Biology Practice Test 5

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Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 12

Chemical nature of primers used in the PCR process is _______.

UHS 2018
Biology
Biotechnology
Elimination Tool:

A) RNA

B) Protein

C) Carbohydrate

D) DNA

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Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 11

Which of the following are composed of proteins only which contain the information that codes for their own replication?

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Bio-diversity | Variety of Life
Elimination Tool:

A) Virus

B) Virion

C) Prions

D) Capsule

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Category: Biology Ch 11 Class 11

Van neil hypothesis about the production of oxygen during phosynthesis was based on the study and investigations on

Bacteria

Algae

Protenema

Cyanobacteria

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Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 12

Which of the following is not correct for food web?

NUMS 2019 Cancelled
Biology
Man and His Environment
Elimination Tool:

A) Start with primary consumers

B) Formed from food chain

C) Stable than food chain

D) Complex with food chain

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Category: Biology

Q.42 Antibodies play important role against microorganisms and other pathogens to which type of proteins do they belong?

A. Globular

B. Functional

C. Fibrous

D. Both A and B

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Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 12

Development of an egg into zygote without fertilization is called

Parthenogenesis

Apomixes

Parthenocarpy

None of these

7 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 11

An activated enzyme made of polypeptide chain and a cofactor is?

PMC Practice 2
Biology
Enzymes
Elimination Tool:

A) Substrate

B) Coenzyme

C) Apoenzyme

D) Holoenzyme

8 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 11

Which statement is incorrect about Lock and Key Model?

Specific enzyme can transform only a specific substrate

Active site of an enzyme is a non flexible structure.

Active site does not change before during or even after the reaction.

It explains the mechanism of every chemical reaction.

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Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 11

Enzymes work by lowering the ______ of the reactions they catalyse:

PMC 2020
Biology
Enzymes
Elimination Tool:

A) Kinetic energy

B) Activation energy

C) Heat energy

D) Potential energy

10 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 12 Class 11

Carotenoids are related to:

NUMS 2015
Biology
Nutrition
Elimination Tool:

A) Vitamin A

B) Vitamin B

C) Vitamin C

D) Vitamin D

11 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 12 Class 11

All of the insectivorous plants are true

Heterotrophs

Autotrophes

Carnivores

Saprotrophs

12 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.23 During inspiration, the diaphragm:

A. Contracts

B. Relaxes

C. Contracts and relaxes

D. None of these

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Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 11

The most common example of members of the kingdom fungi is/are:

NUMS 2015
Biology
Kingdom Fungi
Elimination Tool:

A) Star fish

B) Mushrooms

C) Algae

D) Human

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Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 12

Part of the amino acid sequences In normal and sickle cell hemoglobin are shown.

Normal haemoglobin

Thr – pro – glu – glu

Sickle cell haemoglobin

thr – pro – val – glu

mRNA codons for these amino acids are

Glutamine (glu) GAA GAG

Threonine (thr) ACU ACC

Proline (pro) CCU CCC

Valine (val) GUA GUG

Which transfer RNA molecule is Involved in the formation of this part of the sickle cell haemoglobin?

NTS 2016 DUHS & JSMU
Biology
Chromosomes and DNA
Elimination Tool:

A) GUG

B) CAU

C) UGC

D) GAG

15 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 12

The number of muscles in a human body is about:

NTS 2012
Biology
Support and Movement
Elimination Tool:

A) 200

B) 300

C) 400

E) 600

16 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 11

Which of the following bacteria do not have flagella commonly?

Cocci

Bacilli

Streptobacilli

Vibrio

17 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 14 Class 11

Which of the following is NOT a part of the immune system?

NTS 2018
Biology
Transport
Elimination Tool:

A) Phagocytes

B) Complement Proteins

C) Cytokines

D) Atherosclerosis

18 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 11

Movement of the material across the cell membrane which does not requiring expenditure of metabolic energy is called

Active transport

Passive transport

Co-transport

Counter transport

19 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 11

Trypanosoma is a human parasite causing

UHS 2010
Biology
Kingdom Protista
Elimination Tool:

A) African sleeping sickness

B) European sleeping sickness

C) Indonesian sleeping sickness

D) American sleeping sickness

20 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 11

Which of the following is the respiratory surface in human beings?

