About what percent of all insects is phytophagus?
1. | 1 % | 2. | 25 % |
3. | 65 % | 4. | 99 % |
Identify the correctly matched pairs:
I: |
Sieve cell |
Food conducting element in gymnosperms |
II: |
Sieve-tube element |
Food conducting element in angiosperms |
III: |
Albuminous cells |
Delivery of substances to sieve-tube element |
IV: |
Companion cell |
Delivery of substances to sieve cells |
1. Only I and II
2. Only III and IV
3. Only I and III
4. Only II and IV
1. | 2 | 2. | 4 |
3. | 6 | 4. | 10 |
Productivity is the rate of production of biomass expressed in terms of :
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
1. | ii | 2. | iii |
3. | ii and iv | 4. | i and iii |
1. | Stratification | 2. | Scarification |
3. | Standing crop | 4. | Standing state |
The number of molecules of oxygen gas used during the glycolysis of one glucose molecule is:
1. | 0 | 2. | 1 |
3. | 6 | 4. | 36 |
I: | vigorous growth of useful aerobic microbes into flocs is allowed |
II: | aerobic microbes consume the major part of the organic matter in the effluent. |
III: | the BOD of the water sample gets significantly increased |
1. | Only I and II are correct |
2. | Only I is correct |
3. | Only II and III are correct |
4. | I, II and III are correct |
Sucrose is converted into glucose and fructose by the enzyme:
1. Sucrase | 2. Aldolase |
3. Invertase | 4. Zymase |
The outer hard layer of the pollen wall is made up of:
1. | Callose, which is easily digested by enzymes |
2. | Sporopollenin, which is resistant to all enzymes |
3. | Hemicellulose, which is difficult to digest by enzymes |
4. | Calcium pectate, which is easily digested by enzymes |
During which stage of mitosis do the following events occur?
I. Centromeres split and chromatids separate
II. Chromatids move to opposite poles
1. | Prophase | 2. | Metaphase |
3. | Anaphase | 4. | Telophase |
What percentage of total oxygen in the earth’s atmosphere is produced by Amazon rainforest through photosynthesis?
1. | 50 | 2. | 40 |
3. | 30 | 4. | 20 |
In some viruses, the flow of genetic information is from RNA to DNA. These viruses are:
1. | Reverse transcriptases | 2. | Reoviruses |
3. | Ribozymes | 4. | Retroviruses |
Root hairs at the root tip are formed by:
1. | Epidermal cells in the region of maturation |
2. | Cortical cells in the region of elongation |
3. | Epidermal cells in the region of elongation |
4. | Cortical cells in the region of maturation |
Ovary is one chambered but it becomes two chambered due to the formation of a false septum in:
1. | Mustard and Argemone | 2. | Argemone and Dianthus |
3. | Mustard and Primrose | 4. | Argemone and Primrose |
Match each item in column I with one in Column II and select the correct answer from the codes given:
Column I |
|
Column II |
|
A |
Monascus purpureus |
P |
Thrombolytic |
B |
Trichoderma polysporum |
Q |
Immunosuppressant |
C |
Streptococcus pyogenes |
R |
Antibiotics |
D |
Streptomyces griseus |
S |
Statins |
Codes
A |
B |
C |
D |
|
1 |
S |
Q |
R |
P |
2 |
Q |
S |
P |
R |
3 |
Q |
S |
R |
P |
4 |
S |
Q |
P |
R |
1. | The use of living cells and bacteria in industrial and scientific processes. |
2. | The integration of natural sciences and organisms, cells, parts thereof, and molecular analogues for products and services. |
3. | The use of biology to solve problems and make useful products. |
4. | The use of biology to develop new products, methods and organisms intended to improve human health and society. |
1. | Carboxylation → Reduction →Regeneration |
2. | Carboxylation → Regeneration →Reduction |
3. | Regeneration → Reduction → Carboxylation |
4. | Reduction → Regeneration → Carboxylation |
Casparian strips are:
1. | waxy deposition of suberin on only the tangential walls of the endodermal cells |
2. | waxy deposition of suberin on only the radial walls of the endodermal cells |
3. | waxy deposition of suberin on both tangential and radial walls of the endodermal cells |
4. | waxy deposition of lignin on both tangential and radial walls of the endodermal cells |
1. | Glycine | 2. | Alanine |
3. | Serine | 4. | Lysine |
The cell walls of diatoms are ‘indestructible’ as they are embedded with:
1. | Silica | 2. | Chitin |
3. | Calcium | 4. | Raphides |
The taxonomic unit ‘Phylum’ in the classification of animals is equivalent to which hierarchical level in classification of plants?
