Multiple Choice Questions

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In living beings ammonia is converted into urea through

  • ornithine cycle

  • citrulline cycle

  • fumarine cycle

  • arginine cycle


A.

ornithine cycle

Ornithine combines with one molecule of NH3 and CO2 to produce citrulline. Citrulline combines with another molecule of NH3 to form arginine. Arginine is broken down into urea and ornithine which repeats the cycle.


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Total number of bones in the hind limb of a man is

  • 21

  • 23

  • 27

  • 30


A definite number of segments are found in

  • slug

  • earthworm

  • leech

  • tapeworm


Biologically most resistant plant material is

  • sporopollenin

  • cutin

  • lignin

  • suberin


Which of the following is an edible fungus?

  • Agaricus

  • Albugo

  • Rhizopus

  • Puccinia


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Blue- green algae is found in

  • Cycas

  • Pinus

  • Scales of Marchantia

  • Riccia


Turpentine oil is obtained from

  • Pinus

  • Cycas

  • Cedrus

  • Delbergia


In gametophyte of fern

  • prothallus is independent from sporophyte

  • prothallus is attached with sporophyte

  • it is main plant body

  • a structure attached with rhizome


The lack of fruit formation in gymnosperm is due to

  • absence of fertilization

  • lack of seeds

  • naked ovule

  • sheding of immature seed


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A secretion that digests both carbohydrates and proteins is

  • ptyalin

  • pepsin

  • pancreatic juice

  • saliva