PMC Practice 3
Biology
Gaseous Exchange
Elimination Tool:

A) Lungs

B) Alveoli

D) Alveolar duct

C) Windpipe

21 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 12 Class 11

Strong chlorosis is due to the deficiency of _____ in plants.

Magnesium

Nitrogen

Potassium

Phosphorus

22 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 11

Diseases in living organisms which are caused by parasites are called:

NUMS 2016
Biology
Bio-diversity | Variety of Life
Elimination Tool:

A) Disinfestations

B) Antisepsis

C) Infections

D) Infestations

23 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 11

The first simplest oxygen producing organism:

NUMS 2016
Biology
Kingdom Prokaryote
Elimination Tool:

A) Methanogens

B) Cyanobacteria

C) Euglena

D) Spirogyra

24 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 12

Which of the following is NOT true for meiosis?

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Cell Cycle
Elimination Tool:

A) Number of chromosomes reduced to half

B) It takes place at the time of spore formation in plants

C) It takes place at the time of growth in animals

D) Two consecutive cell divisions are involved in it

25 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.17 A structural component that is found in all viruses is?

A. envelope

B. DNA

C. Capsid

D. Tail Fibers

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Category: Biology Ch 12 Class 11

Plants absorb it in the form of soluble phosphates. It is present abundantly in the growing and storage organs of plants. What is it?

NTS 2012
Biology
Nutrition
Elimination Tool:

A) H2O

B) CO2

C) K

D) P

27 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 12

What is the effect of enzyme DNA ligase?

PMC 2020
Biology
Chromosomes and DNA
Elimination Tool:

A) DNA is broken up at specific sites

B) DNA fragments are joined together

C) DNA replication occurs

D) DNA transcription occurs

28 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 12

In a marine environment, the ion secreted by the kidney is:

NUMS 2020
Biology
Homeostasis
Elimination Tool:

A) Na+

B) K+

C) Mg2+

D) Cl-

29 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.18 Which of these is not a reflex action?

A, Secretion of sweat

B. salivation

C. Flexion due to needle prick

D. blinking of eyes due to strong light

30 / 100

Category: Biology

Carbon dioxide fixation can be enhanced by enhancing the efficiency of:

NUMS Mock 3
Biology
Bioenergetics

A) Auxins

B) Ribulose bisphosphate

C) Lactoferrin

D) Agrobacterium

31 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 12

Reverse of prophase is

Interphase

Metaphase

Anaphase

Telophase

32 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 11 Class 11

Which of the following statement about the head of a chlorophyll molecule is incorrect:

It is a porphyrin ring or tetrapyrrole ring structure

It is flat, square and light absorbing

Composed of carbon and nitrogen atoms with Magnesium as central metal ion, which is coordinated with nitrogen.

It is hydrophobic

33 / 100

Category: Biology

Q37 The muscle contraction depends on:

A. Nerve impulse

B. Energy

C. Calcium

D. All of these

34 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 11

A bacterial cell envelope of mollicutes does not include?

PMC Sample 1
Biology
Kingdom Prokaryote
Elimination Tool:

A) Slime

B) Capsule

C) Cell wall

D) Cell membrane

35 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 12

Joints found at the vertebrates are:

NTS 2014
Biology
Support and Movement
Elimination Tool:

A) gliding joints

C) partially moveable joints

B) sliding joints

D) fixed joints

36 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.51 The heavy and light chains of an antibody molecule is held together by:

A. H-bonds

B. Disulphide bridges

C. Ionic interactions

D. Hydrophobic interactions

37 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 12

Which of the following diseases CANNOT be cured by gene therapy?

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Biotechnology
Elimination Tool:

A) SCID

B) Tuberculosis

C) Cystic fibrosis

D) Cancer

38 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 12

Analogous organs show

Convergent evolution

Divergent evolution

Straight evolution

Zig-zag evolution

39 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 12

Who developed a theory of natural selection essentially identical to Darwin’s

Hardy-Weinberg

Alfred Wallace

Malthus

Lyell

40 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 12 Class 11

Which process takes place during the movement of glucose from the body fluid to the blood?

