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Biology of Insects and Pollination

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Insect biology and pollination focus on ecological relationships, crop science, and practical applications like apiculture. These topics regularly appear in general science sections of competitive exams. Review core concepts to build accuracy for test day.

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Biology of Insects and Pollination Questions

Multiple choice

What should silk worms eat?

  1. Dirt

  2. Mulberry leaves

  3. Ants

  4. Grass
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Silk worms are highly specialized and feed exclusively on the leaves of the mulberry tree.

Multiple choice

insects are an example of

  1. animals

  2. fungi

  3. plants

  4. protists

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Insects belong to the kingdom Animalia, which makes them animals. They are not fungi, plants, or protists.

Multiple choice evs interdependence in our environment meaning of environment significance of biodiversity habitat and adaptation

Praying mantis is a good example of

  1. Camouflage

  2. Warning colouration

  3. Mullerian mimicry

  4. Social insect
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Colour of the praying mantis varies from brown to green, depending on its habitat. Colour of the body provides camouflage and enables praying mantis to blend with its environment and become invisible for both the predators and the prey.

Multiple choice

Lactation is unique to ________ .

  1. Insects

  2. Mammals

  3. Crustaceans

  4. Reptiles
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Lactation, the production of milk by mammary glands to nourish offspring, is a defining biological characteristic of the class Mammalia.

Multiple choice

Insects can damage plants by eating plant tissue, but they can also:

  1. Spread plant diseases to other plants

  2. Use water that the plant needs

  3. Cause a nutrient deficiency by eating nutrients

  4. Attract birds that eat the plants
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Insects are significant vectors for plant pathogens, meaning they can transmit viruses, bacteria, and fungi from infected plants to healthy ones while feeding.

Multiple choice bio-chemistry absorption by roots - the processes involved osmotic relations of plant cells transport across membrane imbibition and its importance

Which one of the following is the most suitable medium for culture of Drosophila melanogaster ?

  1. Ripe banana

  2. Cow dung

  3. Moist bread

  4. Agar agar
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

For the culture of Drosophila melanogaster  one of the most suitable medium is ripe banana, rich in carbohydrates.

So, the correct answer is 'Ripe banana'

Multiple choice botany pollination and fertilization types of pollination cross pollination pollination and its types

The get cross-pollinated by a species of bees, the Mediterranean orchid Ophrys employs

  1. Psuedocopulation

  2. Sexual deceit

  3. Camouflage

  4. Diapause
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Mediterranean orchid Ophrys employs sexual deceit to ensure the cross pollination. In this process, one of the petals of the flower shows high resemblance with the structure of female bee. The male bee is deceived when it lands on the flower and tries to copulate with the petal. The male bee in the process of attempting pseudocopulation, carries pollen grains from one flower to the another.

Hence, the correct answer is 'Sexual deceit'.

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Commercial lac is produced from .............

  1. The nest of a type of bird

  2. The exudation of a type of insect.

  3. The scale of a type of a fish

  4. The root of a plant
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Commercial lac is a resinous substance secreted by the lac insect (Laccifer lacca) on certain host trees. It is harvested and processed for use in varnishes and dyes.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is NOT a type of invasive species?

  1. Kudzu

  2. Zebra mussels

  3. Honeybees

  4. Giant African land snail
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Honeybees are not typically considered invasive species, as they are managed by humans for pollination and honey production.