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Objective Questions In Botany – General Science Materials For Competitive Examinations Part 13

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551. Which one of the following is a major green house gas? CO2
552. The flow of genetic information from nucleic acid to protein is called transcription
553. Oxygen in the universe is replenished higher plant photosynthesis
554. Limnophylla haterophylla is an example of Amphibious plant
555. An example for a parasitic algae is cephaleuros
556. Atmospheric nitrogen can be fixed by Anabaena
557. In dycot roots, xylem is exarch
558. ‘The father of Genetics’’is G.J. Mendel
559. Which one of the following is not a hormone? lodine
560. Western Blot test is used in the diagnosis of AIDS
561. Pulses are rich in proteins
562. The pulp of the pear fruit is hard, because of the presence of sclereids
563. Pedology refers to the study of soil
564. The powerhouse of a cell is mitochondrion
565. The following medicine is obtained from the bark of cinchona Quinine
566. which one of the following is not a plant product? Rubber
567. Which of the following is inpotant element of chlorophyll? Magnesium
568. Grasses have fibrous roots
569. Primary producers are green plants
570. Match lists I correctly with list II and select you answer using the codes given below:

571. “callus’’ is referred as undifferentiated mass of tissues
572. Number of chromosomes in an organism is maintained by the following division. meiosis
573. Vascular cryptogams are pteridophytes
574. The raw materials used in the fermentation activity, in yeasts is (are) sugars and fruit juices
575. Artificial silk is prepared from synthetic fibres
576. The plant involved in sericulture is mulberry
577. Which one of the following is not correctly matched? Vessel –translocation of sugar
578. Which one of the following is called as “ maiden hair fern’’? Adiantum
579. A plant cel is distinguished from an animal cell by the presence of cell wall
580. The sporophyte develops from zygote
581.Geotropis can be demonstrated using clinostat
582. Who introduces binomial nomenclature? Linnaeus
583. Which one of the following is a complex tissue? Xylem
584. Which of the following cereals was among the first to be used by man? Barley
585. Transport of food materials in dicot plant is through Phloem
586. In India, the Research Institute in palaeobotany Lucknow
587. Distinction between plant and animal cells lies in respiration
588. The powerhouse of the cell is Mitochondria
589. Which part of the cauliflower is used as vegetable? Inflorescence
590. Which of the following is not found in plants? Vitamin B12
591. Insectilvorous plants capture insects for obtaining Nitrogen
592. The five kingdom concept was proposed by Whittaker

Objective Questions In Botany – General Science Materials For Competitive Examinations Part 12

