Explore topic-wise MCQs in Life Sciences.

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251.

Organ of dispersal is tuft of hairs around testa in

A. plumed fruits
B. plumed seeds
C. winged seeds
D. winged fruits
Answer» C. winged seeds
252.

Examples of Corm include

A. gloriosa
B. Canna
C. Lallang
D. Ginger
Answer» B. Canna
253.

Nectar is usually absent in flowers pollinated by

A. wind
B. insects
C. water
D. rain
Answer» B. insects
254.

Germination of 101 years old seeds, was observed in

A. Melon family
B. Arctic Tundra Lupine
C. Moth Mullein
D. Hesperidiums
Answer» D. Hesperidiums
255.

Onion and garlic are examples of

A. rhizome
B. corm
C. stem tuber
D. bulb
Answer» E.
256.

Approximately how long a typical moss sporophyte can grow?

A. 20 cm
B. 1 m
C. 5 cm
D. 5 m
Answer» B. 1 m
257.

When a bee visits the Clitoria flower, it lands on the

A. winged petals
B. standard petal
C. keel petals
D. calyx
Answer» C. keel petals
258.

Cycling of Carbon (C), nitrogen (N₂), oxygen (O₂) and water (H₂O) is brought about by

A. chemical processes
B. physical processes
C. biological processes
D. all of above
Answer» E.
259.

Photolysis of six water molecules results in

A. 6 atoms of hydrogen
B. 12 atoms of hydrogen
C. 18 atoms of hydrogen
D. 24 atoms of hydrogen
Answer» C. 18 atoms of hydrogen
260.

Cutting is not suitable for

A. Lime
B. Sugar-cane
C. Oleander
D. Tapioca
Answer» B. Sugar-cane
261.

Which of following term describes drying out of plants?

A. dehydration
B. flaccid
C. turgid
D. desiccation
Answer» E.
262.

Petals of Clitoria flower have

A. bright color
B. same size
C. same shape
D. fragrant
Answer» B. same size
263.

Vascular plants that produce one type of spores are called

A. heterosporous
B. homosporous
C. Bisporous
D. Monosporous
Answer» B. homosporous
264.

Horneophyton, psilophyto and cooksonia belong to Tracheophytes group called

A. anthoceropsida
B. psilopsida
C. byopsida
D. bryopsida
Answer» C. byopsida
265.

Which of following is heterosporous?

A. liverworts
B. spiked mosses
C. club mosses
D. hornworts
Answer» C. club mosses
266.

Vascular bundles possesses bundle cap to strengthened additionally in

A. balsam
B. venus fly trap
C. sun flower
D. rose
Answer» D. rose
267.

Around 15-20 million years is time, for evolution of a

A. stem
B. leaf
C. root
D. flower
Answer» C. root
268.

Climbing vines follow tropic movements of

A. phototropism
B. geotropism
C. thigmotropism
D. hydrotropism
Answer» D. hydrotropism
269.

On an inflorescent stalk, each flower is a

A. shortened shoot
B. shortened tuber
C. shortened stem
D. shortened cotyledon
Answer» D. shortened cotyledon
270.

In plants, Dormant seed has

A. high water content
B. low water content
C. low reserves for food
D. high reserves for food
Answer» C. low reserves for food
271.

Which of following belong to phylum Anthocerophyta?

A. club mosses
B. ferns
C. bryophytes
D. hornworts
Answer» E.
272.

To hydrolyze Tristearin, the enzyme used is

A. sucrose
B. lipase
C. maltase
D. amylase
Answer» C. maltase
273.

Raw materials for photosynthesis include

A. light
B. organic nutrients
C. water
D. all of above
Answer» E.
274.

In natural state, the standard petal in Clitoria is

A. ovulated
B. at the bottom
C. at the top
D. pollinated
Answer» C. at the top
275.

Major role in movements in plants is of

A. auxin indole acetic acid
B. acetic acid
C. indole acid
D. auxin acetic
Answer» B. acetic acid
276.

How many of total plant phyla are gymnosperms?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Answer» E.
277.

