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Basis of life are (a) nucleic acids (c) nucleoproteins Life span of parrot is (a) 140 years (c) 80 years Theory of 'saltations'
(b) proteins (d) amino acids (b) 60 years (d) 40 years was given by
(c) Mixed (d) None of these 11. Pappus helps in dispersal of pollen in (a) Asteraceae (b) Brassicaceae (c) Malvaceae (d) Solanaceae 12. In which of the following groups are seeds present? (a) Psilophyta (c) Lycopodiophyta 13. Match the columns.
Column I (Vitamins) A. B. C. D. B, D E C 1. 3. 4.
3.
(a) G Mendel (b) Hugo de Vries (c) J B S Haldane (d) HJ Miller 4. The animal group which does not exist in Galapagos island is (a) Insects (b) Protozoa (c) Crustacea (d) Amphibia 5. Protists obtain their food as (a) photosynthesizers only (b) chemosynthesizers (c) heterotrophs only (d) Both (a) and (c) 6. Photosynthetic bacteria have (a) pigment system I (b) pigment system II (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) some other kind of pigments, B890 7. Diatoms do not decay easily because (a) they have siliceous walls (b) their body is impervious to water (c) they are chitinous (d) they are abundant in saline soil 8. One of these protozoans is threat to apiculture and sericulture (a) Eimeria (b) Ceratium (c) Nosema (d) Monocystis 9. Ergotamine tartarate extracted from Claviceps, is used for cure of (a) bodyache (b) headache (c) fever (d) severe stomach pain 10. What type of sorus is present in Nephrolepis? (a) Coenosorus (b) Simple
(b) Ginkgopsida (d) Bryophyta
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Column II (Deficiency disease) Infertility Beri-beri Boneformity
2. Scurvy
Codes A B C D (a) 3 4 1 2 (b) 1 2 3 4 (c) 4 1 2 3 (d) 2 4 1 3 14. One of the following is a connecting link between protozoans and poriferans (b) Leucosolenia (a) Cliona (d) Proterospongia (c) Oscarella features shared by the non15. The chordate chordates are (a) bilateral symmetry (b) triploblastic condition and bilateral symmetry (c) metamerism (d) All of the above 16. Which of the following ions are necessary for assembly of