NUMS 2016
Biology
Nutrition
Elimination Tool:

A) Endosmosis

B) Osmosis

C) Active transport

D) Facilitated diffusion

41 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 12

DNA made by joining pieces from two or more different sources:

UHS 2018
Biology
Biotechnology
Elimination Tool:

A) Probes

B) Restriction endonuclease

C) Mutated DNA

D) Recombinant DNA

42 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 12

Many _______ expel a large amount of water by special structures called contractile vacuoles:

NUMS 2020
Biology
Support and Movement
Elimination Tool:

A) Protozoa

B) Porifera

C) Echinoderm

D) Fish

43 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 11

Among the most abundant biomolecules, _____ is the most abundant one on earth.

NUMS 2016
Chemistry
Biological Molecules
Elimination Tool:

A) Proteins

B) Carbohydrates

C) Lipids

D) Vitamins

44 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 12

Scapula is the bone of the:

NUMS 2014
Biology
Support and Movement
Elimination Tool:

A) Skull

B) Pelvic girdle

D) Vertebral column

C) Pectoral girdle

45 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 12

The length of okazaki fragments in eukayotes is

150–250 nucleotides long

200-300 nucleotides

1000-2000 nucleotde

100-200 nucleotides

46 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 12

Treatment of hereditary disorders by gene manipulations is called:

NUMS 2016
Biology
Biotechnology
Elimination Tool:

A) Biotechnology

B) Genetic engineering

C) Gene therapy

D) None of these

47 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.29 Diaphragm is a sheet of:

A. Skeletal muscle

B. Cardiac muscles

C. Smooth muscles

D. Extension of intercostal muscles

48 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 12

Which one of the following muscles are considered as “Voluntary muscles”?

PMC 2020
Biology
Support and Movement
Elimination Tool:

A) Smooth muscles

B) Cardiac muscles

C) Skeletal muscles

D) Glandular muscles

49 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 11

Lysosomes are also called:

NTS 2012
Biology
Cell Structure and Function
Elimination Tool:

A) Suicide Sacs

B) Chondriosome

C) Storage organelle

D) Dicytosome

50 / 100

Category: Biology

Four events in the transmission of nerve impulses across synapses are:

I. depolarisation of the presynaptic membrane

II. propagation of postsynaptic action potential

III. reabsorption of the transmitter substance

IV. release of transmitter substance into the synaptic cleft

In which sequence do these events occur?

FIRST -> LAST

NUMS Mock 4
Biology
Coordination and Control
D) IV, III, I and II

A) I, III, II, and IV

B) I, IV, II and III

C) IV, I, III and II

D) IV, III, I and II

51 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 14 Class 11

In the human body, blood circulating from the gut to the heart passes through the:

NTS 2013
Biology
Transport
Elimination Tool:

A) aorta

B) kidneys

D) lungs

C) llver

52 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 11

The cofactor usually acts as “bridge” between:

NUMS 2018
Biology
Enzymes
Elimination Tool:

A) Enzyme & substrate

B) Enzyme & product

C) Coenzyme & substrate

D) Activator & substrate

53 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 12

The following observations refer to evolution:

I. Inherited variations which are ‘favoured’ in particular environments are passed on.

II. There is a struggle for existence.

III. In time, ‘favoured’ inherited variations may accumulate causing gradual changes in the organism.

IV. Although populations tend to overproduce, they remain more or less constant in numbers from generation to generation.

In what sequence should the statements be placed to support Darwin’s theory of evolution?

NTS 2014
Biology
Evolution
Elimination Tool:

A) I, II, III, IV

B) II, I, III, IV

C) III, I, IV, II

E) IV, II, I, III

54 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 11

Chlorophyta is considered to be closest to plants but do not resemble plants in having:

NUMS 2020
Biology
Kingdom Plantae
Elimination Tool:

A) Chlorophyll a and b

B) Starch as stored food

C) Cellulose cell wall

D) Multicellular sex organs

55 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.33 The presence of peptidoglycan in Gram positive bacteria is

A. 40% of dry weight

B. 50% of dry weight

C. 10% of dry weight

D. 80%% of dry weight

56 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 11

Which of the following is not a component of extracellular matrix in bacteria?

NUMS 2015
Biology
Kingdom Prokaryote
Elimination Tool:

A) Cell wall

B) Slime

C) Capsule

D) Cell membrane

57 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 11

It is possible to date the rocks by comparing the amount of specific radioactive isotopes they contain. Which of the statement is correct in this respect:

Older sediment layers have equal amount of these reaioactive isotopes as that of the young ones

Older sediment layers have less amount of these reaioactive isotopes as that of the young ones.

