GK Quiz on Science: Biology Questions & Answers Set – 65| GK Infopedia

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[1] The kidney shaped guard cells are present in -
A. Dicot plants
B. Monocat plants
C. Both the above
D. Algae
Ans: Dicot plants
Explanation : The guard cells in dicot plants are kidney shaped and dumbbell shaped in monocots. When guard cells expand on the outer edges of the stoma, but not on the inner side, they result in kidney-shaped cells, leading to an opening or pore between the two guard cells for gas exchange.

[2] The scavengers earth are -
A. Bacteria
B. Viruses
C. Algae
D. Fun
Ans: Algae
Explanation : Scavenger is an organism that mostly consumes decaying biomass, such as meat or rotting plant material. Blue-green algae (BGA) inhibit lipid peroxidation and have free radical scavenging.

[3] Bone ossification test is conducted to as certain human -
A. Brain efficiency
B. Tentative age
C. Tentative height
D. Drug addiction
Ans: Tentative age
Explanation : Ossification is the process of laying down new bone material by cells called osteoblasts. It is synonymous with bone tissue formation. As per scientific evidence, by the age of 25 years nearly all bones are completely ossified in humans. Ossification test is a guess work based on the fusion of joints in the human body b/w birth and, age 25. Ii all joints are fused the person must be of 25 yrs of age or older.

[4] The nutritive tissue in the seeds of higher plants is known as -
A. hypocotyl
B. embryo
C. endosperm
D. nucellus
Ans: endosperm
Explanation : The seed includes three primary regions: the embryo, nutritive tissue, and seed coat. Endosperm is a nutritive tissue that sustains the embryo and seedling. The endosperm may be consumed by the embryo as in many legumes, which use the cotyledons as a food source during germination.

[5] Yeast is an important source of -
A. vitamin B
B. invertase
C. vitamin C
D. protein
Ans: vitamin B
Explanation : Yeast is an important source of most B vitamins (except B12) and folate and contains potassium and magnesium. It is used in the preparation of vitamin B complex tablets.

[6] Which of the following hormones is a steroid?
A. Estrogen
B. Glucagon
C. Insulin
D. Oxytocin
Ans: Estrogen
Explanation : Steroid hormone is produced by three endocrine organs. The testes, produces testosterone; the ovaries, produces estrogen; and the adrenal cortex, produces steroid hormones such as cortisol and aldosterone.

[7] In cactus, the spines are the modified -
A. stern
B. stipulse
C. leaves
D. buds
Ans: leaves
Explanation : Most cactus morphologists have concluded that cactus spines are modified leaves. They are wholly transformed leaves that protect the plant from herbivores, radiate heat from the stem during the day, and collect and drip condensed water vapour during the cooler night.

[8] The smallest known prokaryotic organism is -
A. Microcystis
B. Mycoplasma
C. Bacteria
D. Chlorella
Ans: Mycoplasma
Explanation : Mycoplasmas are the smallest and simplest prokaryotes capable of self-replication. Keeping the number of structural elements, metabolic pathways and components of the protein synthesizing machinery to an essential minimum places Myeoplasmas closest to the concept of 'minimum cells'.

[9] Energy is stored in liver and muscles in the form of -
A. carbohydrate
B. fat
C. protein
D. glycogen
Ans: glycogen
Explanation : Muscle and liver cells have a high capacity for glycogen storage because they require fast access when the need for it arises.

[10] Pepsin digests .
A. proteins in stomach
B. carbohydrates in mouth
C. fats in duodenum
D. minerals in ileum
Ans: proteins in stomach
Explanation : Pepsin is produced in the stomach and is one of the main digestive enzymes in the digestive systems of humans and many other animals, where it helps digest the proteins in food.

[11] Intercalary meristems are found in -
A. Node
B. Lateral bud
C. Terminal bud
D. Inter node
Ans: Inter node
Explanation : Intercalary meristem is meristem at the base of the internode in monocot stems (particularly grass stems). Only the apical meristem is active. If the tip of the stem is removed, the uppermost intact intercalary meristem becomes the apical meristem and starts intercalary growth.

[12] Which of the following pairs is correctly matched?
A. Vitamin-A : Scurvy
B. Vitamin-B : Rickets
C. Vitamin-C : Nightblindness
D. Vitamin-E : Reproduction
Ans: Vitamin-E : Reproduction
Explanation : Vitamin E is a fat soluble vitamin that is essential in many physiological processes. It plays an important role in the health and maintenance of proper reproductive system function. Without vitamin E the body cannot reproduce. It is also essential during pregnancy and is needed for the proper health and development of the fetus.

[13] Which of the following is not a stern modification?
A. Bulb of Onion
B. Corm of Arvi
C. Tuber of Sweet-potato
D. Tuber of Potato
Ans: Tuber of Sweet-potato
Explanation : A modified stem is a part of a plant with special features developed for special functions. Modified stems can be found either above or below ground. Examples of above the ground modified stems include; crowns, stolons, runners or spurs, while below the ground include; bulbs, corms, rhizomes, tubers and tendrils. Sweet potato is an example of a tuberous root.

