Biology Mcqs

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1st Year Biology Mcqs Book New

Chapter 01
Choose the most appropriate answer.
1.
They are the remains or impressions of living organisms
preserved in rocks:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Tissues
Fossils
Calcium
Statutes
Correct Ans. b
2.
It is the study of fossils and their relationship to the evolution
of life on earth:
a.
b.
c.
d.
embryology
taxonomy
physiology
None of these
Correct Ans. d
3.
Man has been able to produce food in greater quantities due
to advancement in:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Mathematics
Space science
Physics
Biology
Correct Ans. d
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4.
Taxonomy is the study of:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Functions of different parts of organisms

Naming and classification of organisms
Hereditary characters
Structure and functions of cells
Correct Ans. b
5.
Anatomy deals with the study of:
a.
Relationship between organisms and their environment
b.
Development of an organism from a fertilized egg or zygote
c.
Structure and function of molecular components of the cell
d.
Internal organs of organisms
Correct Ans. D
6.
Pollution of our surroundings in the recent past has resulted
because of:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Biological Research
Rapid industrialization
Information Technology
Forestation
Correct Ans. b
7.
The statement made by a scientist, which may be the possible
answer to the problem.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Deduction
Theory
Hypothesis
Law
Correct Ans. c
8.
Which of the following is involved in the spread of malaria ?

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a.
b.
c.
d.
Bacterium
Bad Air
Virus
Mosquito
Correct Ans. d
9.
People who slept outside in open spaces suffered from
malaria more frequently than those who slept indoors, indicates
that:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Bad air is involved in the spread of Malaria

Bacteria are involved in the spread of Malaria
Mosquitoes are involved in the spread of Malaria
Birds are involved in the spread of Malaria
Correct Ans. c
10. The entry of Plasmodium into the blood of Man was
discovered by:
a.
A. F. A. King
b.
Laveran
c.
Ronald Ross
d.
Grassi
Correct Ans. b
11. In case of typical attack, malarial patient feels:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Very cold and chilly

Very Warm
Sleepy
Normal
Correct Ans. a
12. Sexual reproduction of the malaria parasite occurs in :

a.
b.
c.
d.
Man
Mosquito
Red blood cells
Both a and b
Correct Ans. b
13.
Inside human body Plasmodium attacks:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Nerve cells
Red blood cells
White blood cells
Kidney cells
Correct Ans. b
14. In the life cycle of Plasmodium fusion of gametes and
formation of gametes and formation of zygote
take place in:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Body of Man
Body of Mosquito
Air
Water
Correct Ans. b
15.
The part of Cinchona plant found suitable for the treatment
of Malaria was:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Seeds
Fruits
Leaves
Bark
Correct Ans. (d)

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16. When sporozoites of Plasmodium pass from the blood to

liver cells, they multiply for:
a.
b.
c.
d.
8 days
10 days
12 days
14 days
Correct Ans. (c)

17.
Man can now be saved from fatal diseases by using:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Vaccine
Bacteria
Antibiotics
Plasmodium
Correct Ans. (a)

18. The word malaria has been derived from the combination of
two words which are:
a.
Latin
b.
Italian
c.
Greek
d.
Arabic
Correct Ans. (b)
19. Which one of the following best describes the scientific
method?
a.
Doing experiments in laboratories

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b.
c.
d.
Collecting all known facts on a subject

Developing and testing hypothesis
Using sensitive electronic measuring instruments
Correct Ans. (c)

20.
Which of the following stages of Plasmodium is diploid?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Merozoite
Sporozoite
Zygote (ookinete)
Gametocyte
Correct Ans. (c)
21. Which of the following stages of Plasmodium is spindle

shaped?
a.
b.
c.
d.
sporozoite
Merzoite
Gametocyte
Ookinete
Correct Ans. (a)

22. Which of the following forms of Plasmodium is present in
the saliva of mosquito?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Merozoites
Sporozoites
Gametocytes
Zygote
Correct Ans. (b)

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23.
Which of these attack red blood cells?
a.
b.
c.
d.
ookinetes
Gametocytes
Sporozoites
Merozoites
Correct Ans. (d)

24.
Which of the following is not true of malaria patient?
a.
b.
c.
d.
feels cold and chilly

feels headache
feels appetite
temperature rises up to 106 oF
Correct Ans. (c)
Chapter 2
1.
Nucleus in plant cells was discovered by:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Dutrochet
Robert Brown
Robert Hooke
Schleiden
Correct Ans. (c)

2.
The pushing out of materials by the cell against the
concentration gradient is:
a.
b.
c.
Low transport
Passive transport
Active transport
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d.
Moderate transport
Correct Ans. (c)

3.
Robert Hooke examined thin slices of cork made up of the
bark of:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Pine
Sheesham
Oak
Mulberry
Correct Ans. (c)

4.
In thin slices of cork Robert Hooke noticed.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Tiny creatures
Small holes
Small chambers
Bacteria
Correct Ans. (c)

5.
Henri Dutrochet confirmed.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Robert Brown observations on Nucleus

Robert Hookes observations on Cells
Schwann observations of cells
Schleiden observations on cells
Correct Ans. (b)
6.
They provide support to the plant body:
a.
Phloem cells
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b.
c.
d.
Parenchyma cells
Sclerenchyma cells
Chlorechyma cells
Correct Ans. (c)

7.
Parenchyma cells are concerned with:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Secretion
Support
Carry Oxygen
Storage of surplus food
Correct Ans. (d)

8.
Substances cross the cell membrane more easily when they
are:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Water soluble
Protein soluble
Alcohol soluble
Lipid soluble
Correct Ans. (d)

9.
Many substances that are not needed constantly enter the cell
by:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Passive transport
Active transport
Negative transport
Fast transport
Correct Ans. (b)

10.
It is a true cell wall in a newly growing cell:
a.
Middle lamella
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b.
c.
d.
Secondary wall
Primary wall
Plasma membrane
Correct Ans. (c)
11.
It is the first to be formed:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Primary wall
Secondary wall
Tertiary wall
Middle lamella
Correct Ans. (a)

12.
It is a site of certain metabolic pathways:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Cell wall
Plasma membrane
Cytoplasm
A&B
Correct Ans. (c)

13.
The water percentage of cytosol in the cytoplasm is:
a.
b.
c.
d.
50
60
70
90
Correct Ans. (d)

14.
New Ribosomes are assembled in the :

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a.
b.
c.
d.
Nucleolus
Mitochondria
Endoplasmic Reticulum
Golgi Apparatus
Correct Ans. (a)

15.
Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum helps to:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Synthesize proteins
Detoxify the harmful drugs
Prepare food
Decompose proteins
Correct Ans. (b)

16.
Morphologically Endoplasmic Reticulum exists in:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Four forms
Three forms
Two forms
One form
Correct Ans. (b)

17. The 60S and 40S subunits on attachment with each other
form:
a.
b.
c.
d.
100S particle
90S particle
80S particle
70S particle
Correct Ans. (c)

18.
Proteins are synthesized in the:
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a.
b.
c.
d.
Ribosomes
Mitochondria
Nucleus
Nucleolus
Correct Ans. (a)

19.
They are absent in higher plants:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Plastids
Golgi Apparatus
Cell Membranes
Centrioles
Correct Ans. D
20.
Amino acids (proteins) are present in the cell walls of:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Gymnosperms
Bacteria
Mosses
Angiosperms
Correct Ans. B
21. Which of the following organelles is present in both
prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Chloroplast
Ribosomes
Mitochondria
Golgi Complex
Correct Ans. B
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22. Which of the following features is not shared by prokaryotic

and eukaryotic cells?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Ribosome
Cytoplasm
Cell membrane
Nuclear membrane
Correct Ans. D
23. Which of the following cell organelles is present in both
plant and animal cells?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Chlorophyll
Plasma membrane
Plastids
Cell wall
Correct Ans. B
24.
Which of the following pair is incorrect?
a.
Ribosome ______________
Protein synthesis
b.
Chloroplast _____________
Photosynthesis
c.
Mitochondria ____________
Fermentation
d.
Plasma membrane___________
Osmosis
Correct Ans. C
25.
Which of the structures is not found in a prokaryotic cell?
a.
b.
Plasma membrane
Nuclear envelope
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c.
d.
Ribosome
Cell wall
Correct Ans. B
26.
How may membranes comprise the nuclear envelop?
a.
b.
c.
d.
None
One
Two
Three
Correct Ans. C
27. Which of the following molecules move regularly from the
nucleus to the cytoplasm?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Glycogen
DNA
RNA
Cholesterol
Correct Ans. C
28. Which of the following cellular organelles extracts energy
from glucose and forms ATP molecules:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Lysosome
Chloroplast
Mitochondrion
Chromoplast
Correct Ans. C
29.
Lysosomes contain enzymes capable of:
a.
b.
Aerobic cellular respiration

Digesting part of the cell
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c.
Synthesizing protein
d.
Synthesizing lipids
Correct Ans. B
30.
Mitochondria are found:
a.
b.
c.
d.
in all cells
only in plant cells
only in animal cells
in all eukaryotic cells
Correct Ans. D
31. Green pigments capable of capturing the energy of sunlight
are located within the:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Golgi complex
Endoplasmic complex
Chloroplast
Cell wall
Correct Ans. C
32. The two types of cellular organelles that transform energy

are:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Chromoplasts and leucoplast

Mitochondria and chloroplast
Mitochondria and Chromoplasts
Chloroplasts and leucoplasts
Correct Ans. B
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33. The plastids that give fruits and flowers their orange and
yellow colours are the:
a.
b.
c.
d.
leucoplasts
chloroplasts
Chromoplasts
Proplasts
Correct Ans. C
34.
The main function of the plasma membrane is to:
a.
b.
c.
d.
synthesize ribosomes
Control what goes into and out of the cell
Allow all kinds of substances to enter the cell
Move the cell from place to place
Correct ans. B
35. Plant cells are connected by channels through their walls
called:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Plasmodesmata
desmosomes
middle lamella
non of these
Correct ans. A
36.
In the fluid mosaic membrane model the lipid bilayer:
a.
b.
c.
d.
is sandwiched between two protein layers

has protein embedded in it
lies on top of a single protein layer
is covered by a single protein layer
correct ans. B
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37. An input of energy is required for which one of the

following?
a.
b.
c.
d.
diffusion
osmosis
passive transport
active transport
Correct ans. D
38. Which of the following cytoplamic organelles is not bounded
by membrane:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Mitochodrion
Lysosome
Ribosome
Plastids
Correct Ans. C
39. Which of the following bodies is not bounded by a double
membrane structure?
a.
b.
c.
d.
mitochondrion
chloroplast
Lysosome
Nucleus
Correct Ans. C
40. Which of the following cell organelles cause a decrease in the
concentration of organic material in the cell?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Golgi bodies
Chloroplast
Ribosome
Mitochondrion
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Correct Ans. D
41. Which of the following cell organelles is not involved in the
sequence of events from synthesis of an enzyme to its excretion?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Ribosome
Lysosome
Golgi apparatus
Endoplasmic reticulum
Correct Ans. B
42. A lipid molecule in the plasma membrane has a head and two
tails. The tails are found:
a.
b.
c.
d.
At the surfaces of the membrane

In the interior of the membrane
Both at the surfaces and interior of the membrane
None of these
Correct Ans. B
43. Which of the following organelles and their contents are
incorrectly paired:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Ribosome RNA
Mitochondrion Chlorophyll
Lysosome digestive enzymes
Nucleus DNA
Correct Ans. B
44. Which of the following properties is incorrect for both
mitochondria and chloroplast:
a.
b.
Both have an electron transport system

ATP synthesis
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c.
d.
Both are present in all cells

Both are double membrane structures
Correct Ans. C
45.
Which of the following cell organelles release oxygen:
a.
b.
c.
d.
ribosome
Golgi complex
Mitochondria
Chloroplast
Correct Ans. D
46.
Active transport:
a.
requires a protein carrier
b.
moves a molecule against its concentration gradient
c.
requires a supply of energy
d.
all of these
Correct Ans. d
47.
The nucleolus is largely composed of rRNA and
a.
b.
c.
d.
lipid
Glucose
Wax
Protein
Correct Ans. D
CHAPTER 3
Choose the most appropriate answer:
1.
It is the most abundant carbohydrate in nature:
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a.
b.
c.
d.
Sucrose
Maltose
Starch
Cellulose
Correct Ans. D
2.
The most common monomer of carbohydrates is a molecule
of :
a.
b.
c.
d.
sucrose
lactose
maltose
glucose
Correct Ans. D
3.
Which of the following is polysaccharide:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Glucose
Glycogen
Maltose
Lactose
Correct Ans. B
4.
On hydrolysis triglyceride yields
a.
b.
c.
d.
a glycerol and three fatty acids

a fatty acid and three glycerol
a glucose and three fatty acids
a maltose and two fatty acids
Correct Ans. A
5.
Cholesterol is:
a.
diglyceride
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b.
c.
d.
saturated fatty acids

unsaturated fatty acids
steroid
correct Ans. D
6.
Silk is chemically:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Lipid
Wax
Protein
Carbohydrate
Correct Ans. C
7.
Protoplasm of plant cell is:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Less viscous than animal cell