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501. Quinine is made from cinchone bark
502. Phylllanthus nirui is a medicinal herb and it is used to cure jaundice
503. The dark reaction was worked out by an American scientist called Melvin Calvin
504. “Breathing roots” of mangrove plants are also called both (B) and (C)
505. Hydroponics is plant growth in liquid culture medium
506. Red tides are causd by red dinoflagellates
507. In angiosperms ovules develop into seeds
508. ‘Tikka’ disease is found in groundnut
509. The unicellular algae used in space craft to regulate oxygen supply is chlorella
510. Who is the well known Indian paleobotanist? Birbal sahni
511. Sharbati, Sonara, Kalyan Sona are the improved varieties of wheat
512. An algae yielding single cell protein of economic importance is spirulina
513. The process of transfer of desirable characters from on especies to other is known as selection
514. Wide variety of plants are observed in this tropical regions
515. Mycotoxins are pollutants because they affect most commonly water
516. Orchards are fruit garden
517. Foreign countries want to get plant materials of this plant from our country keeping in view the problem of chemical pesticides Azadirachta indica (neem)
518. Nitrogen fixation is generally brought about by Bacteria and blue green algae
519. “Pasteurization” means boiling and cooling to prevent microbial spoilage
521.Why is sprouted gram considered more nutritious? germinating seeds produce enzymes which are a rich source of protein
522. Which metal is present in green leaves? Magnesium
523. Pollinium found in the family Asclepiadaceae and Orchidaceae
524. Legume root nodule contains a protein pigment known as Leghaemoglobin
525. From the following,which one is edible fungi? Agaricus
526. Which type of cell gives mechanical support to the plant?Sclerenchyma
527. A sequence of nucleotides that specifies a particular polypeptide chain is called as gene
528. Cell wall is chemically made up of lignin, pectin and cellulose
529. Endocarp of fruit wall is innermost layer of fruit wall
530. Which group of organism is responsible for enriching soil fertility is an area? Micro-organisms
531. Amphibious plants with non-vascular nature group is called as bryophytes
532. Biggest herbarium located in south India is coimbatore
533. Smallest flowering plant is wolffia
534. Economic use of the genus araucaria gymnosperm plant is ornamental plant
535. First plant viruses were discovered in tobacco
536. The most characteristic feature of arthropoda is jointed appendages
537. The most successful vector in higher plants Ti-plasmid
538. one of the following is essential for seed germination water
539. The process by which RNA is formed from DNA is called transcription
540. Some plants develop fruits without fertilization, this phenomenon is called parthenocarpy
541.Which one of sthe following diseases is caused by viral infection? jaundice
542. Symbolic nitrogen fixation is done by Rhizobium
543. Lack of which element makes the plant insectivorous?Nitrogen
544. Founder of binomial nomenclature is Cark Linnaeus
545. Part of cinchona plant from which the drug quinine is obtained is bark
546. Turbantine is obtained from the plants of coniferales
547. Clover,the commonly used spice is obtained from the flower bud
548. Which one of the following p;ants produces allergenic pollen grains? congress grass
549. Opium is obtained from cannabis
550. Which one of the following is correctly matched? photosynthesis –Starch synthesis

Objective Questions In Botany – General Science Materials For Competitive Examinations Part 11

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451. Those flowers which have both male and female reproductive parts are called unisexual
452. The other nama of the plant taxonomy is systematic botany
453. Plants takes nitrogen in the form of nitrates
454. Edible fungi are Agaricus
455. One of the following is useful for cheese making penicillium
456. Waterblooms are produced by algae
457. Viruses are all of these
458. Bacteria reproduce mostly asexually
459. Atmospheric CO2 can be reduced by the process of photosynthesis
460. which of the following cannot grow indeserts of Rajasthan? Banana
461. Bacteria are both (A) and (B)
462. Soil conservation is the process where soil is protected against erosion
463. Phytology is the study of algae
464. The largest flower is Rafflesia
465. The molecule with high energy phosphate bond in the cell is ATP
466. The root nodules containing Rhizobia occur in Fabaceae
467. Pasteurization of milk destroys its pathogenic bacteria
468. Atmospheric nitrogen is fixed in leguminous roots by bacteria
469.Gymnosperms are characterized by lacking ovaries
470. In food making industry the product of yeast culture utilised is
ethyl alcohol
471. One of the following is responsible for smut disease ustilago
472. Sexual reproduction is about in blue-green algae
473. Algin is obtained from brown algae
474. The virus which attacks E.coli is termed coliphage
475. Laminaria is an important source of iodine
476. ‘Pond silk’ is the common name of spirogyra
477. Pneumonia is caused by one of the following bacteria
478. Cotton fibre is obtained from the fruit
479. The largest producer of groundnut is India
480. India’s largest mineral resource is coal
481. The gas evolved by leaves during photosynthesis is oxygen
482. After fertilization ovary is transformed into fruit
483. Green trees of the forests are generally called as food chain primary producers
484. Streptomycin was discovered by waksman
485. Kelp is brown algae
486. Habitat of penicillium is organic substance
487. Monocotyled are chaaracterised by fibrous root system
488. Typhoid is caused by bacteria
489. The ovules in gymnosplerms are exposed
490. Cell division useful for gamete formation is meiosis
491. Herbicide is used to kill the weeds
492. Tap root is positively geotropic
493. Seedless fruits are seen in all of these
494. Most advanced plants in the plant kingdom are angiosperms
495. Fibres are taken from plant as sclerenchyma cells
496. The process in which fruit is formed without fertilization is know as parthenocarpy
497. Calotropis is an example of the following phyllotaxy opposite and decussate
498. Phylloclade is a modified stem
499. Which of the following diseases is likely to spread in the entire community. If a leaky septic tank contaminates the water supply? Cholera
500. Where would the bacterium E.coli be readily found? human intestine

