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Vivipary is defined as germination

A) during storage B) within the fruit
C) with cotyledons coming out of soil D) with cotyledons remaining inside the soil
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) within the fruit

Explanation:

Vivipary means germination even when attached to the mother plant. Usually the saline marsh plants (Halophytes) have their seeds growing even when they are inside the fruits attached to the tree.

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What do eukaryotic cells have that prokaryotic cells do not?

A) Nucleus B) Cytoplasm
C) Ribosomes D) DNA
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Nucleus

Explanation:

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Eukaryotic cells contain membrane-bound organelles, including a nucleus. Eukaryotes can be single-celled or multi-celled, such as you, me, plants, fungi, and insects.

 

Whereas Prokaryotic cells do not contain a nucleus or any other membrane-bound organelle. Bacteria are an example of prokaryotes.

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Botany is also known as

A) Phytology B) Phycology
C) Pedology D) Plantophyta
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Phytology

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Tissue in which cells have lost the capacity of cell division 

A) Mesristmatic tissue B) Permanent tissue
C) Both a and b D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Permanent tissue

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During rainy season wooden doors are difficult to open or closure because of  ?

A) Imbibition B) Plasmolysis
C) Diffusion D) Osmosis
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Imbibition

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The gland that is present close to Trachea

A) Pancreas B) Liver
C) Adrrenal D) Thyroid
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Thyroid

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What Is The Study Of Cells Called

A) Cellogysm B) Cytology
C) Cell Biology D) Both B & C
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Both B & C

Explanation:

The branch of biology that studies the different structures and functions of the cell is called Cell Biology or Cytology.

 
Cell biology (formerly called Cytology), is a Greek word: kytos, "vessel" is a branch of biology that studies the different structures and functions of the cell and focuses mainly on the idea of the cell as the basic unit of life.


The cell (from Latin cella, meaning "small room") is the basic



        • Structural,
        • Functional (and) 
        • Biological unit of all known living organisms. 




A cell is the smallest unit of life that can replicate independently, and cells are often called the "building blocks of life". 

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The sex of a newborn baby is determined by the chromosome inherited from

A) The Father B) The Mother
C) The Father's Father D) Both A & B
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) The Father

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