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Plant Anatomy and Physiology
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For the protection from toxic effects of molecula O2, cells possess the cellular organelles called

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Drought enduring plants like species of Acacia are

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The lichens, mycorrhizae and nitrogen fixing organisms have been classified under

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First compound which is fixed during photosynthesis is

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With reference to the movement of molecules of fluid in plant, consider the following statements.
1. Diffusion is the movement of molecules of a substance from the region of their higher concentration to the region of their lower concentration.
2. Osmosis is a process in which the water molecules move through a semipermeable membrane from the region of their lower concentration to the region of their higher concentration.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct ?

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Plants contain a variety of sterols like stigmasterol, ergosterol, sitosterol etc which very closely resemble cholesterol. These plant sterols are referred as

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Assertion (A) Reproduction is the process by which living organisms produce young ones of their species.
Reason (R) Sex organs, male and female, are mandatory for reproduction.

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Which of the following pair represent the Correct pair of reproductive parts of a flower?

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Consider the following statements regarding double fertilization and choose the correct answer:
1. At the time of the sperm's approach to the egg nucleus, the male nucleus has the appearance of a continuous thread rolled into a ball
2. It is only the presence of the two nucleoli which serves to distinguish the fertilized egg from the unfertilized egg
3. Finally, the male nucleolus increases in size and fuses with the female nucleolus thus closing the phenomenon of sexual union of the nuclei
4. The fusion of the male gamete with the secondary nucleus results in the formation of a sister embryo

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Consider the following statements and choose the correct answer:
1. Evaporation is a vital physiological process
2. Transpiration is restricted to living bodies only
3. Evaporation is as low loss of water molecules to the unsaturated atmosphere from the free exposed surface among living and non-living bodies
4. Transpiration is simply a loss of water molecules which do not involve any pressure

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Growth movement with fluxes in its rate due to varying rates of growth on different sides of the organ is known as

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Match List-I (Pollutants) with List-II (Sources) and select the correct answer:
List-I List-II
a. Petroleum and industrial hydrocarbons 1. Vehicles
b. Airborne lead 2. Offshore wells, oil tankers, industrial wastes
c. Mercury 3. Plastic industries
d. Polychlorinated biphenols 4. Industrial operations

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Which of the following diseases is externally seed borne and perennates through the smut spores which adhere to the healthy grains during threshing time?

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Which of the following are non-renewable resources?

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An action spectrum for the effectiveness of different wave lengths of light demonstrates that the most efficient wave lengths for inhibition of flowering are found between

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To study meiosis in plants, the best part would be

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Cell becomes turgid because of

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Who among the following defines root pressure "as a pressure developing in the tracheary elements of the xylem as a result of the metabolic activities of roots"?

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When the escape of water takes place from the tips or margins of the uninjured leaves in the vicinity of the mid veins or veinlets, it is called

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The complete conversion of glucose, in the presence of oxygen, into carbon dioxide and water with release of energy is called

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