Biology MCQs

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Amflora which is also known as EH92-527-1 is a genetically modified potato cultivar developed by BASF Plant Science. It is developed to produce a specific natural starch (amylopectin) needed for industrial applications.

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Ripening is a process in fruits that causes them to become more palatable. Most fruits produce a gaseous compound called ethylene that starts the ripening process. Ethylene Gas Can be Used to Regulate Fruit Ripening.

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Chlorophyll, the photosynthetic pigment that gives plants their green color, is present in Algae, Ferns and Mosses, thus enabling them to convert sunlight to chemical energy through photosynthesis. Although fungi are a group of organisms often thought to be plants, they lack chlorophyll, and hence, they are non-photosynthetic, surviving instead on organic matter.

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Japanese encephalitis is caused by virus from the family Flaviviridae. It’s a Mosquito Borne Disease

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pH stands for potential hydrogen. It is used to describe the chemical acidity level vs. alkalinity level of a substance. The pH of Healthy human saliva is slightly alkaline and in the range of 6.2 to 7.6.

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The term “Halitosis” denotes bad breath. It is the persistent, unpleasant odour in exhaled breath, usually not serious, commonly referred to as bad breath.

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The Great Zebra, Lesser Zebra and Spotted Zebra are the swallowtail butterfly found in the Southeast Asia, which are relatively common and not threatened species.

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Kidney-shaped guard cells are found in dicotyledons. A dicotyledon is a flowering plant with an embroy that bears two cotyledons (seed leaves).

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Mitochondria is known as the Powerhouse of the Cell as it plays host to one of the most important processes in your body: cellular respiration. Taking in glucose and oxygen, mitochondria produce energy, which they capture and package as energy-rich molecules of ATP.

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Metaxylem is the part of the primary xylem that differentiates after the protoxylem and that is distinguished typically by broader tracheids and vessels with pitted or reticulate walls.