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11.

Viviparous germination of seeds occurs in

  • mango

  • rhizophora

  • potato

  • sugarcane


12.

The component of blood that prevents its clotting in intact blood vessels is

  • antibody

  • heparin

  • thrombin

  • haemoglobin


13.

Islets of Langerhans are present in

  • stomach

  • liver

  • pancrease

  • heart


14.

Enzymes are chemically

  • lipid

  • acid

  • carbohydrate

  • protein


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15.

True fruits develop from

  • thalamus

  • petal

  • ovary

  • sepal


16.

Plant which reproduces by means of spores instead of seeds is

  • coriander

  • fern

  • mustard

  • petunia


17.

The element, essential for synthesis of protein in plants, is

  • copper

  • nitrogen

  • magnesium

  • iron


18.

Which one of the following is not a non-communicable disease?

  • Hypertension

  • Arthritis

  • Rickets

  • Cholera


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19.

Penicillin antibiotic is obtained from

  • fungi

  • algae

  • bacteria

  • blue-green algae


A.

fungi

Penicillin antibiotic is obtained from fungi called Penicillium. It is a multicellular fungus, which grows on mould on dead organic matter. It secretes some chemicals while growing which inhibit the growth of certain other organisms.


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20.

The coding segment of DNA is called

  • muton

  • intron

  • codon

  • exon


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