1. Class | 2. Order |
3. Division | 4. Family |
Identify the incorrect statement:
1. | As compared to the bryophytes, pteridophytes have sporophyte as the main plant body |
2. | Pteridophyte sporophyte has well differentiated true roots, stem and leaves |
3. | Selaginella has macrophylls like ferns |
4. | In sporophyte of ferns, leaf-like appendages called sporophylls subtend sporangia |
1. | a nematode, Meloidogyne incognita. |
2. | a nematode, Caenorhabditis elegans. |
3. | a trematode, Clonorchis sinensis. |
4. | a cestode, Taenia sloium. |
A | B | C | |
1. | Insects | Echinoderms | Molluscs |
2. | Insects | Molluscs | Crustaceans |
3. | Crustaceans | Insects | Molluscs |
4. | Molluscs | Crustaceans | Insects |
I: | Capping is done at the 5’ end and tailing at the 3’ end |
II: | Exons are removed from the split gene to form the cistron |
1. | Only I is correct |
2. | Only II is correct |
3. | Both I and II are correct |
4. | Both I and II are incorrect |
I: | Trichoderma species are free-living fungi that are very common in root ecosystems. |
II: | Baculoviruses belong to the Genus Nucleopolyhedrovirus. |
1. | Only I | 2. | Only II |
3. | Both I and II | 4. | Neither I nor II |
In RNA splicing:
1. | Exons are removed and introns are joined together |
2. | Introns are removed and exons are joined together |
3. | Cistrons are removed and introns are joined together |
4. | Introns are removed and Cistrons are joined together |
A basal body is a part of bacterial:
1. | Inclusion bodies | 2. | Chromosomal DNA |
3. | Flagellum | 4. | Plasmid |
Match the following :
A. IAA | i. Herring sperm DNA |
B. ABA | ii. Bolting |
C. Ethylene | iii. Stomatal closure |
D. GA | iv. Weed-free lawns |
E. Cytokinins | v. Ripening of fruits |
Options:
A | B | C | D | E | |
1. | iv | iii | v | ii | i |
2. | v | iii | iv | ii | i |
3. | iv | i | v | iii | ii |
4. | v | iii | ii | i | iv |
1. | Apomixis is fruit production without fertilization. |
2. | Apomixis is a form of asexual reproduction that mimics sexual reproduction. |
3. | Polyembryony is seen in many Citrus and Mango varieties. |
4. | Apomixis in hybrid varieties makes the hybrid useless. |
In a test cross, the plant expressing the dominant phenotype is crossed with the plant:
1. | Which is heterozygous dominant |
2. | Which is heterozygous recessive |
3. | Which is homozygous recessive |
4. | Which is homozygous dominant |
Pollens grains are long ribbon-like and are carried passively in water in:
1. | female plants remain submerged in water |
2. | male plants remain submerged in water |
3. | both male and female plants remain submerged in water |
4. | both male and female plants reach the surface of the water. |
I: | Many species of fig trees can only be pollinated by their ‘partner’ wasp species and no other species. |
II: | The female wasp does not derive any benefit from this relationship. |
A | B | C | D | |
1. | Synergid | Polar nuclei | Male gamete | Antipodal |
2. | Synergid | PEN | Male gamete | Antipodal |
3. | Antipodal | Polar nuclei | Egg cell | Synergid |
4. | Antipodal | PEN | Egg cell | Synergid |
Assertion (A): | Conventional breeding is not the answer if we want to increase yield in the existing crop varieties. |
Reason (R): | The existing crop varieties have evolved into new species and traditional hybridisation is not possible now. |
1. | Both (A) and (R) are False. |
2. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) does not explain (A). |
3. | (A) is True but (R) is False. |
4. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) explains (A). |
Statement I: | Entire biosphere is regarded as a global ecosystem by many ecologists. |
Statement II: | The global ecosystem is divided into terrestrial and aquatic ecosystem for convenience. |
1. | Only Statement I is correct. |
2. | Only Statement II is correct. |
3. | Both Statement I and Statement II are correct. |
4. | Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect. |
Consider the given statements:
Statement I: | In alcohol fermentation in yeast, pyruvic acid decarboxylase and alcohol dehydrogenase convert pyruvic acid to carbon dioxide and ethanol. |
Statement II: | In lactic acid fermentation, lactate dehydrogenase reduces pyruvic acid to lactic acid and carbon dioxide in muscle cells during exercise. |
1. | Both Statement I and Statement II are correct |
2. | Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect |
3. | Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect |
4. | Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct |
Statement I: | The root hairs are unicellular elongations of the epidermal cells and help absorb water and minerals from the soil. |
Statement II: | The trichomes in the shoot system are usually multicellular, branched or unbranched, soft or stiff, may even be secretory and help in preventing water loss due to transpiration. |
I: | The members of Chlorophyceae have a rigid cell wall made of an inner layer of cellulose and an outer layer of pectose |
II: | The members of Rhodophyceae do not have a flagellum |
III: | Members of Phaeophyceae store food as floridean starch which is very similar to amylopectin and glycogen in structure |
1. | Only I and III are correct |
2. | Only I and II are correct |
3. | Only II and III are correct |
4. | All I, II and III are correct |
What limitation of traditional hybridization procedures used in plant and animal breeding can be overcome by recombinant DNA procedures?