Older sediment layers have greater amount of these radioactive isotopes as that of the young ones.

Older sediment layers did not have these radioactive isotopes

58 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 11

A large regional community primarily determined by climate is called :

Population

Community

Biome

Habitat

59 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.53____________________are among smallest known virus

A. Picornavirus

B. Parvoviruses

C. Herpes virus

D. Rotavirus

60 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 12 Class 11

Chlorosis refers to the lack of:

NUMS 2016
Biology
Nutrition
Elimination Tool:

A) Growth

B) Chlorophyll

C) Yellowing of leaf margin

D) Width of leaf

61 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.60 The part of spinal cord where interneurons present is called:

A. White matter

B. Gray mater

C. lumbar enlargement

D. cervical enlargement

62 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 11

The drfinite shape to ciliates is given by

Pellicle

Penicle

Calcium

Cell wall

63 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 11

The structure of an enzyme is altered by:

Irreversible inhibitor

Reversible inhibitor

Competitive inhibitor

Non-competitive inhibitor

64 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 11

Saccharomyces cerevisiae is the scientific name of a:

NUMS 2017
Biology
Kingdom Fungi
Elimination Tool:

A) Fungus

B) Smut

C) Bacterium

D) Yeast

65 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 12

Linked genes with closer loci ______ Mendel’s law of independent assortment as they _____ assort independently.

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Variation and Genetics
Elimination Tool:

A) Don’t obey: cannot

B) Don’t obey: can

C) obey : cannot

D) obey : can

66 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 11

A complex substance which on hydrolysis yields polyhydroxy aldehyde or ketone subunits is called:

Lipid

Carbohydrate

Protein

Carotein

67 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 11

The Fungal Cell wall contains:

NUMS 2018
Biology
Kingdom Fungi
Elimination Tool:

A) Peptidoglycan

B) Chitin

C) Suberin

D) Cutin

68 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 12

The true E.Coli replicating enzyme is

DNA polymerase I

DNA polymerase II

DNA polymerase III

All of these

69 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 14 Class 11

Arteriosclerosis is:

NUMS 2016
Biology
Transport
Elimination Tool:

A) A metabolic disorder

B) A degenerative disorder

C) An infectious disorder

D) A nutritional deficiency disorder

70 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 12

Secondary cell wall of sclerenchyma cells is impregnated with

Cellulose

Peptidoglycan and murein.

Lignin

Pectin

71 / 100

Category: Biology

Lock and Key Model for enzyme action propose by Emil Fischer suggests that:

NUMS Mock 4
Biology
Enzymes

A) Enzymes are unbiased for the substrate

B) Enzymes can modify their active sites

C) Enzymes are restricted to one reaction type

D) An enzyme can catalyze variety of reactions

72 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 11

Which one is the basic element of organic compounds ?

Oxygen

Hydrogen

Sulphur

Carbon

73 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.61 Herbivores always occupy :

A. T1

B. T3

C. T2

D. T4

74 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 11

Binomial nomenclature was proposed for the first time by:

NTS 2010
Biology
Bio-diversity | Variety of Life
Elimination Tool:

A) Charles Darwin (1859)

B) Rudolph virchow (1855)

C) Louis Pasteur (1862)

D) Carolus Linnaeus (1707)

75 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 11

Carbon atom is

Monovalent

Divalent

Trivalent

76 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 12 Class 12

Coniferous forests located at high altitude are called

Taiga

Alpine

Boreal

Arctic

77 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 11

According to two kingdom classification fungi were placed in kingdom

Plantae

Animalia

Protista

Fungi

78 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 11

The optimum pH for the enzyme arginase is which of the following?

PMC Sample 2
Biology
Enzymes
Elimination Tool:

A) 9.0

B) 9.3

C) 9.7

D) 10

79 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 11

A reaction will proceed faster if the activation energy is?

