Biology Class Test

Ornithophily is the type of cross pollination performed by birds.

Rheumatoid Arthritis is an autoimmune disease.

Zoological Park is a method of ex situ conservation in which animals are kept in captivity out of their natural habitat.

Hugo de Vries proposed the mutation theory of evolution.

Enriched vitamin A content is found in golden rice.

Parthenogenesis refers to the phenomenon of development of a fully formed individual directly from an unfertilised ovum.

The codon AUG functions as a start codon and serves as a starting point for protein synthesis. It also codes for the amino acid methionine.

Oxygen is not a greenhouse gas. It is absolutely essential for useful processes like respiration and combustion.

Reverse Transcription is the process of synthesis of double stranded DNA from single stranded RNA using the enzyme reverse transcriptase.

The Earth Summit was held in 1992 at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Its main objective was conservation of biological diversity.

Mammals living in cold regions tend to have shorter ears and limbs than those found in warm areas. This is known as Allen’s rule.

Palynology is the study of pollen grains.

Monascus purpureus is used to produce statins, which are now being commercialised as blood cholesterol lowering agents.

Release of sperms from the seminiferous tubules is called spermiation. 

Primary consumers are the herbivores, which feed on the producers.