I: | Inclusion and multiplication of undesirable genes |
II: | Inability of inclusion of desirable traits from other species |
1. | Only I | 2. | Only II |
3. | Both I and II | 4. | Neither I nor II |
Assertion (A): | The distance between the two strands of the DNA helix is approximately uniform. |
Reason (R): | Base pairing is complementary, where a purine always base pairs with a pyrimidine and a pyrimidine always base pairs with a purine. |
1. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
2. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
3. | (A) is True but (R) is False. |
4. | Both (A) and (R) are False. |
I: | Plastoquinone is located within the membrane |
II: | Plastocyanin is located on the inner lumen side of the membrane |
III: | NADP reductase is located on the stroma side of the membrane |
1. | Only I and II are correct |
2. | Only I and III are correct |
3. | Only II and III are correct |
4. | I, II and III are correct |
Match the fungi [Column I] with the Class to which it belongs [Column II] and select the correct answer from the codes given:
|
Column I |
|
Column II |
A. |
Ustilago tritici |
P. |
Phycomycetes |
B. |
Albugo candida |
Q. |
Ascomycetes |
C. |
Alternaria solani |
R. |
Basidiomycetes |
D. |
Claviceps purpurea |
S. |
Deuteromycetes |
Codes
A |
B |
C |
D |
|
1. |
R |
P |
S |
Q |
2. |
Q |
P |
S |
R |
3. |
R |
S |
P |
Q |
4. |
Q |
S |
P |
R |
The ecological pyramids that can never be inverted in a natural ecosystem include:
I: | pyramid of numbers |
II: | pyramid of energy in any ecosystem |
III: | pyramid of biomass in the sea |
1. Only II
2. Only III
3. Only II and III
4. All can be inverted
1. | The floral diagram is for Family Fabacea and the floral formula is for Family Solanaceae |
2. | The floral diagram is for Family Solaneceae and the floral formula is for Family Fabaceae |
3. | Both floral diagram and floral formula are for Family Liliaceae |
4. | Both floral diagram and floral formula are for Family Solanaceae |
Natural methods for contraception work on the principle of:
1. Preventing fertilization
2. Preventing implantation
3. Preventing ovulation
4. Preventing embryo development
1. | Gastrovascular cavity has a single opening, mouth on hypostome. |
2. | Corals are cnidarians and have a skeleton of calcium carbonate. |
3. | They exhibit tissue level of organization and are diploblastic. |
4. | Digestion is exclusively intracellular. |
Communication junctions found at some fusion points that allow the cardiac muscle cells to contract as a unit are called as:
1. Intercalated discs
2. Sarcolemma
3. Nodes of Ranvier
4. Motor end plates
1. | Humans | 2. | Bats |
3. | Rodents | 4. | House flies |
Column I | Column II |
A. Peripheral neural system | P. Comprises of all nerves associated with brain and spinal cord |
B. Somatic neural system | Q. Relays impulses from CNS to skeletal muscles |
C. Visceral neural system | R. Transmits impulse from CNS to involuntary organs and smooth muscles |
D. Autonomic neural system | S. Part of PNS where impulses travel from CNS to the viscera and from the viscera to the CNS |
A | B | C | D | |
1. | P | Q | R | S |
2. | Q | R | S | P |
3. | R | S | P | Q |
4. | S | P | Q | R |
The correct sequence of mammalian mammary gland ducts beginning from the alveoli would be:
1. | Mammary tubules → Mammary ducts → Mammary ampulla → Lactiferous ducts |
2. | Lactiferous ducts → Mammary ducts → Mammary ampulla → Mammary tubules |
3. | Lactiferous ducts → Mammary ampulla → Mammary ducts → Mammary tubules |
4. | Mammary tubules → Mammary ampulla → Mammary ducts → Lactiferous ducts |
1. | The Human Genome Project was a 13-year project coordinated by the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Institute of Health. |
2. | Many non-human model organisms, such as bacteria, yeast, Caenorhabditis Elegans (a free-living non-pathogenic nematode), Drosophila (the fruit fly), plants (rice and Arabidopsis), etc., have also been sequenced. |
3. | The sequence of chromosome 1 was completed only in May 2016 (this was the last of the 24 human chromosomes – 22 autosomes and X and Y – to be sequenced). |
4. | The fragments were sequenced using automated DNA sequencers that worked on the principle of a method developed by Frederick Sanger. |
All the following are parts of human axial skeleton except:
1. | Sternum | 2. | Vertebrae |
3. | Hyoid | 4. | Scapula |
Identify the incorrect statement regarding nucleolus:
