Black death is

• cancer

• plague

• AIDS

• gonorrhoea

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Certain desert lizard excrete their wastes in dry form. This serves as a means of

• protective mechanism against their predators

• limiting factor of the organism

• adaptation of the organization to the environment

• countering the problem of food scarcity

Kidney can be taken from a dying person who has the

• cessation of neurological function only

• cessation of cardiac function only

• cessation of respiratory function only

• cessation of kidney function only

A keel is absent in

• chicken

• ostrich

• duck

• peacock

The infective stage of malaria is

• merozite

• gametocyte

• ring state

• sporozoite

Polar-bears hold cures for

• kidney failure

• type II diabetes

• osteoporosis

• breast-cancer

An algae type ocean deposit is

• Pelagic deposits

• Neritic remains

• Diatom Ooze

• Pteropod Ooze

Photosynthetic vesicle found in bacteria is called a

• pneumatophore

• mesosome

• chromatophore

• genophore

A plant known only in cultivation having arisen under domestication is referred to as

• Clone

• Scion

• Cultigen

• Cultivar

Which of the following is meant for the ex-situ conservation of various species?

• Herbarium

• Sperm bank

• Blood bank

• Germplasm bank