Comprehensive Biology Test 14
642. Transpiration from leaves called — ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻĒāĻžāϤ⧰ āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻĒāĻžāύ⧠āĻā§ąāϞāĻŋ āϝā§ā§ąāĻž — ?
Ans: Leaf transpiration āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻĒāĻžāϤ⧰ āĻŦāĻžāώā§āĻĒā§āĻā§ąāύ
Explanation: Water loss through stomata. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āώā§āĻā§āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāύ⧠āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
643. Malaria discovered by & vector — ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻŽā§āϞā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻā§āύ⧠āĻā§ąāĻŋāώā§āĻāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāϞ āĻā§°ā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻšāĻ āĻā§āύ — ?
Ans: Ronald Ross; Female Anopheles āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: ā§°’āύāĻžāϞā§āĻĄ ā§°āĻ; āĻŽāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻāύ’āĻĢāĻŋāϞāĻŋāĻ āĻŽāĻļāĻž
Explanation: Mosquito transmits malaria parasite. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻŽāĻļāĻžāĻ ā§°ā§āĻ āĻŦāĻĸāĻŧāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
644. Science of classification — ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻļā§ā§°ā§āĻŖā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻāύ⧰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāύ — ?
Ans: Taxonomy āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻā§āĻā§āϏ’āύ’āĻŽāĻŋ
Explanation: Classifies organisms. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻā§ā§ą āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻāύ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
645. Vegetable oil to ghee conversion — ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āϤā§āϞāĻ āĻāĻŋāĻāϞ⧠⧰ā§āĻĒāĻžāύā§āϤ⧰ — ?
Ans: Hydrogenation āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻšāĻžāĻāĻĄā§ā§°’āĻā§āύā§āĻāύ
Explanation: Converts unsaturated fats to saturated. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻ
āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āĻā§āϤ āĻāϰā§āĻŦāĻŋ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āĻā§āϤ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
646. Loss of NaCl during excretion due to — ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āϞāĻŦāĻŖ āĻšā§ā§°ā§ā§ąāĻž āĻāĻŋāĻšā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ — ?
Ans: Sweating āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻāĻžāĻŽ
Explanation: Sweat removes salts. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻžāĻŽāϤ āϞāĻŦāĻŖ āĻāϞāĻžāĻ āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
647. Universal blood donor — ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āϏ⧰ā§āĻŦāĻāύā§āύ ā§°āĻā§āϤāĻĻāĻžāϤāĻž — ?
Ans: Blood group O āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: O ā§°āĻā§āϤāĻā§āĻ
Explanation: No A/B antigens. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻ/āĻŦāĻŋ āĻāύā§āĻāĻŋāĻā§āύ āύāĻžāĻāĨ¤
648. Radioimmunoassay used for — ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: RIA āĻāĻŋāĻšā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻšāϝāĻŧ — ?
Ans: Detecting hormones and antibodies āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻšā§°āĻŽā§āύ āĻā§°ā§ āĻāύā§āĻāĻŋāĻŦāĻĄāĻŋ āĻāĻŋāύāĻžāĻā§āϤ āĻā§°āĻž
Explanation: Detects small amounts. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āϏ⧰⧠āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻŖā§ āϧ⧰ā§āĨ¤
649. Glaucoma is — ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻā§āϞ’āĻ’āĻŽāĻž āĻāĻŋ — ?
Ans: Eye disease āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻāĻā§ā§° ā§°ā§āĻ
Explanation: Damages optic nerve. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻĻā§āώā§āĻāĻŋāύāĻžāϞ⧠āĻā§āώāϤāĻŋ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
650. Plasma membrane composed of — ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻĒā§āϞāĻžāĻāĻŽāĻž āĻŽā§āĻŽā§āĻŦā§ā§°ā§āύ āĻāĻŋāĻšā§ā§°ā§ āĻāĻ āĻŋāϤ — ?
Ans: Phospholipids āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻĢāĻāĻĢ’āϞāĻŋāĻĒāĻŋāĻĄ
Explanation: Forms lipid bilayer. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāϏā§āϤ⧰ āĻāĻ āύ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
651. Saliva digests which substance — ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āϞāĻžāϞāĻžā§°ā§ āĻā§āύ āĻĒāĻĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨ āĻšāĻāĻŽ āĻā§°ā§ — ?
Ans: Starch āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āώā§āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻ
Explanation: Saliva contains amylase enzyme that breaks starch into maltose. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āϞāĻžāϞāĻžāϤ āĻĨāĻāĻž āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻāϞā§āĻā§ āώā§āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻ āĻāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāϞā§āĻ’āĻ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
652. Optimal dissolved oxygen for aquatic life — ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻāϞāĻ āĻā§ā§ąā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻĒāϝā§āĻā§āϤ āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§ąā§āĻā§āϤ āĻ
āĻā§āϏāĻŋāĻā§āύ — ?
