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101.

Adrenal cortex secretes

A. aldosterone
B. thyroxine
C. testosterone
D. oestrogen
Answer» B. thyroxine
102.

Stimuli which produce a response and are external are called

A. Exogenous
B. endogenous
C. heterogeneous
D. homogenous
Answer» B. endogenous
103.

Functional types of neurons are

A. two
B. four
C. three
D. five
Answer» D. five
104.

In Peripheral nervous system, brain gives off

A. spinal cord
B. cranial nerves
C. dendrites
D. dendrites
Answer» C. dendrites
105.

Auxins tend to inhibit

A. fruit growth
B. parthenocarpy
C. abscission
D. bud initiation
Answer» D. bud initiation
106.

Ervin bunning proved innate nature of 24 hr. rhythm in

A. drosophila
B. rats
C. pisum sativum
D. fungi
Answer» B. rats
107.

Neurotransmitter molecules after being released bind to the

A. receptors on the pre-synaptic membrane
B. receptors on the post-synaptic membrane
C. receptors in the synaptic cleft
D. receptors in the cell body
Answer» C. receptors in the synaptic cleft
108.

Adrenal medulla produces adrenaline upon receiving nerve impulses from

A. Brain
B. kidney
C. spinal cord
D. adrenal glands
Answer» D. adrenal glands
109.

Predictable reaction is known as

A. stimulus
B. phyla
C. Animalia
D. stimuli
Answer» B. phyla
110.

Mesenteric artery provides blood to

A. liver
B. intestines
C. kidneys
D. hind limbs
Answer» C. kidneys
111.

System in animals which possess glands that secrete hormones is known as

A. exocrine system
B. circulatory system
C. digestive system
D. endocrine system
Answer» E.
112.

Onset of parkinson's disease is usually in

A. 20's and 30's
B. 30's and 40's
C. 40's and 50's
D. 50's and 60's
Answer» E.
113.

Adrenal cortex is active all time but especially during

A. shock
B. stress
C. infection
D. all of the above
Answer» E.
114.

Blood entering aorta at

A. high pressure
B. high temperatures
C. low pressure
D. low temperature
Answer» B. high temperatures
115.

Triple layer of membranes covering brain and spinal cord are called

A. meninges
B. pelage
C. pericardium
D. plasma membranes
Answer» B. pelage
116.

Carbon dioxide (CO₂) concentration is measured in blood through

A. biosensors
B. receptors in lungs
C. receptors in esophagus
D. receptors in blood vessels in neck
Answer» E.
117.

In veins, the blood pressure is

A. very high
B. high
C. low
D. no pressure at all
Answer» D. no pressure at all
118.

When the brain is viewed from above in man, the visible part of brain is

A. medulla oblongata
B. Cerebral hemisphere
C. cerebellum
D. pituitary gland
Answer» C. cerebellum
119.

Thick, muscular and elastic walls are characteristics of

A. endothelium
B. arteries
C. veins
D. capillaries
Answer» C. veins
120.

Effects of adrenaline on body are

A. short-lived
B. long-term
C. involuntary
D. sudden
Answer» B. long-term
121.

Collection of responses predetermined by inheritance of specific nerve is

A. learned behaviour
B. innate behaviour
C. habituation
D. imprinting
Answer» C. habituation
122.

After passing stimulus from receptors to sensory neurons , it then passes to

A. effectors
B. motor neurons
C. associative neurons
D. Back to receptors
Answer» D. Back to receptors
123.

Follicle stimulating hormone in males stimulates development of germinal epithelium of

A. ovaries
B. kidneys
C. lungs
D. testis
Answer» E.
124.

Time required to replace one unit of blood is

A. 17 hours
B. 47 hours
C. 72 hours
D. 97 hours
Answer» D. 97 hours
125.

Axons of dorsal root ganglion

A. end in grey matter of brain
B. end in grey matter of spinal cord
C. become the sensory fibers of spinal nerves
D. become attached to the dorsal root
Answer» C. become the sensory fibers of spinal nerves
126.

