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16501.

Question : In sugarcan plant, CO_2 is fixed into malic acid, in which the enzyme that fixes carbon dioxide is

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RIBULOSE phosephate KINASE
FRUCTOSE phosphatase
ribulose bisphosphate carboylase
phosphonol PYRUVATE carboxlase

Answer :D
16502.

Question : In submerged hydrophytes, the absorption of water takes place thrugh

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root
stem
leaf
general SURFACE of plant.

Solution : Roots are poorly developed in hydrophytes and the water ABSORPTION takes PLACE through general surface of the plant BODY.
16503.

Question : In succession, complexities in structure

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DRASTICALLY INCREASE
slowly increase
Does not increase
Remain constant

Answer :B
16504.

Question : In stem branches arise endogenously.

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SOLUTION :In STEM BRANCHES ARISE exogenously.
16505.

Question : In Sponges, gametes are derived from

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ARCHAEOCYTES
EPIDERMIS
PINACODERM
MESOHYL

ANSWER :A
16506.

Question : Consider the following statements In spring season vascular cambium (i) is less active (ii) produces a large number of xylary elements (iii) forms vessels with wide cavities

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(i) is CORRECT but(II) and (III) are NOTCORRECT
(i) is notcorrect but(ii) and (iii)are notcorrect
(i) and (ii) are correctbut(iii)is not correct
(i) and (ii) are not correct but (iii) is correct

Solution :(i) and (ii)are not correctbut (iii) is correct
16507.

Question : In some old trees, though the central part (heart wood) is lost, the plant survives because

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The bark CONDUCTS food and WATER
The sapwood conducts water and SECONDARY phloem conducts food
The cork conducts water and sapwood conducts food
The water is CONDUCTED through sapwood and there is no conduction of food

Answer :B
16508.

Question : In some animal groups , the body is found divided into compartments with serial repetition of at least some organs . This characteristic feature is called

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SEGMENTATION
METAMERISM
metagenesis
metamorphosis

ANSWER :B
16509.

Question : In some animal groups, the body is found divided into compartments with at least some organs. This characteristic feature is named (A) Segmentation (B) Metamerism (C) Metagenesis (D) Metamorphosis

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Segmentation 
METAMERISM 
METAGENESIS 
Metamorphosis 

ANSWER :B
16510.

Question : In Smilax, stipules are modified into tendrils and leaves show parallel venation.

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ANSWER :FALSE
16511.

Question : In small intestine, active absorption occurs in case of

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GLUCOSE
AMINO ACIDS
`NA^(+)`
All the above

SOLUTION :N/A
16512.

Question : In Singer-Nicholson fluid mosaic model of cell membraneextrinsic proteins are :

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TIGHTLY attached to INTRINSIC proteins but can beseparated easily
tightly attached to intrinsic proteins and cannot beseparated easily
SUPERFICIALLY arranged and can be SEPARATED easily
superficially arranged and cannot be separated easily

Solution :superficially arranged and can be separated easily
16513.

Question : In sieve elements, mature sieve plates are blocked by. . . . . .. . .

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SUBERIN
Lignin
Callose
Pectin

Answer :C
16514.

Question : In short day plants, what is the critical period, the length of the day or night?

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Solution :Length of night i.e. the DARK period.It should be LESS than CRITICAL day length.
16515.

Question :In sheer numbers and distribution, which of the following groups of animal are the most successful :

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ARTHROPODS
SNAILS and clams
vertebrates
SPONGES

SOLUTION :arthropods
16516.

Question : In sharks, one of the following is absent.

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Claspers
Placoid scales
Cartilaginous ENDOSKELETON
AIR BLADDER

SOLUTION :Air bladder
16517.

Question : In Selaginella sperms are multiflagellated .

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ANSWER :FALSE
16518.

Question : In Selaginella gametophyte is dominant generation .

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ANSWER :FALSE
16519.

Question :In scotoactive opening, stomata remain open during(a) day(b) night(c) early morning only(d) throughout the day and night

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day
night
EARLY MORNING only
THROUGHOUT the day and night

Answer :B
16520.

Question : In Scoliodon teeth are modified

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FINS
placoid SCALES
ctenoid scales
CYCLOID scales

ANSWER :B
16521.

Question : In S phase of the cell cycle

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Amount of DNA doublesin each CELL
Amount of DNA REMAINS same in each cell
Chromosone number is increased
Amount of DNA is REDUCED to HALF in each cell

Answer :A
16522.

Question : In S phase of the Cell Cycle :

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CHROMOSOME number is increased
Amount of DNA is reduced to HALF in each cell
Amount of DNA DOUBLES in each cell
Amount of DNA REMAINS same in each cell

Answer :C
16523.