1. | Their content is continuous with nucleoplasm |
2. | It is site for active rRNA synthesis |
3. | Their number is always one per nucleus |
4. | Larger nucleoli are present in cells actively carrying out protein synthesis |
Identify the incorrectly matched pair regarding Plasmodium, the protozoan responsible for causing malaria in humans:
1. |
Cause of malignant tertian malaria |
Plasmodium falciparum |
2. |
Paroxysm [clinical features] of malaria |
Release of hemozoin on rupture of RBCs |
3. |
Fertilization during the life cycle |
Gut of female anopheles |
4. |
Infective stage to mankind |
Trophozoites |
Which of the following stages of Prophase I of meiosis I can last for many months or years in certain vertebrate oocytes?
1. | Zygotene | 2. | Pachytene |
3. | Diplotene | 4. | Diakinesis |
Consider the given two statements:
I: | Palmitic acid has 16 carbons including the carboxyl carbon. |
II: | Arachidonic acid has 20 carbons including the carboxyl carbon. |
1. | Only I is correct |
2. | Only II is correct |
3. | Both I and II are correct |
4. | Both I and II are incorrect |
The peptide thyroid hormone that lowers calcium and phosphate ion concentration in the blood is:
1. thyroxine | 2. triiodothyronine |
3. calcitonin | 4. thyroid-stimulating hormone |
The figure given below shows the conversions of a substrate into product by an enzyme. In which one of the four options (1-4), the components of the reaction labelled as A, B, C and D are identified correctly:
Options
A | B | C | D | |
1. | Transition state |
Potential energy |
Activation energy without enzyme |
Activation energy with enzyme |
2. | Potential energy |
Transition state |
Activation energy with enzyme |
Activation energy without enzyme |
3. | Activation energy with enzyme |
Transition state |
Activation energy without enzyme |
Potential energy |
4. | Potential energy |
Transition state |
Activation energy without enzyme |
Activation energy with enzyme |
On a logarithmic scale, the species-area relationship turns out to be a:
1. | Straight line | 2. | Rectangular hyperbola |
3. | Bell shaped | 4. | U shaped |
Leydig cells synthesize androgens under the direct influence of:
1. | FSH | 2. | LH |
3. | FSH and LH | 4. | GnRH |
ELISA is based on the principle of:
1. | Complementary hybridization of nucleic acids |
2. | Antigen-antibody interaction |
3. | Clonal selection |
4. | Southern blot |
1. | Pelycosaurs | 2. | Synapsids |
3. | Tuataras | 4. | Thecodonts |
Consider the two statements:
I: | The process of filtration at Malpighian body is regarded as ultrafiltration. |
II: | Blood is filtered so finely that all constituents of plasma pass into the lumen of Bowman’s capsule. |
1. | Both I and II are correct and II explains I |
2. | Both I and II are correct but II does not explain I |
3. | I is correct but II is incorrect |
4. | I is incorrect but II is correct |
The binding of oxygen with hemoglobin is primarily related to:
1. | Partial pressure of carbon dioxide |
2. | Partial pressure of oxygen |
3. | H+ ion concentration in body fluids |
4. | Presence of 2,3-DPG in erythrocytes |
The nodal musculature of the heart has the capability to generate impulse:
1. | on stimulation by the sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system |
2. | on stimulation by the parasympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system |
3. | on stimulation by the somatic neural division of the peripheral nervous system |
4. | without any external stimulus |
It is unfortunate that in our society women are blamed for producing female children and have been ostracised and ill-treated because:
1. | The sex is determined by the type of sperm fertilizing the egg |
2. | The sex is determined by the type of egg fertilizing the sperm |
3. | The sex is determined by the hormones produced by the fetus |
4. | The sex is determined by God’s Will |
Match each item in Column I [Hormone] with one in Column II [Function] and select your answer from the codes given:
Column I |
Column II |
A. ADH |
a. Makes collecting duct permeable to water and urea |
B. PTH |
b. Stimulates osteoclasts |
C. LH |
c. Rupture of Graafian follicle leading to ovulation |
D. ANF |
d. Causes vasodilation |
Codes
A | B | C | D | |
1. | a | b | c | d |
2. | a | b | d | c |
3. | b | a | d | c |
4. | b | a | c | d |
1. | In males, pelvic fins bear claspers |
2. | Some of them have electric organs [Torpedo] |
3. | None of them is viviparous |
