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Questions : Melatonin is produced by

(a) skin

(b) thymus

(c) pituitary

(d) pineal gland

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (d)

Melatonin is secreted by the pineal gland present between the cerebral hemispheres.

Melatonin concentration in blood follows a diurnal cycle, it rises in the evening and drops at noon. Melatonin lightens skin colour in certain animals and regulates the working of gonads.

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Question : 1

Double fertilization means

a) fusion of two polar bodies

b) a male gamete fused with egg and second male gamete fused with secondary nucleus

c) fusion of male gametes and ovum

d) all the above

Answer: (b)

Double fertilization means, a male gamete fused with egg and second male gamete fused with secondary nucleus.

Question : 2

Which one among the following statements is correct?

a) All veins carry oxygenated blood

b) All arteries carry oxygenated blood

c) Except the pulmonary artery, all other arteries carry oxygenated blood

d) Except the pulmonary vein, all other veins carry oxygenated blood

Answer: (c)

Question : 3

The hormone responsible for phototropism is

a) Abscisic acid

b) Auxin

c) Ethylene

d) Gibberellic acid

Answer: (b)

Question : 4

Fungi

a) include both autotrophs and heterotrophs.

b) always reproduce asexually using spores.

c) cause tuberculosis and lyme disease in humans.

d) include both inicellular and multicellular forms.

Answer: (d)

Fungi include both unicellular and multicellular forms, with both asexually and sexually reproducing organisms. No fungal specie is autotroph.

TB is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Lyme disease is caused by bacterial species of Borrelia.

Question : 5

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the code given below the lists.

List-I List-II
A. Ecotoxicology 1. Study of ductless gland
B. Hematology 2. Study about mollusks
C. Malacology 3. Study of blood
D. Endocrinology 4. Study of the effects of toxic chemical substance on animal and plant
Select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: A B C D

a) 2 1 4 3

b) 4 3 2 1

c) 3 2 1 4

d) 1 4 3 2

Answer: (b)

Question : 6

Which of the following is true of plants?

a) Plants can create their own sugar using aerobic cellular respiration.

b) Plants can create their own sugars using photosynthesis.

c) Plants can create their own sugars using fermentation.

d) Plants can create their own sugar using anaerobic cellular respiration.

Answer: (b)

Fermentation is the process of production of alcohol from plant or microbial sugar under controlled conditions, aerobic cellular respiration is oxidation of plant stored food to produce energy, anaerobic respiration is production of energy from plant food in absence of oxygen.

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