Question : In roots conjunctive tissue lies in between

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EPIDERMIS and Endodermis
Endodermis and Pericycle
Xylem and PHLOEM
PROTOXYLEM and Metaxylem

Answer :C
16524.

Question : In Riccia, gametophyte starts from spore and ends in

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ZYGOTE
Spore
Capsule
Prothallus

Solution :In Riccia, GAMETOPHYTE STARTS from spore and ENDS in zygote.
16525.

Question : In Rhizoups species, the sexual reproduction takes place between two gametangia containing coenogmaete by the process of

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oogamy
somatogamy
gemetangial copulation
gametangial contact

Answer :C
16526.

Question : In rhodophyceae there is predominance of pigment r - phycoerythrin / phycocyanin.

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ANSWER :r-phycoerythrin
16527.

Question : In Rhizopus, sexual fusion takes places between

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TWO coenogametangia
two gametes
two hyphae
two sporangia

Answer :A
16528.

Question : In Rhizopus conjugation produces (a) Zoospore(b) zygospore(c) akinete(d) arthrospore

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ZOOSPORE
ZYGOSPORE
akinete
arthrospore

16529.

Question : Mention the kingdoms included in Whittaker's classification.

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Solution :Monera is the only PROKARYOTIC KINGDOM in Whittaker's classification, WHEREAS protista, fungi, PLANTAE and ANIMALIA comes under eukaryotes.
16530.

Question : In red algae reserve food material is ………… starch.

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ANSWER :Floridean
16531.

Question : In red algae and blue green algae bilioproteins are present .

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Solution :DUE to PRESENCE of phycoeruthrin and PHYCOCYANIN they are CALLED red and blue green algae.
16532.

Question : In red algae, food is stored as a carbohydrate called_________

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SOLUTION :Floridean STRACH
16533.

Question : In radial vascular bundles, xylem and phloempatches occur in ........... patches.

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ANSWER :ALTERNATE
16534.

Question : In radial vascular bundles the xylem and phloem lie

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On different radii
On the same radius
Both (1) and (2)
NONE of these

Answer :A
16535.

Question : In rabbit, cellulose digestion occurs in :

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Ileum
Duodenum
STOMACH
Caecum

Answer :D
16536.

Question : In rabbit proteins are digested by

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PEPSIN and trypsin
Trypsin and STEAPSIN
Steapsin and pepsin
All the above

ANSWER :a
16537.

Question : In r-RNA, "r" stands for

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RIBOPHORINS
RIBOZYME
RIBOSOMAL
SRP

Answer :C
16538.

Question : In quiescent centre cells are active.

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SOLUTION :CELLS are INACTIVE in QUIESCENT CENTRE
16539.

Question : In pyramid of numbers, from the lower trophic level to higher trophic level there is progressive

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DECREASE in NUMBER and SIZE of organisms
INCREASE in number and size of organisms
Decrease in number and increase in size of organisms
Increase in number and decrease in size of organisms

Answer :C
16540.

Question : In pteridophytes, well-differentiated vascular tissues are found in

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Roots
Stems
LEAVES
All of the above

Solution :In pteridophytes well-differentiated vascular tissues are found in ROOT, stem and leaves.
16541.

Question : In pteridophytes, the spores germinate and grow into a heart shaped thalloid structure called_________which is a__________

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SOLUTION :PROTHALLUS, gametophte
16542.

Question : In pteridophytes, the sporophyte is produced by the

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Gamete
Spore
ZYGOTE
Gametophyte

Solution :In pteridophytes the SPOROPHYTE (2N) in produced by the zygote (2n) by MITOTIC division.
16543.

Question : State whether the following statements are true or false.In pteridophytes, the gametophyte is dominant, while sporophyte is a dependent generation.A. True B. False

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ANSWER :FALSE
16544.

Question : In pteridophytes plant rhizoids / roots are present .

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ANSWER :ROOTS
16545.

Question : In pteridophytes or ferms or Dryopteris meiosis occurs during

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Spore formation
Gamete formation
Formation of sex organs
Both A and B

Solution :In PTERIDOPHYTE or FERNS or Dryopteris meiosis OCCURS in spore MOTHER cell during spore formation.
16546.

Question : In pteridophytes, one cell constitute the meristem.

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SOLUTION :Because single CELL MERISTEM in pteridophytes CONSTITUTE both promeristemand PRIMARY meristem.
16547.

Question : In pteridophytes/Dryopteris meiosis occurs at the time of

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GAMETE formation
Spore formation
Formation of prothallus
Formation of SEX organs

Answer :B
16548.

Question : In pteridophytes branching is never ……………..

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ANSWER :AXILLARY
16549.

Question : In PSI the reaction centre chlorophyll a has : absorption peak at 700 nm : : PS-II : ………

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ANSWER :680 NM
16550.

Question : In protostele there is no pith in the centre.

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ANSWER :TRUE