More viscous than animal cell
Equal in viscosity to the animal cell
None of these
Correct Ans. A
8.
In living cell, protein is:
a.
b.
c.
d.
The most abundant compound

The least abundant compound
The second most abundant compound
The third most abundant compound
Correct Ans. C
9.
They catalyze biological reactions in the form of enzymes:

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a.
b.
c.
d.
Glucose
Sucrose
Proteins
Terpenoids
Correct Ans. C
10.
Amino Acids in Insulin molecules are arranged in:
a.
b.
c.
d.
One polypeptide chain

Two Polypeptide chains
Three polypeptide chains
Four polypeptide chains
Correct Ans. B
11.
Four polypeptide chains take part in the formation of:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Cellulose
Silk
Hemoglobin
DNA
Correct Ans. C
12.
Each beta chain of Hemoglobin contains:
a.
b.
c.
d.
126 Amino Acids

156 Amino Acids
136 Amino Acids
146 Amino acids
Correct Ans. D
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13.
Amino Acids are linked together by:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Hydrogen Bonds
Ionic Bonds
Peptide bonds
None of these
Correct Ans. C
14. The manner in which different peptide chains are connected
determines the:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Size of protein molecule

Shape of protein molecule
Color of protein molecule
Both A & B
Correct Ans. B
15.
Glyceraldehyde is one of the:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Hexoses
Trioses
Pentoses
Tetroses
Correct Ans. B
16.
Sucrose is formed of:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Glucose and Galactose

Glucose and Maltose
Clucose and Fructose
Fructose and Galactose
Correct Ans. C
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17.
They are stored in plant and animal cells:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Starch and Glycogen

Glucose and sucrose
Starch and cellulose
Fructose and glucose
Correct Ans. A
18.
It is the most abundant carbohydrate in nature:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Glucose
Fructose
Cellulose
Starch
Correct Ans. C
19.
Cotton fibers are made up of:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Glucose
Galactose
Starch
Cellulose
Correct Ans. D
20.
Which of the following is true of acylglycerols
a.
b.
c.
d.
composed of glycerol and fatty acids

easily soluble in water
act as enzymes
are hydrolyzed into glucose and fructose
Correct Ans. A
21.
Terpenoides are:
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a.
b.
c.
d.
Sucrose
Glucose
Waxes
Fructose
Correct Ans. C
22.
Nucleic acids are formed of units called:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Amino acids
Nucleotides
Citric acids
Isoprenoid units
Correct Ans. B
23.
Typically a nucleotide is composed of:
a.
b.
c.
d.
three components
four components
five components
two components
Correct Ans. A
24. As compared to somatic cells the amount of DNA in germ
line cells (sperms and ova) is almost:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Equal
Double
One third
Half
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26
Correct Ans. D
25.
The function of tRNA is:
a.
b.
c.
d.
To carry genetic informations from DNA to ribosomes

To synthesize protein
Pick up amino acids and transfer them to ribosomes
Constitute ribosomes
Correct Ans. C
26.
In protoplasm dry matter consists about:
a.
b.
c.
d.
90% organic and 10% inorganic compounds

Correct Ans. A
27.
Which of the following groups from the nucleotides:
a.
Sugar __________ Nitrogenous Base ___________ Vitamin
b.
Sugar ___________ Vitamin ______ Phosphoric acid
c.
Sugar ___________ Nitrogenous base ________ Phosphoric
acid
d.
Phosphoric acid _________ Nitrogenous base _______
vitamin
Correct Ans. C
28.
Which of the following is hydrolyzed into simple unit:
a.
b.
c.
ribose
glucose
cellulose
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d.
fructose
Correct ans. C
29.
Glucose + Fructose _________ Sucrose + H2O
a.
b.
c.
d.
hydrolysis
condensation (dehydration)
denaturation
incorporation synthesis
Correct Ans. B
30. The unique properties of each amino acid are determined by
its particular
a.
b.
c.
d.
R group
Amino group
Kinds of peptide bonds
Number of bonds to other amino acids
Correct Ans. A
31. DNA is unique among the organic molecules of protoplasm
in that it can:
a.
b.
c.
d.
form multipolymer complexes

come apart and re-form
withstand very high temperature
replicate itself
Correct Ans. D
32.
Nucleotides of DNA molecule varies due to their:
a.
b.
c.
glycerol attachments
nitrogenous bases
sugars
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d.
phosphates
correct ans. B
33.
Adenine is a:
a.
b.
c.
d.
single ring compound

double ring compound
Triple ring compound
Multi-ring compound
Correct ans. B
34.
The function of an enzyme is to:
a.
b.
c.
d.
cause chemical reactions that would not otherwise take place

change the rate of chemical reactions.
Control the equilibrium point of reaction
Change the direction of reaction
Correct ans. B
35.
The enzyme sucrase act on:
a.
b.
c.
d.
sucrose only
sucrose and starch
any disaccharide
glycogen
Correct Ans. A
36.
Which of the following forms part of coenzyme:
a.
Diastase
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b.
c.
d.
Lipase
Vitamin
Lysine
Correct Ans. C
37.
An enzyme promotes a chemical reaction by:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Lowering the energy of activation

Causing the release of heat
Increasing molecular motion
Both A & B
Correct Ans. A
38.
Which of the following releases greatest amount of energy:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Carbohydrates
Lipid
Water
Nucleic acid
Correct ans. B
39.
Which of the following is an example of carbohydrate:
a.
b.
c.
d.
enzymes
waxes
ribose
insulin
Correct ans. C
40.
DNA molecule:
a.
b.
has a sugar-phosphate backbone

is single stranded
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c.
d.
has a certain sequence of amino acids

has a uracil base in its nucleotide
Correct ans. A
41.
The functional group COOH is:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Acidic
Basic
Never ionized
All of these
Correct Ans. (A)

42.
Which of these is nondigestible by man:
a.
b.
c.
d.
cellulose
maltose
starch
glycogen
Correct Ans. (a)

43.
A fatty acid is unsaturated if it:
a.
b.
c.
d.
contains hydrogen
contains double bonds between carbon atoms
contains an acidic group
contains no double bonds
Correct ans. (b)

44.
Glucose in solution forms a ring called:

a.
glucofuranose
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b.
c.
d.
ribofuranose
glucopyranose
ribopyranose
Correct Ans. (c)

45.
Which of the following is not soluble in water:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Sucrose
Ribose
Glycerol
Glycogen
Correct Ans. (d)

46.
Which of the following is absent in the nucleotides of RNA:
a.
Thymine
b.
Cytosine
c.
Adenine
d.
Uracil
Correct Ans. (a)
47.
The linkages between two monosaccharides is called:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Ester
Glucoside
Peptide
Nucleotide
Correct Ans. (b)

48.
Distance between twist of DNA molecule is:
a.
b.
c.
14 A
24 A
34 A
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d.
44 A
Correct Ans. (c)

49. Which of the following is a complete monomeric unit of
DNA:
a.
b.
c.
d.
pentose sugar
phosphoric acid
nucleotide
adenine
Correct Ans. (c)

50.
The formula of glyceraldehydes is:
a.
b.
c.
d.
C3 H5 O3
C3 H6 O3
C3 H4 O3
C3 H6 O4
Correct Ans. (b)

51.
The number of Carbon in oleic acid is:
a.
b.
c.
d.
16
18
20
22
Correct Ans. (b)
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52.
Vitamin A is a:
a.
b.
c.
d.
protein
wax
terpenoid
carbohydrate
Correct Ans. (c)

53.
Which of the following is not true of palmatic acid:
a.
b.
c.
d.
saturated
unsaturated
unbranched
16 carbons
Correct ans. (b)

54.
Which of these makes cellulose nondigestable:
a.
b.
c.
d.
a polymer of glucose subunits

a fibrous protein
the linkage between the glucose molecules
the peptide linkage
Correct Ans. (c)

55.
Which of these is not a lipid:
a.
b.
c.
d.
steroid
wax
polysaccharide
terpenoids
Correct Ans. (c)

56.
Which of the following is variable in an amino acid?

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a.
b.
c.
d.
Amino group
Carboxyl group
R-group
Hydrogen
Correct Ans. (c)
57.
Which of the following is resistant to degradation ?
a.
b.
c.
d.
wax
sucrose
starch
triglyceride
Correct Ans. (a)

58.
Beta Carotene is:
a.
b.
c.
d.
phospholipids
terpenoid
polysaccharide
wax
Correct Ans. (b)

59.
Which of the following is a richer source of chemical energy?
a.
b.
c.
d.
glucose
glycogen
lipids
proteins
Correct Ans. (c)

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Cholesterol is:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Diglyceride
Saturated fat
Unsaturated fat
Steroid
Correct Ans. (d)

61.
The structure of a protein can be denatured by:
a.
b.
c.
d.
the polar bond of water molecule

heat
the presence of oxygen gas
the presence of carbon dioxide gas
Correct Ans. (b)
CHAPTER 4
1.
Which of these established that the units of inheritance are
located on the chromosome?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Sutton
Waldeyer
Watson and Crick
Strickberger
Correct Ans. (a)

2.
Which of the following determines the shape of the
chromosomes?
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a.
b.
c.
d.
chromatids
chromatin material
shape of the centromeres
position of the centromere
Correct ans. (d)

3.
The morphology of the chromosome is best studied during
a.
b.
c.
d.
interphase
prophase
telophase
metaphase
Correct ans. (d)

4.
Telocentric chromosomes have centromere located at
a.
b.
c.
d.
one end
both ends
center
one side
Correct Ans. (a)

5.
Which of these chromosomes have centromere located at one
end?
a.
b.
c.
d.
acrocentric
Telocentric
Metacentric
Submetacentric
Correct ans. (b)

6.
Which of these chromosomes have a very short arm?
a.
Telocentric
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b.
c.
d.
Metacentric
Acrocentric
Submetacentric
Correct Ans. (c)

7.
Which of the following chromosomes have arms of unequal
length?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Telocentric
Metacentric
Acrocentric
Submetacentric
Correct Ans. (d)

8.
Which of the following types of chromosomes have arms of
equal length?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Metacentric
Submetacentric
Acrocentric
Telocentric
Correct Ans. (a)

9.
The total chromosome complement of a cell is called
a.
b.
c.
d.
Karyosome
Karyokinesis
Karyogamy
Karyotype
Correct Ans. (d)

10.
DNA and histones together form a structure called
a.
Centromeres
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b.
c.
d.
Nucleosome
Nucleoplasm
Centriole
Correct Ans. (b)
11. Which of the following number of molecules of various types

of histones form Nucleosome?
a.
b.
c.
d.
8
10
16
20
Correct Ans. (a)

12.
Which of these studied mitosis in plant cells?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Strassburger
Flemming
Sutton
Waldeyer
Correct Ans. (a)

13.
Which of these studied mitosis in animal cells?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Strassburger
Flemming
Sutton
Waldeyer
Correct Ans. (b)
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14.
During mitosis the process of cytoplasmic division is called
a.
b.
c.
d.
Cytomeiosis
Cytoplasmosis
Cytokinesis
Cytomitosis
Correct Ans. (c)

15.
DNA replication occurs in which phase of the cell cycle?
a.
b.
c.
d.
prophase
interphase
metaphase
Telophase
Correct Ans. (b)
16. Which of the following is part of mitosis in cells of seed

plants?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Centrioles
Asters
Spindles
Cleavage furrows
Correct Ans. (c)

17.
In plants, meiosis occurs during the formation of:
a.
b.
c.
d.
gametes
seeds
spores
zygote
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Correct Ans. (c)

18.
The prophase I of Meiosis completes in
a.
b.
c.
d.
Two stages
Three stages
Four stages
Five stages
Correct Ans. (d)

19.
The number of chromosomes in a fertilized egg is:
a.
b.
c.
d.
half as many as in unfertilized egg

the same as in sperm
twice the number as in a sperm
twice the number as in somatic cell
Correct Ans. (d)

20. All the somatic cells of a diploid organism originate from a
single cell called
a.
b.
c.
d.
gamete
autosome
spore
zygote
Correct Ans. (d)
21. If at the end of meiosis, each of the four daughter cells has
four chromosomes, how many chromosomes were in the mother
cell?
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a.
b.
c.
d.
2
4
8
16
Correct ans. (c)

22. At what phase of meiosis are homologous chromosomes
separated?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Prophase I
Anaphase I
Prophase II
Anaphase II
Correct Ans. (b)

23. The process by which homologous chromosomes being to
pair with each other is called.
a.
b.
c.
d.
chiasma
interkinesis
crossing over
synapsis
Correct Ans. (d)

24. The points at which crossing over has taken place between
homologous chromosomes are called
a.
Chiasmata
b.
Centromeres
c.
Synapsis
d.
Centrosomes
Correct Ans. (a)
25. Crossing over occurs during
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a.
b.
c.
d.
leptotene
zygotene
pachytene
diplotene
Correct Ans. (c)
26.
During what phase of meiosis tetrads are form?
a.
b.
c.
d.
prophase I
prophase II
metaphase I
metaphase II
Correct Ans. (a)

