BIOLOGY ONE LINERS (SSC PREVIOUS YEARS)
* Nitrous oxide (N2O), also known as laughing gas is used as anaesthetic
and analgesic
* Cloves are obtained from flower
* Reverse osmosis is used for treatment of polluted water
* Harvesting season of Kharif crops in India is September, October
* Spraying of DDT on crops, causes soil & water pollution
* Islets of Langerhans (cells in pancreas) produce insulin
* Xylem in plants is responsible of transport of water
* Agrobacterium tumefaciens causes crown gall disease
* Eustachian tube is located in ear in humans
* Cerebellum (part of brain) plays important role in motor control
* Alfalfa is name of a grass
* Goitre is used by deficiency of iodine
* The main protein found in milk is casein
* Kidney gets affected by Weil’s disease
* The first protocol to ban the emissions of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) in
the atmosphere was made in Montreal
* Blood groups were discovered by Landsteiner
* In rainforest, the vegetation that grows under the shade of a canopy is
known as Understorey
* Decoding and interpretation of visual information in brain is associated
with Temporal lobe
* The food in onion is stored in the form of sugar
* Water soluble vitamins are Vitamin B & C
* Bio-fortification is a method of breeding crops to increase their
nutritional values
* Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), a green house gas has the greatest heat
trapping ability
* Liver is the largest gland in human body
* Pancreas secretes Insulin in human body
* If a healthy freshwater fish is placed in salt water, the fish becomes
dehydrated and dies
* Cod liver oil from fish is rich source of Vitamin D and omega-3 fatty
acids
* Yeast is a Fungi
* Ozone protects biosphere from ultraviolet rays
* Ornithophily or bird pollination is the pollination of flowering plants by
birds
* Vitamin D helps in absorption of calcium
* Vitamin B contains nitrogen
* If waste material contaminates the drinking water source, it will spread
Typhoid
* Pneumonia is caused by bacteria named Cocci
* The chemical component that is invariably found in all viruses is Protein
* Lichens are used as air pollution indicators
* Pepsin enzyme digests protein in stomach
* Fermentation (bacterial decomposition of biological material in absence
of oxygen) is an example of anaerobic respiration
* Primary nutrients for plants are Nitrogen, Phosphorous, and Potassium
* Objective of genetically engineered BT brinjal is to make brinjal pest
resistant
* Growing agricultural crops between rows of planted trees is known as
Taungya system
* Sympathetic nerves increases the rate of heart beat
* Pellagra is caused by deficiency of Niacin (Vitamin B3)
* A pair of contrasting characters controlling the same traits is called
Allele
* Algae boom results from eutrophication
* Alzheimer’s disease is a dominant autosomal disorder
* Isograft is the transplantation between genetically identified individuals
* Cellulose is the base of vegetable fibres
* Green light is least effective in photosynthesis
* Lichen is an association between Algae and Fungus
* The maximum fixation of solar energy is done by green plants
* Pepper plant is a vine
* BCG is a vaccine for tuberculosis
* Bonsai is cultivation of trees in dwarf form
* Solar energy is converted into chemical energy during photosynthesis
* Reproductive Isolation prevents interbreeding in species
* Biodegradable substances can be converted into useful substances with
the help of bacteria
* Thyroxin hormone stimulates heart beat in humans
* The presence of air bubble in blood stream is dangerous to life because
the flow of blood is obstructed which may result in heart attack or other
complications
* Chloroplast plays an important role in photosynthesis
* The impact of green revolution was mainly on wheat
* Silkworm yield fibre of commercial use at the stage of pupa
* Sigmoid colon is part of large intestine
* Tendon is a connective tissue that connects muscle to bone
* Ligament is a connective tissue that connects on bone to another bone
* Utricularia, Nepenthes and Drosera are examples of insectivorous plants
*Glycogen is a multi-branched polysaccharide of glucose that serves as a
form of energy storage in animals and fungi
* Methyl isocyanate (MIC) leaked in Bhopal gas tragedy in Dec 1984
* Beri Beri is caused by deficiency of Vitamin B1
* Chlorophyll was first isolated and named by Joseph Bienaimé Caventou