Objective Questions In Botany – General Science Materials For Competitive Examinations Part 10

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401. Soyabean contains a high degrees of proteins
402. The age of a tree can be determined by counting the growth rings of its stem
404. Ground becomes slippery during the rainy season due to green algae
405. Which one of the following is a useful functional association between fungi and the roots of higher plants?mycorrhiza
406. Carbon is available to plants as carbon dioxide
407. Photosynthesis is a bio-chemical process for the transfer of solar energy to food chain cycle
408. The fruit in member of poaceae is Caryopsis
409. The function of flower is reproduction
410. Penicillium is generally known as Fungus
411. The biggest herbarium of our country is located in Kolkata
412. Polytrichum plants belong to bryophyte
413. Which of the following flowers is sessible? mustard
414. Adiantum sporophytic plants have chromosome type of diploid
415. In which of the following is xerophytic present? calotropis
416. The study of inflorescence, flowers, fruits and seeds is known as reproductive morphology
417. In insectivorous plants which of the following elements is absenst or deficent Nitrogen
418. Viruses chemically called as nucleoproteins
419. Penicillin was discovered by Alexander Fleming
420. The metal present in chlorophyll is magnesium
421. Based on the cellular type the algae chlorella belongs to Both (A) and (B)
422. Three major types of sexual reproduction found in algae may be isogamy, anisogamy and oogamy
423. Those algae which grow in hot spring at about 85?C temperature are called as
424. To which of the following families do all pulses belong? Sporophytic phase
425. The evergreen plant body of gymnosperms is sporophytic phase
426. The ovules of an ovary are not naked in which of the following groups? angiosperms
427. Gigantism is a result of Auto-polyploidy
428. The most important purpose of insects to visit a flower is to collect honey
429. The inflorescence axis in banana is used to remove kidney stones
430. Who first discovered the penicillin? Alexanderd Fleming
431. Epiphytes are plants which depend an other plants only for shelter
432. Who has discovered the cell? Robert Hook
433. Which one of the following plants is an example of herb?Hibiscus
434. The sharp and pointed outgrowth present on the stem of rose are called spines
435. ‘AIDS’ is caused by virus
436. Streptomycinis produced from Streptomyces griseus
437. Iodine is obtained from Gelidium
438. The broad leaves of tall trees absorb rain clouds
439. Diffusion means the movement of molecules fro a region of greater concentration to lesser concentration
440. In some plants fruit formation takes place without fertilization which is called as parthenocarpy
441. Centrl Rice Research Institute is in Cuttack
442. The bacterium which has flagella all over the body is called as peritrichous
443. Moistur absorbing roots are seen in vandal
444. Secondary growth (or) width enlargement is usually absent in Monocotyledons
445. The number of plant species described on our earth is overd 4,00,000
446. The first person to see a cell under microsecope was Hooke
447. The drug chloromycetin is used for which disease?Tuberculosis
448. Leprosy is caused by bacteria
449. The study of external form of a plant is known as Morphology
450. A group of cells similar in structure and function is tissue

Objective Questions In Botany – General Science Materials For Competitive Examinations Part 9