27. During what phase of meiosis the nuclear envelop breaks
down?
a.
b.
c.
d.
prophase I
metaphase
anaphase I
telophase I
Correct Ans. (b)
CHAPTER 5
1.
Which of the following is caused by bacteria?
a.
b.
Tetanus
Measles
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c.
d.
Malaria
Ringworm
Correct Ans. (a)

2.
Food can be preserved when pH of the medium is:
a.
b.
c.
d.
acidic
basic
neutral
none of these
Correct Ans. (a)

3.
They play a role in the making of dairy products:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Viruses
Bacteria
Algae
Plasmodium
Correct ans. (b)

4.
Viruses belong to the group:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Prokaryotes
Eukaryotes
Monera
None of these
Correct Ans. (d)

5.
Common cold is caused by:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Bacteria
Viruses
Fungi
Plasmodium
Correct Ans. (b)

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6.
They fix atmospheric Nitrogen:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Virus
Fungi
Bacteria
Both A & B
Correct Ans. (c)

7.
In lytic life cycle bacterial cell:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Continues its normal life processes

Bursts and dies
Starts division
Forms endospore
Correct Ans. (b)

8.
Amino acids are present in the cell wall of:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Bryophytes
Fungi
Bacteria
Gymnosperms
Correct ans. (c)

9.
Inside photosynthetic bacteria, Chlorophyll is:
a.
b.
c.
Localized in Chloroplast
Present inside Mitochondria
Dispersed in the cytoplasm
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d.
Absent
Correct Ans. (c)

10. In blue-green algae nitrogen fixation occurs in specialized
cells called:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Harmogonia
Akinetes
Heterocysts
Zygospores
Correct Ans. (c)
11. Under ideal condition a bacterial cell divides about every 20

minutes. It takes 200 minutes to fill a culture tube. How much time
will it take to fill a test tube of double size.
a.
b.
c.
d.
400 minutes
220 minutes
240 minutes
300 minutes
Correct Ans. (b)

12.
A virus that can reproduce without killing its host is called:
a.
b.
c.
d.
lytic virus
retroactive virus
temprate virus
virion
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Correct Ans. (c)

13. When a bacteriophage, in its lytic phase carries some of the
bacteriums partially digested chromosome with it to another host
cell, the process is called:
a.
b.
c.
d.
transformation
transduction
transportation
conjugation
Correct Ans. (b)

14. Which of the following is not true of organisms in the
kingdom Monera ?
a.
b.
c.
d.
they reproduce by mitosis

no cellulose cell wall
no nuclear envelop
have prokaryotic cellular organization
Correct Ans. (a)

15.
Slimy capsule of bacteria is made by:
a.
b.
c.
d.
lipid
protein
polysaccharide
sucrose
Correct ans. (c)
16. Avery and his colleagues confirmed that the transforming

material is that:
a.
b.
c.
RNA
DNA
Protein
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d.
Lipid
Correct Ans. (b)

17.
Which of these is found in viruses:
a.
b.
c.
d.
cell membrane
ribosome
nucleic acid
tail and head
Correct Ans. (c)

18.
Which of the following is a true statement:
a.
b.
c.
d.
viruses carry with them their own ribosome

new viral ribosomes form after viral DNA enters the cell
viruses use the host ribosomes for protein synthesis
none of these
Correct Ans. (c)

19.
Which of the following is an example of a viral disease:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Tuberculosis
AIDS
Anthrax
Tetanus
Correct Ans. (b)

20.
The elimination of bacteria from a medium is called:
a.
b.
c.
d.
inoculation
sterilization
staining
fermentation
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Correct Ans. (b)
21.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Bacteria survive unfavourable condition by:

endospore
fission
conjugation
moving
Correct Ans. (a)

22.
Which of the following is nonliving character of virus?
a.
b.
c.
d.
genetic recombination
mutation
reproduction
crystallization
Correct Ans. (d)

23.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Which of the following is not a viral disease?

small pox
tetanus
mumps
measles
Correct Ans. (b)

24.
Polio virus is:
a.
b.
c.
d.
rod-shaped
tadpole shaped
spiral
spherical
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Correct Ans. (d)

25.
Which of the following is a viral disease?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Malaria
Crown gall
Mumps
Pneumonia
Correct Ans. (c)

26. Which of the following character of living things is found in
vrisues?
a.
b.
c.
d.
respiration
genetic recombination
photosynthesis
all of these
Correct Ans. (b)

27. Which of the following is present in the cytoplasm of
prokaryotes?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Mitochondria
Ribosome
Endoplasmic reticulum
All of these
Correct Ans. (b)

28. Bacterial are haploid organisms because the number of
chromosomes in their cells is:
a.
b.
c.
2
4
8
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d.
None of these
Correct Ans. (d)

29. Which of the following is present in the cytoplasm of
bacterial cell?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Glycogen
Protein
Fats
Starch
Correct Ans. (d)

30. Cell membrane of bacterial cell invaginates producing
structure called:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Polysome
Endosome
Mesosome
Centrosome
Correct Ans. (c)

31.
The chlorophyll of photosynthetic bacterial is localized in:
a.
b.
c.
d.
nucleus
chloroplast
mitochondria
none of these
Correct Ans. (d)
32.
For the preparation of food, chemosynthetic bacteria use:

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a.
b.
c.
d.
solar energy
chemical energy
nuclear energy
thermal energy
Correct Ans. (b)

33.
Curing of tobacco involves:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Fungi
Algae
Cyanobacteria
Bacteria
Correct Ans. (d)

34. The conversion of atmospheric nitrogen into nitrates by
bacteria is called:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Nitrification
Nitrogen fixation
Denitrification
Bacteria
Correct Ans. (b)

35. In the retting of flax and hempcellulose fibers are freed by
bacteria which decompose:
a.
b.
c.
d.
cellulose
pectin
starch
glycogen
Correct Ans. (b)

36.
In blue-green algae photosynthesis takes place in:

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a.
b.
c.
d.
Chloroplast
Chromoplast
Extensive system of membranes located at the router edge
Mitochondria
Correct Ans. (c)
37. Which of the following diseases of plants is caused by

bacterial?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Rust
Crowngall
Smut
Powdery mildew
Correct Ans. (b)

38. Which of the following is cultivated in rice fields for the
increase of soil fertility?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Anabaena
Chlamydomonas
Rhizobium
Rhizopus
Correct Ans. (a)

39.
Unicellular blue-green algae reproduce by:
a.
b.
c.
d.
fragmentation
conjugation
cell division
hormogonia
Correct Ans. (c)

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40. Which of the following is enlarged resting cell with

thickened walls, large food reserve and DNA?
a.
b.
c.
d.
trichome
hormogonium
ovum
akinete
Correct Ans. (d)

41.
Which of the following is not true of Nostoc?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Autotroph
Filamentous
Unicellular
Heterocyst
Correct Ans. (c)
42.
Nutrients are returned to the environment by:
a.
b.
c.
d.
producers
decomposers
herbivores
carnovores
Correct Ans. (b)

43.
Which of the following is caused by bacteria?
a.
b.
c.
chicken pox
leprosy
ring worm
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d.
AIDS
Correct Ans. (b)
CHAPTER 6
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1.
is:
In majority of the Fungi the chief component of the cell wall
a.
b.
c.
d.
Cellulose
Lignin
Protein
Chitin
Correct Ans. (d)

2.
Cellulose is absent in the cell wall of most:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Fungi
Algae
Pteredophytes
Bryophytes
Correct Ans. (a)

3.
The hyphae of Rhizopus are :
a.
b.
c.
d.
Non-septate
Septate
Uninucleate
Non of these
Correct Ans. (a)

4.
Rhizopus is:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Parasite
Sporophyte
Tracheophyte
Saprophyte
Correct Ans. (d)

5.
The spores of Rhizopus are:

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a.
b.
c.
d.
Motile
Non-motile
Flagellate
Naked
6.
Which of the following is used in cheese production:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Amanita
Rhizopus
Penecillium
Neurospora
Correct Ans. (b)
Correct Ans. (c)

7.
Smut is caused by:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Bacteria
Virus
Plasmodium
Fungi
Correct Ans. (d)

8.
Which of the following is a human disease caused by Fungi?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Powdery mildew
Ring worm
Rusts
Downy mildew
Correct Ans. (b)

9.
Ulva is:
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a.
b.
c.
d.
Unicellular
Filamentous
Tubular
None of these
Correct Ans. (a)

10. Sexual reproduction in which small male gamete is motile
while the large female gamete is immotile is called:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Isogamy
Anisogamy
Oogamy
Karyogamy
Correct Ans. (d)

11. Mycorrhiza is association of:
a.
Root-fungus
b.
Stem-fungus
c.
Alga-fungus
d.
Bacteria-fungus
Correct Ans. (a)
12.
Mycorrhizal association is:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Parasitic
Symbiotic
Saprophytic
Chlorophytic
Correct Ans. (b)

13.
Sporophyte generation produces:
a.
b.
Gametes
Zygote
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c.
d.
Embryo
Spores
Correct Ans. (d)

14.
The chromosome number in the gametes of Ulva is:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Diploid
Triploid
Teraploid
Monoploid
Correct ans. (d)

15. The number of chromosomes in the cells of the Sporophyte
plant body of Ulva is:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Diploid
Triploid
Teraploid
Monoploid
Correct Ans. (a)

16.
Euglena is an animal because it lacks:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Nucleus
Chloroplast
Cell wall
Cell membrane
Correct Ans. (c)

17.
Mycelium is a term used for:
a.
b.
c.
Mass of spores
Mass of sporangia
Mass of hyphae
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d.
Zoospores
Correct Ans. (c)
18.
Root-like hyphae of Rhizopus are called:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Stolon
Sporangiophore
Rhizoids
Rhizophores
Correct Ans. (c)

19.
Pyrenoid is involved in:
a.
b.
c.
d.
conversion of sugar into starch

Conversion of starch into sugar
Synthesis of protein
Photosynthesis
Correct Ans. (a)

20.
Stigeoclonium is:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Fresh water unicellular green alga

Fresh water multi cellular blue-green alga
Fresh water multi cellular green alga
Marine multi cellular green alga
Correct Ans. (c)

21.
Morels and truffles are:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Poisonous
Non-edible
Delicious
None of these
Correct Ans. (c)

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22.
In Rhizopus food is stored in the form of:
a.
b.
c.
d.
starch
glucose
lipid
glycogen
Correct Ans. (d)

23.
Amanita is:
a.
Useful
b.
Edible
c.
Poisonous
d.
None of these
Correct Ans. (c)
24. In which of the following reproductive organs are not
surrounded by sterile cells?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Thallophytes
Bryophytes
Pteriodophytes
Spermatophytes
Correct Ans. (a)

25.
Which of the following lack chlorophyll?
a.
b.
c.
d.
algae
mosses
liverworts
fungi
Correct Ans. (d)
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26.
The saprophytes
a.
b.
c.
d.
live on living organic matter

prepare their own food
live on non-living organic matter
do not need food
Correct Ans. (c)

27. Which of the following is not the asexual method of
reproduction in fungi?
a.
b.
c.
d.
fragmentation
budding
spore formation
conjugation
Correct Ans. (d)

28. Which of the following is common method of asexual
reproduction in yeasts?
a.
b.
c.
d.
budding
binary fission
multiple fission
spore formation
correct Ans. (a)
29.
Which of the following is included in sexual reproduction?
a.
b.
meiosis
fusion of haploid nuclei
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c.
d.
formation of zygote
all of these
Correct Ans. (d)

30.
The hyphae of Rhizopus are:
a.
b.
c.
d.
without nuclei
Uninucleate
Binucleate
Multinucleate
Correct Ans. (d)

31.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Which of the following constitute the body of Rhizopus?