and Pierre Joseph Pelletier in 1817
* Virus does not fit in cell theory
* The source of oxygen in atmosphere is photosynthesis
* Xylem parenchyma is the only living tissue in plant xylem
* Insectivorous plants trap insects for nitrogen
* Riboflavin is Vitamin B2
* Locomotory organ of starfish is tube foots
* Latex of rubber plants is used commercially
* Swine flu is caused by H1N1 virus
* Antipyretics are used to bring down temperature in high fever condition
* A man suffering from diabetes mellitus drinks water more frequently as
he has to eliminate excess glucose from blood
* Cambium cell in plants does not have nuclei
* An ant can see the objects all around it due to the presence of
compound eyes
* Symptoms of jaundice occur mainly due to disorder and malfunction of
liver
* The heat treatment applied to milk before distribution to stabilize and to
remove disease causing bacteria is called pasteurization
* The main function of insulin is to control the level of sugar in body
* Plants which flowers only once in their life cycle are called monocarpic
* The larvae of cockroach is called Nymph
* Blood does not clot in blood vessels because of the presence of heparin
* The lockjaw is a pathological condition of tetanus
* Ichthyophis lacks tongue
* Liver converts glycogen into glucose and purifies the blood
* Absence of fish along a river indicates zone of degradation
* Minamata disease is caused by mercury
* Nutrients are recycled in atmosphere with the help of certain micro-
organisms referred to as decomposers
* The most abundant enzyme in living world is Rubisco
* Mycobacterium leprae is a bacillus
* RBCs do not perform aerobic respiration because these do not contain
mitochondria
* A cross between homozygous recessive and heterozygous plant is test
cross
* DNA contains pentose sugar
* Johannsen coined the term gene
* Saprophytes are the organisms which depend on dead & decaying
material for food
* Iodine solution is used to test the presence of Starch
* Sleeping sickness, kala-azar and oriental sores are protozoan diseases
* DNA transfers genetic information from one generation to next
generation
* Largest invertebrate is a mollusc
* Carbon monoxide poisoning can be cured by exposing the affected
person to fresh oxygen
* Sarpagandha (plant) is used to treat blood pressure
* Growing more than on crop on a piece of land during the year is called
multiple cropping
* Immunisation is a phenomenon of formation of antibodies by using
inactive antigens
* Hydrochloric acid (HCl) is synthesized in human stomach
* Filariasis is transmitted by culex mosquito
* Bat is the only mammal which can fly
* Commonest mammal is homo sapiens (human)
* Impact of advancing glaciers on the rings of trees - their shapes get
distorted
* Green manure is obtained from decomposing green legume plants
* Typhoid fever is caused by bacteria
* Grey hair is caused due to loss of melanin in epidermal cells
* In our body, antibodies are formed against pathogens in thymus by
lymphocytes
* Prawn heart carries oxygenated blood
* Hydra has no blood but still respires
* Lactose is present in milk
* Hydrogen as fuel causes minimum environmental pollution
* The biological decomposing of organic substances in wastes under
controlled condition is called composting
* Green house effect is trapping of solar energy due to carbon dioxide and
other green house gases
* An insect is an organism having 3 pairs of legs
* Vegetables and fruits should be a part of our diet because they
stimulate peristalsis
* Insectivorous plants grow in soil deficient in nitrogen
* The term genetics was coined by Bateson
* The maximum biological damage is done by gamma rays
* Casein protein is present in milk
* Ronald Ross discovered that malaria is caused by female Anopheles
* An eardrum is absent in snakes
* Animals adapted to life in air are called arboreal
* Bryophytes are often called amphibian plants because they are found in
both land and water
* The smallest size of a cell that can be seen with the naked eye is 100
microns
* Vitamin C is an anti oxidant
* The red, yellow and orange colour of leaf is due to carotenoid
* Crude oil is sometimes termed sweet as it is mildly sweet due to low
sulphur content
* High yielding varieties of seed-crops developed under green revolution
in India – Rice, Wheat Pulses, Oilseeds and Sugarcane
