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JIMPER Biology - Structural Organisation in Animals and Plants Important Questions

Biology - Structural Organisation in Animals and Plants

Exam Duration: 45 Mins Total Questions : 30

1 )

In which of the following plants amphivasal or leptocentric vascular bundles are found?

(a)
Yucca and Dracaena
(b)
Feren and Yucca
(c)
Dracaena and Fern
(d)
Ficus and Yucca

2 )

The bone marrow is composed of

(a)
muscle fibres and adipose tissue
(b)
areolar tissue and adipose tissue
(c)
adipose tissue and calcified cartilage
(d)
adipose tissue, areolar tissue and blood vessel

3 )

Vascular tissue or fluid tissue is made up of

(a)
RBCs, WBCs and plasma
(b)
RBCs, plasma and platelets
(c)
RBC's, WBCs, plasma and platelets
(d)
WBC's plasma and platelets

4 )

What will you look for to identity the sex of the following?

(a)
Male frog - A copulatory pad on the first
(b)
Female - Anal cerci
(c)
Male shark - Claspers borne on pelvic fins
(d)
Female Ascaris - Sharply curved posterior end

5 )

Stipulate leaf cannot be found in

(a)
Hibiscus
(b)
Pentunia
(c)
Lathyrus
(d)
Gossypium

6 )

The character common between head, umbel and cyathium is

(a)
sessile flowers
(b)
involucre
(c)
unisexuality
(d)
All of these

7 )

An inflorescence having a flattened axis, sessile flowers and a whorl of involucral bracts is

(a)
umbel
(b)
head
(c)
raceme
(d)
corymb

8 )

Helico monochasial cyme can be traced in

(a)
Heliotropium
(b)
begnonia
(c)
Both (a) and (b)
(d)
None of these

9 )

Sclerenchymatous sheath surrounding the vascular bundles in a monocot stem, is called

(a)
vascular sheath
(b)
circular sheath
(c)
bundle sheath
(d)
starch sheath

10 )

Polyphyllous petaloid perianth occurs in

(a)
Gloriosa
(b)
Festuca
(c)
Polyanthes
(d)
Crinum

11 )

Internodal axis developing between the androecium and gynoecium, is called............... and can be found in,.............

(a)
anthophore; Silene
(b)
androphore; Passiflora
(c)
gynophore; Cleome viscosa
(d)
gynandrophore; Cleome gynandra

12 )

Fruits of some plants come down like parachute landing on the ground due to

(a)
hygroscopic nature of feathery styles
(b)
hygroscopic nature of hairy persistent sepals
(c)
ejection of air from balloon-like outgrowth
(d)
censer mechanism

13 )

Oil is extracted from the part of caster seed namely

(a)
cotyledons
(b)
endosperm
(c)
caruncle
(d)
testa

14 )

Hearts of Pheretima are situated in the segments

(a)
10th, 13th, 16th and 17th
(b)
7th, 9th, 12th and 13th
(c)
4th, 5th, 10th and 13th
(d)
11th, 14th, 17th and 18th

15 )

The head of the cockroach is formed of segment numbering

(a)
six
(b)
five
(c)
nine
(d)
ten

16 )

Seminal vesicles are present in

(a)
male frog
(b)
female frog
(c)
Both (a) and (b)
(d)
None of these

17 )

The fruit of Solanaceae is a

(a)
berry or capsule
(b)
pome
(c)
legume or pod
(d)
drupe

18 )

Modification of petiole into leaf-like structure is called

(a)
cladode
(b)
phylloclade
(c)
phyllode
(d)
pistillode

19 )

Which of the blood vessel is the largest in earthworm and posses valves?

(a)
Dorsal blood vessel
(b)
Ventral blood vessel
(c)
Subneural blood vessel
(d)
Supraoesophageal blood vessel

20 )

Transpiration and gaseous exchange are regulated by

(a)
cuticle
(b)
stomata
(c)
trichoblast
(d)
epidermis

21 )

Nucleus is absent in

(a)
companion cells
(b)
sieve tube
(c)
phloem parenchyma
(d)
albuminous cells

22 )

Largest number of chloroplasts in the leaf is in

(a)
spongy tissue
(b)
palisade tissue
(c)
guard cells
(d)
bundle sheath

23 )

The fluid connective tissue is

(a)
serum
(b)
cartilage
(c)
lymph
(d)
blood

24 )

The 'eyes' of the potato tuber are

(a)
flower buds
(b)
shoot buds
(c)
axillary buds
(d)
root buds

25 )

Oil reserve of groundnut is present in

(a)
embryo
(b)
cotyledons
(c)
endosperm
(d)
underground tubers

26 )

Which of the following figures represents a typical placentation as seen in Hibiscus rosa sinensis (China rose)?

27 )

Rearrange the following zones as seen in the root in vertical section and choose the correct option
A. Root hair zone
B. Zone of meristems
C. Root cap zone
D. Zone of maturation
E. Zone of elongation

(a)
C, B, E,A, D
(b)
A, B, C, D, E
(c)
D, E, A, C, B
(d)
E, D, C, B, A

28 )

Read the statements regarding frog. Which of the statements is/are correct and incorrect?
(i) The medulla oblongata passes out through foramen of Monro and continues into spinal cord.
(ii) Vasa efferentia are 10-12 in number that arise from testes.
(iii) Ovaries have no functional connection with kidneys.
(iv) Frogs are uricotelic.

(a)
Statements (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct while statement (iv) is incorrect.
(b)
Statements (i) and (ii) are correct while. statements (iii) and (iv) are incorrect.
(c)
Statements (ii) and (iii) are correct while statements (i) and (iv) are incorrect.
(d)
Statements (ii), (iii) and (iv) are correct while statement (i) is incorrect.

29 )

A vascular bundle in which phloem is present on both the sides of the xylem and separated from it by strips of cambium is said to be-