If the mean and the median pertaining to a certain character of a population are of the same value, the following is most likely to occur:
1. a normal distribution
2. a bi-modal distribution
3. a T-shaped curve
4. a skewed curve
When two species of different genealogy come to resemble each other as a result of adaptation, the phenomenon is termed:
1. divergent evolution
2. microevolution
3. co-evolution
4. convergent evolution
Which one of the following is a fat-soluble vitamin and its related deficiency disease?
| 1. | Ascorbic acid - Scurvy |
| 2. | Retinol - Xerophthalmia |
| 3. | Cobalamine - Beri-Beri |
| 4. | Calciferol - Pellagra |
ICBN stands for:
| 1. | Indian Congress of Biological Names |
| 2. | International Code of Botanical Nomenclature |
| 3. | Indian Code of Botanical Nomenclature |
| 4. | International Congress of Biological Names |
If you are asked to classify the various algae into distinct groups, which of the following characters you should choose?
| 1. | Types of pigments present in the cell |
| 2. | Nature of stored food materials in the cell |
| 3. | Structural organisation of thallus |
| 4. | Chemical compositions of the cell wall |
A plant requires magnesium for:
1. holding cells together
2. protein synthesis
3. chlorophyll synthesis
4. cell wall development
The overall goal of glycolysis, the Krebs cycle, and the electron transport system is the formation of:
1. ATP in small stepwise units.
2. ATP in one large oxidation reaction
3. Sugars
4. Nucleic acids
A high density of elephant population in an area can result in:
1. mutualism
2. Intraspecific competition
3. Interspecific completion
4. Predation on one another
A drop of each of the following is placed separately on four slides. Which of them will not coagulate?
| 1. | blood plasma |
| 2. | blood serum |
| 3. | Sample from the thoracic duct of the lymphatic system |
| 4. | Whole blood from the pulmonary vein |
For a critical study of secondary growth in plants, which one of the following pairs is suitable:
1. Sugarcane and sunflower
2. Teak and pine
3. Deodar and Fern
4. Wheat and maidenhair fern