* Contraceptive pills in the market contains steroid hormones
* Nematocysts are present in sea anemone
* Lactobacillus (bacteria) is used in milk curdling
* Magnesium is present in chlorophyll molecule
* White revolution is related to milk production
* Darwin proposed the adage ‘Survival of the fittest’
* BCG vaccine is given at the age of – within 15 days
* International year of biodiversity – 2010
* Kyoto Protocol signed by various countries is associated with clean
environment & climate change
* The sum of genes in a population is called gene pool
* Plague is caused by bacteria
* Bio-magnification implies toxic matters are magnified
* Gambusia fish can be used for biological control of mosquitoes
* William Gaud coined the term green revolution
* The sweet taste of fruits is due to fructose
* Biosphere is the zone of earth where life is found, it includes parts of
lithosphere, hydrosphere and troposphere
* Wings of a birds & an insect are analogous organs
* Haemoglobin is the respiratory pigment in humans
* Kala-azar is transmitted by sand fly
* Seed dormancy is regulated by abscisic acid
* Potential of air pollution increases when the ventilation coefficient is
* Fishes have venous heart
* Birds, reptiles, and some terrestrial invertebrates excretes uric acid as
its excretory product
* Smut of wheat is caused by ustilago tritici
* Uracil in place of thymine is present is RNA
*Protein part of enzyme is known as apoenzyme
* Time required for the organism to eliminate 50% of the total body
burden or tissue concentration of chemical is referred as half-life period
* The ambient air quality standard (24 hours average) for lead in
industrial area is
* Thinner particles responsible for deteriorating the air quality resulting in
the damage of vital organs are referred as “PM2.5 “
* Oxytocin is an example of protein which acts as hormone
* Plants are the primary producers in an ecosystem
* Adrenaline is called emergency hormone
* Liver is rich source of protein
* Cuscuta is a plant that behaves as root parasite
* The number of egg normally released during one menstrual cycle is one
* Camels do not develop hypertension in spite of heavy intake of salt
* The pollutants which move downward with percolating ground water are
called leachates
* Lungs are located in the pleural cavity
* Milk is the ideal food for new born baby
* Transcription means synthesis of DNA
* Emulsification is breaking fats into small globules
* Taxonomy is branch of science that deals with classification
* All crustaceans have outer skin made up of a carbohydrate called chitin
* Blood pressure may be increased by the excess secretion of thyroxine
* The particulate matter (PM-10) exhaled from the polluted atmosphere is
often filtered out during the process of sneezing
* Sarus crane is state bird of Uttar Pradesh
* In dicots, pollen grains posses four germ pores
* Acceptable noise pollution level in India is 40-45 dec
* DPT vaccine is administered to prevent diseases Diphtheria, Pertussis
and Tetanus
* Hypothermia is loss of excessive heat from the body due to sudden low
body temperature in humans
* Small pox has been eradicated from the world
* Blood is a connective tissue
* The natural disaster in which carbon dioxide suddenly erupts from deep
lake water is known as liminic
* Progesterone hormone is used as an oral contraceptive
* Trans-boundary pollution or acid rain is caused by nitrogen oxide and
sulphur oxide
* Horn bill is an example of endemic species (Endemic species are plants
and animals that exist only in one geographic region)
* The process of photosynthesis involves conversion of solar energy into
chemical energy
* Human environmental conference (1972) was held at Stockholm
* Blue sheep is an endangered species
* Thyroid gland is situated in neck
* The seat of intelligence is situated in cerebellum
* Normal blood volume in human adult is 5 litres
* The fasting glucose level in adults is 100mg/100ml
* Entomology is study of insects
* Exobiology is branch of science that deals with life in the outer space
* Activity of an enzyme can be regulated by change of pH
* Proteins are digested by proteases
* Cholesterol is absent in groundnut oil
* Approx life span of parrot is 20 years
* Tendons & ligaments are connective tissues
* A plant with 30cm or more circumference from human chest height is
identified as medicinal herbs
* In plant water relationship, Ψw is used to represent water potential
