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Red Data Book contains a record of

• extinct species
  
  

• flora
  
  

• fauna
  
  

• endangered species

There are two columns, Column A and Column B:

Column A	Column B
1) Canopy	a) Dead plant and animal tissues
2) Decomposers	b) A wild animal
3) Humus	c) Microorganism
4) Porcupine	d) Branches of tall tree

Which one of the following is the correct sequence of Column B for the given sequence of Column A?

• a,c,b,d

• c,d,b,a

• d,c,a,b

• a,b,c,d

The longest snake found in the world is

• anaconda
  
  

• boa
  
  

• reticulated python
  
  

• viper

The vaccine for smallpox was discovered by

• Robert Koch
  
  

• Edward Jenner
  
  

• Alexander Fleming
  
  

• Ronald Ross

Yeast is used for the production of

• curd
  
  

• sugar
  
  

• common salt
  
  
  

• alcohol 

Mitochondria: ATP:: Ribosome?

• Fat
  
  

• Protein
  
  

• Vitamin
  
  

• Carbohydrate

Diabetes is controlled by which hormone?

• Adrenaline
  
  

• Insulin
  
  

• Thymosin
  
  

• Thyroxine

All organisms belonging to the kingdom Protista are

• unicellular and eukaryotic
  
  

• unicellular and prokaryotic
  
  

• multicellular and prokaryotic
  
  

• multicellular and eukaryotic

Which of the following pigments is associated with the germination of seeds?

• Phytochrome
  
  

• Plastocyanin
  
  

• Chlorophyll
  
  

• Xanthophyll

The tissue that connects one bone with the other is called

• adipose tissue
  
  

• cartilage
  
  

• epithelium
  
  

• ligament