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- The main thinking part of the brain is
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Cerebrum (a major part of forebrain) is the main thinking part of brain. It has sensory, motor and association areas.
Correct Option: C
Cerebrum (a major part of forebrain) is the main thinking part of brain. It has sensory, motor and association areas.
- Which one among the following hormones stimulates the plant cells to grow in a manner such that the plant appears to be bent towards light ?
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Darwin (1881) found that bending movement of coleoptile of canary grass (Phalaris canariensis) was due to exposure of tip to unilateral light. Boysen-Jensen (1910, 1911) found that the tip produces a chemical which was later named Auxin.
Correct Option: B
Darwin (1881) found that bending movement of coleoptile of canary grass (Phalaris canariensis) was due to exposure of tip to unilateral light. Boysen-Jensen (1910, 1911) found that the tip produces a chemical which was later named Auxin.
- The sex of a newborn baby is determined by the chromosome inherited from
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In case the ovum (female) fertilises with a sperm (male) carrying X-chromosome the zygote develops into a female (XX) and the fertilisation of ovum with Y-chromosome carrying sperm results into a male offspring (XY). Thus, it is evident that it is the genetic makeup of the sperm (male/father) that determines the sex of the child.
Correct Option: B
In case the ovum (female) fertilises with a sperm (male) carrying X-chromosome the zygote develops into a female (XX) and the fertilisation of ovum with Y-chromosome carrying sperm results into a male offspring (XY). Thus, it is evident that it is the genetic makeup of the sperm (male/father) that determines the sex of the child.
- Average life span of human R.B.C is
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120 days
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120 days
- Cells which takes part in secondary growth are named as
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Mostly dicotyledonous plants exhibit an increase in girth called the secondary growth. The tissues involved in secondary growth are the two lateral meristems : vascular cambium and cork cambium.
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Mostly dicotyledonous plants exhibit an increase in girth called the secondary growth. The tissues involved in secondary growth are the two lateral meristems : vascular cambium and cork cambium.