* Chlorophyll in plants is comparable to haemoglobin in animals
* An antigen is the stimulus for antibody formation
* A mammalian heart has 4 chambers
* The ambient air is stable when the ambient lapse rate is sub-adiabatic
* Membranes lipids of chill sensitive plants contain high proportion of
unsaturated fatty acids
* Respiration is a catabolic process
* Yolk sac helps in the nutrition of embryo
* Medulla Oblongata (part of brain), is regulating centre for swallowing
and vomiting
* Sea horse is devoid of lateral line sense organ
* Conglobate gland is a leaf like structure found in male cockroach
* Curcumin is isolated from turmeric
* Teeth and bones acquire strength and rigidity from calcium
* Shark has heterocercal type of tail
* Phytochrome (plant pigment) absorbs in red and far red region of light
* The process through which the excess of light energy is dissipated in
photosynthesis is known as quenching
* HIV virus destroys lymphocytes
* Thiamidine dimer formation in DNA is caused by UV rays
* Haptens are incomplete antigens
* Wilting of plants occurs due to excessive transpiration
* Wings of birds are modified fore limbs
* Polio is caused by virus
* A cellulosic wall is found in plant cells
* The filtration unit of kidney is nephron
* The nutritive tissue in the seeds of higher plants is known as endosperm
* Yeast is an important source of Vitamin B
* The largest white blood corpuscle is monocyte
* Pancreas, Ovary and Testis act both as an exocrine and as an endocrine
gland
* Deficiency of iron – microcytic anaemia
* Deficiency of Vitamin B12 – Pernicious anaemia
* Stomata (the word stomata means "mouth") are small pores found in
the leaves of the plant that helps in gaseous exchange during
photosynthesis and respiration
* Rinderpest disease in cattle is caused by virus
* Energy flow in an ecosystem -
* Turmeric is obtained from stem
* Lacrymal glands are situated in the Eye Orbit
* The specific role of Vitamin K is in the synthesis of Prothrombin
* Flower is important for the life cycle of plant?
* Increased RBC's in the blood leads to a condition called Polycythemia
* The human faces is yellow in colour due to the presence of a pigment
called Urobilin
* Ptyalin enzyme is found in human saliva
* Hansen's disease is also known as Leprosy
* Systolic and diastolic pressure in a healthy man is 120mm & 80mm
* Silk is considered as the strongest natural fibre
* Fluorine deficiency of which leads to dental caries
* Companion cells are unique to Angiosperms
* The smallest bone in the human body is Stapes
* A person feel fatigued due to deposition of Lactic Acid in their muscles
* 22 bones are present in human skull
* Motor skills are associated with Frontal Lobes (part of the brain)
* The ph value of human blood is 7.40
* Liver is the largest gland in the human body
* Iron is metal present in the haemoglobin
* Aedes mosquito is the carrier of Zika virus
* Hydrogen is used for making vegetable ghee
* Hypothalamus is centre of thirst, hunger and sleep
* Iris regulates the quantum of light entering the human eye
* DNA stands for Deoxyribonucleic Acid
* 99% of water is lost during transpiration
* Pyramid of energy is always upright
* Edward Jenner is related with Small pox
* Vitamin D is considered to be a hormone
* William Harvey explained about the blood circulation for the first time
* Bat bite can also cause rabies
* Saliva helps in the digestion of Starch
* Fructose is the sweetest sugar
* Amylase enzyme is present in all members of the animal kingdom
except Protozoa
* Spleen is known as graveyard of RBC's
* Hydrophobia is caused by the bite of a mad dog
* Normal cholesterol level in human blood is 180-200 mg/dL
* Dr. Hargobind Khurana was the first to isolate Gene
* Dermatology is the Branch of science which deals with the study of skin
of man
* Biopsy Test helps in diagnosis of cancer
* Calcium oxalate is the major chemical compound found in human
kidney stones
Sex determination of child is done Father chromosome
* Dolly was the name of first clones sheep
* Chloroplast is known as 'kitchen of cell'
* Ductless glands are known as Endocrine glands
* Thymus gland disappears during old age
* The study of Dendrology is associated with trees
* The food poisoning is caused by Clostrideam boutulium
* Oxalic acid is found in 'Tomato'
* Haematopoiesis take place in Bone marrow
* Cerebellum is affected by alcohol?