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351. one of the following is the simplest land plant Bryophytes
352. Bacteria generally multiply by binary fission
353. Agaar- agar is obtained from gelidium
354. Which of th following grows on wet bread? yeasts
355. Nitrogen fixation is done by blue-green algae
356. Which bacteria produce vinegar in sugar solution? acetobacter aceti
357. Penicillin was discovered by Alexander Fleming
358. Yeasts help in the production of alcohol
359. Many pulses are obtained from
plants of the family Fabaceae
360. Emasculation is removal of stamens
361. “Donann equilibrium”, a theory which explains the physiological phenomenon is called mineral absorption
362. Bacterial action changes dead leaves into humus
363. Which of the following is not a fruit? Potato
364. Litmus is obtained from an algae
365. ‘Gemma Cup’ is found in Marchantia
366. The plants which include underclass hepaticopsida are generally called as liver worts
367. Which of the following genera possesses long shoots and dwarf shoots? cycas
368. Each virus is made up of nucleic acid and protein
369. Water of coconut is degenerated liquid endosperm
370. A herbarium is a centre for the preservation of dried specimen of plants
371. Agar-agar is obtained from Geledium
372. Golgi bodies of plant cells are also called as Dictyosoms
373. The nucleic acids of virus must be Either DNA (or) RNA
374. Pollinia are found in one of the following families Apocyanacease
375. The system of binomial nomenclature was proposed by Linnaeous
377. Bacteria which convert atmospheric nitrogen into nitrates are denitrifying bacteria
378. Parallel venation is found in paddy
379. Hard fibres are generally got from tropical dicot plants
380. Cell membrane fo plant cells are also called as plasma membrane
381. First land inhabiting plants are Gymnosperms
382. The seed germination type found in pinus is hypogeal
383. The process by which plants lose water by liquid status is transpiration
384. The root in mangrove tree is respiratory
385. Mango is a drupe
386. Chlorosis is linked with chlorophyll
387. Paddy is a caryopsis
388. Plant viruses are named as phytophage
389. TMV stands for Tobacco mosaic virus
390. The bacterium found in the large intestine is E.com
391. The bacterium present in the root nodule of leguminous plant is Rhizobium
392. Anaerobic decomposition of protoin is called ammonification
393. The father of Genetics is Mendel
394. The genotypic ratio of monohybrid ratio is 1:2:1
395. The double helix model of DNA was proposed by Watson and crick
396. Common cold is viral disease
397. W.M. Stanley got Nobel Prize for virus
398. Apical dominance in higher plants is due to hormones
400. The pollen grains of flowers pollinated by insects are rough and sticky

Objective Questions In Botany – General Science Materials For Competitive Examinations Part 8

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301. The green leaves performing photosynthesis are know as foliage leaves
302. Mango is an example for tree
303. Mitosis and Meiosis are absent in bacteria
304. Cotton fibres are obtained from cotton fruits
305. Bacteria which are spherical in shape are known as coccus
306. Viruses are in between non-living and living organisms
307. Thallophytes used as food include algae and fungi
308. The structure of DNA was discovered by Watson and crick
309. Which of the following flowing is unisexual? Bottle guard
310. The substrate most important for genetic engineering is Nucleous
311. Which of the following is a prokaryote? Blue – green algae
312. With what technology do you associate ’callus’ with? pollen analysis
313. Penicillin was discovered by Alexandedr Flemming
314. Which of the following is a bacterial disease? Tuberculosis
315. Which one of the following is a woody climber? Gnetum
317. Which one of the following is not a pulse? Chloris barbata
318. E.coli is living in the human intestine
319. Which one of the following is wrong? Man is not responsible for the destruction of natural resource
320. Direct cell division is otherwise known as Amitosis
321. Which medicine is used in the treatment of AIDS? Azidothymidine
323. Founder of Binomial nomenclature is Carl Linnaeus
324. The roots coverd with fungal hyphens are Mycorrhizal roots
326. We should not sleep under the tree during night because the trees release more carbon dioxide
327. Which of the following is used in the preparation of digestive tablets? yeasts
328. The bacterial action in milk is acidic
329. Streptomycin is produced by fungi
330. One of the following is called the vascular cryptogams none of these
331. Disease causing bacteria a called pathogenic
332. Ergot is obtained froms claviceps purpurea
333. after development ovule forms seed
334. Which of the following can be recyled metal
335. The mechanism of heredity was explained first by Mendel
336. Viruses are inert outside host cell
339. The genetic material of a cell resides in DNA
340. Which part of cinchona is used for malaria cure? bark
341. Arachis hypogea is the binomial name of groundnut
342. Antibiotic penicillin is obtained from fungi
345. A bacteriophage is a virus that attacks bacteria and destroy them
346. Ribosomes in a cell play a significant role in protein synthesis
347. Baker’s yeast is saccharomyces cerevisae
348. The tallest tree occurs in gymnosperms
349. The poisonous substance that is present is tobacco is nicotine
350. Which of the following is used for culture medium of bacterial growth? Agar-agar

