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- A. Cristae
- B. Cisternae
- C. Lamella
- D. Bifidae
Explanation: Mitochondria are a double-membranous structure with an outer membrane and an inner membrane.
Correct answer: Cristae- A. Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum
- B. Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum
- C. Golgi Apparatus
- D. Lysosomes
Explanation: Smooth endoplasmic reticulum in liver cells of vertebrates helps in detoxifying poisons and drugs.
Correct answer: Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum- A. Mitochondria and ribosomes
- B. Cytosol, mitochondria and ribosomes
- C. Golgi bodies, Lysosome and ER
- D. Golgi bodies, lysosome and mitochondria
Explanation: The Golgi bodies, lysosomes, and endoplasmic reticulum are all examples of single membranous organelles.
Correct answer: Golgi bodies, Lysosome and ER- A. Phagocytosis
- B. Primary lysosome and autophagy
- C. Secondary lysosome
- D. Peroxisome
Explanation: Digestive vacuoles and autophagosomes eventually fuse with lysosomes, forming secondary lysosomes.
Correct answer: Secondary lysosome- A. Microtubule
- B. Cilia
- C. Microfilaments
- D. Intermediate filaments
Explanation: Cyclosis (the streaming movement of cytoplasm within a cell) and amoeboid movements (the crawling-like movements of certain cells, such as…
Correct answer: Microfilaments- A. Golgi complex
- B. Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum
- C. Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum
- D. Ribosomes & chromosomes
Explanation: Proteins and lipids are modified into glycoproteins and glycolipids primarily by the Golgi complex (also known as the Golgi apparatus or…
Correct answer: Golgi complex- A. Enzymes
- B. Cisternae
- C. Pigment
- D. Cristae
Explanation: Chloroplasts are pigmented organelles, i.e, they contain some kind of pigment, which is chlorophyll.
Correct answer: Pigment- A. Intracellular digestion
- B. Autophagy
- C. Autolysis
- D. Processing of cell secretions
Explanation: The Golgi apparatus processes and packages cell secretions by receiving proteins and lipids from the endoplasmic reticulum in transport…
Correct answer: Processing of cell secretions- A. Peroxisomes
- B. Glyoxysomes
- C. Microbodies
- D. Vacuoles
Explanation: Microbodies, which include organelles like peroxisomes and glyoxysomes, are present in plant cells during their normal metabolic…
Correct answer: Glyoxysomes- A. Its genetic constitution
- B. Its ability to over-produce
- C. Its ability to acquire characters
- D. Its ability to over-eat
Explanation: According to Darwin's theory of natural selection, the survival of an organism is influenced by its genetic constitution.
Correct answer: Its genetic constitution- A. Soil
- B. Atmosphere
- C. Water
- D. Animals
Explanation: d) Animals: This is the correct option. Animals are biotic components of the environment.
Correct answer: Animals- A. Desert.
- B. Littoral.
- C. Profundal.
- D. All of these.
Explanation: The profundal zone is a deep zone of an inland body of freestanding water, such as a lake or a pond, located below the range of effective…
Correct answer: Profundal.- A. Biogeochemical cycles
- B. Bioelement cycles
- C. Biochemical cycles
- D. Geochemical cycles
Explanation: Explanation:The nutrient cycles are primarily referred to as "Biogeochemical cycles" because they involve the cycling of nutrients such as…
Correct answer: Biogeochemical cycles- A. Population
- B. Community ecology
- C. Community
- D. Autecology
Explanation: [A] Correct definition for population[B] Community ecology;community ecology, study of the organisation and functioning of communities…
Correct answer: Population- A. Niche
- B. Ecosystem
- C. Habitat
- D. Biosphere
Explanation: A habitat is a place where an organism makes its home. A habitat meets all the environmental conditions an organism needs to survive.
Correct answer: Habitat- A. Symbiosis
- B. Predation
- C. Commensalism
- D. Parasitism
Explanation: Mycorrhiza is a mutualistic relationship between fungal hyphae and roots of higher plants.
Correct answer: Symbiosis- A. Food Chain
- B. Food Web
- C. Trophic Level
- D. Food Link
Explanation: A food chain is a linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass as one organism eats another; the levels in the…
Correct answer: Food Chain- A. Role played by many organisms in an ecosystem
- B. Role played by a dead organism in an ecosystem
- C. Role played by community of microorganisms in their ecosystem
- D. Role played by an organism in its ecosystem
Explanation: The niche of an organism is the role that it plays in a community, especially its living conditions and its interaction with other…
Correct answer: Role played by an organism in its ecosystem- A. Trophic level
- B. Food web
- C. Energy pyramid
- D. Food chain
Explanation: A trophic level refers to a level or a position in a food chain, a food web, or an ecological pyramid.
Correct answer: Trophic level- A. Symbiosis
- B. Parasitism
- C. Commensalism
- D. Predation
Explanation: Symbiosis is the interaction of two dissimilar organisms, in which both organisms benefit from the interaction.
Correct answer: Symbiosis