Multiple Choice Questions

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A location with luxuriant growth of lichens on the trees indicates that the

  • trees are very healthy

  • trees are heavily infested

  • the location is highly polluted

  • the location is highly polluted


D.

the location is highly polluted

The situation suggests that the site is no polluted as lichens are the bioindicators for air pollution. These are the living organisms that respond in an especially clear way to a change in the environment. Te lichens are useful indicators of especially SO2 pollution because they derive their water and essential nutrients mainly from the atmosphere rather than from the soil.

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In vitro clonal propagation in plants is characterised by

  • PCR and RAPD

  • Northern blotting

  • Electrophoresis and HPLC

  • Electrophoresis and HPLC

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An example of ex-situ conservation is 

  • National Park

  • Seed bank

  • wildlife Sanctuary

  • wildlife Sanctuary

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Match the following and select the correct option.

Column I

Column II

a

Earthworm

1.

Pioneer species

b.

Succession

2.

Detritivore

c.

Ecosystem service

3.

Natality

d.

Population growth

4.

Pollination

  • A

    B

    C

    D

    1

    2

    3

    4

  • A

    B

    C

    D

    4

    1

    3 2
  • A

    B

    C

    D

    3

    2 4 1
  • A

    B

    C

    D

    3

    2 4 1
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A species facing extremely high risk of extinction in the immediate future is called

  • Vulnerable 

  • endemic

  • critically endangered 

  • critically endangered 

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The zone of atmosphere in which the ozone layer is present is called 

  • ionosphere

  • mesophere

  • stratosphere

  • stratosphere

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The organisation which publishes the Red List of species is

  • ICFRE

  • IUCN

  • UNEP

  • UNEP

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The initial step in the digestion of milk in humans is carried out by?

  • Lipase

  • Trypsin

  • Diplotene

  • Diplotene

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Fructose is absorbed into the blood through mucosa cells of intestine by the process called

  • active transport

  • facilitated transport

  • simple diffusion 

  • simple diffusion 

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The shared terminal duct of the reproductive and urinary system in the human male is 

  • Urethra

  • Ureter

  • Vas deferens

  • Vas deferens

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