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Q1.The mulberry fruit is:
(a) Sorosis
(b) Syconus
(c) Samara
(d) Nut

Q2. Which one of the following groups of organisms has significance in diagnosing the death by drowning?
(a) Lichens
(b) Protozoa
(c) Cyanobacteria
(d) Diatoms

Q3. Leg-haemoglobin is found in-
(a) Human blood
(b) Rabbit blood
(c) Legume root nodules
(d) Chicken blood

Q4. Desert plants are generally-
(a) Viviparous
(b) Succulent
(c) Herbaceous
(d) Heterophyllous

Q5. A group of archaebacteria is used in the production of-
(a) Ethane
(b) Methane
(c) Acids
(d) Alcohol

Q6. How do most insects respire?
(a) Through skin
(b) Through gills
(c) By lungs
(d) By tracheal system

Q7. Redness in apple is due to-
(a) Anthocyanin
(b) Lycopene
(c) Carotene
(d) Xanthophyll

Q8. Mushroom used in for making juicy vegetable is a-
(a) Fungus
(b) Alga
(c) Green vegetable
(d) Flesh of animal

Q9. Major component of cotton is-
(a) Protein
(b) Fatty acid
(c) Cellulose
(d) Glycerin

Q10. Lichen are the complex creature, made from-
(a) Fungus and Bacteria
(b) Fungus and Algae
(c) Fungus and Bryophyta
(d) Algae and Bacteria

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Solutions
S1. Ans.(a)
Sol. The mulberry fruit is also known as the Sorosis. Sorosis is a multiple fleshy fruits that is derived from the ovaries of multiple flowers. The seeds are achenes, on the outside of a fleshy fruit. Pineapple and Ficus are also the example of Sorosis fruit.
S2. Ans.(d)
Sol. Diatoms are useful in forensic studies. It has significance in diagnosing the death by drowning. Diatoms are photosynthetic algae and are found in almost every aquatic environment including fresh and marine waters, soils and almost at every humid place.
S3. Ans.(c)
Sol. Leg-haemoglobin is found in root nodules of leguminous plants such as alfalfa and soyabean.
S4. Ans.(b)
Sol. A succulent is a plant that stores water for times when water is not available to it. Succulent plants are generally found in arid environments such as deserts and semi-deserts.
S5. Ans.(b)
Sol. Archaebacteria sub-kingdom of the kingdom Prokaryote, which on the basis of both RNA and DNA. Archaebacteria have unique protein-like cell walls and cell membrane simple organic compounds such as methanol and acetate as food, combining them with carbon dioxide and hydrogen gas from the air and releasing methane as a byproduct.
S6. Ans.(d)
Sol. Insects require oxygen to live and produce carbon dioxide as a waste product just as we do. They do not have lungs nor do they transport oxygen through their circulatory systems. Instead, insects use a series of tubes called a tracheal system to perform oxygen exchange throughout the body.
S7. Ans.(a)
Sol. Anthocyanins are the pigment compounds and responsible for red, purple and blue colours in many fruits and vegetables. Lycopene pigment is red colour like tomato, carotene in carrot and xanthophyll pigment present in beetroot.
S8. Ans.(a)
Sol. Mushroom is a fungus which is used as a vegetable for food.
S9. Ans.(c)
Sol. The Major chemical composition of linseed (cotton) is –
Cellulose – 91%
S10. Ans.(b)
Sol. Lichen is a dual plant made from completely different plants fungus and algae. But lichen seems as one plant because of their close combination.

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