Animals that feed only on dead flesh are
herbivorous
carnivorous
omnivorous
carrion-eaters
Correct Answer :
D. carrion-eaters
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Diabetes is caused by
fall in insulin level
increase in insulin level
eating too much sugar
decrease in glucose
Vessels leaving the heart are
veins
arteries
capillaries
lymph ducts
A child goes on vomiting profusely and develops symptoms of diarrhoea. Chances are that in the child's blood serum there is a drop In
calcium
iron
sodium
phosphorus
The theory that believes that the first living organism came from another planet is known as
Catastrophism
Special creation
Organic evolution
Cosmozoic theory
Hydrotropism means the growth of roots
away from water
towards water
into water
out of water
What are oncogenes?
a dominant gene
a set of genes which produce cancer
a gene present in the X-chromosomes causing haemophilia
a recessive gene
What are the symptoms of Xeroph-thalmia?
eye weakness
dry skin and night blindness
nervous break down
All the above
Measles is caused by
bacteria
fungus
virus
protozoan
The first person to observe the bacteria, protozoa and spermatozoa under the microscope was
Theodore Schwann
Matthias Schleidon
Robert Hooke
Leuwenhoek
Plants growing in saline marsh habitats are called
Xerophytes
Aerophytes
Saprophytes
Halophytes
Biological control is to check growth of
plants
animals
weeds
one pest by another
Rh+ blood is due to genes which are
dominant
recessive
codominant
neutral
Best growth of plants is attained if they are supplied with
low carbohydrate and high nitrogen
high carbohydrate and low nitrogen
high carbohydrate and moderate nitrogen
equal carbohydrate and nitrogen
The following disease is prevented by triple-antigen immunization
Diphtheria
Tuberculosis
Smallpox
Mumps
Maintenance of pregency is under the control of
Follicular stimulating hormone
Growth hormone
Estrogen
Progesterone
The grouping o( blood is based on substances called
antibodies
antigens
antitoxin
enzymes
The part of the brain in Control of Voluntary muscles is
cerebellum
medulla oblongata
pons
cerebrum
Oparin is known for his hypothesis on
origin of species
origin of life
one germ one disease
one gene one enzyme
The cortex of human brain normally consists of
five billion, two hundred million cells
nine billion, two hundred million cells
six billion, two hundred million cells
eight billion, two hundred million cells
Name the nematode which lives in lymph vessels of man.
Ascaris
Hook worm
Filarial worm
Guinea worm
Turner's syndrome is a disease caused by
bacteria
virus
fungus
chromosomal imbalance
Nucleus was first discovered by
Porter
Robert Brown
Palade
None of these
Formation of blood
Histolysis
Histogenesis
Haemopoiesis
Haemolysis
Phonoreceptor refers to the perception of
light
sound
touch
smell
Eugenics is the application of genetics to improve
crop plants
fruit trees
cattle
human beings
Baldness is seen only in the males because
it is a male disorder
it is linked with male Y chromosome
it is influenced by male hormone
females cover it up with wigs
What is an antigen?
toxic substance
a kind of protein
blood platelets
blood corpuscles
The animal that excretes uric acid
Monkey
Lizard
Mouse
Elephant
Riboflavin is otherwise known as
vitamin B-complex
vitamin B2
vitamin A
vitamin E
Cancer cells are more easily damaged by radiation than normal cells because they are
different in structure
non-dividing
starved of nutrition
undergoing rapid division