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7901.

Question : State Allen's rule.

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SOLUTION :Allen.s RULE: Warm blooded animals living in cold climates have shorter limbs, ears and other appendages than the same species in warm climates.
Bergmann.s rule: Birds and mammals have LARGER body size in cold REGIONS than warmer regions.
7902.

Question : State Allen's rule

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Solution :ALLENS rule states that MAMMALS from colder climates generally have shorter EARS and limbs to MINIMISE heat loss.
7903.

Question : State a reason for the increased population of dark coloured moths coinciding with the loss of lichens (on tree barks) during industrialization period in England.

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Solution :Industrial melanism was the reason behind the increase in the population of DARKCOLOURED moths along with the loss of lichens during industrialization in England.
'The tree trunk became DARKER with deposits of soot and sn1oke, hence, the nun1ber of dark moths INCREASED as they were not easily visible to their PREDATORS while white-winged ones were easily picked up by the predators, these dark ones were selected by nature and light ones FAILED to survive.
7904.

Question : State a difference betweena gane andandallele.

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Solution :Gene: It is a UNIT of inheritance andcontains information requiredto EXPRESS a PARTICULAR trait in and ORGANISM .
Allel: theyare different forms of thesame and code FORA pair of contrasting traits .
7905.

Question :State a comparison between the behaviour of chromosomes and Genes.

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SOLUTION :A COMPARISON between the BEHAVIOUR of CHROMOSOMES and GENES
7906.

Question : Starting with zygote, draw the diagrams of the different stages of embryo development in a dicot

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Solution :
NOTE: In dicot and MONOCOT plants STAGES of embryo development are similary is only one COTYLEDON in embryo of plants.
7907.

Question : Starting from the innermost part, the correct sequence of parts in an ovule are

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Egg, NUCELLUS, EMBRYO SAC, integument
Egg, embryo sac, nucellus, integument
Embryo sac, nucellus, integument, egg
Egg, integument, embryo sac, nucellus

Answer :B
7908.

Question : Starting point ofCalvin cycle is:

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Ribusole monophosphate
Ribusole biophosphate
3-phosphoglyceric acid
Oxalo-acetic acid

Answer :B
7909.

Question : Starting from the innermost part, the correct sequence of parts in an ovule are(A) egg, nucellus, embryo sac, integument(B) egg, embryo sac, nucellus, integument(C) embryo sac, nucellus, integument, egg(D) egg, integument, embryo sac, nucellus

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EGG, nucellus, EMBRYO sac, integument
egg, embryo sac, nucellus, integument
embryo sac, nucellus, integument, egg
egg, integument, embryo sac, nucellus

Solution :Starting from INNER part of ovule true sequence of PARTS of ovule is as follows: Egg cell, embryo sac, nucellus, integument. It is shown in following FIGURE
7910.

Question : Starch sheath is found in

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SUNFLOWER STEM
MAIZE stem
Mango ROOT
RICE root

Answer :A
7911.

Question : Starch storing structure in green algae and higher plants respectively are

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Chloroplast, chloroplast
PYRENOIDS , AMYLOPLAST
Underground ORGANS , amyloplast
Chloroplast , pyrenoids

Answer :B
7912.

Question : Starch-storing plastid is called as.

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ANSWER :AMYLOPLAST
7913.

Question :Starch formation during dark phase is observed in these regions

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Chloroplasts
AMYLOPLASTS
Cytosol of MESOPHYLL CELLS
1 & 3

Answer :D
7914.

Question : Starch is a:

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Polysaccharide
Polypeptide
Polynucleotide
Polyamine

Answer :A
7915.

Question : Star-shaped (stellate) sclereids are present in the leaves of

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CUCURBITA
PYRUS
Cinnamomum
NYMPHAEA

ANSWER :A
7916.

Question : Starch and_____ are storagepolysaccharides.

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ANSWER :GLYCOGEN
7917.

Question : Stapes is attached to the

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tympanic membrane
OVAL window
fenestra rotunda
FOSSA ovalis

Answer :B
7918.

Question :Stanley Miller performed an experiment by recreating in the lab the probable conditions of the atmosphere of the primitive earth. (i) What was the purpose of the experiment? (ii) In what form was the energy supplied for the chemical reaction tooccur? (iii) Give a diagrammatic representation of Miller's experiment

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Solution :To PROVE Oparin Haldane Theory which proposed that the first form of life could have come from pre-existing NON living organic molecules and that formation of life was preceded by chemical evolution (ii)He created electric discharge in a CLOSED flask CONTAINING `CH_4,H_2, NH_3`and water vapour at `800^@C`.
7919.

Question : Stanley Miller and Harold Urey performed and experiment by recreating in the laboratory the probable conditions of the atmosphere of the primitive earth. For how long was the experiment run continuously? Name two products formed.

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SOLUTION :ONE week, Amino ACIDS and SUGAR.
7920.

Question : Stanley Miller and Harold Urey performed and experiment by recreating in the laboratory the probable conditions of the atmosphere of the primitive earth. What was the aim of the experiment?

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SOLUTION :To PROVE Oparin.s THEORY of ORIGINS of LIFE.
7921.

Question : Stanley Miller and Harold Urey performed and experiment by recreating in the laboratory the probable conditions of the atmosphere of the primitive earth. In what forms was the energy supplied for chemical ractions to occur ?

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SOLUTION :ELECTRIC DISCHARGE USING ELECTRODES.
7922.

Question : Stanley Miller and Harold C Urey performed an experiment by recreating in the laboratory the probable condition of the atmosphere of the primitive earth. i. What was the purpose of the experiment? ii. In what forms was the energy supplied for the chemical reactions to occur?

