Rafflesia
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1 A chemical
change in DNA molecule is called mutation.
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2 Glycogen acts as a shortterm food
reserve in animals.
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3 Estrogen is a female sex hormone.
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4 The enzyme amylase aids in the digestion of
starch.
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5 ATP synthesis
takes place in mitochondria.
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6 60%- 65% (Men) & 50- 60% (women) of
the body weight of a human is water
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7 Adipose tissue in human being is
present below dermis.
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8 The tough
transparent membrane that protects the eye ball is called cornea.
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9 Energy is
produced in human body by Carbohydrates.
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10 Cell wall and vacuoles are present in
a plant cell but are absent in an animal cell.
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11 Sugar is the product of the dark
reactions of photosynthesis.
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12 Melvin Kelvin was awarded Nobel
Prize for his work on Photosynthesis
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13 Chlorophyll contains
magnesium in granae.
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14 The largest
flower in the world is Rafflessia
and the smallest one is wolffia.
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15 Penicillin is
obtained from penicillium Notatum.
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16 Reserpine derived from the plant
'serpentine' is used to alleviate high blood pressure.
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17 Plants, living
in acidic soils, are called oxalophytes.
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18 Bile is produced in liver and stored
in gel bladder.
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19 The smallest
bone, lies stapes is found in the
human ear.
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20 Enzymes are basically proteins.
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21 Mitochondria is called the 'power house
of the cell'
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22 Pancreas is both an endocrine and
exocrine gland.
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23 Seedless
fruits are formed by parthenogenesis.
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24 Simple plants
that contain no chlorophyll are called fungi.
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25 Spirogyra is commonly known as 'pond
silk'
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26 The longest
muscle in the human body is found in thigh.
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27 In some
leaves, the outermost layer of cells secrets continuous waxy layer, called cuticle.
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28 In a leaf, the
opening between two guard cells is stomata.
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29 Gibberellins are responsible for cell
elongation.
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30 The chemical
name of chlorophyll is magnesium
Dihydro prophysin.
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