In the dicot root, the vascular cambium originates from :
1. Tissue located below the phloem bundles, a portion of pericycle tissue, above the protoxylem
2. Cortical region
3. Parenchyma between endodermis and pericycle
4. Intrafascicular and interfascicular tissue in a ring
Which of the following shows whorled phyllotaxy ?
1. Mustard
2. China rose
3. Alstonia
4. Calotropis
Match the following cell structure with its characteristic feature :
| (a) | Tight junctions | (i) | Cement neighbouring cells together to form sheet |
| (b) | Adhering junctions | (ii) | Transmit information through chemical to another cells |
| (c) | Gap junctions | (iii) | Establish a barrier to prevent leakage of fluid across epithelial cells |
| (d) | Synaptic junctions | (iv) | Cytoplasmic channels to facilitate communication between adjacent cells |
Select correct option from the following:
| (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | |
| 1. | (ii) | (iv) | (i) | (iii) |
| 2. | (iv) | (ii) | (i) | (iii) |
| 3. | (iii) | (i) | (iv) | (ii) |
| 4. | (iv) | (iii) | (i) | (ii) |
Which of the following statements is incorrect?
| 1. | Cockroaches exhibit mosaic vision with less sensitivity and more resolution |
| 2. | A mushroom-shaped gland is present in the 6th-7th abdominal segments of male |
| 3. | A pair of spermatheca is present in the 6th segment of female cockroach |
| 4. | Female cockroach possesses sixteen ovarioles in the ovaries |
Which of the following cell organelles is present in the highest number in secretory cells?
| 1. | Mitochondria | 2. | Golgi complex |
| 3. | Endoplasmic reticulum | 4. | Lysosomes |
Non-membranous nucleoplasmic structures in nucleus are the site for active synthesis of
1. protein synthesis
2. mRNA
3. rRNA
4. tRNA
Which of the following nucleic acids is present in an organism having 70 S ribosomes only?
1. Single stranded DNA with protein coat
2. Double stranded circular naked DNA
3. Double stranded DNA enclosed in nuclear membrane
4. Double stranded circular DNA with histone proteins
Match the Column-I with Column-II.
| Column-I | Column-II | ||
| (a) | Golgi apparatus | (i) | Synthesis of protein |
| (b) | Lysosomes | (ii) | Trap waste and excretory products |
| (c) | Vacuoles | (iii) | Formation of glycoproteins and glycolipids |
| (d) | Ribosomes | (iv) | Digesting biomolecules |
Choose the right match from options given below:
| (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) | |
| 1. | (iii) | (iv) | (ii) | (i) |
| 2. | (iv) | (iii) | (i) | (ii) |
| 3. | (iii) | (ii) | (iv) | (i) |
| 4. | (i) | (ii) | (iv) | (iii) |
Which of the following organic compounds is the main constituent of Lecithin?
| 1. | Arachidonic acid | 2. | Phospholipid |
| 3. | Cholesterol | 4. | Phosphoprotein |
Prosthetic groups differ from co-enzymes in that
| 1. | they require metal ions for their activity. |
| 2. | they (prosthetic groups) are tightly bound to apoenzymes. |
| 3. | their association with apoenzymes is transient. |
| 4. | they can serve as co-factors in a number of enzyme-catalyzed reactions. |