Biology Online interview questions

The hotness or pungency of chili pepper is due to

1. Argenol
2. Capsaicin
3. Cucumin
4. Sorbitol

Process by which plants prepare their food is

1. Photosynthesis
2. Photorespiration
3. Metabolic synthesis
4. Carbohydrolysis

Cloves, used as a spice are derived from which of the following plant parts?

1. Flower buds
2. Leaves
3. Fruits
4. Seeds

Chilgoza is obtained from

1. Ginkgo
2. Sellaginella
3. Pinus
4. Cycus

A seed is ripened

1. Ovule
2. Gynoecium
3. Flower
4. Ovary

Turpentine oil is extracted from

1. Pine
2. Teak
3. Cycas
4. Nettle

Who of the following is known as the Father of Biology?

1. Aristotle
2. Darwin
3. Lamarck
4. Theophrastus

Censor mechanism of dispersal of seeds is found in

1. Maize
2. Cotton
3. Pea
4. Poppy

Coconut water, is technically

1. Pericarp
2. Siutellum
3. Soft drink
4. Endosperm

Which one of the following is not a carnivorous plant?

1. Thymus sp.
2. Nepenthes sp.
3. Drosera sp.
4. Heliamphora sp.

Saffron is obtained from which part of plants?

1. Stigma and style
2. Leaves
3. Stem
4. Roots

The process of evaporation occurs from

1. Entire plants surface
2. Leaf
3. Stem
4. Root

The chief constituent of cotton is

1. Glycerine
2. Fatty acid
3. Protein
4. Cellulose

Which of the following is a petro plant?

1. Aak
2. Pongamia
3. Jatropha
4. All of these

The age of trees is estimated by

1. Their elongation of roots
2. Their weights
3. Their heights
4. Counting the number of annual rings

Who is called the Father of Taxonomy?

1. Lamarck
2. Theophrastus
3. Carolos Linnaeus
4. Aristotle

Which of the following plants produce only seeds but no fruit?

1. Almond
2. Cycus
3. Peanut
4. Sugarcane

Gregory Johann Mendel worked on

1. Garden pea
2. Pigeon pea
3. Wild pea
4. Edible pea

Noscapine is obtained from

1. Opium poppy Papaver somniferum
2. Basil
3. Eucalyptus
4. Ephedra

Which of the following contain enzymes for cellular respiration?

1. Mitochondria
2. Lysosomes
3. Endoplasmic reticular
4. Dictyosomes

Which one of the following is an enzyme?

1. Vasopressin
2. Trypsin
3. Keratin
4. Gastrin

Which of the following is a fresh water sponge?

1. Pleurobrachia
2. Spongilla
3. Euspongia
4. Sycon

ICBN stands for

1. International Code of Botanical Nomenclature
2. Indian code of Botanical Nomenclature
3. International Council for Botanical Nature
4. None of the above

Which one of the following is considered as a cell within a cell?

1. Golgi complex
2. Lysosome
3. Chloroplast
4. Ribosome

Carbohydrates are stored in plants in and animals in the form of

1. Cellulose and glycogen respectively
2. Starch and glucose respectively
3. Starch and glycogen respectively
4. Cellulose and glucose respectively

Which of the following sets contains foods rich in carbohydrates?

1. Rice, lemon and mustard oil
2. Banana, potato and rice
3. Wheat, ghee and spinach
4. Potato, ghee and cucumber

Which one of the following parts of the pitcher plant becomes modified into a pitcher?

1. Stem
2. Leaf
3. Stipule
4. Petiole

Which one of the following is a vitamin?

1. Glutamic acid
2. Linoleic acid
3. Folic acid
4. Citric acid

In which one following animals is respiration done by skin?

1. Chameleon
2. Frog
3. Sea horse
4. Flying fish

Tibia is a bone found in the

1. Skull
2. Leg
3. Face
4. Arm