* Ascariasis is caused by Round Worm
* Turpentine oil is obtained from Pinus
* Calcium Phosphate salt is found in bone in largest amount
* Genes are made by polynucleotide
* High Blood pressure is known as 'silent killer'
* Jonas Salk discovered oral polio vaccine discovered
* The compound used in anti-malarial drug is Chloroquine
* Phloem is responsible for transport of food and other substances in
plants
* First vaccine produced by bio-technology was used against Hepatitis-B
virus
* Xerophthalmia is a disease caused by lack of Vitamin A
* Lysosome is known as 'Suicidal bags of cell'
* The plants which grow under water stress conditions are called
Xerophytes
* Zinc is present in Insulin
* Most of the red, blue and purple colours of plants are due to a pigment
called Anthocyanin
* The filtering of blood through an artificial kidney is called dialysis
* Animals store glucose in the form of Glycogen
* Alexander Fleming invented penicillin?
* The longest bone in the human body is Femur
* Pituitary gland is known as master gland in humans
* Vitamin K is essential for the coagulation of blood
* Neuron is the smallest structural and functional unit of nervous system
* Dental formula of man - 2123/2123
* Jatropha Curcas plant yields biodiesel or bio fuel?
* The most serious air pollutant causing health hazard is Sulphur dioxide
* Reduce, Reuse, Recycle are environmental friendly three R’s
* Phototropic movement is controlled by auxin hormone
* Lactogenic hormone is secreted by pituitary gland
* In humans, kidneys are responsible for water balance
* Chlorophyll containing autotrophic thallophytes is called algae
* Sucrose is also known as table sugar
* Hydroponics is a method of culture of plants without using soil
* The non-green heterotrophic plants of plant kingdom is known ass fungi
* Hypothalamus gland regulates the secretion of hormones from the
pituitary gland
* Self pollination leads to inbreeding
* The endangered species are listed in red data book
* Laws of heredity were given by Mendel
* Plant genetic material in Gene Bank is preserved at -196°C in liquid
nitrogen as dry mature seeds
* Flowers emit fragrance to attracts insects
* Ascorbic acid prevents bleeding of gums
* Five kingdom classification was given by Whittaker
* Heart rate in adult is 70-80 times per times
* Algae are scavengers of earth
* Bone ossification test is conducted to find tentative age in humans
* Vitamin C is also known as ascorbic acid
* Clitellum is found in earthworms
* Aggregate type of fruit is obtained from a multicapillary, apocarpous
gynoecium
* Coupling and repulsion are two stages of linkage
* Stamens are fused with each other by their anthers and also with the
petals in compositae
* Cabbage stores food in leaves
* Study of organism in relation to their environment is called ecology
* Crossing over occur during pachytene
* Multiple-epidermis is found in Nerium
* Blood cancer is commonly known as leukaemia
* The first stable product of photosynthesis is phosphoglyceric acid
* When single gene controls the expression of more than one character, it
is known as pleiotropic
* Hellophytes are the plants which grow well only in light
* Food crops comprises food-grains, pulses, edible oilseeds
* The concept of tissue culture was introduced by Haberlandt
* Beak is formed by jaws
* Pinna (external ear) is present in mammals
* Cell become turgid because of endosmosis
* The process of inhibition involves absorption
* A cell increases in volume when placed in hypotonic solution
* Translocation of water is apoplastic & symplastic
* Bacteriophages were discovered independently by Frederick W. Twort in
Great Britain (1915) and Félix d'Hérelle in France (1917)
* Genes are not found in pairs in gametes
* Dermatogen is the histogen from which epidermis is formed
* The kidney shaped guard cells are present in dicot plants
* Dumb-bell shaped guard cells are present in wheat
* Stomatal opening is based on endosmosis
* The newly hatched tadpole breaths through its external gills
* Virus in latin means poison
* The cuticle is absent in roots
* Intercalary meristems are found in inter node
* Green blocks are referred to bio-bricks
* 2, 4-D is used as weedicide
* Widal test is used for the diagnosis of typhoid
* Thalassemia ia an example of frame shift mutation