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Solution :i. Stanley Miller gave experiment BASED on theory of origin of LIFE on earth.
ii. In primitive times at the time of formation of earth there was a nonoxygenated atmosphere of `CH_(4), NH_(3), CO_(2), CO, NO_(2), H_(2)O`(water VAPOURS) etc. Due to cooling and COMPRESSION caused by increased pressure, the chemicals reacted, compressed against each other and cooled (liquefied) to form the first life on earth in water.
7923.

Question : Stanely Miller and Harold urey

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Solution :In 1953 performed an EXPERIMENT to CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE that IN RADIATION or electrical discharges or a combination of these can produce complex organic compounds from a mixture of `CH_4,NH_3, H_2` and water vapour `(H_2O) " at "80^@C`
7924.

Question : Standing state

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Amount of inorganic nutrient 
CIRCULATES between LIVING and Non-living COMPONENT 
Both A & B 
None of the above 

Solution :Both A & B
7925.

Question : standing crop is expressed as

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the NUMBER for biomass of organism part unit AREA
TOTAL amount of nutrients present in soil at any TIME
total number of primary producer at any time in an area
total amount of energy at any tophic LEVEL at any time

Answer :A
7926.

Question : Standing on tip toe is example of

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Elevation
Flexion
DEPRESSION
RETRACTION

ANSWER :A
7927.

Question : Stamens with free anthers but filaments fused into a number of group are

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Polyadelphous
Diadelphous
Monadelphous
Syngenesious

ANSWER :A
7928.

Question : Stamens represent the male flowers ad pistil represents a female flower in

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Cyanthium
Spadix
Verticillaster
Hypanthodium.

Answer :A
7929.

Question : Stamans of Jower/Grass are

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Dorsifixed
Versatile
Basifixed
Adnate

Answer :B
7930.

Question : Stamen and Pistil

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SOLUTION :
7931.

Question :Stalk with which ovule remains attached to the placenta is called

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FUNICLE
RAPHE
HILUM
Chalaza

Answer :A
7932.

Question : Stage of Trypanosoma present in Tse-tse fly are

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TRYPANOSOMA and Leishmonas form
Leishmania, Leptomonas and Crithidia forms
Leptomonas and Crithidia forms
Trypanosoma and Leptomonas forms.

Answer :B
7933.

Question : Stage of growth and maturity in plant life before they can reproduce sexually is

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juvenile phase
vegetative phase
somatic phase
NONE of these

ANSWER :B
7934.

Question : In Scratch which blocks are purple?

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Sensing
Looks
Motion
Variable

Answer :B
7935.

Question : The stage at which the rate of evolution of CO_2 is equal to the rate of consumption of CO_2 is called______.

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ANSWER :COMPENSATION POINT
7936.

Question : Stack of vesicles inside the chloroplast.

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ANSWER :GRANUM
7937.

Question : Stability of a community depends upon its species diversity' Justify the statement.

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Solution :Species diversity leads to a stable COMMUNITY because an AREA with more species diversity always LEAD to higher PRODUCTIVITY thus maintains a stable community.
7938.

Question : Stablising selection favours.

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both extreme forms of a trait
INTERMEDIATE forms of a trait
enviromental DIFFERENCE
one extreme FORM over the other extreme form and over intermediate forms of a trait.

Solution :REFER to answer 78.
7939.

Question : Spread of cancerous cells to distant sitesis termed as

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METASTASIS
Oncogenes
Proto-oncogenes
Malignant neoplasm

Solution :Metastasis
7940.

Question : Spraying of phenyl mercuric acetate results in:

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REDUCED transpiration
Increased photosynthesis
Increased respiration
Increasedtranspiration

Answer :A
7941.

Question : Sprain is due to overstreching of :-

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Muscles
Bones
Ligaments
Tendons

Answer :C
7942.

Question : Sprain is due to excessive pulling of

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Tendon
Neuron
Muscle
Ligament

ANSWER :D
7943.

Question : Spot the odd one out from the following structures with reference to the male reproductive system

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Rete testis
Epididymis
Vasa efferentia
ISTHMUS

Solution :Isthmus is a PART of femle reproductive system. In FEMALE reproductive system ovarian duct shows four parts, means INFUNDIBULUM, ampulla, isthmus and end part of uterus.
Female reproductive system for DIAGRAM.
7944.

Question : Spot out the zone of our country considered as the hot spot of biodiversity and regarded as the 'Cradle of Speciation'.

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Western GHATS
North EAST
HIMALAYAN base
Deccan plateau

Answer :B
7945.

Question : Sporulation occurs in

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PLASMODIUM
HYDRA
STARFISH
SPONGILLA

ANSWER :A
7946.

Question : Sporulation occurs during unfavorable condition in ………..(A) Amoeba(B) Euglena(C) Penicillium(D) Plasmodium

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AMOEBA
EUGLENA
PENICILLIUM
PLASMODIUM

ANSWER :A
7947.

Question : Sportspersons misuse narcotic analgesics anabolic steroids and certain hormones. What is the correct reason for it?

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These COMPOUNDS INCREASE MUSCLE strength
Promote aggressiveness
Increase ATHLETIC performance
All of these

Answer :D
7948.

Question : Sports often fail a victim to cocaine addiction.

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SOLUTION :Because they misuse these DRUGS to enhance their performance which LATER on TURNS into an addiction.
7949.

Question : Sporozoites puncture the cell membrane of host cell by …………….

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HYALURONIDASE
lytic juice
LYSIN ENZYME
NONE

SOLUTION :lysin enzyme
7950.

Question : Sporopollenin is chemically

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homopolysaccharide
FATTY substance
protien
heteropolysaccharide

Answer :D