Ans: 4–6 mg/L āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: ā§Ē–ā§Ŧ mg/L
Explanation: This level is necessary for respiration of aquatic organisms. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻ
āĻā§āϏāĻŋāĻā§āύ⧠āĻāϞāĻ āĻā§ā§ą āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
653. Thickest skin in human body — ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻŽāĻžāύā§āĻšā§° āĻļā§°ā§ā§°ā§° āĻāĻāĻžāĻāϤāĻā§ āĻĄāĻžāĻ āĻāĻžāĻŽā§°āĻž — ?
Ans: Soles of feet āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧā§° āϤāϞ
Explanation: It withstands pressure and friction. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻā§°ā§ āĻāώāĻž āϏāĻšā§āĨ¤
654. Death of cells/tissue in body — ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻĻā§āĻšā§° āĻā§āώ/āĻāĻŋāϏā§āϝā§ā§° āĻŽā§āϤā§āϝ⧠— ?
Ans: Necrosis āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āύā§āĻā§ā§°’āĻāĻŋāĻ
Explanation: It is uncontrolled cell death due to injury or infection. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻāĻžāϤ āĻŦāĻž ā§°ā§āĻāϤ āĻā§āώ āĻŽā§°ā§āĨ¤
655. Blood pressure exists on — ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: ā§°āĻā§āϤāĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻ’āϤ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§ — ?
Ans: Walls of arteries āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āϧāĻŽāύā§ā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžāĻā§ā§°āϤ
Explanation: Blood exerts pressure on artery walls. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: ā§°āĻā§āϤ⧠āϧāĻŽāύā§ā§° āĻāĻĒā§°āϤ āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĨ¤
656. Food that can feed more people — ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻ
āϧāĻŋāĻ āĻŽāĻžāύā§āĻšāĻ āĻā§ā§ąāĻžāĻŦ āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻāĻžāĻĻā§āϝ — ?
Ans: Plant products āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻāĻĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻĻāĻāĻžāϤ āĻāĻžāĻĻā§āϝ
Explanation: Plants provide more energy per area. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻĻā§ āĻ
āϧāĻŋāĻ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĨ¤
657. Heart murmur indicates — ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻšā§āĻĻāϏā§āĻĒāύā§āĻĻāύ⧰ āĻ
āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžā§ąāĻŋāĻ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āĻāĻŋ āϏā§āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ — ?
Ans: Defective valve āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻšā§āĻĻāϝāĻŧā§° āĻāĻžāϞā§āĻā§° āϤā§ā§°ā§āĻāĻŋ
Explanation: Caused by abnormal blood flow. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: ā§°āĻā§āϤ⧰ āĻ
āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžā§ąāĻŋāĻ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
658. One gene controlling many traits — ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻŋāύ⧠āĻŦāĻšā§ āĻā§āĻŖ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύā§āϤā§ā§°āĻŖ āĻā§°āĻž — ?
Ans: Pleiotropy āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻĒā§āϞā§āĻ’āĻā§ā§°’āĻĒāĻŋ
Explanation: One gene affects multiple traits. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻŋāύ⧠āĻŦāĻšā§ āĻā§āĻŖ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻāĻžā§ąāĻŋāϤ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
659. Heavy alcohol consumption leads to — ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻ
āϧāĻŋāĻ āĻŽāĻĻ āĻāĻžāϞ⧠āĻāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧ — ?
Ans: Cirrhosis āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻāĻŋā§°’āĻāĻŋāĻ
Explanation: Liver gets damaged. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āϝāĻā§āϤ āĻā§āώāϤāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
660. Organ where urine is formed — ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻŽā§āϤā§ā§° āĻ’āϤ āĻāĻ āύ āĻšāϝāĻŧ — ?
Ans: Kidney āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻŦā§āĻā§āĻ
Explanation: Kidneys filter blood to form urine. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: ā§°āĻā§āϤ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻļā§āϧāύ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
661. Source of oxygen in photosynthesis — ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻĒā§āĻšā§° āϏāĻāĻļā§āϞā§āώāĻŖāϤ āĻ
āĻā§āϏāĻŋāĻā§āύ āĻ’ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻāĻšā§ — ?
Ans: Water āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻĒāĻžāύā§
Explanation: Water splits releasing oxygen. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻĒāĻžāύ⧠āĻāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻ
āĻā§āϏāĻŋāĻā§āύ āĻāϞāĻžāĻāĨ¤
662. One gene–one enzyme theory by — ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻŋāύ–āĻāĻāĻž āĻāύāĻāĻžāĻāĻŽ āϤāϤā§āϤā§āĻŦ āĻā§āύ⧠āĻĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϞ — ?
Ans: George Beadle & Edward Tatum āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāϞ āĻā§°ā§ āĻā§āĻāĻžāĻŽ
Explanation: Each gene controls one enzyme. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻŋāύ⧠āĻāĻāĻž āĻāύāĻāĻžāĻāĻŽ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāύā§āϤā§ā§°āĻŖ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
663. Chemical name of Vitamin A — ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāύ A ā§° ā§°āĻžāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧāύāĻŋāĻ āύāĻžāĻŽ — ?
Ans: Retinol āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: ā§°ā§āĻāĻŋāύāϞ
Explanation: Essential for vision. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻā§ā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻĒā§ā§°āϝāĻŧā§āĻāύā§āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
664. Primary product of photosynthesis — ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻĒā§āĻšā§° āϏāĻāĻļā§āϞā§āώāĻŖā§° āĻŽā§āĻā§āϝ āĻā§āĻĒāĻžāĻĻāύ — ?