* Eutrophication of a water body enhances organic matter production and
biological oxygen demand
* Farming along with animal husbandry is called mixed farming
* The plant from which cocoa and chocolate are obtained is a small tree
* Amoeba is biggest single cell organism
* Foramen Mangnum is an aperture found in skull
* Kelp is sea weed rich in iodine content
* Barr body is found in female somatic cells
* Vermi-composting is done by worms
* Pulmonary vein brings clean blood from the lungs to the heart
* Leaving agricultural land uncultivated for some years is known as
fallowing
* Movement of hairs in Drosera is referred as thigmotropism
* Cephaleuros is an example of parasitic algae
* Solitary cymose inflorescence is observed in gardenia
* Newly born human baby has a respiration rate of 30 times/minute
* The special modified epidermal cells surrounding stomatal pores are
called guard cells
* Transpiration through leaves is called foliar transpiration
* Rugae are the folds found in the mucous lining of the empty stomach
* Pleura is covering of lungs
* The type of kidneys present in frogs is mesonephros
* Medicine of quinine is provided by Cinchona plant
* Plants reproduce through pollination
* Resin is a product of coniferous trees
* Coconut water is degenerated liquid endosperm
* Bulbils take part in vegetative reproduction
* Fish is a first class protein as it contains essential amino acids
* Stem is usually positively phototropic
* Bacterial cells do not have mitochondria
* Root hair arise from epidermis
* The best example of poly-embryony is citrus
* A parenchyma cell which stores ergastic substance is known as Idioblast
* The environment includes abiotic and biotic factors
* Rhizobium is a symbiotic bacterium
* Cultivated land is defined as total fallow land + net sown area
* Morphine is the fruit coat of opium plant
* Glucose is a type of hexose sugar
* In cactus, the spines are the modified leaves
* The smallest known prokaryotic organism is mycoplasma
* Linnaeus proposed binomial nomenclature
* Vitamin C is easily destroyed during cooking as well as storage
* Keratin is a fibrous protein
* The International Commission of Zoological Nomenclature was
established in 1895
* One neck canal cell is found in the archegonium of a fern
* Trochodendron is a vessel less angiosperm
* Myrmecology is study of ants
* HIV often changes its shape due to the presence of reverse
transcriptase enzyme
* Conversion of starch to sugar is essential of stomata opening
* The harmful substances produced by the microbes are called toxins
* In human body, ligaments are made up of white fibres and some yellow
elastic fibres
* Leaves are lungs of plants
* Sporangia bearing leaf of a fern is called sorus
* Coralloid root or cycas helps in absorption of water and fixation of
nitrogen
* Water conduction takes place in mosses through parenchyma
* Companion cells of phloem are found in angiosperms
* A clone is a group of individuals obtained through micro-propagation
* Interferons are synthesized in response to virus
* The hydrophilic nature of DNA is due to the presence of a number of
hydrogen bonds
* Chemotherapy is used in the treatment of cancer
* Red rot of sugarcane is caused by Colletotrichum falcatum
* The fleshy thalamus is edible in apple, pear etc
* The sense of balance is achieved by cerebellum equilibrium
* Cell wall is absent in virus
* The colour of carrot is due to carotene
* Jacobsons organ is related to smelling
* Hind limbs thumping on ground by a rabbit is a behaviour related to
warning signal to members
* Allantois of embryo helps in excretion
* Outside the nucleus, DNA is found in mitochondria
* Photo-periodism affects flowering, vegetative growth, fruiting
* Xenobiotics which are inherently resistant to microbial attack are called
recalcitrant
* In grass lands, trees do not replace grasses as a part of an ecological
succession because of water limits and fire
* Molybdenum deficiency affects the activity of nitrate reductase enzyme
in plants
* When on gene hides the effect of another gene,, the phenomenon is
known as epistasis
* Integrase enzyme produce by HIV allows integration of HIV DNA into
the host cell’s DNA
*Sugarcane shows chloroplast dimorphism
* The gene which exhibits multiple effects is known as pleiotropic gene