PMC Sample 1
Biology
Enzymes
Elimination Tool:

A) High

B) Low

C) Remains the same

D) None of these options is correct

80 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 11

Sea horse is included in:

NUMS 2014
Biology
Kingdom Animalia
Elimination Tool:

A) Pisces

B) Mammals

C) Insects

D) Mollusca

81 / 100

Category: Biology

The Porifera are pore – bearing animals, commonly called:

NUMS Mock 3
Biology
Kingdom Animalia

A) Corals

B) Sponges

C) Hydras

D) Anemones

82 / 100

Category: Biology

The spectrum of He is expected to be similar to that of:

NUMS Mock 4
Chemistry
Atomic Structure

A) Hydrogen

B) Sodium

C) Oxygen

D) Li+

83 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 12 Class 11

Carbohydrates, fats & proteins are essential for:

Metabolic processes of an organism

Providing energy

Formation of sturctures

All of these

84 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 11

_______ organelles are involved in the synthesis of the plant cell wall.

NUMS 2020
Biology
Cell Structure and Function
Elimination Tool:

A) Endoplasmic reticulum

B) Golgi complex

C) Lysosomes

D) Peroxisomes

85 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 12

The ultimate source of all changes is:

NUMS 2015
Biology
Evolution
Elimination Tool:

A) Mutation

B) Migration

C) Genetic drift

D) Change in allele frequency

86 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 12

In recombinant DNA technology, the copies of recombinant DNA are increased by:

NTS 2018
Biology
Biotechnology
Elimination Tool:

A) Restriction enzyme

B) Ligase

C) Selection of host with rDNA

D) Multiplication of host with rDNA

87 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.12 The least stable RNA present in the cell is:

tRNA

mRNA

rRNA

Micro RNA

88 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 12

Tendon is made up of:

NUMS 2014
Biology
Support and Movement
Elimination Tool:

A) Yellow fibrous connective tissue

B) Modified white fibrous tissue

C) Areolar tissue

D) Adipose tissue

89 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 12 Class 11

Which of the following is not the type of cells of gastric gland?

NUMS 2019 Cancelled
Biology
Nutrition
Elimination Tool:

A) Zymogenic

C) Sinusoidal

B) Parietal

D) Mucous neck

90 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 11

Which one of the following organelles is required for aerobic respiration?

NTS 2018
Biology
Cell Structure and Function
Elimination Tool:

A) Nucleus

B) Mitochondrion

C) Endoplasmic reticulum

D) Plastids

91 / 100

Category: Biology

Lecithin is formed by combining phosphatidic acid with ______:

NUMS Mock 1
Biology
Biological Molecules

A) Serine

B) Choline

C) Inositol

D) Ethanolamine

92 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 11

In which of the following pigments major energy reserves and cell wall are like plants?

Rhodophyta

Chlorophyta

Phaeophyta

Chrysophyta

93 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 11

Which one of the following is a genetic disorder in which abnormally thick mucus is produced in the lungs and other parts of the body?

NUMS 2020
Biology
Gaseous Exchange
Elimination Tool:

A) Lung cancer

B) Chronic bronchitis

C) Cystic fibrosis

D) Emphysema

94 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.22 Pick the one which releases anticoagulant in human intestine to prevent clotting:

A. Ascaris lumbricoides

B. Ancylostoma duodenale

C. Enterobius vermicularis

D. Hirudo medicinalis

95 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 11

In which phase of bacterial growth, does divison at an exponential rate occur?

NUMS 2020
Biology
Kingdom Prokaryote
Elimination Tool:

A) Lag phase

B) Log phase

C) Stationary phase

D) Decline phase

96 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 12

Hybrid black Guinea pigs are crossed with each other. The resulting offsprings will be:

NUMS 2016
Biology
Variation and Genetics
Elimination Tool:

A) All black

B) All white

C) 3 black, 1 white

D) 3 white, 1 black

97 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 11

Which of the following is not true for retroviruses?

NUMS 2014
Biology
Bio-diversity | Variety of Life
Elimination Tool:

A) They are cuboidal in shape

B) They are enveloped by host plasma membrane

C) They have enzyme reverse transcriptase

D) All of them are not specific

98 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 12

All of the following hormones are secreted from anterior lobe of pituitary gland BUT:

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Coordination and Control
Elimination Tool:

A) Somatotropin hormone

B) Thyroid stimulating hormone

C) Antidiuretic hormone

D) Gonadotrophic hormone

99 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 12

Driving force for all the cycles in ecosystem is

Water

Soil

Sun

Air

100 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 12

The muscles attached to the bones are:

NTS 2010
Biology
Support and Movement
Elimination Tool:

A) Voluntary and smooth

B) Involuntary and smooth

D) Involuntary and striated

C) Voluntary and striated

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