Stolon
Sporangiophores
Rhizoids
All of these
Correct Ans. (d)

32. Which of the following anchor the Rhizopus and absorb
nutrients?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Stolon
Rhizoids
Sporangiophores
None of these
Correct Ans. (b)

33. Which of the following form a network over the surface of
the food?
a.
b.
c.
stolon
rhizoids
Sporangiophores
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d.
All of these
Correct Ans. (a)

34. The dome shaped structure formed in the sporangium of
Rhizopus is called:
a.
crown
b.
corona
c.
columella
d.
calyptra
Correct Ans. (c)
35. Each gametangium in Rhizopus contains:
a.
b.
c.
d.
One nucleus
Two nuclei
Many nuclei
No nucleus
Correct Ans. (c)
36. Which of the following is adaptation of fungi for terrestrial

mode of life?
a.
b.
c.
d.
production of zoospores
heterotrophic mode of nutrition
presence of cell wall
absence of flagellated spores
Correct Ans. (d)
37.
Which of the following is not true of zygospore of Rhizopus?
a.
b.
c.
d.
without a wall
has diploid nuclei
has a thick wall
resistant to unfavourable condition
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Correct Ans. (a)

38. Which of the following has been used extensively in
understanding the principles of inheritance?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Rhizopus
Agaricus
Neurospora
Penecillium
Correct Ans. (c)

39.
Which of the following is edible?
a.
Amanita
b.
Morels
c.
Rhizopus
d.
All of these
Correct Ans. (b)
40. Which of the following causes rusts in cereals?
a.
Rhizopus
b.
Penecillium
c.
Puccinia
d.
Neurospora
Correct Ans. (c)
41.
Which of the following causes smut in wheat?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Phytophthora
Ustilago
Agaricus
Aspergillus
Correct Ans. (b)
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42.
Which of the following diseases is not caused by fungi?
a.
b.
c.
d.
potato blight
fire-blight
powdery mildew
downy mildew
Correct ans. (b)

43.
Athletes foot disease in man caused by:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Epidermophyton
Penecillium
Rhizopus
Agaricus
Correct Ans. (a)

44.
Which of the following is useful activity of fungi?
a.
b.
c.
d.
decomposition of food
causing diseases
recycling nutrient by decomposing organic compounds
destroying of timbers
Correct Ans. (c)

45.
Which of the following is not present in Chlamydomonas?
a.
b.
c.
d.
cup-shaped chloroplast
eye spot
nucleus
central vacuole
Correct Ans. (d)
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46. Which of the following is the method of asexual reproduction

in Chlamydomonas?
a.
b.
c.
d.
budding
fragmentation
Akinetes formation
Zoospore formation
Correct Ans. (d)

47.
Meiosis in Stigeoclonium occurs:
a.
b.
c.
d.
before gamete formation

after gamete formation
in the zygote
during zoospore formation
Correct Ans. (c)

48. Which of the following genera exhibits an alternation of
generations, with haploid and diploid multicellular phase?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Chlamydomonas
Stigeoclonium
Ulva
Euglena
Correct Ans. (c)

49. In which of the following multicellular haploid phase
alternates with unicellular diploid phase?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Chlamydomonas
Stigeoclonium
Ulva
Euglena
Correct Ans. (c)
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50.
Which of the following statement is true of Fungi Imperfecti?
a.
b.
c.
d.
produce gametes
reproduce sexually
have sexual phase
lack sexual phase
Correct Ans. (d)
51.
Zygotes of species in the group Thallophyta
a.
b.
c.
d.
do not develop into embryo with in the parent plant

are flagellated
have triploid nuclei
form from the union of diploid cells
Correct Ans. (a)

52. Where there is alternation of generation, the diploid
multicellular plant is called:
a.
b.
c.
d.
gametophyte
saprophyte
Sporophyte
Parasite
Correct Ans. (c)

53.
Which of the following is mismatched?
a.
b.
Rhizopus_______ heterotrophic
Pink bread mold ______ Penecillium
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c.
d.
Stigeoclonium ______ heterotrichous

Ulva ______ marine
Correct Ans. (b)

54.
Which of the following is the characteristic of all fungi?
a.
b.
c.
d.
autotrophic
parasitic
saprophytic
heterotrophic
Correct Ans. (d)

55.
The fusion of two motile dissimilar gametes is called:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Isogamy
Anisogamy
Oogamy
somatogamy
Correct Ans. (b)

56. Zygospores are generally absent in a culture of Rhizopus
hyphae developed from a single spore due to:
a.
b.
c.
d.
deficiency of nutrients
excess of nutrients
presence of plus and minus strains
absence of plus and minus strains
Correct Ans. (d)
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1.
They retain zygote after fertilization in the female
reproductive organ which develops into an embryo:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Algae
Fungi
Cyanobacteria
Bryophytes
Correct Ans. (d)

2.
It is much more uniform habitat and better supplied with
nutrients:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Land
Air
Water
Ice
Correct Ans. (c)

3.
The reproductive organs of moss plants are located on the:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Side of stem
Base of stem
Tip of stem
Axil of leaves
Correct Ans. (c)

4.
The dominant generation in Bryophytes is:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Sporophyte
Gametophyte
Saprophyte
Tracheophyte
Correct Ans. (b)

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5.
Antheridium produces:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Eggs
Sperms
Spores
Zygotes
Correct Ans. (b)
6.
The sex organs of moss plant are:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Unicellular
Bicellular
Tricellular
Multicellular
Correct Ans. (d)

7.
The large nonmotile egg formed in heterogamy is full of:
a.
b.
c.
d.
stored food
water
air
waste matter
Correct Ans. (a)

8.
Embryos are present in all:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Bryophytes
Vascular plants
Algae
Both A & B
Correct Ans. (d)

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9.
The zygote in moss plant divides and produces:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Sperms
Eggs
Embryo
Spores
Correct ans. (c)

10.
In moss plant, spore on germination develops into:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Sporophyte
Gametophyte
Liverworts
Pteredophytes
Correct Ans. (b)
11.
In Moss plant:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Gametophyte is dependent on Sporophyte

Sporophyte is dependent on gametophyte
Both are independent from each other
Both are dependent on each other for food
Correct Ans. (b)

12.
Alternation of generation:
a.
b.
Increases the chances of survival

Decreases the chances of survival
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c.
d.
Does not affect survival

None of these
Correct Ans. (a)

13.
Meiosis (reduction division) in moss plant occurs:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Before gametes formation

Before spore formation
After spore formation
After gametes formation
Correct ans. (b)

14.
Which of the following have unicellular reproductive organs?
a.
b.
c.
d.
mosses
algae
liverworts
Pteredophytes
Correct Ans. (b)

15. Which of the following characteristics are adopted by
organisms for life on land?
a.
b.
c.
d.
multicellular plant body

heterogamy
formation of embryos
all of these
Correct ans. (d)
16.
Which of the following is an example of liverworts?
a.
Funaria
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b.
c.
d.
Marchantia
Ulva
Penecillium
Correct Ans. (b)

17. The diffusion of oxygen and carbon dioxide in bryophytes
take place through the:
a.
b.
c.
d.
epidermal cells
stomata
pores in the epidermis
cuticle
Correct Ans. (c)

18.
The female sex organs in moss plant are called:
a.
b.
c.
d.
archegonia
antheridia
sporangia
oogonia
Correct Ans. (a)

19.
Which of the following are produced in archegonia?
a.
b.
c.
d.
sperms
eggs
ovules
spores
Correct Ans. (b)

20. Which of the following produces embryo with in the parent
plant?
a.
Rhizopus
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b.
c.
d.
Ulva
Funaria
Stigeoclonium
Correct Ans. (c)
21.
The alternation of generation in moss plant is:
a.
b.
c.
d.
isomorphic
heterosporic
isogamic
heteromorphic
Correct Ans. (d)

22.
The gametophyte of a moss plant is:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Monoploid
Diploid
Triploid
Polyploidy
Correct Ans. (a)

23.
Which of the following is mismatched in bryophytes?
a.
b.
c.
d.
archegonia _____ eggs

Antheridia _____ spores
Bryophytes ___ non __vascular plants
Gametophyte ____ dominant
Correct Ans. (b)
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24.
A moss sperm moves by means of:
a.
b.
c.
d.
pseudopodia
one flagellum
two flagella
none of these
Correct Ans. (c)

25.
The bryophyte sperm attracted to the egg by:
a.
b.
c.
d.
moving currents of water

chemical secretions
opposite electric charges
none of these
Correct Ans. (b)
26. Embryonic development of the bryophyte zygote takes places

in the:
a.
b.
c.
d.
protonema
sporogonium
Antheridium
archegonium
Correct Ans. (d)
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1.
They are non-vascular plants:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Hosrsetails
Conifers
Club mosses
Liverworts
Correct Ans. (d)

2.
They are water conducting cells of xylem tissue:
a.
b.
c.
d.
parenchyma
sclera chyma
trachieds
sieve tubes
Correct Ans. (c)

3.
It is dominant generation in tracheophytes:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Gametophyte
Saprophyte
Sporophyte
Thallophyte
Correct Ans. (c)

4.
It is the oldest vascular plants:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Psilotum
Selaginella
Lycopodium
Equisetum
Correct Ans. (a)

5.
It is a fossil vascular plant:
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a.
b.
c.
d.
Rhynia
Psilotum
Pinus
Lycopodium
6.
The branches of primitive vascular plants are:
a.
b.
c.
d.
U-shaped
V-shaped
Y-shaped
W-shaped
Correct Ans. (a)
Correct Ans. (c)

7.
Xylem in the stem of primitive vascular plants is:
a.
b.
c.
absent
external to phloem
none of these
Correct Ans. (C)

8.
The number of veins in Megaphyllous leaf is:
a.
b.
c.
d.
One
Two
Three
Many
Correct Ans. (d)

9.
The first step in the evolution of Megaphyllous leaf is called:

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a.
b.
c.
d.
Webbing
Formation of out growth
Planation
Plantation
Correct Ans. (c)

10. In Selaginella, roots are produced from leafless branches
called:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Rhizoids
Rhizomorph
Rhizophores
Sporophore
Correct Ans. (c)
11.
The stem of Selaginella does not contain:
a.
b.
c.
d.
xylem
Phloem
Cambium
Epidermis
Correct Ans. (c)

12.
Male gametophyte develops from:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Archegonium
Antheridium
Megaspore
Microspore
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Correct Ans. (d)

13.
The embryo of Selaginella develops into:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Gametophyte
Thallophyte
Saprophyte
Sporophyte
Correct Ans. (d)

14.
Production of two types of spores is called:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Microspory
Megaspory
Homospory
Heterospory
Correct Ans. (d)

15.
All seed plants are:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Homosporous
Isogamous
Heterosporous
None of these
Correct Ans. (c)

16.
Megaspore develops into:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Male gametophyte
Female gametophyte
Male Sporophyte
Female Sporophyte
Correct Ans. (b)

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17.
Pollen tube is required for the production of:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Embryo
Spore
Zygote
Seed
Correct Ans. (d)

18. Integumented mega sporangium in which megaspore is
retained is called:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Ovule
Seed
Embryo
Pollen tube
Correct Ans. (a)

19.
In Selaginella the embryo develops into:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Root, stem, leaves and cotyledons

Root, stem, leaves and flowers
Root, stem, leaves and seeds
Root, stem, leaves and fruits
Correct Ans. (a)

20.
Primitive vascular paints had sporangia at:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Axils of leaves
Bases of branches
Tips of branches
Both A & B
Correct Ans. (c)
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21. Which one of the following is necessary for the development

of seed?
a.
b.
c.
d.
introduction of Heterospory
retention of the megaspore within mega sporangium
development of pollen tube
all of these
Correct Ans. (d)
22.
Which of the following are non-vascular plants?
a.
b.
c.
d.
club mosses
ferns
mosses
conifers
Correct Ans. (c)

23.
In tracheophyte the Sporophyte generation is
a.
b.
c.
d.
dependent
dominant
without leaves
without roots
Correct Ans. (b)

24. Which of the following is not the character of gametophyts in
tracheophyte?
a.
b.
large
reduced
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c.
d.
short lived
small
Correct Ans. (a)

25.
Which of the following do not produce seeds?
a.
b.
c.
d.
ferns
club mosses
horse tails
all of these
Correct Ans. (d)

26. The Pteredophytes are also called lower vascular plants
because they:
a.
b.
c.
d.
contain cambium
do not produce seeds
produce flowers
non of these
Correct Ans. (b)
27.
Which of the following do not have true leaves?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Psilotum
Selaginella
Equisetum
Lycopodium
Correct Ans. (d)

28.
The oldest known vascular plants were widespread about

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a.
b.
c.
d.
300 million year ago

400 million years ago
Correct Ans. (a)

29. In which of the following only the stem performs the
function of photosynthesis?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Psilotum
Selaginella
Lycopodium
Equisetum
Correct Ans. (a)

30. Which of the following number of rows of leaves are present
on the stem of Selaginella?
a.
b.
c.
d.
two
four
five
six
correct Ans. (b)

31.
Which of the following is not the part of Selaginella plant?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Stem
Root
Seed
Leaves
Correct Ans. (c)
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32. Reproductive leaves produced at the ends of upright branches

in Selaginella are called:
a.
b.
c.
d.
sporophylls
sporangia
sporocarps
spermatia
Correct Ans. (a)

33.
In Selaginella, sporangia are produced:
a.
b.
c.
d.
at the lower margins of leaves

on the lower surface of leaves
in the axils of sporophyll
on the upper surface of sporophylls
Correct Ans. (c)

34.
Megaspores are produced inside
a.
b.
c.
d.
microsporangia
megasporangia
archegonia
antheridia
Correct Ans. (b)

35.
Meiosis in Selaginella occurs
a.
b.
c.
d.
before zygote germination

before gametes formation
before spores formation
after spore formation
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correct Ans. (c)

36.
In Selaginella sperms are transported to the egg through
a.
b.
c.
d.
insects
water
pollen tube
air
correct Ans. (b)
37. Which of the following are trends towards seed habit

exhibited by Selaginella?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Heterospory
Presence of pollen tube
Non-flagellated sperms
Dependency on water for fertilization
Correct Ans. (a)

