Sets
Biology Set 14
30 questions 1. Respiration is a:
2. The instrument called the crescograph, used to record how plants respond to stimuli, was built by:
3. The accidental stomach wound of Alexis St. Martin, which later allowed observation of digestion in the stomach, occurred in the year:
4. Which of the following derives nutrition from another plant without killing it?
5. High blood pressure, also called hypertension, is caused by the constriction of:
6. Protection developed after exposure to a pathogen or a vaccine is called:
7. The process by which meristematic tissue becomes specialised to perform specific functions is called:
8. Loss of vision in darkness (night blindness) is caused by the deficiency of:
9. Consider the following pairs:
(I) Apical meristem – Tips of roots and shoots
(II) Lateral meristem – Increase in girth
(III) Intercalary meristem – Tips of roots and shoots
Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
10. Deficiency of iodine in the diet may lead to:
11. Yeast belongs to the group of microorganisms called:
12. Gametes carry:
13. The biotic components of an ecosystem comprise:
14. Which of the following is NOT a component of the musculoskeletal system?
15. Which of the following is non-biodegradable?
16. The insectivorous plant having saucer-shaped leaves with hair-like projections with sticky ends is:
17. Fungi cannot make their own food by photosynthesis because they lack:
18. Blood and bone are examples of:
19. Which of the following is a source of carbohydrates?
20. The part of a stem between two nodes is called the: