Question 1The bryophytes are important parts of certain food chains because theyA.grow in great massesB.play a role in the natural aging of lakes and pondsC.they choke up other life forms in the lakesD.they resemble green algaeObjective Show full explanation
Question 2In many plants, the growing tips elongate faster and are said to beA.meristematicB.apically dominantC.phototropicD.geotropicObjective Show full explanation
Question 3Movement of water through a semi permeable membrane because the membrane moves or expands thus overcoming the resistance of hydrostatic pressure is referred to as A.diffusionB.osmosisC.osmotic potentialD.turgor pressureObjective Show full explanation
Question 4When the chromosomes condense and the nucleoli and nuclear membrane disappear, the cell is said to be undergoing A.metaphaseB.prophaseC.anaphaseD.telophaseObjective Show full explanation
Question 5While the metabolizing enzymes are inducible, other enzymes are said to beA.synthetasesB.repressibleC.will bind the operatorD.will not bind the operator Objective Show full explanation
Question 6In which of the following organisms does a single cell perform all the functions of movement, nutrition, growth, excretion, and photosynthesisA.parameciumB.euglenaC.amoebaD.spirogyraObjective Show full explanation
Question 7An important abiotic factor that affects plants and animals in their habitats isA.turbidityB.rainfallC.wind directionD.temperatureObjective Show full explanation
Question 8Discontinuous variations is observed in a man using the followingA.tongue rollingB.body weightC.heightD.skin colourObjective Show full explanation
Question 10A sex-linked defect that allows small cuts to bleed severely is known asA.anaemiaB.anorexiaC.haemophiliaD.haemolysisObjective Show full explanation
Question 11In the adult mammalian blood, the cells which lack nuclei are the A.erythrocytesB.lymphocytesC.leucocytesD.phagocytesObjective Show full explanation
Question 12In which of the following groups of plant fruits is the pericarp inseparable from the seed coat?A.caryopsisB.nutC.follicleD.cypselaObjective Show full explanation
Question 13The part of the brain that controls body posture in mammals isA.thalamusB.cerebrumC.spinal cordD.cerebellumObjective Show full explanation
Question 14The ability of an organism to survive in an environment successfully is known asA.residenceB.adaptationC.secessionD.competitionObjective Show full explanation
Question 15One of the adaptations of life on a tree by a monkey is its possession of digits which areA.longB.opposableC.extensibleD.bigObjective Show full explanation