[14] Clitellum is found in -
A. Leech
B. Snail
C. Nereis
D. Earthworm
Ans: Earthworm
Explanation : The clitellum is a thickened glandular and non-segmented section of the body wall near the head in earthworms and leeches, that secretes a viscid sac in which the eggs are deposited. Its main function is to store the eggs of the earthworm.

[15] Water of coconut is -
A. liquid nucellus
B. liquid rnesocarp
C. liquid endocarp
D. degenerated liquid endosperm
Ans: degenerated liquid endosperm
Explanation : Coconut water, the clear liquid inside young green coconuts (fruits of the coconut palm), is liquid endosperm. In early development, it serves as a suspension for the endosperm of the coconut during their nuclear phase of development. It contains sugars, vitamins, minerals, proteins, free amino acids and growth promoting factors.

[16] Bulbils takes part in -
A. Sexual reproduction
B. Vegetative reproduction
C. Food storage
D. Respiration
Ans: Vegetative reproduction
Explanation : Bulbil is a small bulblike organ of vegetative reproduction growing in leaf axils or on flower stalks of plants such as the onion and tiger lily. It is a reproductive organ that takes part in vegetative reproduction. The bulbils drop from the parent plant on to the ground, give out adventitious roots and develop into new plants.

[17] Foramen Magnum is an aperture found in the -
A. Ear
B. Lung
C. Girdle
D. Skull
Ans: Skull
Explanation : The foramen magnum ("great hole") is a large opening in the occipital bone of the cranium. It is one of the circular apertures in the base of the skull (the foramina), through which the spinal cord (an extension of the medulla oblongata) enters and exits the skull vault.

[18] What is farming along with animal husbandry called?
A. Mixed farming
B. Mixed agriculture
C. Dairy farming
D. Truck farming
Ans: Mixed farming
Explanation : When on a farm along-with crop production, some other agriculture based practice like poultry, dairy farming or bee keeping etc. is adopted, then this system of farming is known as mixed farming. It is dominant in India, where most farms have a mixture of fields and pastures.

[19] Beak is formed by -
A. cheeks
B. jaws
C. teeth
D. None
Ans: jaws
Explanation : Although beaks vary significantly in size and shape from species to species, their underlying structures have a similar pattern. All beaks are composed of two jaws, generally known as the upper mandible (or maxilla) and lower mandible (or mandible).

[20] Pinna (external ear) is present in -
A. Amphibian
B. Fish
C. Mammal
D. Reptile
Ans: Mammal
Explanation : Outer Ear or Pinna is found only in terrestrial mammals. It is composed of a thin plate of yellow elastic cartilage, covered with integument, and connected to the surrounding parts by ligaments and muscles.

[21] Plant genetic material in 'Gene-Bank' is preserved at - 196° C in liquid nitrogen as -
A. seedling and meristern
B. mature seed (dry)
C. pre-mature seed (high moisture)
D. ripe fruit
Ans: mature seed (dry)
Explanation : Plant genetic material in 'GENE BANK' is preserved at -196° Celsius in Liquid Nitrogen as mature seed (dry). In plants, it is possible to unfreeze the material and propagate it.

[22] Flowers emit fragrance to :
A. purify air
B. drive away flies
C. attract insects
D. perform all the above
Ans: attract insects
Explanation : Flowers emit fragrance to attract pollinators which are mainly insects. The fragrance plays a prominent role in the localization and selection of flowers by insects, especially moth-pollinated flowers, which are detected and visited at night.

[23] In a poultry unit, the factor most influencing the cost is the cost of -
A. feed
B. transportation
C. chicks
D. medicines
Ans: feed
Explanation : Feed cost is one of the important variable costs that plays a big role in determining the poultry cost. Variable costs rise and fall with the size of the output and the level of the operation. Fixed costs (for items such as taxes, insurance, interest, and depreciation on buildings and equipment), are incurred whether or not there is any output.

[24] Which of the following three R's are regarded as environment friendly?
A. Reduce, Rebuild, Restrict.
B. Random, Reduce, Recall.
C. Read, Register, Recall.
D. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.
Ans: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.
Explanation : The 3 R's of eco-friendly living are: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. They all help to cut down on the amount of waste we throw away. They conserve natural resources, landfill space and energy.

[25] Solitary cymose inflorescence is observed in -
A. Rose
B. Chinarose
C. Tuberose
D. Gardenia
Ans: Gardenia
Explanation : Solitary cymose inflorescence refers to a determinate inflorescence composed of a single flower. Examples include poppy, gardenia (ornamental plant), tulip, etc. Flowers are said to be solitary when the plant bears only one, or when single flowers appear on the ends of lateral branches that are remote from one another.



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