Multiple Choice Questions

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Medullary rays are tissues made up of

  • phloem parenchyma

  • xylem parenchyma

  • sieve tube

  • sclerenchyma


B.

xylem parenchyma

Medullary rays are the vertical plates of parenchyma cells running radially through the cylinder of vascular tissue in the stems and roots of plants. Each may be one to many cell in width.

Primary medullary rays occur in young plants and in those not showing secondary thickening. They pass from the cortex to the pith.

Secondary medullary rays are produced by the vascular cambium and terminate in xylem and phloem tissues. Medullary rays store and transport food materials.


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Nitrogenase enzyme is a

  • magnesium-iron protein

  • molybdenum-iron protein

  • iron-copper protein

  • nickel-iron protein


Which one of the following group of animals is homeothermic?

  • Reptiles

  • Amphibians

  • Birds

  • Fishes


Which one of the following matching pairs is incorrect?

  • Shell fish - Pisces

  • Silver fish - Arthropoda

  • Cuttle fish - Mollusca

  • Star fish - Echinodermata


Necrosis (die-back) ofthe tip of young leaves is caused due to the deficiency of

  • iron

  • manganese

  • zinc

  • copper


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The hormone that stimulates the release of pancreatic juice is

  • secretin

  • glucagon

  • inhibin

  • insulin


Which one of the following enzymes is responsible for the conversion of norepinephrine to epinephrine?

  • Catecholamine-O-methyltransferase

  • Phenylalanine-N-methyltransferase

  • DOPA decarboxylase

  • Monoamine oxidase


Guttation is a process of loss of water in

  • liquid form containing dissolved minerals

  • liquid form without dissolved minerals

  • vapour form with minerals

  • vapour form without minerals


An allosteric inhibitor of the enzyme acts by binding to the

  • substrate

  • product

  • catalytic site of the enzyme

  • non-catalytic site of the enzyme


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Which one of the following matching pairs is incorrect?

  • Mollusca - Pseudocoel

  • Cnidaria - Nematocyst

  • Annelida - Chloragogen cells

  • Echinodermata - Water vascular system