Multiple Choice Questions

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Entamoeba histolytica differs from Amoeba in absence of 

  • pseudopodia

  • contractile vacuole

  • nucleus

  • ectoplasm


B.

contractile vacuole

Contractile vacuole is a cell organelle related with osmoregulation, ie, removal of excess water and present in free living protozoa like Amoeba and absent in parasitic protozoa like Entamoeba histolytica.

Pseudopodia are locomotory organelles of class Sarcodina or Rhizopoda, eg, Entamoeba, Amoeba.

Nucleus and ectoplasm are present in all protozoans.


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

  • Ca2+ ions

  • Ca2+ and Mg2+ ions

  • Mg2+ ions

  • Fe2+ ions


Connecting link between annelids and molluscs is

  • Neopilina

  • Peripatus

  • Periplaneta

  • Limulus


Ruminants belong to order

  • Proboscida

  • Artiodactyla

  • Marsupials

  • Edentata


The velocity of conduction of nerve impulse in frog is

  • 300 m/s

  • same as of electricity

  • faster than sound

  • 30 m/s


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Sea gulls excrete excess of NaCl from

  • liver

  • lungs

  • nasal activity

  • kidney


Which one is component of Ornithine cycle?

  • Ornithine, citrulline and alanine

  • Ornithine, citrulline and arginine

  • Amino acids are not used

  • Ornithine, citrulline and fumaric acid


Heparin is synthesized in

  • liver

  • kidney

  • saliva

  • pancreas


In parasympathetic nervous system, which of the following is released?

  • Epinephrine

  • Norepinephrine

  • Serotonin

  • Acetylcholine


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Which compound has a very important role in prebiotic evolution?

  • Sulphur dioxide

  • Nitric oxide

  • Methane

  • Sulphur trioxide