38.
In which of the following sporangium is enveloped in a leaf?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Equisetum
Psilotum
Selaginella
Lycopodium
Correct Ans. (d)

39.
The sporangia of horsetail (Equisetum) cones are produced
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a.
b.
c.
d.
in the axils of leaves

on the tip of branches
on little branches
enveloped in leaf
Correct Ans. (c)

40. In which of the following sporangia are not properly
protected?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Pines
Psilotum
Selaginella
Lycopodium
Correct Ans. (b)

41.
Which of the following is not the character of seed plants?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Heterospory
Presence of pollen tube
Dependency on water for fertilization
Development of seed
Correct Ans. (c)
42.
Which of the following are the characteristics of the ovule?
a.
b.
c.
d.
presence of integument
retention of megaspore
maturation into seed
all of these
Correct Ans. (d)
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43. Which of the following helped the seed plants to adapt to a

wide variety of environments?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Heterospory
Presence of roots
No dependency on external water for fertilization
Production of leaves
Correct Ans. (c)

44.
Sperms are transported to the egg in seed plants through?
a.
b.
c.
d.
water
pollen tube
insects
air
Correct Ans. (b)

45.
A plant in the division Tracheophyta has a Sporophyte with
a.
b.
c.
d.
isogametes
flagellated and motile eggs
vessels that transport fluids
no independent life
correct Ans. (c)

46. In Selaginella, of the two cells formed by the first division of
zygote, only one develops into an embryo while the other grows
into an elongated structure called.
a.
b.
c.
d.
rhizophore
radical
suspensor
prothallus
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Correct Ans. (c)
CHAPTER 9
1.
Which of the following belongs to Gymnosperm group:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Cedrus
Wheat
Sugar cane
Tobacco
Correct Ans. (a)

2.
The leaves produced by the Pinus plant are:
a.
b.
c.
d.
One type
Two types
Three types
Four types
Correct Ans. (b)

3.
Pinus produces:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Cones
Fruits
Flowers
None of these
Correct Ans. (a)

4.
The numb of microsporangia in each sporophyll of male cone
of Pinus is:
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a.
b.
c.
d.
One
Two
Three
Four
Correct Ans. (b)

5.
Megaspore divides by mitosis and forms:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Male gametophyte
Male Sporophyte
Female gametophyte
Female Sporophyte
6.
The seed of Pinus germinates and forms new:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Sporophyte
Micro gametophyte
Thallophyte
Mega gametophyte
Correct Ans. (c)
Correct Ans. (a)

7.
The endosperm in Angiosperm is:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Monoploid
Triploid
Diploid
Teraploid
Correct Ans. (b)

8.
The Endosperm in Gymnosperms is:
a.
b.
Triploid
Diploid
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c.
d.
Monoploid
Tetraploid
Correct Ans. (c)

9.
Antheridia are produced by:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Pine
Pea
Mustard
None of these
Correct Ans. (d)

10.
They lack secondary growth:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Gymnosperms
Angiosperms
Pteredophytes
Both A & B
Correct Ans. (c)

11.
Which of the following produce flowers?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Bryophytes
Pterdophytes
Gymnosperms
Angiosperms
Correct Ans. (d)

12. When calyx and corolla are not distinguishable, they are
collectively called:
a.
b.
c.
Panicle
Pedicel
Protoplast
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d.
Perianth
Correct Ans. (d)

13. It is a racemose inflorescence in which the main axis is
elongated and the flowers are sessile:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Corymb
Umbel
Capitulum
Spike
Correct Ans. (d)

14.
In Cassia fistula the inflorescence is:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Typical raceme
Typical cyme
Umbel
Catkin
Correct Ans. (a)

15.
A branched raceme is called:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Panicle
Capitulum
Umbel
Corymb
Correct Ans. (a)

16. In which of the following, flowers are sessile and crowded
together on a short axis?
a.
b.
c.
Umbel
Corymb
Panicle
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d.
Capitulum
Correct Ans. (d)
17.
Iberis (Candytuft) is an example of:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Spike
Catkin
Corymb
Cyme
Correct Ans. (c)

18.
In Euphorbia, the inflorescence is:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Uniparous
Biparous
Multiparous
None of these
Correct Ans. (c)

19.
In wind pollinated flowers the petals are:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Large
Coloured
Scented
Small and dry
Correct Ans. (d)

20.
Triticum aestivum belongs to the family:
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a.
b.
c.
d.
Solanaceae
Poaceae (Graminae)
Brassicaceae
Leguminosae
Correct Ans. (b)

21.
Female gametophyte of an angiosperm consists of:
a.
b.
c.
d.
3 cells
5 cells
7 cells
9 cells
Correct Ans. (c)

22.
a.
b.
c.
d.
The male gametophyte of an angiosperm consists of:

one cell
2 cells
3 cells
4 cells
Correct Ans. (c)

23.
Endosperm mother cell is:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Monoploid
Diploid
Triploid
Tetraploid
Correct Ans. (b)

24. Their cotyledons absorb the endosperm tissue and are greatly
enlarged:
a.
Castor oil
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b.
c.
d.
Rice
Corn
Bean
Correct Ans. (d)

25. The protective covering (integument) of the ovule is
transformed into:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Embryo
Cotyledon
Hypocotyl
Seed coat (testa)
Correct Ans. (d)

26.
Which of the following produces winged fruits ?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Guavas
Cocklebur
Dodonaea
Coconut
Correct Ans. (c)
27. It is an underground stem that is short, thickened, and fleshy

containing food material:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Rhizome
Tuber
Corm
Bulb
Correct Ans. (c)
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29.
Which of the following type of stem is found in iris:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Rhizome
Tuber
Corm
Bulb
Correct Ans. (a)

30.
Potato is an example of
a.
b.
c.
d.
Rhizome
Tuber
Corm
Bulb
Correct Ans. (b)

31.
Organisms in this kingdom are made of prokaryotic cells:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Protista
Plantae
Fungi
Monera
Correct Ans. (d)

32.
Ovary is oblique in:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Brassicaceae (Cruciferae)
Solanaceae
Leguminosae
Graminae
Correct Ans. (b)
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33.
Raphanus sativus is the botanical name of:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Turnip
Tomato
Radich
Mustard
Correct Ans. (c)

34. Their roots contain nitrogen fixing bacteria:
a.
Tomato
b.
Potato
c.
Legumes
d.
Maize
Correct Ans. (c)
35.
The sporangia of conifers are located on the
a.
b.
c.
d.
tips of needles
scales of the cones
bases of the needles
axils of the branches
Correct Ans. (b)

36.
The microspore of conifers divides by mitosis to produce a
a.
b.
c.
d.
multicellular embryo
male Sporophyte
male gametophyte
female gametophyte
Correct Ans. (c)

37.
The plant body of a Pinus is
a.
gametophyte
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b.
c.
d.
saprophyte
Sporophyte
Parasite
Correct Ans. (c)

38.
In Pinus plant megaspore
a.
b.
c.
d.
is released from the asporangium before germination

is never released from the mega sporangium
is released from the mega sporangium after germination
develops into male gametophyte
Correct Ans. (b)

39. In how much time the process of seed formation is completed
in Pinus?
a.
b.
c.
d.
one year
two years
three years
four years
Correct Ans. (c)
40. Which of the following is not shared by both the

Pteridophytes and Gymnosperms?
a.
b.
c.
d.
presence of vascular tissues

presence of archegonia
presence of antheridia
dominant Sporophyte generation
Correct Ans. (c)
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41. Which of the following characters are shared by both the

Gymnosperms and Angiosperms?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Heterospory
Seed production
Pollen tube formation
All of these
Correct Ans. (d)

42. Which of the following characters is not shared by both the
Gymnosperms and Angiosperms?
a.
b.
c.
d.
presence of vessels
pollen tube
seed production
Heterospory
Correct Ans. (a)

43.
Which of these is not the characteristic of an Angiosperm?
a.
b.
c.
d.
enclosed seed
presence of archegonia
double fertilization
triploid endosperm
Correct Ans. (b)

44.
Which of the following is an example of spike?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Brassica
Achyranthus
Iberis
Cassia
Correct Ans. (b)

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45.
Which of the following is an example of Biparous cyme?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Silene
Tradescantia
Begonia
Euphorbia
Correct Ans. (a)

46. In which of the following endosperm is involved in the
process of fertilization?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Gymnosperms
Pteredophytes
Angiosperms
Algae
Correct Ans. (c)

47.
Which of the following is part of an embryo?
a.
b.
c.
d.
hypocotyls
radical
epicotyl
all of these
Correct Ans. (d)

48.
Which of the following is not part of an embryo?
a.
b.
c.
d.
cotyledon
endosperm
plumule
epicotyl
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Correct Ans. (b)

49. In which of the following the endosperm tissue continues to
grows as the ovule matures into a seed?
a.
b.
c.
d.
corn
bean
pea
gram
Correct Ans. (a)
50. Which of the following is not the feature of flowers

pollinated by wind?
a.
b.
c.
d.
small petals
abundance of pollen grains
production of nectar
large feathery structure of the tip of pistils
Correct Ans. (c)

51. Which of the following is the character of insect pollinated
flowers?
a.
b.
c.
d.
large petals
coloured petals
production of nectar
all of these
Correct Ans. (d)

52.
In the life cycle of angiosperms meiosis occurs
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a.
b.
c.
d.
during seed formation

before seed formation
after spore formation
during gametes formation
Correct Ans. (b)

53. Which of the following is not the part of Sporophyte of an
angiosperm?
a.
b.
c.
d.
sperm
roots
leaves
stem
Correct Ans. (a)

54.
The corn grain is a/an
a.
b.
c.
d.
seed
embryo
spore
fruit with a single seed
Correct Ans. (d)
55.
The number of cotyledons present in bean seed is:
a.
b.
c.
d.
one
two
three
four
Correct Ans. (b)

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56. Which of the following is the number of cotyledons in corn

seed?
a.
b.
c.
d.
one
two
three
four
Correct Ans. (a)

57. The fruits of which of the following are provided with
hooks?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Dodonaea
Cocklebur
Coconut
Grapes
Correct Ans. (b)

58. Which of the following generally possesses only primary
wood?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Monocotyledons
Gymnosperms
Dicotyledons
All of these
Correct Ans. (a)

59.
Which of the following fruits are parthenocarpic?
a.
b.
c.
d.
apples
oranges
mangoes
bananas
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Correct Ans. (d)
60. In which of the following the thalamus forms the edible part
of the fruit?
a.
b.
c.
d.
pea
apple
grapes
mango
Correct Ans. (b)

61. The chief characteristic of the succulents is that the bulk of
the plant body is composed of
a.
b.
c.
d.
food storage cells

water storage cells
reproductive cells
dead cells
Correct Ans. (b)

62. Which of the following is reduced if the leaves are succulents
in the succulent plants?
a.
b.
c.
d.
stem
roots
flowers
fruits
Correct Ans. (a)

63. Which of the following is not the characteristic of the
succulents?
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a.
well developed cuticle
b.
low rate of transpiration
c.
volume of the shoot is less in proportion to the surface
exposed
d.
volume of the shoot is great in proportion to the surface
exposed
Correct Ans. (d)
64.
Which of the following has stored food in the form of sugars?
a.
b.
c.
d.
stem tuber
bulb
corm
rhizome
Correct Ans. (b)

65. Which of the following established rules for binomial
nomenclature?
a.
b.
c.
d.
H.C. Gram
C. Linnaeus
R. Whittaker
Stanley
Correct Ans. (b)

66. Which of the following established five kingdom system of
the living organisms?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Stanley
C. Linnaeus
Lederberg
R. Whittaker
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Correct Ans. (d)

67. Which of the following is not the characteristic of
Gymnosperm?
a.
b.
c.
d.
stem
root
flower
leaf
Correct Ans. (c)

68.
Which of these is an example of uniparous cyme?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Euphorbia
Tradescantia
Ipomoea
Achyranthes
Correct Ans. (b)

69. Which of the following is the approximate number of species
in the family Brassicaceae (Cruciferae)?
a.
b.
c.
d.
2000
3000
4000
5000
Correct Ans. (b)
70.
Sisymbrium irio belongs to the family
a.
Solanaceae
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b.
c.
d.
Fabaceae
Brassicaceae (Cruciferae)
Poaceae
Correct Ans. (c)

71.
Which of the following belongs to the family Solanaceae?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Cicer arietinum
Iberis amara
Zea mays
Capsicum annum
Correct Ans. (d)

72. In which of the following families Gynoecium consists of
only one pistil?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Leguminosae (Fabaceae)
Solanaceae
Brassicaceae
None of these
Correct Ans. (a)

73. Which of the following are adapted to survival under
conditions of a limit supply of water?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Bryophytes
Hydrophytes
Xerophytes
Mesophytes
Correct Ans. (c)