4. | Some possess poison sting [Trygon] |
1. | Fred Griffith, when he discovered bacterial transformation |
2. | Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase, when they conclusively proved that DNA is the molecule that stores genetic information |
3. | Matthew Meselson and F. Stahl, when they experimentally proved that DNA replicates semi-conservatively |
4. | Francois Jacob and Jacques Monod, when they proposed the working of lactose operon |
1. | Branching descent and natural selection |
2. | Saltation and Catastrophism |
3. | Use and disuse of organs and inheritance of acquired traits |
4. | Reproductive isolation and Founder effect |
The "Southern" technique involves:
1. | the detection of DNA fragments on membranes by specific radioactive antibodies. |
2. | the detection of proteins on membranes using a radioactive DNA probe. |
3. | the detection of DNA fragments on membranes by a radioactive DNA probe. |
4. | the detection of proteins on membranes using specific radioactive antibodies. |
A statutory ban on amniocentesis in India was necessary because:
1. | It is very expensive |
2. | It can tell about chromosomal aberrations |
3. | It is an invasive procedure and carries a high risk of abortions |
4. | It can be used for pre-natal sex determination of the fetus leading to female feticides |
The second heart sound [dub] is associated with simultaneous closure of:
1. | Right AV and pulmonary semilunar valve |
2. | Left AV and aortic semilunar valve |
3. | Right and left AV valves |
4. | Right and left semilunar valves |
A motor neuron along with all the muscle fibers innervated by it constitute a:
1. Fascicle | 2. Motor end plate |
3. Motor unit | 4. Myoneural junction |
In the logistic growth equation given below, the carrying capacity is represented by:
\(\frac{\mathrm{dN}}{\mathrm{dt}}=\mathrm{rN}\left(\frac{\mathrm{K}-\mathrm{N}}{\mathrm{K}}\right)\)
1. | N | 2. | r |
3. | K | 4. | K – N / K |
Secondary lymphoid organs:
1. | Are those where immature lymphocytes differentiate |
2. | Provide a site of interaction between lymphocytes and antigens |
3. | Are formed after birth |
4. | Are bone marrow and MALT |
A host cell normally does not take up a foreign DNA until it has been made competent to do so. This is because:
1. | DNA is a hydrophilic molecule |
2. | DNA is a very large molecule |
3. | there are no receptors for DNA on the cell membrane |
4. | DNA is an inert molecule |
When Morgan hybridised yellow-bodied, white-eyed females to brown-bodied, red-eyed males and intercrossed their F1 progeny, the F2 ratio deviated very significantly from the 9:3:3:1 ratio. This can be attributed to the fact that:
1. | The genes are located on the X and Y chromosomes. |
2. | Fruit fly has abnormal chromosomes. |
3. | The genes are located on the X chromosome. |
4. | The genes exhibit incomplete dominance. |
I: | Pacific salmon and bamboo breed many times during their lifetimes. |
II: | Birds and mammals breed many times during their lifetimes and produce a small number of large-sized offspring. |
III: | Oysters and pelagic fishes produce a large number of small-sized offspring. |
1. | Only I and II | 2. | Only I and III |
3. | Only II and III | 4. | I, II and III |
The spermatids are transformed into spermatozoa by a process called:
1. | Spermiation | 2. | Spermatocytogenesis |
3. | Spermiogenesis | 4. | Spermatolysis |
Assertion (A): | In Avery, Macleod, and McCarty's experiment, digestion of heat-killed lysate with proteases and RNases did not affect transformation but digestion with DNase did. |
Reason (R): | DNase will hydrolyse all biomolecules in the lysate except DNA. |
1. | (A) is True but (R) is False. |
2. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
3. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
4. | Both (A) and (R) are False. |
1. | To clone genes |
2. | To produce a large amount of DNA from a tiny amount of DNA |
3. | To make DNA on the template of RNA |
4. | To identify genes that have been separated by electrophoresis, or mRNA molecules through in-situ hybridization |
Assertion (A): | There is a need for the recombinant DNA to be expressed in recombinant DNA technology procedures. |
Reason (R): | In almost all recombinant DNA technologies, the ultimate aim is to produce a desirable protein. |
1. | Both (A) and (R) are False. |
2. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) explains (A). |
3. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) does not explain (A). |
