Multiple Choice Questions

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Indusium is found in

  • algae

  • ferns

  • moss

  • Cycas


B.

ferns

Indusium is a membranous structure that covers a group of sporangia below it. It is further differentiated into two parts: Hood (kidney shaped dorsal plate) and short stalk. The sporangia attached with a placenta (swollen base) form group called sorus.

Sorus is covered by a membranous structure not found in group of plants such as algae, bryophyta etc, except, ferns of Pteridophyta.


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Kupffer cells are present in

  • liver

  • small intestine

  • pancreas

  • thyroid gland


The excretory material of bony fish is

  • urea

  • protein

  • ammonia

  • amino acid


The vacuole is lined by a membrane called

  • tonoplast

  • jacket

  • cell membrane

  • tonoplasm


Which one is component of Ornithine cycle?

  • Ornithine, citrulline and alanine

  • Ornithine, citrulline and arginine

  • Amino acid are not used

  • Ornithine, citrulline and fumaric acid


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Contractile vacuole in protozoan Amoeba is meant for

  • respiration

  • excretion

  • locomotion

  • osmoregulation


Which of the following is important for muscle contraction and nerve impulse transmission?

  • Ca2+ ions

  • Mg2+ ions

  • Both (a) and (b)

  • Fe2+ ions


The function of pineal body is to

  • lighten the skin colours

  • control sexual behaviour

  • regulates the period of puberty

  • All of the above


During inspiration, the diaphragm

  • expands

  • shows no change

  • contracts and flattens

  • relaxes to become dome- shaped


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The leucocytes contain which of the following in large quantity?

  • Basophils

  • Neutrophils

  • Eosinophils

  • Monocytes