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