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Insulin is produced in the human body by the

A. Heart

B. Kidney

C. Liver

D. Pancreas

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D. Pancreas


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Nephantis is popularly called

A. coconut caterpillar

B. brown plant hopper

C. tobacco caterpillar

D. pulse beetle

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Plant diseases are spread by

A. insects

B. man

C. wind

D. All the above

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The enzyme that is necessary to bring about clotting of blood is

A. peptidase

B. amylase

C. lipase

D. thrombokinase

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The development of new organs is termed

A. Parthenogenesis

B. Morphogenesis

C. Histogenesis

D. Paedogenesis

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The study of ecology with pyramids was invented by

A. Darwin

B. Elton

C. Odum

D. Joshua

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Blood cancer is otherwise called

A. Leukaemia

B. Leucoderma

C. Leucocytopenia

D. Erythrocemia

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The metallic part of haemoglobin is

A. copper

B. molybdenum

C. nickel

D. iron

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One of the following disease cannot be prevented by the DPT (triple-antigen) immunization of children.

A. Tetanus

B. Tuberculosis

C. Whooping cough

D. Diphtheria

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An organism eating its own species is called

A. carnivore

B. detritivore

C. cannibal

D. herbivore

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Hormones are carried from their place of production by

A. Ducts

B. Blood

C. Lymph

D. Mucus

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Lamarck's theory of inheritance of acquired characters was challenged by

A. August Weismann

B. Hugo de Vries

C. Herbert- Spencer

D. Carl Linnaeus

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The hormone secreted when one is frightened or excited

A. pituitrin

B. thyroxine

C. adrenaline

D. parathormone

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What are the symptoms of 'Pellagra'?

A. Colour blindness

B. Rickets

C. Patches of skin

D. Soft bones

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The thermoregulatory centre in the human brain is the

A. Pituitary

B. Spinal cord

C. Cerebellum

D. Hypothalamus

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Which of these is most consistently observed in Vitamin B12 deficiency?

A. Pigmentation of skin

B. Red, sore tongue with capillary atrophy

C. Megaloblastic anemia

D. Absence of tendon reflexes

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The cellular and molecular control o( programmed cell death is known as

A. Apoptosis

B. Ageing

C. Degeneration

D. Necrosis

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The organ that produces antibodies in our body is

A. pancreas

B. salivary gland

C. liver

D. gonads

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The endocrine glands secrete

A. bile

B. harmones

C. sweat

D. genes

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Eosinophil™s are stained by

A. alkaline dyes

B. acidic dyes

C. neutral dyes

D. vital stains

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Sadabahar, a common weed, is the raw material that provides the source of medicines used In the treatment of

A. gout

B. blood cancer

C. coronary heart disease

D. polio

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The science of improving the hereditary qualities of future generations of mankind is referred to as

A. genetics

B. eugenics

C. epigenesist

D. epistasis

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Man has ____ pairs of salivary glands.

A. 3

B. 4

C. 6

D. 8

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The germ theory of diseases was put forward by

A. Louis Pasteur

B. Luister

C. Leuwenhoek

D. Flemming

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Foal' is the young on of the

A. Cat

B. Lion

C. Tiger

D. Horse

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The workers in the honey bee colony are

A. males

B. females

C. sterile females

D. intersex

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Timberline shows

A. a line of trees

B. the limit of the forest

C. annual rings

D. height of trees

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Intravascular clotting of blood is known as

A. anaemia

B. leucopenia

C. thrombosis

D. thrombin

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The aphotic zone means that light is

A. always present

B. present during day

C. always absent

D. present during night

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Biologists have so far known, found and identified a large number of species in the plant and animal kingdom. In terms of numbers, the largest found and identified so far is from among the

A. fungi

B. plants

C. insects

D. bacteria

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Higher plants take up nitrogen as

A. Nitrites only

B. Nitrates only

C. Nitrates and Ammonia

D. Urea