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Plant bends towards the source of light on account of the movement of curvature known as
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A. geotropism
B. thigmotropism
C. chemotropism
D. phototropism
Correct Answer
phototropism
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1. Most of the red, blue and purple colours of plants are due to a pigment called
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A. anthocyanin
B. carotene
C. chlorophyll
D. xanthophylls
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Correct Answer: anthocyanin
Explanation:
Anthocyanin - A blue, violet, or red flavonoid pigment found in plants.
2. Plants absorb dissolved nitrates from soil and convert them into
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A. free nitrogen
B. urea
C. ammonia
D. proteins
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Correct Answer: free nitrogen
3. Night blindness is cause by lack of which vitamin?
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A. Vitamin A
B. Vitamin B
C. Vitamin C
D. Vitamin D
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Correct Answer: Vitamin A
4. Phloem is a tissue found in
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A. reproductive organs of animals
B. plants
C. insects
D. mammals
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Correct Answer: plants
5. Organic Substances which, in very small amounts, control growth and development called
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A. vitamins
B. hormones
C. enzymes
D. None of the above
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Correct Answer: hormones
6. Other than spreading malaria, anopheles mosquitoes are also vectors of
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A. dengue fever
B. filariasis
C. encephalitis
D. yellow fever
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Correct Answer: filariasis
7. Plants absorb most part of water needed by them through their
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A. embryonic zone
B. growing point
C. root hairs
D. zone of elongation
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Correct Answer: root hairs
8. Nitrogen is fixed in ecosystems in ways stated below. Which one of the statements below is false?
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A. By cyanobacteria
B. By electrical discharges in the atmosphere
C. By industrially synthesised fertilizer
D. By denitrification
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Correct Answer: By denitrification
9. Monocot root differs from dicot root in having
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A. open vascular bundles
B. scattered vascular bundles
C. well developed pith
D. radially arranged vascular bundles
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Correct Answer: well developed pith
10. Plants that grow in saline water are called
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A. halophytes
B. hydrophytes
C. mesophytes
D. thallophytes
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Correct Answer: halophytes
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