE.

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14523.	Question : Name a plant which is commonly called "maiden hair fern".
Answer» SOLUTION :ADIANTUM.

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14524.	Question : Name a principal naturally occurring auxin present in plants.
Answer» ANSWER :IAA ( Indole-acetic -ACID )

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14525.	Question : Name a plant where rhizoids are multicellular branched and obiquely septate.
Answer» ANSWER :FUNARIA

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14526.	Question :Name a plant where orthotropous ovule is found.
Answer» SOLUTION :POLYGONUM

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14527.	Question : Name a plant which accumulate silicon.
Answer» SOLUTION :1 Auries saliva (Bajri) 2 Triticum aestivum (WHEAT)

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14528.	Question : Name a plant where leaf is modified into a tendril.
Answer» SOLUTION :LATHYRUS APHACA (WILD PEA).

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14529.	Question : Name a plant which is called living fossil.
Answer» SOLUTION :GINKGO biloba

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14530.	Question : Name a plant cell devoid of nucleus.
Answer» SOLUTION :SIEVE TUBES.

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14531.	Question : Name a plant hormone that exist in gaseous state.
Answer» ANSWER :ETHYLENE

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14532.	Question : Name a photoautotrophic bacterium.
Answer» SOLUTION :GREEN SULPHUR BACTERIUM.

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14533.	Question : Name a non-membrane bound organelle found in animal cells. What is its function?
Answer» SOLUTION :CENTRIOLE, HELPS in CELL DIVISION.

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14534.	Question :Name a parasitic alga.
Answer» SOLUTION :Cephaleuros virescens CAUSING RED RUST of TEA.

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14535.	Question : Name a non-metallic micronutrient
Answer» SOLUTION :CHLORINE

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14536.	Question : Name a mammal that lays eggs.
Answer» SOLUTION :Tachyglossus (SPINY ANTEATER).

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14537.	Question : Name a inhibitor of oxidative phosphyorylation.
Answer» SOLUTION :Oligomycin.

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14538.	Question : Name a hormone which (A) is gaseous in nature (B) is responsible for phototropism (C ) induces femaleness in flowers of cucumber (D) is used for killing weeds (dicots) (E) induces flowering in long day plants
Answer» Solution :(A) Ethylene is a hormone which is gaseous in nature. (B) AUXIN (synthetic auxin 2-4 D) is responsible for phototropism and geotropism in PLANTS. (C) Ethylene causes feminising effect. External supply of very small quantity of ethylene can increase the NUMBER of female flowers and hence fruits as in cucumber. (D) Synthetic auxin (2-4 D) kills broad leaved DICOT weeds, hence used as WEEDICIDES. (E) Gibberellins, induces flowering in long day plants.

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14539.	Question : Name a group of algae which contain plenty of fucoxanthin.
Answer» SOLUTION :PHAEOPHYTA

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14540.	Question : Name a hormone released from posterior pituitary.
Answer» SOLUTION :OXYTOCIN

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14541.	Question : Name a hormone associated with cell division.
Answer» ANSWER :CYTOKININ.

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14542.	Question : Name a Gram -ve and a Gram +ve bacteria.
Answer» SOLUTION :ESCHERICHIA COLI and LACTOBACILLUS RESPECTIVELY.

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14543.	Question : Name a fungus which is important for its use in genetic studies.
Answer» SOLUTION :NEUROSPORA

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14544.	Question : Name a fungus which is found both in unicellular and mycelial states.
Answer» SOLUTION :CANDIDA ALBICANS:

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14545.	Question : Name a foliaceous alga and colonial non motile alga.
Answer» Solution :Foliaceous ALGA -Ulva COLONIAL NON motile alga -Hydrodictyon

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14546.	Question : Name a few plants in which C_(4)cycle occurs.
Answer» SOLUTION :SUGARCANE, GRASSES, MAIZE (certaintropical PLANTS).

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14547.	Question : Name a few exchange pumps a cell membrane has.
Answer» SOLUTION :Sodium-potassium exchange PUMP, calcium pump, `K^(+)-H^(+)` exchange pump (GUARD cells).

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14548.	Question : Name a disease of human beings caused by prions.
Answer» SOLUTION :Creutzfeld-Jacob DISEASE.

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14549.	Question : Name a disease caused by viroid in plants.
Answer» SOLUTION :POTATO SPINDLE TUBER.

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14550.	Question : Name a cultivated plant in which neither fruits nor seeds are formed.
Answer» SOLUTION :SUGAR CANE.

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Question : An insectivorous plant is

Question : Name an insectivorous angiosperm.

Question : Name an important mineralocorticoid.

Question : Name an important glucocorticoid and what is its main function ?

Question : Name an imectivorous anglosperm without roots,

Question : Name an element found in proteins but not in lipids and carbohydrates.

Question : Name an important enzyme present is peroxisomes.

Question : Name an aquatic angiosperm where the roots are absent.

Question : Name an alga which has spiral chloroplast.

Question : Name a unicelluar plant which is several cm long.

Question : Name an angiospermic plant devoid of green leaves

Question : Name an amphibian which carries its young on its back.

Question : Name all 5 Kingdoms.

Question : Name a symbiotic bacterium.

Question : Name a taxon of family Liliaceae where leaf venation is reticulate :

Question : Name a selective weed killer.

Question : Name a stain commonly used to colour chromosomes.

Question : Name a simple living mechanical tissue.

Question : Name a protozoan that reproduces asexually by transverse binary fission.

Question : Name a rod shaped bacterium which has the capacity toproduce endospores

Question : Name a prokaryotic cell without a cell wall.

Question : Name a protozoan responsible for malaria in humans.

Question : Name a plant which is commonly called "maiden hair fern".

Question : Name a principal naturally occurring auxin present in plants.

Question : Name a plant where rhizoids are multicellular branched and obiquely septate.

Question :Name a plant where orthotropous ovule is found.

Question : Name a plant which accumulate silicon.

Question : Name a plant where leaf is modified into a tendril.

Question : Name a plant which is called living fossil.

Question : Name a plant cell devoid of nucleus.

Question : Name a plant hormone that exist in gaseous state.

Question : Name a photoautotrophic bacterium.

Question : Name a non-membrane bound organelle found in animal cells. What is its function?

Question :Name a parasitic alga.

Question : Name a non-metallic micronutrient

Question : Name a mammal that lays eggs.

Question : Name a inhibitor of oxidative phosphyorylation.

Question : Name a hormone which (A) is gaseous in nature (B) is responsible for phototropism (C ) induces femaleness in flowers of cucumber (D) is used for killing weeds (dicots) (E) induces flowering in long day plants

Question : Name a group of algae which contain plenty of fucoxanthin.

Question : Name a hormone released from posterior pituitary.

Question : Name a hormone associated with cell division.

Question : Name a Gram -ve and a Gram +ve bacteria.

Question : Name a fungus which is important for its use in genetic studies.

Question : Name a fungus which is found both in unicellular and mycelial states.

Question : Name a foliaceous alga and colonial non motile alga.

Question : Name a few plants in which C_(4)cycle occurs.

Question : Name a few exchange pumps a cell membrane has.

Question : Name a disease of human beings caused by prions.

Question : Name a disease caused by viroid in plants.

Question : Name a cultivated plant in which neither fruits nor seeds are formed.