Answer : Option CExplaination / Solution:
In 1909, Robert Millikan and Harvey Fletcher conducted the oil drop experiment to determine the charge of an electron. They suspended tiny charged droplets of oil between two metal electrodes by balancing downward gravitational force with upward drag and electric forces.
The experiment helped earn Millikan a Nobel prize in 1923
Answer : Option AExplaination / Solution:
Artificial ecosystems are man-made ecosystem. Crop field and aquarium are examples of artificial ecosystem as they are man-made.
Answer : Option DExplaination / Solution:
Micronutrients or trace elements, are needed in very small amounts(less than 10 mole Kg –1 of dry matter). These include iron, manganese, copper, molybdenum, zinc, boron, chlorine and nickel.
Answer : Option BExplaination / Solution:
Brunner’s glands are submucosal mucin secreting glands localized predominantly in the duodenal bulb and proximal duodenum, decreasing progressively in size and number in the distal portions.
Sub-mucosal glands (Brunner’s glands) provide alkaline medium.
Q6.Alzheimer disease in humans is associated with the deficiency of
Answer : Option DExplaination / Solution:
Alzheimer disease is a neurological disorder in which the death of brain cells causes memory loss and cognitive decline. It is caused in human due to deficiency of acetylcholine.
Q8.Hypothalamus helps to maintain homeostasis by controlling hunger, thirst, blood pressure, temperature feelings etc. So it is an important link between
Answer : Option DExplaination / Solution:
One of the most important functions of the hypothalamus is to link the nervous system to the endocrine system via the pituitary gland (hypophysis). The hypothalamus is located below the thalamus and is part of the limbic system