4. | (A) is True but (R) is False. |
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): | The skin of a frog is always kept moist and has a mucus covering. |
Reason (R): | Frogs respire through the skin as well. |
In the light of the above statements choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
2. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
3. | (A) is True but (R) is False. |
4. | Both (A) and (R) are False. |
Statement I: | They evolved in a similar environment, rather than inherited from a recent common ancestor. |
Statement II: | They have a common descent and have evolved from a shared ancestor. |
1. | Statement I is correct; Statement II is incorrect |
2. | Statement I is correct; Statement II is correct |
3. | Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is correct |
4. | Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is incorrect |
Consider three genes: X, Y, and Z. The recombination frequency between X-Y, X-Z, and Y-Z gene pairs was found to be 50%, 25%, and 50%, respectively. What would be the right inference?
1. | genes X and Y are on the same chromosome |
2. | genes X and Z are on different chromosomes |
3. | genes Y and Z are on different chromosomes |
4. | All three genes are located on the same chromosome |
Study the diagram given and choose the correct statement:
1. | A: Retrovirus replicates outside the cell |
2. | B: Viral DNA is produced by the host's enzyme - reverse transcriptase |
3. | C: Viral DNA incorporates into the host genome |
4. | D: New viral DNA is produced by the infected cell |
I: | The maximum volume of air a person can breathe in after a normal expiration. |
II: | The maximum volume of air a person can breathe out after a normal inspiration. |
The efficiency of a respiratory system is enhanced by all the following except:
1. | increasing the surface area available for diffusion of gases |
2. | decreasing the distance over which the gases must diffuse |
3. | increasing the concentration differences of gases inside and outside the system |
4. | drying the system out so the gases do not have to diffuse through water |
Consider the given statements regarding the human vertebral column:
I: | In adults, it is differentiated into cervical [7], thoracic [12], lumbar [5], sacral [1-fused] and coccygeal [1-fused] regions. |
II: | The first vertebra is called as axis and it articulates with the occipital condyles. |
III: | The spinal cord runs through a neural canal. |
IV: | It protects the spinal cord, supports the head and serves as the point of attachment for the ribs and musculature of the back. |
The correct statements include:
1. Only I | 2. Only I and IV |
3. Only II and III | 4. Only I, III, and IV |
A | Frontal lobe | Planning, reasoning and problem solving |
B | Parietal lobe | Integrating sensory information, including touch, temperature, pressure and pain |
C | Occipital lobe | Location of the primary visual cortex which receives visual information from the eyes |
D | Temporal lobe | Contains the primary auditory cortex, which receives auditory information from the ears |
1. | Only A and B | 2. | Only A, B and C |
3. | Only B, C and D | 4. | A, B, C and D |
Statement 1: | Hemichordates were earlier considered as a sub-phylum under Phylum Chordata but are now placed separately in a phylum under non-Chordata. |
Statement 2: | Hemichordates have a rudimentary structure in the collar region called stomochord, a structure homologous to the notochord. |
1. | Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are correct but Statement 2 does not explain Statement 1. |
2. | Statement 1 is correct and Statement 2 is incorrect. |
3. | Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are incorrect. |
4. | Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are correct and Statement 2 explains Statement 1. |
1. | The descending limb of loop of Henle is permeable to water but almost impermeable to electrolytes. |
2. | The ascending limb of loop of Henle is impermeable to water but allows transport of electrolytes actively or passively. |
3. | DCT is capable of reabsorption of bicarbonate ions and selective secretion of hydrogen and potassium ions and ammonia to maintain the pH and electrolyte balance in the body. |
4. | PCT does not play any role in reabsorption of bicarbonate ions and selective secretion of hydrogen and ammonia to maintain the pH and electrolyte balance in the body. |