Objective Questions In Botany – General Science Materials For Competitive Examinations Part 7

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251. Ganong’s photometer is used in the study of transpiration
252. Coconut is dispersed in nature by water
253. Pillar roots of Banyan help in the support of the branches
254. The organic compounds that contain nitrogen is protein
255. Which one of the following is a climax forest? Thorn forest
256. Red colour of riped tomato is due to chromatophore
257. Cultivation of trees and vegetables is Arboriculture
258. Jaya is variety of Cotton
259. Absorption of water by plants takes place when the sun shines
260. Which are the most important element necessary for plant growth? Oxygen, Iron, Phosphorus
261. Osmosis is synonymous with none of these
262. What is the first stable product of photosynthesis? sugar
263. The water absorbed by the plant moves through xylem tissues
264. Ganong’s photometer is used to measure the loss of water by plants
265. What does phloem tissue have? sieve elements
266. Piliferous layer of root is produced from epidermal cells
267. Endodermis is found as a single layer of cells forming the outermost layer of the stele
268. The fascicular cambium is present in the stem of sorghum
269. Dixon and jolly formulated their theory on the ascent of sap in plants based on union of water molecules
270. Find out the only plant among the four give below. Which is not a xerophyte? Euphorbia tirucally
271. Which do you find the largest number of Eucalyptus species? india
280.The electron transport chain is a group of molecules located in the
outer membrane of mitochondria
281. What is penicillium? fungus
282. Inside a seed, the plant remains in a/an dormant state
283. Plasmids are used as vectors in gene transfer. They are present in certain bacteria
284. Transgenic plants and animals can be produced through genetic engineering
285. Guttation is a process in plants by which excess of water is removed as water drops
286. Ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen is found in some blue green algae
287. Opposite decussate phyllotaxy is seen in Calotropis
288. The natural system of classification was postulated by Bentham and hooker
289. In plants, energy is produced during the process of photosynthesis
290. In which of the following the pollen grains are lilberated as clouds of yellow powder and also called “Sulphur shower”? Pinus
291. In Botany, the Latin names are used because in whole world there would be only on name for one plant
292. The flowers are variously coloured to attract insects
293. Agar-Agar is derived from Gelidium
294. The plant which is used as medicine for jaundice is phyllanthus
295. The most commonly used higher plant vector for gene transfer is Ti plasmid
296. Genetic material kof virus is/are DNA (or) RNA
297. Primary organs of photosynthesis are leaves
298. The abundance of blue-green algae in paddy fields results in saving on potash
299. Sessile leaves are seen in Calotropis
300. Angiosperms are spermatophytes

Objective Questions In Botany – General Science Materials For Competitive Examinations Part 6

