Adaptation for flying is termed as
aquatic
volant
fossorial
cursorial
Correct Answer :
B. volant
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Bacteria
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Fungus
Fleas
Niche' refers to
place of living
type of food
place of living and type of food
food and movement
Which one of the ecosystems Is the largest in the world?
forests
rivers
deserts
oceans
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Palaezoic
Cenozoic
Mesozoic
Proterozoic
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animals
weeds
one pest by another
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A
B
AB
O
DNA is found
only in cytoplasm
only in nucleus
in both cytoplasm and nucleus
in hybrid form only
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means, the warming up of blood as the temperature increases during day time
is characterised by constant body temperature
is shown by reptiles
Clotting of blood is
a chain reaction
reversible reaction
reflex action
no reaction
The cellular and molecular control o( programmed cell death is known as
Apoptosis
Ageing
Degeneration
Necrosis
What are top carnivores?
biggest carnivores
tigers
all carnivorous animals
carnivores that are not eaten by any other animal
In case of a heart attack a hormone is injected as an emergency measure. Which one is it?
Thyroxine
Vasopressin
Heparin
Insulin
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striated and involuntary
striated and voluntary
smooth and involuntary
smooth and voluntary
Who first observed the plasma membrane?
William Seifriz
Schwann
Palade
None of the above
The function of a cell wall is
to give definite shape to the cell
to provide mechanical strength and protection to the cell
to prevent the cell from desiccation
All the above
Prions are composed largely of
DNA
proteins
RNA
None of these
Blood cancer is otherwise called
Leukaemia
Leucoderma
Leucocytopenia
Erythrocemia
Edward Jenner to find out the efficacy of vaccination used
his own body
his friend's body
a corpse
a laboratory animal
Spontaneous generation signifying the development of living organisms from non-living has been termed
Biogenesis
Abiogenesis
Cosmozoic
Catastrophism
The two minerals required to keep teeth and bones intact and in good condition are
lead and zinc
calcium and phosphorus
copper and sulphur
iron and iodine
The science of improving the hereditary qualities of future generations of mankind is referred to as
genetics
eugenics
epigenesist
epistasis
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RBC
WBC
Blood platelets
Lymph
The natural defence of our body against foreign germs is formed by
red corpuscles
white corpuscles
platelets
lymph
The theory that all animals and plants are made up of cells and they could arise only from pre-existing cells was propounded by
Robert Hooke
Matthias Schleiden and Theodore Schwann
Purkinije
Leuwenhoek
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deficiency diseases
communicable diseases
epidemics
tropical diseases
The part of the brain in Control of Voluntary muscles is
cerebellum
medulla oblongata
pons
cerebrum
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Edward .Jenner
Joseph Lister
Martinus Willem Beijerinck
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light
sound
touch
smell
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oxygen in a lesser quantity than the required levels
oxygen in large amounts
carbon monoxide
carbon dioxide
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ducts
blood
lymph
muscus