How many living species of cycads are there?

A. 1000
B. 500
C. 3000
D. 300
Answer» E.
278.

Which of following is not an example of conifers or cone-bearing plants?

A. pines
B. firs
C. redwood
D. legumes
Answer» E.
279.

Upon dissolving sodium hydrogen carbonate (HCO₃⁻) in water (H₂O), the gas given off is

A. hydrogen
B. oxygen
C. carbon dioxide
D. chlorine
Answer» D. chlorine
280.

Strongest force to pull water up xylem and into leaf is

A. capillary action
B. root pressure
C. transpiration pull
D. active transport
Answer» D. active transport
281.

Action spectrum and absorption spectrum

A. show great similarities
B. show great differences
C. are different in freshwater plants
D. are different in variegated leaves
Answer» B. show great differences
282.

Callus helps in repairing a wound and unites branches during

A. budding
B. grafting
C. layering
D. Both a and b
Answer» E.
283.

Example of animals bearing special shell composed of calcium crystals

A. marine bivalvia
B. molluscus
C. ant
D. snails
Answer» B. molluscus
284.

Which of following is another name for ferns?

A. Monilophytes
B. lycophytes
C. bryophytes
D. flowering plants
Answer» B. lycophytes
285.

Flower with either the stamen or pistil is called as

A. unisexual flower
B. monoecism
C. devious
D. bisexual flower
Answer» B. monoecism
286.

Substances which can remain in the soil for many years are known as

A. microorganisms
B. insecticides
C. dichloro-triphenyl dichloroethane
D. dichloro-diphenyl trichloroethane
Answer» E.
287.

Leaves of mimosa require a specific time to regain its turgidity i.e.

A. 5 minutes
B. 10 minutes
C. 8 minutes
D. 12 minutes
Answer» C. 8 minutes
288.

In germinating seeds, the starch is broken down into

A. galactose
B. glycose
C. glucose
D. fructose
Answer» D. fructose
289.

In excretion, ultrafiltration retains

A. blood plasma
B. small molecules
C. water
D. solid molecules
Answer» E.
290.

In grasses, bracts are

A. petals
B. leaf-like structures
C. sepals
D. stigma
Answer» C. sepals
291.

Turgor pressure keeps plant rigid and resistant to

A. heat
B. bending
C. insects
D. light
Answer» C. insects
292.

Leaf of a lycopodium is small and contains single undivided vascular supply, such leaf is called

A. macrophyll
B. microphyll
C. aphyll
D. mesophyll
Answer» C. aphyll
293.

Which of following is another name for club mosses?

A. lycophytes
B. bryophytes
C. flowering plants
D. Monilophytes
Answer» B. bryophytes
294.

The term protoplasm refers to

A. finished form
B. final form
C. first form
D. flawed form
Answer» D. flawed form
295.

Purpose of lateral and keel petals is to

A. offer attraction to insects
B. enclose the reproductive organs
C. render low possibilities of cross pollination
D. render high possibilities of cross pollination
Answer» C. render low possibilities of cross pollination
296.

In atternation of generations, a haploid spermatozoid fuses with a haploid egg to produce diploid

A. gametphyte
B. rhizoids
C. oospore
D. spores
Answer» D. spores
297.

External pinnae of ear and epiglottis is formed by

A. hyaline cartilage
B. fibro cartilage
C. contractile muscles
D. Both a and b
Answer» C. contractile muscles
298.

Movement of young stem in a zigzag fashion is found in

A. epinasty
B. hyponasty
C. nutation
D. nutrition
Answer» D. nutrition
299.

Which of following have spine shaped leaves?

A. bryophytes
B. moss
C. lycophytes
D. sporophytes
Answer» D. sporophytes
300.

During dormancy, the seeds

A. do not respire
B. respire aerobically
C. respire anaerobically
D. photosynthesis
Answer» D. photosynthesis