What are halophytes?
plants found in fresh water
plants growing in saline conditions
mesophytic plants
desert plants
Correct Answer :
B. plants growing in saline conditions
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haemoglobin and haemoerythrin
biliviridin and bilirubin
bilirubin and haemocyanin
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much reduced and functionless
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always absent
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lipids
acids
alkalis
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type of food
place of living and type of food
food and movement
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Bryophytes
Pteridophytes
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thinner
similar
very much thinner
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capillaries
arteries
nerves
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Pituitrin
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Malarial parasite is brought to human host by
male anopheles mosquito
female anopheles mosquito
male culex
female culex
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estrogen
progesterone
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two
three
four
five
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bone
skin
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vitamin B2
vitamin A
vitamin E
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blood
lymph
muscus
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towards the gravity
away from gravity
neutral to gravity
towards light
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Polio
HIV / AIDS
Malaria
Cancer
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tobacco caterpillar
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Cancer
Rabies
AlDS
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)
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immunity
repair
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out growth
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