Multiple Choice Questions

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Which of the following maintain the constant number of chromosomes generation after generation?

  • Meiosis

  • Endomitosis

  • Mitosis

  • Amitosis


A.

Meiosis

Meiosis is also known as reduction division. It maintains the constant number of chromosomes generation after generation. It occurs in reproductive cells only and somatic body increases in size through mitotic division.


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Cotton belongs to family :

  • Solanaceae

  • Cucurbitaceae

  • Leguminoseae

  • Malvaceae


Terpentine is obtained from :

  • flowers of angiosperm

  • wood of gymnosperms

  • pteridophytes

  • bacteria


Pinus seed is originated in :

  • capsule

  • microsporophyll

  • microsporangia

  • megasporophyll


The endosperm of Pinus is :

  • haploid

  • diploid

  • triploid

  • polyploid


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From which part of Cocos nucifera, coir is obtained :

  • Endocarp

  • Mesocarp

  • Epicarp

  • Any part of fruit


Plant cell is differ from animal cell because of

  • the presence of cell wall and absence of chlorophyll in plant cell

  • the presence of cell wall and chlorophyll in plant cell

  • the absence of cell wall and presence of chloroplast in animal cell

  • the absence of cell wall and presence of chlorophyll in plant cell


DNA remains absent in :

  • chloroplast

  • nucleus

  • peroxysomes

  • chromosome


Photosynthetic unit is :

  • glyoxysome

  • spherosome

  • microsome

  • quantasome


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The 'power house' of cell is :

  • nucleus

  • golgi body

  • mitochondria

  • chloroplast