Multiple Choice Questions

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Which one affects liver, muscle and adipose tissue?

  • Androgen

  • Insulin

  • Progesterone

  • Glucagon


B.

Insulin

Insulin affects liver, muscle and adipose tissue. In the muscular tissue, it acts to promote carbohydrate metabolism and storage of glycogen. In liver cells, it favours glycongenesis, glycolysis and increases lipogenesis. In adipose tissue, in enhances the membrane transfer of glucose and promotes lipogenesis.


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Mantle, foot and shell are the characteristics of

  • Nautilus

  • Echinus

  • Limulus

  • Euplectella


Pepsin is inactivated at pH

  • below 3

  • below 2

  • above 5

  • above 3


Inner lining of blood vessels is formed by

  • ciliated epithelium

  • squamous epithelium

  • cubical epithelium

  • columnar epithelium


Secretion of gastric juice is stimulated by

  • pepsin

  • gastrin

  • renin

  • secretin


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Nucleated RBC is present in

  • man

  • rat

  • frog

  • rabbit


The main excretory organ of prawn is

  • green gland

  • flame cell

  • Malphigian tubule

  • nephridia


Which one shows bio-luminescence?

  • Noctiluca

  • Polystomella

  • Entamoeba

  • Suctoria


Moulting hormone is secreted by

  • corpora cardiacum

  • prothoracic gland

  • corpora allata

  • neurosecretory hormone


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Protists are

(i) unicellular and prokaryote

(ii) unicellular and eukaryote

(iii) multicellular and eukaryote

(iv) autotroph or heterotroph

  • (i), (ii) and (iii)

  • (ii), (iii) and (iv)

  • (iii), (iv)

  • (ii), (iv)