This section includes InterviewSolutions, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 7901. |
Question : State Allen's rule. |
|
Answer» 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 |
| Answer» 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. |
|
Answer» 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. |
|
Answer» 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. |
Answer» 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 |
Answer» 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 |
|
Answer» Egg, NUCELLUS, EMBRYO SAC, integument |
|
| 7908. |
Question : Starting point ofCalvin cycle is: |
|
Answer» Ribusole monophosphate |
|
| 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 |
|
Answer» EGG, nucellus, EMBRYO sac, integument |
|
| 7910. |
Question : Starch sheath is found in |
| Answer» Answer :A | |
| 7911. |
Question : Starch storing structure in green algae and higher plants respectively are |
|
Answer» Chloroplast, chloroplast |
|
| 7912. |
Question : Starch-storing plastid is called as. |
|
Answer» |
|
| 7913. |
Question :Starch formation during dark phase is observed in these regions |
|
Answer» Chloroplasts |
|
| 7914. |
Question : Starch is a: |
|
Answer» Polysaccharide |
|
| 7915. |
Question : Star-shaped (stellate) sclereids are present in the leaves of |
|
Answer» CUCURBITA |
|
| 7917. |
Question : Stapes is attached to the |
| Answer» 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 |
Answer» 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. |
| Answer» 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? |
| Answer» 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 ? |
| Answer» 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? |
|
Answer» 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 |
| Answer» 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 |
|
Answer» Amount of inorganic nutrient |
|
| 7925. |
Question : standing crop is expressed as |
|
Answer» the NUMBER for biomass of organism part unit AREA |
|
| 7926. |
Question : Standing on tip toe is example of |
|
Answer» Elevation |
|
| 7927. |
Question : Stamens with free anthers but filaments fused into a number of group are |
|
Answer» Polyadelphous |
|
| 7928. |
Question : Stamens represent the male flowers ad pistil represents a female flower in |
|
Answer» Cyanthium |
|
| 7929. |
Question : Stamans of Jower/Grass are |
|
Answer» Dorsifixed |
|
| 7930. |
Question : Stamen and Pistil |
Answer» SOLUTION :
|
|
| 7931. |
Question :Stalk with which ovule remains attached to the placenta is called |
| Answer» Answer :A | |
| 7932. |
Question : Stage of Trypanosoma present in Tse-tse fly are |
|
Answer» TRYPANOSOMA and Leishmonas form |
|
| 7933. |
Question : Stage of growth and maturity in plant life before they can reproduce sexually is |
|
Answer» juvenile phase |
|
| 7934. |
Question : In Scratch which blocks are purple? |
|
Answer» Sensing |
|
| 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______. |
|
Answer» |
|
| 7937. |
Question : Stability of a community depends upon its species diversity' Justify the statement. |
| Answer» 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. |
|
Answer» both extreme forms of a trait |
|
| 7939. |
Question : Spread of cancerous cells to distant sitesis termed as |
|
Answer» METASTASIS |
|
| 7940. |
Question : Spraying of phenyl mercuric acetate results in: |
|
Answer» REDUCED transpiration |
|
| 7941. |
Question : Sprain is due to overstreching of :- |
|
Answer» Muscles |
|
| 7942. |
Question : Sprain is due to excessive pulling of |
|
Answer» Tendon |
|
| 7943. |
Question : Spot the odd one out from the following structures with reference to the male reproductive system |
|
Answer» Rete testis 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'. |
|
Answer» Western GHATS |
|
| 7945. |
Question : Sporulation occurs in |
|
Answer» PLASMODIUM |
|
| 7946. |
Question : Sporulation occurs during unfavorable condition in ………..(A) Amoeba(B) Euglena(C) Penicillium(D) Plasmodium |
|
Answer» AMOEBA |
|
| 7947. |
Question : Sportspersons misuse narcotic analgesics anabolic steroids and certain hormones. What is the correct reason for it? |
|
Answer» These COMPOUNDS INCREASE MUSCLE strength |
|
| 7948. |
Question : Sports often fail a victim to cocaine addiction. |
| Answer» 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 ……………. |
|
Answer» HYALURONIDASE |
|
| 7950. |
Question : Sporopollenin is chemically |
|
Answer» homopolysaccharide |
|