Response to external environment that is beneficial to the organism is termed as

A. sensitivity
B. stability
C. sustenance
D. similarity
Answer» C. sustenance
127.

Galls are growths on plants induced by

A. other plants
B. pathogens
C. parasites
D. insects
Answer» D. insects
128.

Sucrose is broken down into glucose (C₆H₁₂O₆) and fructose (C₆H₁₂O₆) through enzyme

A. salivary amylase
B. salicylate
C. sucrose
D. sucral
Answer» D. sucral
129.

A commercial compound that breaks down to release ethane in plants is known as

A. ethaphon
B. ethnoate
C. ethephon
D. ethyl
Answer» D. ethyl
130.

In a coordination system, Gonad gland is

A. exocrine gland
B. endocrine gland
C. ectocrine gland
D. duct glands
Answer» D. duct glands
131.

Pupils are dilated to enhance vision due to the production of

A. Antidiuretic hormone
B. Elastin
C. Adrenaline
D. Myosin
Answer» D. Myosin
132.

Atria and the ventricles work

A. simultaneously
B. alternately
C. unproportionally
D. proportionally
Answer» C. unproportionally
133.

In apical, dominance action of auxins is enhanced by

A. ethane
B. oxytocin
C. gibberellin
D. Cytokinins
Answer» D. Cytokinins
134.

In a human body, arteries

A. carry blood away from body
B. carry blood away from heart
C. bring blood back to body
D. bring blood back to heart
Answer» C. bring blood back to body
135.

Action potential is triggered in post-synaptic neuron by causing changes in its

A. permeability to lipids
B. permeability to certain ions
C. permeability to proteins
D. permeability to free radicals
Answer» C. permeability to proteins
136.

In myelinated neurons, impulse jumps from node to node. This is called as

A. synapse
B. transmitter nodes
C. nodes of ranvier
D. nodes of impulse transfer
Answer» D. nodes of impulse transfer
137.

Veins do not require thick walls

A. as they do not have to work harder
B. they are required only occasionally
C. the blood pressure declines while it gets to veins
D. the blood pressures is immense
Answer» D. the blood pressures is immense
138.

Preparation and maintenance of body for state of pregnancy is done by

A. oestrogen
B. progesterone
C. oxytocin
D. LH
Answer» C. oxytocin
139.

Cell death in a brain area that produces dopamine causes

A. epilepsy
B. alzheimer's disease
C. parkinson's disease
D. microcephaly
Answer» D. microcephaly
140.

Ability to form wing muscles and wings for flight in honey bees is

A. learning behaviour
B. instinctive behaviour
C. habituation
D. imprinting
Answer» C. habituation
141.

Medulla oblongata narrows down into an oval shaped hollow cylinder called

A. vertebral column
B. spinal cord
C. bone marrow
D. cable
Answer» C. bone marrow
142.

Nissl's granules are associated with

A. smooth endoplasmic reticulum and golgi bodies
B. lysosomes and golgi bodies
C. mitochondria and golgibodies
D. rough endoplasmic reticulum and golgi apparatus
Answer» E.
143.

In transportation system of mammals ,Arterioles is

A. fine branches of aorta
B. get divided to form capillaries
C. divide to form venule
D. thick and elastic walled
Answer» D. thick and elastic walled
144.

Left cerebral hemisphere controls

A. left side of the body
B. right side of the body
C. front side of the body
D. dorsal side of the body
Answer» C. front side of the body
145.

Receptors which show response to cold and warmth are

A. Thermoreceptors
B. Chemoreceptors
C. Nociceptors
D. Mechanoreceptors
Answer» B. Chemoreceptors
146.

Oxytocin during childbirth particularly acts on

A. cardiac muscles
B. skeletal muscles
C. smooth muscles
D. circular muscles
Answer» D. circular muscles
147.

Medulla oblongata is not responsible for

A. heartbeat
B. peristalsis
C. blinking
D. respiratory movements
Answer» D. respiratory movements
148.

Nerves associated with head, neck and facial regions are

A. spinal nerves
B. cranial nerves
C. mixed nerves
D. motor nerves
Answer» C. mixed nerves
149.

An intact cell body of a neuron can

A. multiply infinitely
B. regenerate axonal and dendrite fibres
C. cannot regenerate axonal and dendrite fibres
D. never dies
Answer» C. cannot regenerate axonal and dendrite fibres
150.

Renal artery is a branch of

A. pulmonary arch
B. inferior vena cava
C. dorsal aorta
D. subclavian artery
Answer» D. subclavian artery