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201. An example of a Hesperidium is Citrus
202. Which of these is an antibiotic?
aureomycin
203. The number of dry plants in the herbarin found in the Indian botanical garden at kolkata is about 1 million
204. Mycoses are diseases caused by fungi
205. Which one of the following is not a correct pair in relation to function? Golgi complex-breakdown of complex molecules
206. The parasitic algae is cephaleuros
207. In which plant are scleroids abundant? none of these
208. The fruiting body namely, cleistothecium is formed in puccinia
209. If the genetic name of the fossil
plant ends with “dendron” or “xylon” it denotes the stem of the fossil
210. Sewage treatment is carried out with the help of bacteria
211. “Ikebana” pertains to floral arrangement
212. The bacterium which lives in the human intestine is E. coli
213. The first to isolate a plant virus is W.M. Stanley
214. National Botanical Research institute is situated at Coimbatore
215. In plants, the radial transport of food, water and mineral salts is performed by secondary phloem
216. Grafting cannot be practiced in monocotyledonous plants because they do not have cambium
217. Mycology is the study of fungi
218. The group of plants containing algal and fungal partners in association are called Thallophytes
219. The largest cell found in plant kingdom is that of Acetabularia
220. Electron microscope was invented by Knoll and Ruska
221. Apple is false fruit
222. Genes are located on the chromosomes in a linear manner
223. Soil erosion leads to loss of vegetation
224. The plant used by Mendel in his early experiments was Pea plant
225. The medicine prepared by genetic exchange in bacteria is Insulin
226. Penicillin was discovered by Alexander Fleming
227. The leaves with sori are called as sporophylls
228. Saprophytic organism is fungi
229. The plant used by Mendel for his research was pea plant
232. Which one of the following statements is wrong about meiosis? it happens in the meristematic region
235. Which one of the following plants is used in the treatment of Jaundice? Eclipta
236. Which of the following is wrongly matched? Streptococcus lactis-Vinegar production
237. The smallest angiosperm is wolfia
238. Identify the correct sequence of following Glycolysis, Krebs’ cycle, Electron transport ATP synthesis
239. Which one of the following is correctly matched? Ribosomes-protein synthesis
240. The stiffness of paddy straw is due to silica
241. Which of the following plants is endemic? Ginkgo
242. The wood is made of primary xylem
244. “Berry” fruit is found in Tomato
245. DNA structure was discovered by Watson and crick
246. The growing of plants under soilless condition is called? hydrophonics
247. Spore is a asexual reproductive cell
248. Quickly available respiratory substrate is starch
249. In nature, ammonification takes place in ditch
250. What kind of plant is an ‘alga’? chlorophyllous

Objective Questions In Botany – General Science Materials For Competitive Examinations Part 5

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151. Which one of the following is correctly matched? Polytrichum-Algae
152. Which one of the following tissues conducts food material in plants? phloem
153. Penicillin is a/an antibiotic
154. Polio is caused by virus
155. The energy needed by the living organism is ultimately obtained from
sum
156. In plants, water is conducted by xylem
157. Peristomes are present in
polytrichum
158. The weed which reached India as a contaminant of wheat imported unfrt PL 480 scheme is parthenium
159. Polio is caused by a virus
160. Tobacco contains a poisonous substance called nicotine
161. Palaeobotany deals with the study of Fossil plants
162. The work ‘Biosphere’ means total assembly of all living organisms
163. Microbial world was discovered is the year 1673
164. Gametophtyes are all these
165. Presence of a cambium indicates open vascular bundle
166. The phyllotaxy of Gnetum is opposite
168. The sperm in cycas is top-shaped and multiciliate
169. Circinate vernation of leaves is a typical character of ferms
170. All fungi are always heterotrophs
171. Why blue green algae are called cyano bacteria? because they are prokaryotic
172. The gymnosperms resemble angiosperms in having presence of ovules
173. The disease caused by the fungus colletotrichum falcatum is known as red rot
174. Dendrochronology is the study of age of a tree with the help of annual rings
175. Clove is obtained from which of the plants parts given below? flower buds
177. Which of the algae given below grows in sewage ponds? volvox
178. Which of the plant groups mentioned below are popularly known as amphibious of plant kingdom? bryophytes
179. DNA double helical structure was described for the first time by Watson and Crick
180. Cataclytically active enzyme is
called apoenzyme
181. Water droplets at the tip of the leaf are due to guttation
183. The age of a tree can be determined by counting the annual growth rings
184. The name “Traveller’s palm” refers to revenala madagas cariensis
185. Phyllode is seen in the plant Acacia melanoxylon
186. Polyploids can be artificially induced by colchicines
187. Parthenocarpy can be induced by IAA
188. Raphanobrassica was discovered by Karpachanko
189. When FADH2 is oxidized, the following number of ATP is produced 2
190. Half leaf experiment proves the essentiality of CO2
191. The universal Co2 acceptor molecule is called PEP
192. In anoxygenic photosynthesis, which of the following takes part as electron donors? H2S
193. Velamen root is found in vanda
194. Rosewood is obtained from dalbergia latifolia
195. Penicillin was invented by A.Fleming
196. Spirulina which is a source of SCP is a blue green algae
197. Chlorophyll is formed in the presence of magnesium
198. Hormone involved in phototropism is Auxin
199. Father of genetic is Gregor Mendel
200. The main function of RNA is protein synthesis