74.
Which of the following has hollow stem between the nodes?
a.
Poaceae (Graminae)
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b.
c.
d.
Solanaceae
Leguminosae
All of these
Correct Ans. (a)
75. In which of the following flowers are produced in dense

spikes?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Solanaceae
Leguminosae
Brassicaceae
Graminae
Correct Ans. (d)

76.
Which of these is mismatched?
a.
b.
c.
d.
pollen grain _______ male gametophyte

sunflower ________ umbel
Gymnosperm _________ cones
Potato _______ stem tuber
Correct Ans. (b)

77.
Which of these is found in seed plants?
a.
b.
c.
d.
complex vascular system

pollen grain to replace swimming sperm
retention of the megaspore with in the mega sporangium
all of these
Correct Ans. (d)

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78.
Which of these is mismatched?
a.
b.
c.
d.
anthers _______ produces microsporangia

pistil ______ produces pollen
ovule ______ becomes seed
ovary _____ becomes fruit
Correct Ans. (b)

79.
Which of the following is monocot family?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Cruciferae
Solanaceae
Leguminosae
Graminae
Correct Ans. (d)
80.
Which of the following are seedless vascular plants?
a.
b.
c.
d.
mosses
horsetails
liverworts
legumes
Correct Ans. (b)

81.
All embryophytes have life cycle with
a.
b.
c.
d.
seeds
flowers
fruits
alternation of generation
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Correct Ans. (d)

82. Which of the following contains stored food for the
germination of embryo?
a.
b.
c.
d.
stigma
endosperm
pollen grain
root
Correct Ans. (b)

83. In which of the following food is not stored in the endosperm
of the seed?
a.
b.
c.
d.
corn
castor oil
bean
wheat
Correct Ans. (c)

84. Which of the following stores food in the cotyledon of the
seed?
a.
b.
c.
d.
corn
wheat
castor oil
bean
Correct Ans. (d)
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85. Which of these does not develop from the zygote of an

angiosperm?
a.
b.
c.
d.
endosperm
cotyledon
radical
plumule
Correct Ans. (a)

86. Which of these remain underground during hypogeal mode
of germination?
a.
b.
c.
d.
plumule
cotyledon
epicotyl
none of these
Correct Ans. (b)

87.
Phylogeny describes a species
a.
b.
c.
d.
reproductive compatibilities with other species

evolutionary history
morphological similarities with other species
geographic distribution
Correct Ans. (d)

88. Of all the taxa, the only one that exists in nature as a
biologically cohesive unit is the:
a.
b.
c.
d.
species
genus
order
kingdom
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Correct Ans. (a)

89. The part of the embryo between the point of attachment of
cotyledons and the radicle is called the:
a.
b.
c.
d.
hypocotyls
epicotyl
suspensor
plumule
Correct Ans. (a)

90. The part of the axis of embryo above the attachment of
cotyledon is called the
a.
b.
c.
d.
plumule
epicotyl
radicle
hypocotyl
Correct Ans. (b)

91.
In the seeds of leguminous plants, food is stored in the
a.
b.
c.
d.
endosperm
testa
taegmen
cotyledons
Correct Ans. (d)
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CHAPTER 10
1.
Which of the following is the asexual method of reproduction
in Protozoa?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Isogamy
An-isogamy
Oogamy
Budding
Correct Ans. (d)
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2.
Which of the following sexual method of reproduction is
absent in Protozoa?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Oogamy
Isogamy
Anisogamy
Conjugation
Correct Ans. (a)

3.
Which of these is shelled protozoan?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Plasmodium
Paramecium
difflugia
Amoeba
Correct Ans. (c)

4.
Which of these is not the characteristic of Proifera?
a.
b.
c.
d.
aquatic habitat
pores
Multicellular
Presence of organs
Correct Ans. (d)

5.
Members of the porifera reproduce sexually by
a.
b.
c.
d.
Oogamy
Isogamy
As-isogamy
Somatogamy
Correct Ans. (a)
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6.
Which of these is a fresh water sponge?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Sycon
Leucosolenia
Spongilla
Euplectella
Correct Ans. (c)

7.
Coelenterates are:
a.
b.
c.
d.
predominantly freshwater
predominantly marine
predominantly terrestrial
terrestrial and freshwater
Correct Ans. (b)

8.
Which of these is not the character of Coelenterates?
a.
b.
c.
d.
primitive plan of organization

no left and right sides of the body
radical symmetry
bilaterial symmetry
Correct Ans. (d)

9.
The sac-like internal digestive cavity of coelenterates is
called:
a.
b.
c.
d.
enteron
nematocytes
exeron
stomach
Correct Ans. (a)
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10.
Which of these is the characteristic of coelenterates?
a.
b.
c.
d.
digestive cavity with a single aperture

presence of nematocytes
presence of tentacles
all of these
Correct Ans. (d)
11.
The units of the colonies of coelenterates is called:
a.
b.
c.
d.
zoospores
zooids
cysts
akinetes
Correct Ans. (b)

12.
Which of the following is polymorphism in coelenterates?
a.
b.
c.
d.
production of one type of zooids

production of two types of zooids
production of may types of zooids
all of these
Correct Ans. (c)

13.
Which of these are sexually reproductive zooids?
a.
b.
c.
d.
medusae
hydroids
nematocytes
none of these
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Correct Ans. (a)

14.
Which of the following produce hard exoskeletion?
a.
b.
c.
d.
jelly fish
Hydra
Obelia
Corals
Correct Ans. (d)

15.
Which of these develops from the endoderm?
a.
b.
c.
d.
nervous system
lining of the gut
reproductive system
skeleton
Correct Ans. (b)
16.
Which of these develops from the mesoderm?
a.
b.
c.
d.
circulatory system
integumentary system
nervous system
digestive system
Correct Ans. (a)

17.
Organisms possessing true body cavity are called:
a.
b.
acoelomata
coelomata
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c.
d.
monoblastic
diplobalstic
Correct Ans. (b)

18.
Which of these are acoelomatic triploblastic animals?
a.
b.
c.
d.
corals
porifera
platyhelminthes
protozoans
Correct Ans. (c)

19. Which of the following character is exhibited by
platyhelminthes?
a.
b.
c.
d.
eggs without yolk

simple reproductive system
all are parasites
none of these
Correct Ans. (d)

20.
Which of these belong to platyhelminthes?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Ascaris
Fasciola
Trichinella
Hydra
Correct Ans. (b)
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21.
Trichinella belongs to:
a.
b.
c.
d.
protozoa
platyhelminthes
nematode
coelenterate
Correct Ans. (c)

22. Which of the following has a body cavity called
pseudocoelom?
a.
b.
c.
d.
platyhelminthes
coelenterate
protozoa
nematode
Correct Ans. (d)

23.
Which of the following is parasite in the intestine man?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Fasciola
Plasmodium
Taenia
Planaria
Correct Ans. (c)

24.
Which of these belong to the phylum nematoda?
a.
b.
c.
d.
planaria
dracunculus
corals
planaria
Correct Ans. (b)

25.
Which of the following causes sleeping sickness?

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a.
b.
c.
d.
vorticella
Ascaris
Trypanosome
Taenia
Correct Ans. (c)
26.
Which of the following has segmented body?
a.
b.
c.
d.
coelenterate
protozoa
platyhelminthes
annelida
Correct Ans. (d)

27.
Which of these is not true of Annelida?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Presence of cuticle around the body

Segmented body
Lack of blood vascular system
Presence of true body cavity
Correct Ans. (c)

28.
Which of these possesses true body cavity (coelom)?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Annelia
Nematoda
Platyhelminthes
Coelenterata
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Correct Ans. (a)

29.
Which of these is an example of Annelida?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Ascaris
Chaetopteris
Trichinella
Taenia
Correct Ans. (c)

30. Of all the animal species in the animal kingdom the number
of arthropod species constitutes almost:
a.
b.
c.
d.
75%
50%
25%
10%
Correct Ans. (a)
31.
The number of pairs of legs in insects are:
a.
b.
c.
d.
one
two
three
four
Correct Ans. (c)

32.
Mollusks are:
a.
presence of envelop around the body

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b.
c.
d.
highly organized body with complex systems

segmented body
bilaterally symmetrical body
Correct Ans. (c)

33.
Which of these is the habitat of mollusca?
a.
b.
c.
d.
freshwater
marine
mountains
all of these
Correct Ans. (d)

34.
Coiled shell is present in
a.
b.
c.
d.
bivalves
gastropods
cephalopods
all of these
Correct Ans. (b)

35.
Which of the following are exclusively marine?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Mollusca
Annelida
Nematoda
Echinodermata
Correct Ans. (d)
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36.
Which of these is not true of Echinodermata?
a.
b.
c.
d.
coelomata
bilaterally symmetrical
absence of brain
absence of head
Correct Ans. (b)

37. Which of the following protozoans lives in the gust termites
and helps them digest cellulose?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Plasmodium
Amoeba
Trichonympha
Trypanosome
Correct Ans. (c)

38.
Most sponges are
a.
b.
c.
d.
radially symmetrical
vertically symmetrical
asymmetrical
Correct Ans. (d)

39.
Water exits from a sponge through the
a.
b.
c.
d.
spicule
osculum
choanocyte
choanocyte
Correct Ans. (b)
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40.
Which of the following is a radially symmetrical animal?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Planaria
Rotifer
Fluke
Sea anemone
Correct Ans. (d)
41.
The body cavity of roundworms is called
a.
b.
c.
d.
acoelom
pseudo-acoelom
pseudo coelom
coelom
Correct Ans. (c)
CHAPTER 11
1.
The characters of vertebrates are:
a.
b.
c.
d.
presence of vertebral column

internal living skiliton
three main body parts
all of these
Correct Ans. (d)

2.
Vertebrates are:
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a.
b.
c.
d.
radially symmetrical
vertically symmetrical
asymmetrical
Correct Ans. (a)

3.
Which of these is not true of Pisces?
a.
b.
c.
d.
presence of gills for breathing

tail as organ of locomotion
undeveloped skull
absence of middle ear
Correct Ans. (c)

4.
Which of these are regarded as the first of the vertebrates?
a.
b.
c.
d.
bony fishes
jawless fishes
cartilaginous fishes
all of these
Correct Ans. (b)

5.
Sharks belong to
a.
b.
c.
d.
bony fishes
jawless fishes
none of these
6.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Jellyfish fish belongs to

bony fishes
jawless fishes
none of these
Correct Ans. (a)
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Correct Ans. (d)

7.
Which of the following are without jaws?
a.
b.
c.
d.
dogfish
trout
pike
none of these
Correct Ans. (d)

8.
Which of these has cartilaginous skeleton?
a.
b.
c.
d.
sharks
eel
pike
rohu
Correct Ans. (a)

9.
Which of the following is the character of amphibians?
a.
b.
c.
d.
living both in water and on land

cold blooded
least numerous of the terrestrial vertebrates
all of these
Correct Ans. (d)

10.
Which of these is not true of amphibians?
a.
b.
c.
d.
breathing by gills in the larval stage

breathing by lunge in the adult stage
mostly internal fertilization
cold blooded
Correct Ans. (c)

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11.
Salamander is an example of
a.
b.
c.
d.
bony fishes
jawless fishes
amphibians
Correct Ans. (c)
12.
Which of the following is not the character of amphibians?
a.
b.
c.
d.
cold blooded
do not depend on water for reproduction
hibernate in winter
breath by gills in the larval stage
Correct Ans. (b)

13.
Reptiles are
a.
b.
c.
d.
warm blooded
cold blooded
with internal fertilization
with a scaly skin
Correct Ans. (b)

14.
Which of these is not true of reptiles?
a.
b.
c.
internal fertilization
predominantly terrestrial
tetrapods
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d.
dependent on water for reproduction
Correct Ans. (d)

15.
Which of these is not the character of reptiles?
a.
b.
c.
d.
fertilization is internal
eggs are large shelled
lay eggs in water
cold blooded
Correct Ans. (c)

16.
Which of the following is the character of reptiles?
a.
b.
c.
d.
dipods
tetrapods
pentapods
polypods
Correct Ans. (b)
17.
The heart of reptiles is
a.
b.
c.
d.
imperfectly two chambered

imperfectly three chambered
imperfectly four chambered
eight chambered
Correct Ans. (c)

18.
Which of the following is true of reptiles?
a.
do not lay eggs

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b.
c.
d.
lay eggs in water

lay eggs on land
eggs are without yolk
Correct Ans. (c)

19.
In reptiles amnion and allantois are extra membranes of:
a.
b.
c.
d.
egg
sperm
zygote
embryo
Correct Ans. (d)

20.
Which of these is an example of amphibian?
a.
b.
c.
d.
sea horse
rohu
newt
snake
Correct Ans. (c)

21.
Which of these is extinct reptile?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Turtles
Brontosaurus
Snake
Alligator
Correct Ans. (b)

22. Which of these do the Reptiles and Aves not share?
a.
b.
c.
Similar embryonic development

Presence of forelimbs
Shelled eggs
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d.
Scales on hind limbs
Correct Ans. (b)
23.
Which of these is not true of birds?
a.
b.
c.
d.
cold blooded
heavy bones
weak pectoral muscles
all of these
Correct Ans. (d)

