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Biology Test

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Which placenta is found in guinea pigs and rats?

  1. Endotheliochorial placentation

  2. Epitheliochorial placentation

  3. Hemochorial placentation

  4. Monochorionic placentation


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

This type of placenta is found in humans beings, guinea pigs, rabbits, mice and rats.

The ficus is an example of

  1. syconus

  2. sorosis

  3. drupe

  4. berry


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

It originates from the hypanthodium inflorescence. After fertilisation, the receptacle becomes thick and fleshy. The most prominent example is ficus.

The citrus fruits, like orange and lemon are examples of

  1. pepo

  2. pome

  3. hesperidium

  4. capsule


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

It is a simple fleshy fruit. It originates from a syncarpous inferior ovary having axile placentation. The most prominent examples are citrus like orange and lemon.

Which among the following is NOT a dry schizocarpic fruit?

  1. Cremocarp

  2. Lomentum

  3. Regma

  4. Samara


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

It is a simple, dry indehiscent fruit having wings to help in dispersal. The most prominent examples are Acer and Dipterocarpus.

Pepsin is an enzyme found in humans. It was first crystallized by

  1. Theodor Schwann

  2. Louis Pasteur

  3. Robert Koch

  4. Paul Ehrlich


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

He was a German physiologist. He is famed for the development of cell theory, the discovery of Schwann cells in the peripheral nervous system, and the discovery and study of pepsin.

Which of the following is an endogenous dormancy?

  1. Physical dormancy

  2. Mechanical dormancy

  3. Chemical dormancy

  4. Physiological dormancy


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Physiological dormancy inhibits embryo growth and seed germination until chemical changes take place. It is an endogenous dormancy.

Among the following -------------------- is the final enzyme of the urea cycle.

  1. nitrilase

  2. urease

  3. arginase

  4. helicases


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

It is a manganese-containing enzyme being final enzyme of the urea cycle.

The cereals like maize, rice and wheat are examples of

  1. cypsela

  2. caryopsis

  3. achene

  4. septifragal capsule


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

It is a simple, dry, indehiscent fruit originating from monocarpellary ovary with a single ovule. The most prominent examples are maize, rice and wheat.

The lack of symptoms of aging in an organism is due to

  1. apoptosis

  2. programmed cell-death

  3. cellular senescence

  4. negligible senescence


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

It is defined as the lack of symptoms of aging in an organism. Particularly negligibly senescent animals do not have measurable reductions in their reproductive capability with age.

Which among the following favours self pollination?

  1. Herkogamy

  2. Geitonogamy

  3. Heterostyly

  4. Self-sterility


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Here the flower is pollinated by pollen from another flower on the same plant. It favours self pollination.

Description of a flower is termed as

  1. zoidogamy

  2. chasmogamy

  3. cleistogamy

  4. apomixis


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

It describes type of flowers. A chasmogamous flower opens and exposes the stamens and styles to the environment.

Carpels are simple in

  1. marginal placentation

  2. free placentation

  3. axile placentation

  4. parietal placentation


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In this type of placentation, there exits only one prolongated placenta on one side of the ovary with simple carple.

The mode of pollination in cobra plant and arisaema is

  1. ornithophily

  2. malacophily

  3. chiropterophily

  4. entomophily


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

It is the pollination done by snails. The prominent examples are cobra plant, arisaema and some arum bulbs.

Which among the following decreases the size of local population within a specific area?

  1. Carrying capacity

  2. Emmigration

  3. Immigration

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Emmigration is the permanent movement of individuals of same species out of the local population due to considerable reasons such as lack of food, scarcity of space (over crowding), etc. It decreases the size of local population.

Which among the following does not characterise population?

  1. It is a unit of biotic community.

  2. Similar populations of a species amusing different geographical areas are called daughter populations.

  3. Population is a dynamic unit.

  4. In a specific geographical area, the population is divided into demes.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Similar populations of a species amusing different geographical areas are called sister populations.

The populations are separate but do overlap with each other in

  1. allopatric speciation

  2. parapatric speciation

  3. peripatric speciation

  4. sympatric speciation


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Here the zones of two diverging populations are separate but do overlap. There is only partial separation afforded by geographical parameters.

Which of the following phases represents the period of slow increase in the population?

  1. Lag phase

  2. Positive acceleration phase

  3. Logarithmic or exponential phase

  4. Negative acceleration phase


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

It is the period of slow increase in the population.

Pick out the FALSE statement regarding the care of eggs by animals.

  1. Female cyclops carries its eggs in the ovisacs.

  2. Female midwife toad carries its eggs on the thighs.

  3. Male hippocampus carries its eggs in its brood pouch.

  4. Female dusky salamander carries its egg cluster packed around neck.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

No, the male midwife toad carry their eggs on thighs (hind limbs).

Walruses, deer and zebras are ----------------- type of animals.

  1. monogamous

  2. polygamous

  3. seasonal partnership

  4. solitary


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Some animals are 'polygamous', i.e. a single male keep a group of females and the male may copulate with any of these females during the breeding season. Examples: Walruses, deer, zebras, seals, etc.

Which of the following does not characterise territory?

  1. Constant home range

  2. Showing territoriality may be a seasonal phenomenon

  3. The territories of different breeding lots do not overlap

  4. It helps in population control


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

It is just the reverse statement the size of home range varies. It can be as small as only a few metres (as in forest mouse) to several thousand square kilometres (as in African hunting dogs).

Which among the following statements does not characterise biotic community?

  1. It occupies particular area.

  2. Biotic community comprises autotrophic plants and heterotrophic animals in perfectly balanced ratio.

  3. The stable community comprises of various strata.

  4. Nature of community is determined by many species of different populations.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

It is the only wrong statement. The nature of community is determined by only a few species called dominants and each community develops as a result of a directional change called succession. 

The development of a bare area without any form of life is termed as

  1. nudation

  2. invasion

  3. competition and co-action

  4. reaction


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

It is defined as the development of a bare area without any form of life. It is caused by soil erosion, landslide, earthquake, etc.

Which of the following does not characterise the food chain?

  1. Herbivores occupy more than one trophic level.

  2. Typically there are 4 or 5 trophic levels in a food chain.

  3. Usually 80 to 90% of potential energy is lost.

  4. There is unidirectional flow of energy among the trophic levels.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In a food chain, omnivores occupy more than one trophic level and some organisms grab different trophic positions in different food chains.

Wolf, peacock and owl are examples of

  1. primary carnivores

  2. secondary carnivores

  3. tertiary carnivores

  4. quaternary carnivores


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Secondary carnivores constitute the organisms, which eat the primary carnivores. The most prominent examples are wolf, peacock, owl, etc.

The dormancy taking place in non-dormant and post dormant seeds is

  1. secondary dormancy

  2. combinational dormancy

  3. morphophysiological dormancy

  4. thermodormancy


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Secondary dormancy occurs in some non-dormant and post dormant seeds that are exposed to conditions that are not favorable for germination, like high temperatures. It is caused by conditions that occur after the seed has been dispersed.

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