Objective Questions In Botany – General Science Materials For Competitive Examinations Part 3

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101. The cambium present within a vascular bundle is known interfascicular cambium
102. The outermost layers of rice grain endosperm rich in proteins, vitamins and minerals are known as Aleurone layers
103. Syngenesious anther is an important characteristic feature of
104. Heterospory leading to the establishment of seed habit is observed in selaginella
105. Which of the monocots mentioned below shows anomalous secondary thickening? Asparagus
106. The botanical name for neem is Azadirachta indica
107. Meristeles are usually present is Ferns
108. Winged pollen grains are present in Pinus
109. Aprogeotropic and coral-like roots are produced in taxus
110. What drug is experimented in the treatment of AIDS? AZT
111. Lysosomes are known as Suicide bags
112. The algae used by calvin and his co-workers in elucidating the pathway of carbon in photosynthesis is Chlorella
113. Heredity characters are carried to the next generation by chromosome
114. Nobel prize for the study of the structure of DNA was won by Watson and Crick
115. Global warming is due to the release of this gas carbon dioxide
116. The secret behind Mendel’s success in his experiments lies in this there are 7 pairs of strikingly contrasting characters in the garden peaplant
117. This is used as a biofertilizer Azolla
119. Choose the appropriate one connected with heterospory ophioglossum, marsilea
120. Which one of the following is responsible for guttation in Ruhr leaf? transpiration
121. The bacterium Escherichia coli is present in the colon of human beings
122. Turpentine is obtained from pinus
123. The metal ion involved in stomatal regulations is potassium
124. Which one of the following is concerned with the production of ATP molecules? cisternae
126. The ratio 3:1 is obtained in monohybrid cross
128. Which of the following is not correctly matched? Ethylene – Fruit ripening
129. Coralloid roots are found in cycas
130. Pulses contain large amount of proteins
131. Which one is a xerophyte? Ceratophyllum
132. Which of the following diseases is not caused by bacteria? influenza
133.Which one of the following is correctly matched? Iwanoski-Discovery of virus
134. Gymnosperms are open seeded plants
135. Reduction division is Meiosis
136. The female sex organ of polytrichum is Archegonium
137. DNA mode was first proposed by Watson and Crick
139. Mendel did his hybridization experiments in this plant Pea plant
140. The sun’s energy is fixed in the world by green plants
141. Fixation of nitrogen in the soil is done by bacteria
142. Plasmodium belong to this group protozoa
143. Genes are located on chromosomes
144. Select the correct order in the life-cycle of a bryophyte Sporophyte-Spores-Fertilization-Gametophyte
145. Which one of the following is correctly matched? Tetanus-virus
146. The botanical name of Bengal gram is Cicer arietnum
147. Select the correct order of stages in mitosis: Prophase, anaphase, Metaphase, Telophase
148. A pure breeding dwarf pea plant (tt) on hybridization with a pure breeding tall plant (TT ) will produce dwarf and tall plants in the ratio (in F2 generation) of 1:3
149. The male sex organ in chara is called as Globule
150. Bacteria were first discovered by Anton Van Leeuvenhoek