24.
Which of the following birds cannot fly?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Rhea
Cassowary
Penguin
All of these
Correct Ans. (d)

25.
In mammals fertilization is
a.
b.
c.
d.
absent
internal
external
both internal and external
Correct Ans. (b)

26.
The ear of mammals is divided into
a.
b.
c.
d.
three parts
four parts
five parts
six parts
Correct Ans. (a)
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27.
The skin of mammals is provided with sweat glands for
a.
b.
c.
d.
respiration
temperature regulation
oily secretion
blood movement regulation
Correct Ans. (b)
28.
Which of these is not the mammalian character?
a.
presence of hairs
b.
right aortic arch
c.
diaphragm
d.
well developed large brain
Correct Ans. (b)
29.
Which of these is not true of the egg laying mammals?
a.
b.
c.
d.
feeding young with milk

presence of hairs
diaphragm
right aortic arch
Correct Ans. (d)
30.
Which of these are the placental mammals?
a.
b.
c.
d.
prototherians
metatherians
eutherians
all of these
Correct Ans. (c)

31.
Metatherians
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a.
b.
c.
d.
lay eggs
have to teeth in the adult
do not have true placenta
have spiny skin
Correct Ans. (c)

32.
Flying mammals are included
a.
b.
c.
d.
Rodentia
Chiroptera
Primates
Cetacean
Correct Ans. (b)

33.
Elephants are included in
a.
b.
c.
d.
carnivore
perissodactyla
artiodactyla
proboscidia
Correct Ans. (d)

34.
Artiodactyla include
a.
moles
b.
cattle
c.
horses
d.
wolves
Correct Ans. (b)
35. In Which of the following young are born in rudimentary
conditions?
a.
kangaroos
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b.
c.
d.
zebras
elephants
bats
Correct Ans. (a)

36.
The vertebrates are
a.
b.
c.
d.
all unisexual
all hermaphrodite
some unisexual and some hermaphrodite
all neuter (without sex)
Correct Ans. (a)
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CHAPTER 12
DIVERSITY IN FUNCTION PLANTS WATER RELATIONS:
PHOTOSYNTHESIS
1.
The water of guttation is forced out of the leaves by:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Diffusion
Root Pressure
Imbibition
Active transport
Correct Ans. (b)

2.
The movement of solvent molecules through a semipermeable membrane from a region of low solute concentration to
a region of high solute concentration is:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Diffusion
Plasmolysis
Osmosis
Active transport
Correct Ans. (c)

3.
The osmotic pressure of a solution
a.
b.
increases with increase in concentration of solute

decrease with increase in concentration of solute
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c.
d.
remains unchanged with increase in concentration of sol

none of these
Correct Ans. (a)

4.
The transport of substances from a region of its lower
concentration to its higher concentration is called:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Osmosis
Imbibition
Active transport
Passive transport
Correct Ans. (c)

5.
The taking up of a liquid by a substance with the resultant
swelling in volume is called:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Plasmolysis
Imbibitions
Diffusion
Active transport
Correct Ans. (b)

6.
Germination of seed involves the rupturing of seed coat
because of:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Osmosis
Imbibitions
Diffusion
Active transport
Correct Ans. (b)

7.
The shrinkage of protoplasm due to ex-osmosis of water from
the cell is called:
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a.
b.
c.
d.
Osmosis
Deplasmolysis
Plasmolysis
Imbibition
Correct Ans. (c)

8.
The process where by water moves through the plants is
known as :
a.
b.
c.
d.
Transpiration
Translocation
Guttation
Osmosis
Correct Ans. (b)

9.
Which of the following conducts water inside plant body?
a.
b.
c.
d.
phloem
xylem
cortex
pith
Correct Ans. (b)
10.
is:
The exudation of water drops from the leaves of intact plants
a.
b.
c.
d.
guttation
transpiration
evaporation
transportation
Correct Ans. (a)

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11. In which of the following assimilates move along the

concentration gradient?
a.
b.
c.
d.
sieve tubes
xylem vessels
trachieds
fibers
Correct Ans. (a)

12. Which of the following percentage of transpiration usually
occurs through the stomata?
a.
b.
c.
d.
30%
50%
60%
90%
Correct Ans. (d)

13. The combined area of total stomatal pores as compared to the
total leaf area is almost:
a.
b.
c.
d.
1-2%
3-4%
5-6%
7-8%
Correct Ans. (a)

14. The number of stomata per square centimeter of leaf surface
of tobacco leaf is almost:
a.
b.
c.
1200
2100
12000
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d.
21000
Correct Ans. (c)
15.
The processes involved in stomatal transpiration are:
a.
b.
c.
d.
2
4
8
6
Correct Ans. (a)

16.
When leaf cells are fully turgid, the transpiration rate is:
a.
b.
c.
d.
high
medium
low
not affected
Correct Ans. (a)

17. The rate of water evaporation doubles for every temperature
rise of:
a.
b.
c.
d.
10 oC
20 oC
5 oC
25 oC
Correct Ans. (a)

18.
Oxygen gas released during photosynthesis is comes from:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Water
CO2
Glucose
None of these
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Correct Ans. (a)

19.
Chlorophylls c, d and e are present in:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Angiosperms
Gymnosperms
Bacteria
Algae
Correct Ans. (d)
20.
Chlorophyll is a large molecule with a central core of:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Iron
Sulphur
Nitrogen
Magnesium
Correct Ans. (d)

21.
Chlorophyll mainly absorbs red light and:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Green light
Yellow light
Blue light
Orange light
Correct Ans. (c)

22. In the photo system II, high energy electrons of chlorophyll
molecule are accepted by:
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a.
b.
c.
d.
PC
PQ
NAD
ATP
Correct Ans. (B)

23. During light reaction of photosynthesis, ATP formation
occurs when electrons are transported between cytochrome:
a.
b.
c.
d.
a and b
b and c
b and f
c and f
Correct Ans. (c)

24. High energy electrons in photo system I are transferred from
FRS to:
a.
b.
c.
d.
ATP
PC
NADP
PQ
25.
As a first identifiable product of the dark reaction is:
a.
b.
c.
d.
PGA
PGAL
Glucose
RuBP
Correct Ans. (C)
Correct Ans. (c)

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140
26.
Light reaction of photosynthesis occurs in:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Granum
Stroma
Mitochondria
Leucoplast
Correct Ans. (a)

27. The break down of water molecule (photolysis) in
photosynthesis occurs during:
a.
b.
c.
d.
light reaction
dark reaction
Glycolysis
Krebs cycle
Correct Ans. (a)

28.
The wave lengths of red light are in the range of:
a.
b.
c.
d.
400-500 nm
500-550 nm
600-650 nm
700-750 nm
Correct Ans. (d)

29. Which of the following are the principal photoreceptors in
the chloroplast of green plants?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Chlorophyll b and c
Chlorophyll a and b
Chlorophyll and d
Chlorophyll d and c
Correct Ans. (b)

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141
30.
The sequence of electron acceptors in the light reaction is
a.
b.
c.
d.
PQ---cyf f---cyt b----PC

PQ---PC---Cytb----Cyt f
PQ---PC---Cyt f----Cytb
PQ---Cyt b---Cyt f----PC
Correct Ans. (d)

31. Which of the following is the source of hydrogen in the
glucose molecule formed during photosynthesis?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Water
CO2
ATP
NADP
Correct Ans. (a)

32.
Which of the following are products of light reaction?
a.
b.
c.
d.
NADPH2 and Water

NADPH2 and ATP
ADP and ATP
NADPH2 and Glucose
Correct Ans. (b)

33.
In the dark reaction, ATP and NADPH2 react with:
a.
b.
RuBP
PGA
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142
c.
d.
PGAL
Glucose
Correct Ans. (c)

34.
Chlorophyll a occurs in all Photosynthetic plants except:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Green algae
Blue green algae
Angiosperms
Pigment containing bacteria
Correct Ans. (d)
35. When the fluid outside a cell has a greater concentration of a

given molecule than the fluid inside the cell, the external fluid is
a.
b.
c.
d.
isotonic
hypertonic
hypotonic
ultratonic
Correct Ans. (b)

36. The osmotic pressure of pure water is:
a.
b.
c.
d.
0
1
10
100
Correct Ans. (a)

37. The water potential of all solutions as compared to pure
water is always:
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a.
b.
c.
d.
higher
lower
equal
none of these
Correct Ans. (b)

38. The wavelengths of visible light are longer than the
wavelengths of
a.
b.
c.
d.
infrared
ultraviolet
microwaves
radio waves
Correct Ans. (b)

39. The wavelengths of visible light are shorter than the
wavelengths of
a.
b.
c.
d.
infrared
ultraviolet
x-rays
gamma rays
Correct Ans. (a)
40. Which of the following colours of light work best for

photosynthesis?
a.
b.
Red
Yellow
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c.
d.
Blue
Both a and c
Correct Ans. (d)

41.
Which of the following is the worlds most common protein?
a.
b.
c.
d.
cellulose
ribulose biphosphate carboxylase
insulin
diastase
Correct Ans. (b)

42. Photophosphorrylation in a chloroplast is mot similar to
which of the following mitochondrial reaction?
a.
b.
c.
d.
substrate-level phosphorylation
oxidative phosphorylation
oxidative decarboxylation
hydrolysis
Correct Ans. (b)

43. A photosystem is an assemblage of pigment molecules
together ranging from
a.
b.
c.
d.
10 100
100 200
200 400
400 500
Correct Ans. (c)

44. The final acceptor of electrons during the light reaction of
photosynthesis is:
a.
Cyt. F
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145
b.
c.
d.
Cyt. B
ATP
NADP
Correct Ans. (d)
45. Which of the following is obtained from

phosphoglyceraldehyde in the dark reaction of photosynthesis?
a.
b.
c.
d.
phosphoglyceric acid
glucose
carbon dioxide
plastoquinone
Correct Ans. (b)

46. Which of the following conditions in a plant cell would
increase the uptake of water?
a.
b.
c.
d.
osmotic pressure is higher than the turgor pressure

osmotic pressure is equal to turgor pressure
osmotic pressure is less than the turgor pressure
both a and c
Correct Ans. (a)

47. Which of the following would occur when a plant cell is
packed in a fluid with high osmotic concentration than the cell
sap?
a.
b.
c.
d.
imbibition
Plasmolysis
Deplasmolysis
Diffusion
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146
Correct Ans. (b)

48. With the increase of ions in the xylem its water potential
becomes
a.
b.
c.
d.
more positive
more negative
zero
neutral
Correct Ans. (b)

49. Water potential of a liquid increases when solute
concentration
a.
b.
c.
d.
Increases
Decreases
Remains unchanged
None of these
50.
Which of the following is not true of the exudation of water?
a.
b.
c.
d.
water drops come out through stomata

water drops come out through hydathodes
water is forced out of the leaves by root pressu
water drops are not formed by dew
Correct Ans. (b)
Correct Ans. (a)

51.
Water in the xylem vessel will ascend up until
a.
its cohesive and adhesive strength is more than the
gravitational pull
b.
gravitational pull is higher then the cohesive and adhesive
strength of water
c.
sufficient water is available in the soil
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d.
it is used in the photosynthesis
Correct Ans. (a)

52.
Plants do not store carbohydrates as glucose because it
a.
b.
c.
d.
dissolves in water, thereby altering the osmotic bala

attracts insects herbivores
is an unstable molecule
would replace ribose in DNA synthesis
Correct Ans. (a)

53. Which of the following processes is responsible for the entry
of water into root hair?
a.
b.
c.
d.
wall pressure
osmotic pressure
turgor pressure
atmospheric pressure
Correct Ans. (b)
54. Which of the following forces are responsible for the ascent
of water in plant body?
a.
b.
c.
d.
atmospheric pressure
root pressure
transpiration pull
both b and c
Correct Ans. (d)
55. Of the total sunlight reaching the earth, the percentage used
in the photosynthesis is:
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148
a.
b.
c.
d.
2%
20%
30%
50%
Correct Ans. (a)

56. Which of the following products of light reaction of
photosynthesis is not used in the dark reaction?
a.
b.
c.
d.
ATP
NADPH2
Oxygen
None of these
Correct Ans. (c)

57.
The empirical formula of chlorophyll a is:
a.
b.
c.
d.
C55 H72 O5 N4 Mg
C55 H70 O5 N3 Mg
C56 H72 O66 N4 Mg
C55 H74 O5 N5 Mg
Correct Ans. (a)

58.
Which of the following is true of chlorophyll?
a.
b.
c.
d.
absorbs all types of waves of sunlight

containing iron atom in the center
containing magnesium atom in the center
present in all cells of green plants
Correct Ans. (c)
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149
59.
The most effective light absorbed by the chlorophyll is:
a.
b.
c.
d.
yellow
orange
green
none of these
Correct Ans. (d)

60. Photosystem I has an absorption spectrum of wavelengths of
around
a.
b.
c.
d.
600 nm
650 nm
680 nm
700 nm
Correct Ans. (d)

