1. ........... is a typically one-celled, reproductive unit capable of giving rise to a new individual without sexual fusion.
2. Which of the following is a carnivorous plant?
3. ______ is the main fatty acid in coconut oil and in palm kernel oil that has antimicrobial properties.
4. What do you call the type of drug that activates a receptor by mimicking a natural messenger?
5. General anaesthetic was invented by?
6. Scorpion herb plants that grow in uninhabited forest provinces use _____ for their protection.
7. Double fertilization is a complex fertilization mechanism of _____.
8. In 1873, who published the first picture of nerve tissue stained with the black reaction technique which described the entire nerve cell?
9. The name of the first mammal clone sheep is
10. The first human heart transplant was done by:
11. Ornithophily is effected by
12. In which part of the female flower does fertilisation take place?
13. Curcumin, a phenolic compound widely used for medicinal purposes is found in:
14. Which organisms can help to carry out Vermicomposting?
16. The artificial heart was invented by………. .
17. A genetically engineered form of brinjal known as the BT-brinjal has been developed. The objective of this is:
18. At which stage in its life cycle does the silkworm yield the fiber of commercial use?
19. Which of the following plants is carnivorous?
20. Which of the following is a type of Xanthan?
21. Halophytes are plants that grow in
22. Plants that are adapted to grow in intense sunlight are known as?
23. Who among the following is credited with starting the work on plant tissue culture?
24. What is the process that stops interbreeding?
25. Which among the following is a male part of a flower?
26. The first mammal which got cloned at the Roslin Institute in Edinburgh, Scotland was a/an:
27. Oleo gum resin (Asafoetida) can be obtained from which of the following?
28. Which one of the following is an insectivorous plant?
29. Which one of the following plants grows naturally in a saline environment?
30. What is the name of the first mammal clone (sheep)?
31. What is the term used for pollination by wind?
32. A……….is a species of plant that has adapted to survive in an environment with little liquid water.
33. By which part can Bryophyllum reproduce?
34. Bacteria was discovered by:
35. Which of the following crops is the only genetically modified (GM) crop approved for commercial cultivation in India?
36. Dolly, the first cloned living being created at Roslin Institute in Scotland was a:
37. What is the yellow dust present in the middle of a flower called?
38. Which of the following is responsible for Vermicomposting?
39. Which of the following scientists demonstrated that fermentation is caused by the growth of microorganisms?
40. For the discovery of Helicobacter pylori bacteria and the study of its role in gastritis and peptic ulcer diseases, with whom was Barry J. Marshall awarded the 2005 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine?
41. Mangroves are plants that have:
43. Which of the following is a genetically modified plant?
44. Spider webs are made up of ______, a natural fiber made up of protein.
45. Which of the following plants derives some or most of its nutrients from trapping and consuming insects and other arthropods?
46. Pollination by birds is called:
47. The process of pollination by birds is also known as:
48. Which is the usual reproductive part of a plant?
49. Which one of the following events in a botanical garden is never directly influenced by light?
50. In which type of plants, axillary buds of stems may also get modified into woody, straight and pointed thorns?