In which of the following lake types the surface temperature varies above and below 4° C?
A. Tropical lakes
B. Temperate lakes
C. Polar lakes
D. Both A and C
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The reaction centre -P680 in non-cyclic electron transport pathway becomes photoexcited and exudes an electron with a gain of energy. The electron then is immediately accepted by
A. Plastoquinone
B. Quinone
C. Plastocyanine
D. Cytochrome b
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According to Hanson and Churchill (1965), a community type or abstract community may be defined as
A. A group of stands that are similar in species composition and structure but occupy different habitats
B. A group of stands that are dissimilar in species composition and structure but occupy same habitat
C. A group of stands that are similar in species composition and structure and occupy similar habitats
D. A group of stands that are dissimilar in species composition but similarin structure and occupy similar habitats
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Which of the following is an example of iron bacteria?
A. Bactoderma
B. Thiothrix
C. Hydrogenomonas
D. Leptothrix
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The reaction of the β-oxidation of fatty acids and the conversion of acetate units of acetyl CoA to glyoxylate and maltate were discovered to take place in microbodies termed as
A. Peroxisomes
B. Glyoxysomes
C. Microtubules
D. Vacuoles
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Match
List-I (Host plants) with
List-II (Disease resistant varieties) and select the correct answer:
List-I
List-II
a. Rice
1. T 41, TKM, CO 26
b. Wheat
2. Coorg and Kents
c. Sugarcane
3. Lermo Rojo, 271-1, 11-8
d. Coffee
4. BO3, COS 561, CO 224
A. a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1
B. a-3, b-2, c-1, d-4
C. a-2, b-1, c-4, d-3
D. a-1, b-3, c-4, d-2
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The amount of energy that is available to accomplish work is known as
A. Enthalpy
B. Entropy
C. Gibbs free energy
D. Total internal energy
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In a bisexual flower, if androecium and gynoecium mature at different times, the phenomenon is known as
A. Dichogamy
B. Herkogamy
C. Heterogamy
D. Monogamy
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Match
List-I (Pollutants) with
List-II (Pathological effects on man) and select the correct answer:
List-I
List-II
a. Ammonias
1. Cause emphysema, eye irritations and possibly cancer
b. Arsines
2. Inflame upper respiratory passages
c. Carbon monoxides
3. Reduce oxygen carrying capacity of blood
d. Suspended particles (ash, soot, smoke)
4. Break down red cells in blood, damage kidneys, cause jaundice
A. a-2, b-4, c-3, d-1
B. a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1
C. a-2, b-1, c-3, d-4
D. a-4, b-2, c-1, d-3
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In biological terms, . . . . . . . . is a relationship between two organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected?
A. amensalism
B. mutualism
C. commensalism
D. parasitism
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The enlargements formed as a result of accelerated growth of the host tissues invaded by a pathogen are known as
A. Blotches
B. Wilts
C. Cankers
D. Hypertropies
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Gradual but steady origin of plant community takes place due to the phenomena of
A. Migration and invasion
B. Colonisation, ecesis and aggregation
C. Competition and reaction
D. All of the above
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Which of the following are generally regarded as 'top' carnivores?
A. Primary consumers
B. Secondary consumers
C. Tertiary consumers
D. Decomposers
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The lowermost cell of the suspensor adjacent to the embryonal cell is known as
A. Epiphysis
B. Hypophysis
C. Paraphysis
D. Periphysis
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Match
List-I with
List-II and select the correct answer:
List-I
List-II
a. Maintenance of cell permeability
1. Potassium
b. Opening and closing stomata
2. Calcium
c. Pollen germination
3. Magnesium
d. Component of chlorophyll
4. Boron
A. a-3, b-2, c-1, d-4
B. a-2, b-1, c-4, d-3
C. a-1, b-4, c-3, d-2
D. a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1
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The sunlight energy used by green plants in photosynthesis is transformed into
A. chemical energy
B. physical energy
C. Both A and B
D. None of the above
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Which of the following contain enzymes for cellular respiration?
A. Dictyosomes
B. Endoplasmic reticulum
C. Lysosomes
D. Mitochondria
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Which of the following are shortt-lived and thus play no role in the perennation of the pathogen in red rot of sugarcane?
A. Conidia
B. Chlamydospores
C. Perithecia
D. All of the above
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The best control measure for com smut disease is
A. Rotation of crops
B. Collecting the smut tumours from the field before smut spores are released and burning them
C. Growing the most resistant com hybrid available
D. None of the above
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Role of chlorophyll in photosynthesis is
A. absorption of water
B. absorption of light energy
C. absorption of CO2
D. None of the above
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