What type of cartilaginous tissue is found in the inter-vertebral discs?
Costal cartilage
Hyaline cartilage
White fibrous cartilage
Yellow elastic cartilage
Which of the following statements are true for 'Motor cortex'?
I. It is located in the frontal lobe of cerebral cortex.
II It contains pyramidal cells.
III. It is responsible for all visual functions.
IV. It is essential for our thought processes.
V. It stimulates wakefulness.
VI. It regulates voluntary muscular movements.
I, II, III and V
II, III, IV and V
II, IV, V and VI
I, II, IV and VI
Identify the correct statements in relation to C4 photosynthesis.
Kranz anatomy is an essential feature for C4 plants
C4 plants have higher water use efficiency than C3 plants
Photorespiration can be minimised when C3 pathway is in operation
Conversion of oxaloacetate to malate occurs in the bundle sheath cells
Which of the following factor(s) increase blood pressure?
Increase of cardiac output
Constriction of blood vessel
Activation of parasympathetic nerve
Increase of blood volume
Proteins helping in kinetocore formation of yeast are
CBF2 and Kar3 P
CBF2 and CBF3
CBF3 and Kar3 P
CBF2, CBF3 and Kar3 P
The frequency of crossing-over occurring between two genes located on the same chromosome depends on
length of the chromosome
position of the centromere
activities of two genes
distance between two genes
Cross-pollination through insect agent is called
anthropophily
malacophily
entemophily
ornithophily
Cleistogamous flowers are
bisexual flowers which remain opened
bisexual flowers which remain closed
open female flower
open male flower
B.
bisexual flowers which remain closed
Cleistogamous flowers are inconspicuous, a petalous flowers. Cleistogamy or automatic self-pollination describes the trait of certain plants that are bisexual and remain closed throughout their life. They propagate by using non-opening self-pollinating flowers, i.e., they fertilise themselves by using stigma and pollen of same flower e.g., peas, peanuts, beans, etc.
Anish is having colour blindness and married to Sheela, who is not colourblind. What is the chance that their son will have the disease?
100%
50%
25%
0%