Multiple Choice Questions

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Which one of the following matching pairs is incorrect?

  • Shell fish - Pisces

  • Silver fish - Arthropoda

  • Cuttle fish - Mollusca

  • Star fish - Echinodermata


A.

Shell fish - Pisces

Shell fish is the term used for exoskeleton ­ bearing aquatic invertebrates including various species of molluscs crustaceans and echinoderms. They are used as food.


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The hormone that stimulates the release of pancreatic juice is

  • secretin

  • glucagon

  • inhibin

  • insulin


An allosteric inhibitor of the enzyme acts by binding to the

  • substrate

  • product

  • catalytic site of the enzyme

  • non-catalytic site of the enzyme


Guttation is a process of loss of water in

  • liquid form containing dissolved minerals

  • liquid form without dissolved minerals

  • vapour form with minerals

  • vapour form without minerals


Nitrogenase enzyme is a

  • magnesium-iron protein

  • molybdenum-iron protein

  • iron-copper protein

  • nickel-iron protein


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Necrosis (die-back) ofthe tip of young leaves is caused due to the deficiency of

  • iron

  • manganese

  • zinc

  • copper


Which one of the following group of animals is homeothermic?

  • Reptiles

  • Amphibians

  • Birds

  • Fishes


Which one of the following enzymes is responsible for the conversion of norepinephrine to epinephrine?

  • Catecholamine-O-methyltransferase

  • Phenylalanine-N-methyltransferase

  • DOPA decarboxylase

  • Monoamine oxidase


Medullary rays are tissues made up of

  • phloem parenchyma

  • xylem parenchyma

  • sieve tube

  • sclerenchyma


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Which one of the following matching pairs is incorrect?

  • Mollusca - Pseudocoel

  • Cnidaria - Nematocyst

  • Annelida - Chloragogen cells

  • Echinodermata - Water vascular system