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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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D. thrombokinase


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Chemical substances that called have effect on growth of plants are called

A. enzymes

B. catalysts

C. hormones

D. pesticides

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Who coined the term gene?

A. Mendel

B. Devries

C. Jacob and Monod

D. Johanson

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What is an antigen?

A. Toxic substance

B. A kind of protein

C. Blood platelets

D. Blood corpuscles

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The blood clotting requires the vitamin

A. A

B. B

C. C

D. K

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In phototropism, auxins

A. Promote growth of cells

B. Inhibit cell division

C. Inhibit growth of cells

D. Stimulate differential growth of cells

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The external ears of man are intended for

A. ornaments

B. scattering sound waves

C. collect sound waves

D. beauty

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The hormones are carried to target organs through the

A. blood

B. lymph

C. water

D. corpuscles

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The principal reason why it is better to have two eyes than one is that

A. by having two eyes, one can distinguish colours more easily

B. by having two eyes, one can easily see in the dark and dim light

C. this gives the man a type of vision known as mosaic vision

D. this enhances depth perception in the humans

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The dinosaurs (terrible lizards) became very successful during

A. Palaeozoic era

B. Mesozoic era

C. Cenozoic era

D. Archaeozoic era

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The mode of nutrition in which particulate food is devoured is

A. holozoic

B. holophytic

C. saprophytic

D. parasitic

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Niche' refers to

A. place of living

B. type of food

C. place of living and type of food

D. food and movement

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Sterilization, as the means for the prevention of sepsis in surgery, was practised and advocated by

A. Louis Pasteur

B. Edward .Jenner

C. Joseph Lister

D. Martinus Willem Beijerinck

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The smallest size of a cell which can be seen directly by the eye is

A. One micron

B. 10 micron

C. 100 micron

D. 1000 micron

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Which among the following animals has the largest Intestine?

A. Cow

B. Lion

C. Monkey

D. Tiger

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Genes are made of

A. Carbohydrates

B. Proteins

C. Fats

D. Nucleotides

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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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Vestigeal organs are those which are

A. fully formed and functional

B. much reduced but functional

C. much reduced and functionless

D. fully formed but functionless

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What are the symptoms of retinal deficiency?

A. Dry skin

B. Rough skin

C. Night blindness

D. Sensitiveness to light and ulcers

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Bordetella pertussis causes

A. tetanus

B. diphtheria

C. whooping cough

D. rabies

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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 genetic code DNA is carried from the nucleus to Ribosome by

A. t-RNA

B. r-RNA

C. S-DNA

D. ATP

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The blood of cockroach shows the following characteristics except one. Mark it.

A. It serves to distribute nutrient directly to every part of the body

B. It contains several kinds of corpuscles without haemoglobin

C. It collects metabolic wastes

D. It carries oxygen

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The human heart is

A. Neurogenic heart

B. Myogenic heart

C. Pulsating heart

D. Ampullary heart

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Kwashiorkar is characterised by

A. dermatitis, changes in hair pigments and retarded brain growth

B. excretion of creatine in excess

C. tyrosinosis and alcaptonuria

D. None of these

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Organisms which synthesise their own food are called

A. autotrophs

B. heterotrophs

C. saprotrophs

D. auxotrophs

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The first sign of life made its appearance on the earth about

A. 1 million years ago

B. 500 million years ago

C. 1 billion or 1000 million years ago

D. 3 billion years ago

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Excess of amino-acids are broken down to form urea in the

A. Liver

B. Kidney

C. Spleen

D. Rectum

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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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Pearl is secreted by the __________ of the pearl oyster.

A. foot

B. mantle

C. gills

D. None of these

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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