Q1.All of the following organs help in excretion except :
Answer : Option BExplaination / Solution:
Lungs help in excretion of carbon dioxide, liver help in excretion of toxic substance and skin help in removal of extra salts along with sweat. Heart is the organ that pumps the blood in body.
Answer : Option BExplaination / Solution:
The silk produced by Antheraeamylitta is called Tasar silk. This silk is considered as most durable and best quality silk.
Answer : Option DExplaination / Solution:
In isobilateral leaves of monocot, certain adaxial epidermal cells along the veins modify themselves into large, empty, colourless cells. These are called bulliform cells.
Q5.A fundamental category of classification ranking below a genus is
Answer : Option BExplaination / Solution:
The taxonomic hierarchy Kingdom -> Phylum/Division -> Class -> Order -> Family -> Genus -> Species. Hence, the correct option is Species.
Q6.In higher plants, the growing apical bud inhibits the growth of the lateral buds. This phenomenon is called
Answer : Option DExplaination / Solution:
Apical dominance is the phenomenon whereby the main, central stem of the plant is dominant over (i.e., grows more strongly than) other side stems; on a branch the main stem of the branch is further dominant over its own side branchlets.
Many gliding joints are formed in the appendicular skeleton between the carpal bones of the wrist; between the carpals and the metacarpals of the palm; between the tarsal bones of the ankle; and between the tarsals and the metatarsals of the foot.
Q8.Which one of the following is correct pairing of a body part and muscle fibre that moves it?
Answer : Option CExplaination / Solution:
The iris contains involuntary smooth muscles. It encircles the pupil of the iris and helps to dilate the pupil when there is insufficient light for the normal function of the eye.
Q9.In which class of fungi the mushroom belongs to
Answer : Option DExplaination / Solution:
The mushroom belongs to class Basidiomyces to kingdom fungi. Basidiomycetes produce basidiospores as reproductive units. The member of this group grows on dead and decaying matters.
Q10.The neighbouring cells are connected through cytoplasmic strands that extend through
Answer : Option AExplaination / Solution:
Neighbouring cells are connected through cytoplasmic strands that extend through plasmodesmata. During symplastic movement, the water travels through the cells – their cytoplasm; intercellular movement is through the plasmodesmata.
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