Multiple Choice Questions

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Maximum absorption of water occurs in

  • colon 

  • rectum

  • large intestine

  • small intestine


C.

large intestine

The chief functions of the large intestine are the absorption of water and the elimination of solid wastes. Large intestine is divided into three parts i.e., caecum, colon and rectum. In mammals, colon has essential water absorbing role in preparation of faeces.


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Blood leaving liver and going towards heart is rich in

  • bile

  • urea

  • ammonia

  • oxygen


Digestion' word means

  • burning of food

  • oxidation of food

  • hydrolysis of food

  • oxidation of food


Chloragogen cells of earthworms are analogous to vertebrate

  • lungs

  • liver

  • gut

  • kidneys


Class Crustacea differs from lnsecta in having

  • two pairs of antennae

  • jointed foot

  • chitinous cuticle

  • none of the above


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In DNA, which is absent

  • Adenine

  • Thymine

  • Guanine

  • Uracil


Neural canal is present in

  •  humerus

  •  tibia-fibula

  • vertebral column

  •  cranial bones


Sigmoid notch is formed by

  • cavity formed by humerus

  • cavity formed by radius-ulna

  • cavity formed by tibia-fibula

  • cavity formed by femur


Which of the following character is present essentialy in chordates 

  • Ventral spinal chord

  • Dorsal heart

  •  Pharyngeal gill slits

  • Blood flow in forward direction in ventral blood vessels


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If dorsal nerve of spinal cord is broken down then its effect is

  • no impulse is transmitted

  • impulse is transmitted but slowly

  • impulse is transmitted fast

  • no effect on impulse