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The source of oxygen generated during photosynthesis is

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The average air pressure at sea level is known as the

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In tomato plants, we can observe a purple colouring of the leaf petioles and veins caused by anthocyanin formation. This is due to the deficiency of

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The reactions of glycolysis occur in the

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Movement whose direction is determined by the morphology of the plant is known as

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During the development of embryo in dicotyledonous plants, the peripheral cells of the proembryo subsequently divide by anticlinal walls, thus differentiating a single layered

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Effect of photoperiod on growth and development of plants especially on flowering is called

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What is the shape of the two guard cells which enclose stomata ?

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Which of the following benthic life zones includes any life in the deep trenches below 5,000 m?

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The first case of severe air pollution in modern times was

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According to which of the following models, photosynthetic reaction centre and its associated light harvesting pigment molecules of one pigment system form one photosynthetic unit?

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Leaf abscission is accomplished through the formation of which of the following cells, usually at the base of the petiole?

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Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer:
List-I List-II
a. Strictly long-day plant 1. Trifolium repens
b. Strictly short-day plant 2. Hyoscyamus niger
c. Short-long-day plant 3. Pharbitis nil
d. Long-short-day plant 4. Bryophyllum crenatum

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Consider the following statements and choose the correct answer:
1. C4 plants have "Kranz" type of leaf anatomy
2. The vascular bundles in C3 leaves are surrounded by a layer of bundle sheath cells that contain large number of chloroplast
3. The chloroplast in C4 leaves are dimorphic
4. In C4 plants the cells of bundle sheath perform C4 cycle

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A high biological oxygen demand (BOD) indicates

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The light energy absorbed by photosynthetic systems could lead to the esterification of inorganic phosphate into ATP, was first demonstrated by

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In the inverted ovule, the funicle continues beyond the hilum alongside the body of the ovule forming a ridge called

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Consider the following statements regarding the egg (Oosphere) and choose the correct answer:
1. The oosphere contains a female generative cell
2. The upper part of the oosphere membrane is made of cellulose
3. As the maturation of the oosphere nucleus increases its stainability also increases
4. In the cytoplasm of the oosphere, apart from the nucleus certain plastids are also found which manufacture starch found in it

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According to chemiosmotic hypothesis, single molecule of ATP is formed from ADP and Pi (inorganic phosphate) when

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In which of the following dicots, the nucellus present outside the embryo sac (perisperm) is largely eaten as food?

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