What amount of energy is released from glucose during lactic acid fermentation?
1.Less than 7%2.Approximately 15%
3.More than 18%4.About 10%
Subtopic:  Fermentation |
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XO type of sex determination can be found in:
1. Monkeys 2. Drosophila
3. Birds 4. Grasshoppers
Subtopic:  Sex Determination |
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Level 2: 60%+
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Match List - I with List - II
List I List II
(a) Manganese (i) Activates the enzyme catalase
(b) Magnesium (ii) Required for pollen germination
(c) Boron (iii) Activates enzymes of respiration
(d) Iron (iv) Functions in splitting of water during photosynthesis
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(a) (b) (c) (d)
1. (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
2. (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
3. (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
4. (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
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"Girdling Experiment" was performed by Plant Physiologists to identify the plant tissue through which:
1. osmosis is observed
2. water is transported
3. food is transported
4. for both water and food transportation
Subtopic:  Phloem Translocation: Short Distance Transport | Phloem Translocation |
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Level 2: 60%+
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 Which of the following is not a method of ex situ conservation?
1. Cryopreservation 2. In vitro fertilization
3. National Parks 4. Micropropagation
Subtopic:  In Situ Conservation of Biodiversity |
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Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Decomposition is a process in which the detritus is degraded into simpler substances by microbes.
Statement II: Decomposition is faster if the detritus is rich in lignin and chitin.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below: 
1. Statement I is correct incorrect but Statement II is correct
2. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
3. Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
4. Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect 
Subtopic:  Decomposition |
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Read the following statements and choose the set of correct statements: 
(a) Euchromatin is loosely packed chromatin
(b) Heterochromatin is transcriptionally active
(c) Histone octomer is wrapped by negatively charged DNA in nucleosome
(d) Histones are rich in lysine and arginine
(e) A typical nucleosome contains 400 bp of DNA helix

Choose the correct answer from the options given below
1. (a), (c), (e) only 2. (b), (d), (e) only
3. (a), (c), (d) only 4. (b), (e) only
Subtopic:  DNA Double Helix |
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Which one of the following produces nitrogen fixing nodules on the roots of Alnus ??
1.Beijernickia2.Rhizobium
3.Frankia4.Rhodospirillum
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Which one of the following plants shows vexillary aestivation and diadelphous stamens ?
1. Solanum nigrum
2. Colchicum autumnale
3. Pisum sativum
4. Allium cepa

Subtopic:  Flower & Parts of Flower |
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Given below are two statements:

I:  Cleistogamous flowers are invariably autogamous
II: Cleistogamy is disadvantageous as there is no chance for cross pollination

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

1. I is incorrect but II is correct
2. Both I and II are correct
3. Both I and II are incorrect
4. I is correct but II is incorrect
Subtopic:  Pollination & Outbreeding Devices |
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Level 1: 80%+
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