Explore topic-wise MCQs in Life Sciences.

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101.

Pendulous stamens and slender filaments are characteristics of plants pollinated by

A. wind
B. insects
C. water
D. soil
Answer» C. water
102.

Stomata guard cells perform all functions but

A. producing sugars
B. protecting the inner regions of leaf
C. regulating the amount of water lost
D. chloroplast storage
Answer» C. regulating the amount of water lost
103.

All are wrong about Bacteria, but

A. cannot grow in fertilized soil
B. cannot degrade DDT
C. degrade DDT into simpler substances
D. digest white blood cells
Answer» C. degrade DDT into simpler substances
104.

Chemotactive movements response towards stimulus of

A. light
B. heat
C. chemicals
D. All of the Above
Answer» D. All of the Above
105.

Example of dioecious plant includes

A. allamanda
B. pawpaw
C. hibiscus
D. clitoria
Answer» C. hibiscus
106.

First photosynthesizing organs of a germinating seed are

A. cotyledons
B. Plumule
C. first foliage leaves
D. radical
Answer» D. radical
107.

If herbaceous stem loose its turgidity, it may

A. die
B. regrow
C. regenerate
D. wilt
Answer» E.
108.

Exoskeleton is hardened outer covering which is

A. inert
B. non-living
C. attached to internal muscles
D. All of the Above
Answer» E.
109.

In germinating seeds, the fats are broken down with the help of enzyme

A. amylase
B. lipase
C. sucrose
D. proteases
Answer» C. sucrose
110.

Flowers of grass have

A. nectar
B. no nectar
C. sour nectar
D. bitter nectar
Answer» C. sour nectar
111.

Male and female sex organs appear on sameprothallus in region of under surface, this property is

A. monoecious
B. diecious
C. triecious
D. quadecious
Answer» B. diecious
112.

Atropa Belladona is used for medicine because it is rich in

A. atrocone
B. Atropine
C. pine
D. atripine
Answer» C. pine
113.

Bryophytes is another name for which of following plants?

A. flowering
B. vascular
C. avascular
D. leguminous
Answer» D. leguminous
114.

Which of following is primary photosynthetic organ of a plant?

A. stems
B. leaves
C. bulbs
D. roots
Answer» C. bulbs
115.

Which of liverworts have leaf-like appendages on their sporophytes?

A. marchantia
B. angiosperms
C. ferns
D. Plagiochila
Answer» D. Plagiochila
116.

Blood pressure required for ultrafiltration is provided through

A. simple mechanical process
B. afferent arteriole
C. efferent arteriole
D. heart beat
Answer» C. efferent arteriole
117.

From how many years megaphylls started appearing in fossil record?

A. 370 million
B. 100 million
C. 1 million
D. 10 million
Answer» B. 100 million
118.

Which of following are organs of plants whose function is to absorb nutrients from soil?

A. stems
B. bulbs
C. roots
D. leaves
Answer» D. leaves
119.

What percentage of world's soil carbon is present in peatlands?

A. 0.1
B. 0.2
C. 0.3
D. 0.4
Answer» D. 0.4
120.

Only cells that undergo division in epidermis are found in

A. cornified layer
B. Granular layer
C. Malpighian layer
D. cuticular layer
Answer» D. cuticular layer
121.

In bulbs, food is stored in the form of

A. sugar
B. glucose
C. amino acids
D. starch
Answer» B. glucose
122.

Carbon dioxide (CO₂) is reduced to carbohydrate (CₙH₂ₘOₘ) through

A. oxygen
B. water
C. hydrogen
D. light-dependent stage
Answer» D. light-dependent stage
123.

Which of following is produced by meiosis in a mature sporophyte?

A. spores
B. gamete
C. gametophyte
D. spore
Answer» B. gamete
124.

Ovary walls are fused with the receptacle if the

A. ovary is inferior
B. ovary is superior
C. anther is inferior
D. anther is superior
Answer» B. ovary is superior
125.

Important well known ferns are Dryopteris, Pteries Pteridium and

A. equisetum adiantum
B. adiantum equisetum
C. equisetum
D. adiantum
Answer» E.
126.

Water molecule is split into hydrogen and oxygen in

A. light dependent stage
B. light independent stage
C. photolysis of water
D. oxidation reaction
Answer» D. oxidation reaction
127.