* Cobalt ion is present in Vitamin B12
* Microbial degradation of nitrates into atmospheric nitrogen is known as
denitrification
* The best milch breed in the world is Holstein-Friesian
* Pulses belong to the family of leguminosae
* The substrate of photo-respiration is glycolate
* B-diversity is known as ecosystem diversity
* Myxine is a jawless animal
* Competition for food, light, space is most severe in closely related
species growing in same area or niche
* Rotation of crop is essential for increasing fertility of soil
* Addition of excessive amount of heat to a lake is referred as thermal
pollution
* Alfa toxins are produced by fungi
* Sporozoite is infective stage of malarial parasite
* Linseed is obtained from flax
* Euglena possesses characteristics of both animal and plant
* Tachycardia is a condition characterized by - heart rate increases from
normal
* Oxyntic cell is meant for secretion of hydrochloric acid
* Wisdom teeth are vestigial organ
* Water flows off the wings of birds and insects due to the presence of
waxes
* PPM full form is parts per million
* Algae is an autotrophic organism
* First human transplant was performed in 1967
* In India, Dugong (sea cow) is found in bio-reserve site of Gulf of
Mannar
* Life originated from chemosynthesis was proved in the lab by Miller
* Normal blood pressure in human is 120/80 mm Hg
* Excretion in hemichordates takes place by glomerulus
* Damping off of seedlings is caused by Pythium debaryanum
* Transpiration increases in hot, dry and windy condition
* Christmas factor is involved in blood coagulation
* IF xylem and phloem are arranged in the same radius, such a vascular
bundle is called collateral
* Amino acids are required for the synthesis of proteins
* Commercially valued cork is obtained from Quercus spp
* BOD stands for biological oxygen demand
* Dark fermentation is a method of producing hydrogen from waste water
* Approx number of skeleton muscles in humans is 700
* Blue revolution is related to poultry
* Scurvy is caused by deficiency of Vitamin C
* Chromosome designation of Turner syndrome is 44A+XO
* Maximum oxygen is available from phytoplankton
* Blood platelets are also called thrombocytes
* Ecotype is the basic unit of biosystematics
* An organism which transmits disease from one individual to another is
called vector
* Mechano receptor is a sensory receptor involved in detecting blood
pressure
* Spirogyra is commonly known as pond silk
* Gynecomastia is development of breasts in males
* The highest concentration of urea is found in hepatic vein
* Eucalyptus tree is known as green gold but is an ecological disaster
* Creatinine is normally found in urine
* Thymus gland produces a hormone called thymosin
* Blood group AB has no antigen
* Vitamin A & D can be dangerous if taken in excess, as they are stored in
body
* AB blood group is universal recipient
* Children especially in western countries who receive very little sunlight
suffer from rickets
* In water treatment plant, chloramines are used for disinfection
* Blood group O is universal donor
* Helicase enzyme catalizes the unwinding of DNA helix during replication
* Cause of heart attack is lack of blood supply to heart
* Glycogen is known as animal starch
* Teeth and gums are affected in pyria disease
* Saphenous vein is the longest vein in human body
* Mission Indradhanush is associated with vaccination of children
* Cone cell disorder is responsible for colour blindness
* A group of genes whose activity is coordinated by a DNA site is called
operon
* Haemophilia is a sec-linked genetic disorder in humans
* Aorta is largest blood vessel (artery) in human body
* Sartorius muscle is longest muscle in human body
* DNA shows hyperactivity on heating
* Alzheimer’s disease affects brain
* Phloem is responsible for transportation of food and other substances in
plants
* DOTS is a treatment given to the patients suffering from AIDS
* Rio Summit is associated with convention of biological diversity
* Meibomian glands are located in eyes
* Haematopoiesis takes place in bone marrow
* Golden revolution refers to growth of oilseeds production
* Cerebellum is also known as little brain
* The most productive ecosystem in biosphere is estuary
* Siderosis is a disease caused by inhalation of iron dust
