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1. Highly intelligent mammals are
rat
bat
dolphin
elephant
2. Plants absorb most part of water needed by them through their
stem
root hairs
leaf
bark
3. One of the following is not a function of bones
support
production of blood cells
protein synthesis
muscle attachment
4. Movement of cell against concentration gradient is called
active transport
osmosis
diffusion
both b and c
5. Pollination is best defined as
germination of pollen grains
transfer of pollen from anther to stigma
formation of pollen grains
none of these
6. DNA structure was first described by
Pasteur
Robert Koch
Watson and Crick
Carlous Linnaues
7. The most abundant element in the Earths atmosphere is
Oxygen
Nitrogen
Hydrogen
Carbondioxide
8. Haemodialysis means cleaning of
urine
blood
glomerular filterate
coelomic fluid
9. Production of sweat and sebum is related with
skin
liver
lungs
GIT
10. The evaporative cooling in the respiratory tract of dogs is called
vasodilation
vasoconstriction
panting
all of these
11. Which of the following pathogen type cause disease that can be treated with antibiotics?
bacteria
fungi
virus
none of these
12. Most cell membranes are composed principally of
DNA ad protein
protein and lipids
protein and chitin
protein and RNA
13. Normally, in the process of osmosis, the net flow of water molecules into or out of the cell depends upon differences in the
concentration of water molecules inside and outside the cell
concentration of enzymes on either side of the cell membrane
rate of molecular motion on either side of the cell membrane
none of these
14. Sodium ions are pumped from a region of lower concentration to a region of higher concentration in the nerve cells of humans. This process is an example of
diffusion
passive transport
osmosis
active transport
15. Proteins are made from amino acids by the process of
hydrolysis
pinocytosis
dehydration synthesis
active transport
16. Which is an organic compound found in most cells?
water
glucose
oxygen
sodium chloride
17. Which are the four most abundant elements in living cells?
carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur
carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen
carbon, oxygen, sulfur, phosphorus
carbon, sulfur, hydrogen, magnesium
18. Whic from the following is the correct classification?
Kingdom ? Order ? Class ? Family
Kingdom ? Phylum ? Class ? Order
Kingdom ? Class ? Species ? Family
Kingdom ? Class ? Phylum ? Family
19. Which from the following is NOT the function of Enzymes?
speed up chemical reaction
digest food substances
involved in cellular respiration
maintain healthy epithelial tissues
20. The small intestine consists of
duodenum, jejunum and ileum
duodenum, caecum and ileum
duodenum, jejunum and rectum
caecum, colon and rectum
21. Red Blood Cells are produced by the
kidneys
Lungs
Bone Marrow
Lymph
22. The lifespan of platelets is _________ days.
5
6
100
120
23. The salt and water balance of the body fluid is maintain by the
Kidneys
Urinary bladder
Lymph
Chloroplasts
24. The pH concentrations at which maltase is least effective are
1 and 7
1 and 14
7.5 and 14
10 and 14
25. Most cells lacking a cell wall also lack
mitochandria
chloroplasts
a vacuole
a Golgi complex
26. The Hardy-Weinberg principle applies to
locomotion
population genetics
blood transportation
the cell theory
27. Genetic information is transmitted from DNA to
the sites of protein synthesis
proteins
amino acids
digestive enzymes
28. The part of brain which is responsible for long term memory and learning is
hippocampus
medulla
amygdala
hypothalamus
29. The number of thoracic vertebrae
7
12
9
5
30. The anti-diuretic hormone acts on which part of nephron to cause re-absorption of water?
proximal convoluted tubule
loop of henle
collecting duct
distal convoluted tubule
31. When a single gene has multiple phenotypic effects the phenomena is called
pleiotropy
codominance
over dominance
epistasis
32. The duration of G-2 phase is
10 hrs
30 min
9 hrs
4.5 hrs
33. The initiation codon is
AGU
UAA
UAG
AUG
34. Bony fishes have brain with how many pair of cranial nerves?
10
11
14
12
35. The most common rust fungi species are
ustilago
puccinia
aspergillus
penicillium
36. Kelps belong to which phylum?
rhodophyta
chlorophyta
phaeophyta
pyrrophyta
37. Super blue green algae or expensive pond scum contain __________ protein.
55%
75%
45%
60%
38. Cohesion tension theory is given by
Morgan
Dixon
Robert
Sacks
39. Air sacs in most of the birds are
6
11
9
12
40. Air spaces in leaf comprises total volume of
40%
45%
50%
55%
41. In class crustacea of phylum arthropoda sexes are
separate
hermaphrodite
separate and hermaphrodite both
none of them
42. First complete seed appears in
cenozoic era
jurassic era
devonian era
carboniferous era
43. Major cause of chlorosis in plants is shortage of
magnesium
sulphur
nitrogen
iron
44. All are the deformities of skeleton caused by nutritional deficiencies except
osteomalacia
rickets
microcephaly
none of them
45. Colour blindness is
x-linked recessive trait
y-linked recessive
y-linked dominant
x-linked dominant
46. Which of the following is not sex-linked recessive
colour blindness
haemophilia
tfm syndrome
hypophosphatemic ricket
47. Female reproductive cycle is completed in
27 days
28 days
26 days
29 days
48. All are paired facial bones except
maxilla
nasal
lacrimal
mandible
49. Which of the following is not an endotherm
bird
mammals
amphibian
insects
50. In bud condition the upper surface of leaf shows more growth than lower surface in
epinasty
hyponasty
nutation
circumnutation
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