Multiple Choice Questions

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During inspiration, the diaphragm

  • expands

  • shows no change

  • contracts and flattens

  • relaxes to become dome- shaped


C.

contracts and flattens

Breathing or Respiration or Ventilation is the process of moving air into and out of the lungs to facilitate gas exchange with the internal environment. 

Breathing in is called inspiration or inhalation and breathing out is called expiration or exhalation. During inspiration, the diaphragm contracts putting backwards by partial flattening and increase the thoracic cavity lengthwise.


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Which of the following is important for muscle contraction and nerve impulse transmission?

  • Ca2+ ions

  • Mg2+ ions

  • Both (a) and (b)

  • Fe2+ ions


The excretory material of bony fish is

  • urea

  • protein

  • ammonia

  • amino acid


Kupffer cells are present in

  • liver

  • small intestine

  • pancreas

  • thyroid gland


Contractile vacuole in protozoan Amoeba is meant for

  • respiration

  • excretion

  • locomotion

  • osmoregulation


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The leucocytes contain which of the following in large quantity?

  • Basophils

  • Neutrophils

  • Eosinophils

  • Monocytes


Indusium is found in

  • algae

  • ferns

  • moss

  • Cycas


The function of pineal body is to

  • lighten the skin colours

  • control sexual behaviour

  • regulates the period of puberty

  • All of the above


Which one is component of Ornithine cycle?

  • Ornithine, citrulline and alanine

  • Ornithine, citrulline and arginine

  • Amino acid are not used

  • Ornithine, citrulline and fumaric acid


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The vacuole is lined by a membrane called

  • tonoplast

  • jacket

  • cell membrane

  • tonoplasm