Rauwolffia serpentina is used in from Biology The Living World

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11.

The plant of Triticum aestivum is

  • Haploid

  • Diploid

  • Tetraploid

  • Hexaploid


12.

Calyptra develops from

  • Venter wall of archegonium

  • Outgrowth of gametophyte

  • Neck wall of archegonium

  • Paraphysis of the archegonial branch


13.

 Protonema is the stage in the life cycle of

  • Cycas

  • Funaria

  • Selaginella

  • Mucor


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14.

Rauwolffia serpentina is used in

  • Curing high blood pressure

  • Kidney failure

  • Eye defect

  • Diabetes


A.

Curing high blood pressure

Alkloid reserpine is obtained from the root of Rauwolffia serpantina. It is used to cure high blood pressure.


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15.

 Match the following Columns.
Column I (Cell Organelle) Column II (Discovered by)
A. Ribosome 1. Fontana
B. Nucleolus 2. Tolbert and Yamazaki
C. Glyoxysome 3. Palade
D. Peroxisome 4. Beevers

  • A – 1; B – 4; C – 2; D – 3

  • A – 3; B – 4; C – 1; D – 2

  •  A – 1; B – 3; C – 2; D – 4

  • A – 3; B – 1; C – 4; D – 2


16.

First National Park developed in India is

  • Gir

  • Kaziranga

  • Jim Corbett

  • None of these


17.

Indian rhinoceros are protected in

  • Gir forest

  • Kaziranga National Park

  • Bandipur National Park

  • Ranthambore National Park


18.

Systema Naturae was written by

  • Linnaeus

  • Aristotle

  • Hippocrates

  • Darwin


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19.

Match items in Column- I with those in Column- II
Column- I Column- II
A. Peritrichous flagellation 1. Ginkgo
B. Living fossil 2. Macrocystes
C. Rhizophore 3. Escherichia coli
D. Smallest flowering plant 4. Selaginella
E. Largest perennial alga 5.Wolffia

Select the correct answer from the following

  • A B C D E

    2 1 3 4 5

  • A B C D E

    5 3 2 5 1

  • A B C D E

    1 2 5 3 2

  • A B C D E

    3 1 4 5 2


20.

Which ofthe following is not true for a species?

  • Members of a species can interbreed

  • Variations occurs among members of a species

  • Each species is reproductively isolated from every other species

  • Gene flow does not occur between the populations of a species


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