Ans: Glucose āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻā§āϞā§āĻā§āĻ
Explanation: Main food produced by plants. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻĻā§° āĻāĻžāĻĻā§āϝāĨ¤
665. Normal body temperature — ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āϏāĻžāϧāĻžā§°āĻŖ āĻļā§°ā§ā§°ā§° āϤāĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāϤā§āϰāĻž — ?
Ans: 98.6°F / 37°C āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: ā§¯ā§Ž.ā§Ŧ°F / ā§Šā§°C
Explanation: Maintains body functions. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻļā§°ā§ā§° āϏā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻžā§ąāĻŋāĻ ā§°āĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
666. Yellow color of urine due to — ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻŽā§āϤā§ā§°ā§° āĻšāĻžāϞāϧā§āϝāĻŧāĻž ā§°āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻšā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ — ?
Ans: Urochrome āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻāĻā§°’āĻā§ā§°āĻŽ
Explanation: Pigment from hemoglobin breakdown. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: ā§°āĻā§āϤ⧰ āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻāĻšā§āĨ¤
667. Immunity developed in — ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: ā§°ā§āĻāĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋā§°ā§āϧ āĻā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž āĻ’āϤ āĻāĻ āύ āĻšāϝāĻŧ — ?
Ans: Lymph nodes & thymus āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āϞāĻŋāĻŽā§āĻĢ āĻā§ā§°āύā§āĻĨāĻŋ āĻā§°ā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ
Explanation: Produce immune cells. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: ā§°ā§āĻāĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋā§°ā§āϧ āĻā§āώ āϤā§āϝāĻŧāĻžā§° āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
668. Number of permanent teeth — ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āϏā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻžāĻāϤ āĻāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ — ?
Ans: 32 āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: ā§Šā§¨
Explanation: Adult humans have 32 teeth. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻŦāϝāĻŧāϏā§āĻāϤ ā§Šā§¨āĻāĻž āĻĻāĻžāĻāϤ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
669. Kyoto Protocol related to — ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ’āĻā§ āĻĒā§ā§°’āĻ’āĻāϞ āĻāĻŋāĻšā§° āϏā§āϤ⧠āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϤ — ?
Ans: Climate change āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻāϞāĻŦāĻžāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦā§°ā§āϤāύ
Explanation: Reduces greenhouse gases. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻā§ā§°ā§āĻŖāĻšāĻžāĻāĻ āĻā§āĻ āĻāĻŽāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
670. Best dairy breed — ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻāϤā§āϤāĻŽ āĻĻā§āϧ⧰ āĻā§°ā§ — ?
Ans: Holstein-Friesian āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻš’āϞāώā§āĻāĻŋāύ-āĻĢā§ā§°āĻŋāĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāύ
Explanation: High milk yield. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻ
āϧāĻŋāĻ āĻĻā§āϧ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĨ¤
671. Cause of jaundice — ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻāĻŖā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻŋāĻšā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻšāϝāĻŧ — ?
Ans: Liver infection āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āϝāĻā§āϤ⧰ āϏāĻāĻā§āϰāĻŽāĻŖ
Explanation: Bilirubin increases. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻŋā§°ā§āĻŦāĻŋāύ āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
672. Protein preventing clotting — ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: ā§°āĻā§āϤ āĻāĻŽāĻž āύā§āĻšā§ā§ąāĻžāĻā§ ā§°āĻžāĻā§ āĻā§āύ — ?
Ans: Heparin āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻšā§āĻĒāĻžā§°āĻŋāύ
Explanation: Prevents coagulation. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻŽāĻž āĻšā§ā§ąāĻžāϤ āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĨ¤
673. Quinine obtained from — ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻā§āĻāύāĻŋāύ āĻ’ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻĒā§ā§ąāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧ — ?
Ans: Bark āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻāĻā§° āĻāĻžāϞ
Explanation: From Cinchona tree bark. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻāĻŋāύāĻā§āύāĻž āĻāĻā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻĒā§ā§ąāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
674. Incubation done by — ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻĄāĻŋāĻŽ āĻĒā§āĻšā§ā§ąāĻž āĻāĻžā§°ā§āϝā§āϝ āĻā§āύ⧠āĻā§°ā§ — ?
Ans: Birds āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻā§°āĻžāĻ
Explanation: Birds keep eggs warm. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āĻā§°āĻžāĻāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĄāĻŋāĻŽ āĻā§°āĻŽ ā§°āĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
675. Immediate energy for athletes — ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻā§āϞā§ā§ąā§āϝāĻŧā§ āϤā§āĻā§āώāĻŖāĻžāϤ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻ’ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āĻĒāĻžāϝāĻŧ — ?
Ans: Carbohydrates āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰: āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻŦā§āĻšāĻžāĻāĻĄā§ā§°ā§āĻ
Explanation: Provides quick energy. āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: āϤā§āĻā§āώāĻŖāĻžāϤ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§āĨ¤