Digestion of stored foods occur in cotyledons in

A. endospermic seeds
B. non-endospermic seeds
C. exospermic seeds
D. non-exospermic seeds
Answer» C. exospermic seeds
128.

Timber is mostly provided from which of following?

A. Douglas fir
B. juniper
C. European larg
D. Wollemi pine
Answer» B. juniper
129.

Flower possessing both the androecium and gynoecium are known as

A. Dioecious
B. Hermaphrodite
C. Monoecious
D. Triecious
Answer» C. Monoecious
130.

Bones and cartilages are composed of protein known as

A. lipoprotein
B. globulin
C. collagen
D. albumin
Answer» D. albumin
131.

Which of following is known as peat moss?

A. marchantia
B. angiosperms
C. ferns
D. sphagnum
Answer» E.
132.

Softer connective tissue which covers end of bone joint is

A. exoskeleton
B. compact bone
C. sponge bone
D. cartilage
Answer» E.
133.

Landing platform is provided to insects through

A. calyx
B. epicalyx
C. pedicel
D. petals
Answer» E.
134.

An organic substance which hardens secondary cell wall is usually impregnated with

A. xylem
B. phloem
C. sclereides
D. lignin
Answer» E.
135.

70 to 90% of cell protoplasm is

A. hemoglobin
B. protoplasm
C. water
D. energy
Answer» D. energy
136.

Potassium, calcium and magnesium are the form of

A. essential non-metallic elements
B. essential metallic elements
C. non-essential non-metallic elements
D. non-essential metallic elements
Answer» C. non-essential non-metallic elements
137.

Sporophyte is dominant and gametophyte is small and reduced but separate as well as independent. This development shows heteromorphic alternation of generation

A. hetromorphic alternation of generation
B. automorphic alternation of generation
C. hetromorphic alternation
D. hypomorphic alternation of generation
Answer» B. automorphic alternation of generation
138.

Function of funicle is to

A. hold the flower upright for pollination
B. attach ovule to placenta
C. produce the ovum
D. to attach anther with filament
Answer» C. produce the ovum
139.

Growth of roots towards water is positive hydrotropism if it grows towards

A. soil
B. water
C. nutrients
D. sun
Answer» C. nutrients
140.

Most earliest group of plants which are rootless are one which become

A. developed
B. alternated
C. extinct
D. enlarged
Answer» D. enlarged
141.

Clitoria has all of others characteristics but the flower is

A. incomplete
B. bisexual
C. bilaterally symmetrical
D. all of above
Answer» B. bisexual
142.

Cranial nerves and sense organs are included in the

A. Peripheral nervous system
B. Central nervous system
C. white matter of spinal cord
D. grey matter
Answer» B. Central nervous system
143.

Branches of Crataegus give an excellent wood, which can be used to make

A. walking sticks
B. furniture
C. toys
D. cupboards
Answer» B. furniture
144.

To get pollens, mature stigma shall

A. project out of the bracts and hang freely
B. provide a large feathery surface area to get the pollens floating around
C. turn itself non-sticky and decrease its surface area
D. turn itself non-feathery and decrease its surface area
Answer» C. turn itself non-sticky and decrease its surface area
145.

In which part of stamen in pollen produced?

A. anther
B. spores
C. petals
D. pistil
Answer» B. spores
146.

Bracts are commonly found in

A. orchids
B. clitoria
C. pawpaw
D. grasses
Answer» E.
147.

Which of following strengthens cell walls of xylem cells?

A. lignin
B. chitin
C. cellulose
D. proteins
Answer» B. chitin
148.

Which is true about grasses

A. a common flowering plants
B. not a flowering plants
C. a flowering plant
D. a uniflowering plants
Answer» B. not a flowering plants
149.

Gametophyte doesn't undergo reshuffling of genes because gamates are produced by

A. division
B. mitosis
C. meosis
D. conjugation
Answer» C. meosis
150.

Leaves and petals follows growth pattern with respect to movement is

A. epinasty
B. hyponasty
C. nutation
D. hypernasty
Answer» B. hyponasty