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This section includes 12 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Biology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
1. |
In which of the following, organisms completely stop their metabolic activities? |
A. | Hibernation |
B. | Aestivation |
C. | Death |
D. | Diapause |
Answer» D. Diapause | |
2. |
For which of the following organisms thermoregulation is energetically expensive? |
A. | Large-sized aquatic animals |
B. | Small-sized terrestrial animals |
C. | Large-sized terrestrial animals |
D. | Medium-sized terrestrial animals |
Answer» C. Large-sized terrestrial animals | |
3. |
Which process do some snails and fishes undergo to prevent themselves from desiccation? |
A. | Dormancy |
B. | Migration |
C. | Aestivation |
D. | Hibernation |
Answer» D. Hibernation | |
4. |
What do the desert lizards do when their body temperature drops? |
A. | They burrow in the sand |
B. | They hide in the soil |
C. | They move in a shady place |
D. | They bask in the sun |
Answer» E. | |
5. |
Which rule states that in a cold climate, mammals possess shorter ears and limbs to minimize the heat loss? |
A. | Bergman s rule |
B. | Blackman s rule |
C. | Allen s rule |
D. | Lindeman s rule |
Answer» D. Lindeman s rule | |
6. |
The Siberian cranes migrate to which National Park in India? |
A. | Kaziranga National Park, Assam |
B. | Silent Valley National Park, Kerala |
C. | Chikla Lake Bird Sanctuary, Orissa |
D. | Keoladeo National Park, Rajasthan |
Answer» E. | |
7. |
Why small animals are rarely found in polar regions? |
A. | Less loss of heat |
B. | Their surface area and body mass ratio is high |
C. | Their surface area and body mass ratio is low |
D. | Their surface area is small |
Answer» C. Their surface area and body mass ratio is low | |
8. |
What are most of the invertebrates? |
A. | Thermoregulators |
B. | Osmoregulators |
C. | Thermoconformers |
D. | Conformers |
Answer» D. Conformers | |
9. |
What are birds and mammals? |
A. | Thermoconfirmers and osmoconfirmers |
B. | Thermoconfirmers and osmoregulators |
C. | Thermoregulators and cold-blooded animals |
D. | Thermoregulators and osmoregulators |
Answer» E. | |
10. |
What is maintaining the constancy of the internal environment called? |
A. | Conformation |
B. | Homeostasis |
C. | Adaptation |
D. | Migration |
Answer» C. Adaptation | |
11. |
What is the suspension of metabolic activities during summer called? |
A. | Aestivation |
B. | Diapause |
C. | Menopause |
D. | Regulation |
Answer» B. Diapause | |
12. |
What is diapause? |
A. | Shedding of leaves |
B. | Stage of suspended development |
C. | Aging in mammals |
D. | Programmed cell death |
Answer» C. Aging in mammals | |