As land becomes intensively farmed or urbanised, there is tendency for increased variety and density of wildlife population at community ecotones which is known as
A. Demographic effect
B. Edge effect
C. Vegetation effect
D. None of the above
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Match
List-I (Kinds of aperture) with
List-II (Characteristic features) and select the correct answer:
List-I
List-II
a. Sulcus
1. A round aperture if present in small numbers pori are found in the equatorial region
b. Colpa
2. A longitudinal furrow is found to the distal half of the pollen grain, crossing the pollar axis at right angles
c. Ruga
3. A meridional furrow crossing the equator at right angles and directed at each end to the polls of the pollen grain
d. Porus
4. A furrow is found irregularly on the grain surface
A. a-2, b-4, c-3, d-1
B. a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1
C. a-2, b-1, c-4, d-3
D. a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1
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The asymmetrical distribution of radiocarbon in glucose formed during photosynthesis is known as
A. Enhancement effect
B. Photosynthetic effect
C. Gibbs effect
D. Isotopic effect
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In which of the following plants, the four microspores formed as a result of microsporogenesis are arranged in '⊥' shaped fashion?
A. Aristolochia
B. Oryza
C. Orchis
D. Ranunculus
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If a part of flower other than the ovary is also involved in the formation of fruit, it is called a/an
A. Parthenocarpic fruit
B. Pseudocarpic fruit
C. True fruit
D. Aggregate fruit
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The number of O2 molecules produced per quantum of light absorbed is known as
A. Quantum requirement
B. Quantum yield
C. Quantum effect
D. None of the above
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During embryo development the hypobasal cell and the remaining cells of the embryo (except proembryo) constitute the
A. Suspensor
B. Perisperm
C. Cotyledon
D. None of the above
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If a dry piece of wood is placed in water, it swells and increases in its volume. This is due to the process of
A. Imbibition
B. Diffusion
C. Osmosis
D. None of the above
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The vegetation of megaphytes which is not fixed but either free swimming or free floating like plankton is called
A. Hydrocharid formation
B. Xeric formation
C. Hydrosere formation
D. None of the above
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Coorg' and 'Kents' are hybrid varieties of
A. Musa indica
B. Oryza sativus
C. Zea mays
D. CofJea arabica
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Which one of the following is a plant hormone?
A. Insulin
B. Thyroxine
C. Estrogen
D. Cytokinin
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The substrate for photorespiration is
A. Glyoxalate
B. Aspartate
C. Glycollate
D. None of the above
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The elements cycle where the elements do not cycle through the atmosphere in the absence of a gaseous phase rather are stored in the soil and cycle through the soil and organism is known as
A. Gaseous cycle
B. Sedimentary cycle
C. Hydrological cycle
D. None of the above
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The triploid or the primary endosperm nucleus is formed as a result of the fusion of
A. Two synergids and a sperm nucleus
B. One egg and two sperm nuclei
C. Two polar nuclei and a sperm nucleus
D. Three antipodal cells
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In necrosis, the dead tissue of the leaf spot may fall out leaving circular or irregular perforations called
A. Loop holes
B. Shunt holes
C. Shot holes
D. Sclerotic holes
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The natural germination inhibitors that have been identified include
A. Ferulic acid
B. Kinetin
C. Thiourea
D. Both B and C
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The first event in photosynthesis is
A. Acceptance of atmospheric carbon djoxide (CO2 ) by RUBP to form phosphoglyceric acid
B. Photolysis of water
C. Absorption of light by chlorophyll to produce the 'excited' state of this molecule
D. Cyclic photophosphorylation
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The stamens, concerned with the production of microspores, are
A. Modified flowers
B. Modified leaves
C. Modified stems
D. Modified corolla
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In the seed of certain species of plants, occurrence of bi-coloured endosperm is quite frequent which is known as
A. Helobial endosperm
B. Mosaic endosperm
C. Cellular endosperm
D. Nucellar endosperm
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Formation of cup shaped aecidia by Puccinia on the lower side of disease infected leaf is the symptom on
A. Grain host
B. Barberry host
C. Rice host
D. Both A and B
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