61.
Which of the following is not necessary for photosynthesis?
a.
b.
c.
d.
CO2
Chlorophyll
H2O
Oxygen
Correct Ans. (d)

62. In photosystem II, the electrons lost by reaction center are
replaced by electrons from
a.
b.
c.
d.
H2O
C2 O
Photosystem I
ATP
Correct Ans. (a)

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CHAPTER 13
1.
In animals the product of anaerobic respiration is:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Butyric acid
Alcohol
Glucose
Lactic acid
Correct Ans. (d)

2.
The process of Glycolysis takes place in:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Mitochondria
Cytoplasm
Stroma
Granum
Correct Ans. (b)

3.
In electron transport chain, one pair of electrons passing from
NADreduced to oxygen produces
a.
b.
c.
d.
4 ATP
3 ATP
2 ATP
1 ATP
Correct Ans. (B)

4.
From which of the following plants gain weight?
a.
b.
Respiration
Transpiration
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151
c.
d.
Photosynthesis
Fermentation
Correct Ans. (c)

5.
Cambium is responsible for increase in:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Length
Photosynthesis
Diameter
Transpiration
Correct Ans. (c)

6.
In which of the following cells elongate parallel to the long
axis of the stem or root?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Pith
Trachieds
Cortex
Parenchyma
Correct Ans. (b)

7.
Spiral thickenings of the walls of cells occur in:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Parenchyma
Chlorenchyma
Xylem vessels
Cortex
Correct Ans. (c)

8.
The molecule which actually enters the Krebs cycle is:
a.
b.
c.
Pyruvic acid
Acetyl-CoA
Oxao acetic acid
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152
d.
Fumaric acid
Correct Ans. (b)

9.
In the Krebs cycle oxaloacetic acid reacts with:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Pyruvic acid
Citric acid
Acetyl-CoA
Succinic acid
Correct Ans. (c)

10. One ATP molecule is generated during the Krebs cycle in the
step:
a.
b.
c.
d.
citric acid ----------- Alpha Ketoglutatic acid

Alpha Ketoglutatic acid ------- Succinic acid
Succinic acid ---------------- Fumaric acid
Fumaric acid----------- Malic acid
Correct Ans. (b)

11.
It involves the liberation of Oxygen and absorbtion of CO2
a.
b.
c.
d.
Aerobic respiration
Anaerobic respiration
Photosynthesis
Both A & B
Correct Ans. (c)

12. At the end of the electron transport chain during respiration,
electrons are accepted by:
a.
b.
c.
NAD
FAD
Oxygen
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153
d.
Hydrogen
Correct Ans. (c)

13.
During growth fibers elongate greatly:
a.
b.
c.
d.
At right angle to the long axis

Parallel to the long axis
Obliquely to the long axis
In all directions
Correct Ans. (b)

14.
Which of these is the naturally occurring auxins?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Indole acetic acid

2, 4-D
Abscisic acid
Butyric acid
Correct Ans. (a)

15.
The application of Auxin in small amount:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Stimulate the growth of leaves

Retard the growth of leaves
Suppress the growth of leaves
Does not affect the growth of laves
Correct Ans. (d)
16. Which of these increases the growth rate of isolated cells in a

test tube?
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154
a.
b.
c.
d.
Auxins
Cytokinins
Gibberellins
None of these
Correct Ans. (b)

17.
Chrysanthemum indicum is a:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Short day plant

Long day plant
Day neutral plant
Both A & B
Correct Ans. (a)

18.
Thigmotropism is a growth movement in response to:
a.
b.
c.
d.
sunlight
gravity
water
touch
Correct Ans. (d)

19. Which one of the following properties are shared by
photosynthesis and aerobic respiration?
a.
b.
c.
d.
CO2 consumption
ATP synthesis
O2 release
Glucose synthesis
Correct Ans. (b)

20.
The function of cellular respiration is to
a.
make ATP
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155
b.
c.
d.
make NADPH
get rid of glucose
get rid of carbon dioxide
Correct Ans. (a)
21.
Each chemical reaction in cellular respiration requires
a.
b.
c.
d.
a molecule of ATP
a molecule of FAD
a molecule of NAD
a specific enzyme
Correct Ans. (d)

22.
The term anaerobic means
a.
b.
c.
d.
with glucose
with oxygen
without glucose
without oxygen
Correct Ans. (d)

23. Which of the following processes makes direct use of
oxygen?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Glycolysis
Fermentation
Electron transport chain
Krebs cycle
Correct Ans. (c)

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156
24. How many ATP molecules are formed during one turn of
Krebs cycle?
a.
b.
c.
d.
zero
1
2
3
Correct Ans. (b)

25.
Glycolysis is a process found in
a.
b.
c.
d.
only eukaryotic cells

only prokaryotic cells
only most muscle cells
virtually all cells
Correct Ans. (d)
26. How many molecules of oxygen gas are used during the
Glycolysis of one glucose molecule?
a.
b.
c.
d.
non
1
6
38
Correct Ans. (a)
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157
27. Phosphoglyceraldehyde is oxidized during Glycolysis. What

happens to the hydrogen atoms that are removed during this
oxidation?
a.
b.
c.
d.
They oxidize NAD

They reduce NAD
They are transferred to Pyruvic acid
They are eliminated in the form of methane
Correct Ans. (b)

28. During the first step of Glycolysis, glucose is converted to
glucose phosphate. The phosphate group comes from
a.
b.
c.
d.
inorganic phosphate
phospholipids of the membrane
ADP
ATP
Correct Ans. (d)

29.
Which of the following is not true of Glycolysis?
a.
b.
c.
d.
substrate level phosphorylation takes place

the end products are carbon dioxide and water
ATP is formed
ATP is used
Correct Ans. (b)
30. Which of the following is not formed during alcohol

fermentation?
a.
acetyl coenzyme A
b.
Pyruvic acid
c.
Ethanol
d.
Carbon dioxide
Correct Ans. (a)
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158
31. Which of the following is the end product of anaerobic

respiration in animals?
a.
b.
c.
d.
ethyl alcohol
lactic acid
carbon dioxide
water
Correct Ans. (b)

32. In the conversion of Pyruvic acid to acetyl coenzyme A,
Pyruvic acid is:
a.
b.
c.
d.
oxidized
reduced
broken into one carbon fragment
isomerized
Correct Ans. (a)

33. At the end of the Krebs cycle, most of the energy removed
from the glucose molecule has been transferred to:
a.
b.
c.
d.
NADH2 and FADH2

ATP
Oxaloacetic acid
Citric acid
Correct Ans. (a)

34.
is
In the electron transport system, the final acceptor electrons
a.
b.
c.
d.
cytochrome c
cytochrome a
oxygen
FAD
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159
Correct Ans. (c)

35.
In aerobic respiration, most of the ATP is synthesized during
a.
b.
c.
d.
Glycolysis
Oxidation of Pyruvic acid
The Krebs cycle
Electron transport
Correct Ans. (d)
36. How may ATP molecules are formed inside mitochondria

from the breakdown of one glucose molecule?
a.
b.
c.
d.
32 ATP
36 ATP
38 ATP
40 ATP
Correct Ans. (b)

37. During electron transport, each molecule of FADH2 produces
a maximum of
a.
b.
c.
d.
2 ATP
3 ATP
6 ATP
8 ATP
Correct Ans. (A)

38.
Fatty acids enter cellular respiration as:
a.
one carbon fragment

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160
b.
c.
d.
two carbon fragments

three carbon fragments
long chain carbon
Correct Ans. (b)

39. In a eukaryotic cell, the Krebs cycle and electron transport
chain take place
a.
b.
c.
d.
on the rough endoplasmic reticulum

in the cytoplasm
with in the nucleus
within the mitochondria
Correct Ans. (d)

40. The main advantage of aerobic respiration over anaerobic
respiration is that:
a.
b.
c.
d.
less carbon dioxide is released

more energy is released from each glucose molecule
fats and proteins are not used
more carbon dioxide is released
Correct Ans. (b)
41. A molecule of ADP differs form a molecule of ATP in that it

has
a.
b.
c.
d.
diamine instead of thymine

fever phosphate groups
more phosphate groups
more energy
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161
Correct Ans. (b)

42. Shoot apical meristem cells are distinct from other stem cells
because of their
a.
b.
c.
d.
small size
enlarged water vacuole
thick cell wall
triploid nuclei
Correct Ans. (a)

43.
New leaves are formed from the
a.
b.
c.
d.
shoot apical meristem

vascular cambium
lateral buds
pericycle
Correct Ans. (a)

44.
Most of a plants auxin is produced in its
a.
b.
c.
d.
leaves
lateral buds
shoot apex
root apical meristem
Correct Ans. (c)
45.
The main effect of auxin is to stimulate
a.
b.
c.
d.
division
enlargement
differentiation
turgor
Correct Ans. (b)

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162
46.
Cytokinins stimulate cell
a.
b.
c.
d.
division
enlargemen
wall thickening
turgor
Correct Ans. (a)

47.
When its terminal bud is moved, plant grows more
a.
b.
c.
d.
tall
bushy
slowly
rapidly
Correct Ans. (b)

48. Which of the following delays the normal process of aging in
leaves?
a.
b.
c.
d.
auxins
gibberellins
insulin
Cytokinins
Correct Ans. (d)

49.
Ethylene is an unusual hormone in that it is
a.
b.
c.
d.
a gas
solid
transported by the xylem
transported by the phloem
Correct Ans. (a)

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163
50.
An important effect of ethylene is to cause maturation of
a.
b.
c.
d.
leaf primordial
flower
fruit
stem
Correct Ans. (c)

51. If a short day plant is grown under conditions of long nights
and short days and the dark period is interrupted in the middle by a
brief exposure to red light, the plant will
a.
b.
c.
d.
wilt
flower
fail to flower
die
Correct Ans. (c)

52. If a long day plant is grown under conditions of long nights
and short days and the dark period is interrupted in the middle by a
brief exposure to red light, the plant will
a.
b.
c.
d.
die
flower
fail to flower
wilt
Correct Ans. (b)

53. Which of these is not true of fermentation (anaerobic
respiration)?
a.
b.
net gain of only 2 ATP

occurs in the cytoplasm
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164
c.
d.
NADH donates electrons to the electron transport system

Beings with glucose
Correct Ans. (c)

54. The transfer of high energy phosphate bonds to ADP by the
substrate is called:
a.
b.
c.
d.
oxidative phosphorylation
substrate level phosphorylation
photophosphorylation
carboxylation
Correct Ans. (b)
55. Which of the above properties are shared by fermentation,

aerobic respiration and photosynthesis?
a.
b.
c.
d.
I-II
I-IV
I-III
III-IV
Correct Ans. (c)

56.
The asexual production of seeds is called
a.
b.
c.
d.
fragmentation
fertilization
parthenocarpy
apomixes (parthenogenesis)
Correct Ans. (d)

57. A hormone that controls closure of stomata in response to
water stress is
a.
b.
gibberellins
Abscisic acid
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165
c.
d.
Auxins
Cytokinins
Correct Ans. (b)

58. Which of the following cellular organelles extracts energy
from carbohydrates and forms ATP molecules?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Lysosome
Chloroplast
Mitochondrion
Chromoplast
Correct Ans. (c)

59.
The value of respiratory quotient of amino acids is
a.
b.
c.
d.
0
1
more than 1
less than 1
Correct Ans. (c)

60.
The primary plant body is covered with a layer of cells called
a.
b.
c.
d.
cuticle
epidermis
periderm
ground tissue
Correct Ans. (b)

61.
Root hairs are formed from extension of the
a.
b.
c.
ground tissue
periderm
epidermis
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166
d.
cuticle
Correct Ans. (c)
62.
Secondary growth involves activity of the
a.
b.
c.
d.
root tips
shoot tip
apical meristem
lateral meristem
Correct Ans. (d)

63.
The function of root cap is to
a.
b.
c.
d.
produce embryonic cells

protect the root apical meristem from damage
absorb water
absorb minerals
Correct Ans. (b)
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Doing experiments in laboratories

Collecting all known facts on a subject

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Which of the following stages of Plasmodium is diploid?

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21. Which of the following stages of Plasmodium is spindle

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Which of these attack red blood cells?

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Which of the following is not true of malaria patient?

feels cold and chilly

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Nucleus in plant cells was discovered by:

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In thin slices of cork Robert Hooke noticed.

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Henri Dutrochet confirmed.

Robert Brown observations on Nucleus

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They provide support to the plant body:

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Parenchyma cells are concerned with:

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It is a true cell wall in a newly growing cell:

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It is the first to be formed:

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It is a site of certain metabolic pathways:

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The water percentage of cytosol in the cytoplasm is:

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New Ribosomes are assembled in the :

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Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum helps to:

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Morphologically Endoplasmic Reticulum exists in:

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Proteins are synthesized in the:

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They are absent in higher plants:

Amino acids (proteins) are present in the cell walls of:

22. Which of the following features is not shared by prokaryotic

Which of the following pair is incorrect?