Multiple Choice Questions

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Which compound has a very important role in prebiotic evolution?

  • Sulphur dioxide

  • Nitric oxide

  • Methane

  • Sulphur trioxide


C.

Methane

JBS Haldane (1920) used the term Prebiotic soup or hot dilute soup of organic substances for oceanic water containing mixture of simple organic compounds. Methane (CH4) was probably the first organic compound and hydrogen cyanide was formed later.


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Which one is component of Ornithine cycle?

  • Ornithine, citrulline and alanine

  • Ornithine, citrulline and arginine

  • Amino acids are not used

  • Ornithine, citrulline and fumaric acid


Entamoeba histolytica differs from Amoeba in absence of 

  • pseudopodia

  • contractile vacuole

  • nucleus

  • ectoplasm


Connecting link between annelids and molluscs is

  • Neopilina

  • Peripatus

  • Periplaneta

  • Limulus


Sea gulls excrete excess of NaCl from

  • liver

  • lungs

  • nasal activity

  • kidney


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The velocity of conduction of nerve impulse in frog is

  • 300 m/s

  • same as of electricity

  • faster than sound

  • 30 m/s


In parasympathetic nervous system, which of the following is released?

  • Epinephrine

  • Norepinephrine

  • Serotonin

  • Acetylcholine


Ruminants belong to order

  • Proboscida

  • Artiodactyla

  • Marsupials

  • Edentata


Heparin is synthesized in

  • liver

  • kidney

  • saliva

  • pancreas


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

  • Ca2+ ions

  • Ca2+ and Mg2+ ions

  • Mg2+ ions

  • Fe2+ ions