Spore dissemination in some liverworts is aided by:
1. elaters
2. indusium
3. calypatra
4. peristome teeth
A person who is on a long hunger strike and is surviving only on water, will have:
1. more sodium in his urine
2. less amino acids in his urine
3. more glucose in his blood
4. less urea in his urine
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
| 1. | Abscisic acid - Stomatal closure |
| 2. | Gibberellic acid - Leaves fall |
| 3. | Cytokinin - Cell division |
| 4. | IAA - Cell wall elongation |
A common test to find the genotype of a hybrid is by:
1. crossing of one F2 progeny with a male parent
2. crossing of one F2 progeny with a female parent
3. studying the sexual behaviour of F1 progenies
4. crossing of one F1 progeny with a male parent
Which one of the following is a matching pair of a body feature and the animal possessing it?
1. Post-anal-tail - Octopus
2. Ventral Central nervous system - Leech
3. Pharyngeal gills slits absent in embryo - Chamaeleon
4. Ventral heart - Scorpion
Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
| Animals | Morphological features | |
| A. | Crocodile | 4-chambered heart |
| B. | Sea urchin | Parapodia |
| C. | Obelia | Metagenesis |
| D. | Lemur | Thecodont |
1. A, C, and D
2, B, C, and D
3. Only A and D
4. Only A and B
If you suspect a major deficiency of antibodies in a person, to which of the following would you look for confirmatory evidence?
| 1. | Serum albumins |
| 2. | Serum globulins |
| 3. | Fibrinogen in the plasma |
| 4. | Haemocytes |
A person is having problems with calcium and phosphorus metabolism in his body. Which one of the following glands may not be functioning properly?
1. Parathyroid
2. Parotid
3. Pancreas
4. Thyroid
What is true about Nereis, Scorpion, Cockroach, and Silverfish?
| 1. | They all have jointed paired appendages |
| 2. | They all possess a dorsal heart |
| 3. | None of them is aquatic |
| 4. | They all belong to the same phylum |
The finches of the Galapagos islands provide evidence in favour of:
1. special creation
2. evolution due to mutation
3. retrogressive evolution
4. biogeographical evolution