AIPMT 2010 Biology
Q. 11. The common nitrogen-fixer in paddy fields is:
- Rhizobium
- Azospirillum
- Oscillatoria
- Frankia
Answer: (2)
Q. 12. Which two of the following changes (a − d) usually tend to occur in the plain
dwellers when they move to high altitudes (3,500 m or more)?
- Increase in red blood cell size
- Increase in red blood cell production
- Increased breathing rate
- Increase in thrombocyte count Changes occurring are :
(1) (b) and (c) (2) (c) and (d)
(3) (a) and (d)
(4) (a) and (b)
Answer: (1)
Q. 13. What is true about RBCs in humans?
- They carry about 20 − 25 per cent of CO2
- They transport 99.5 per cent of O2
- They transport about 80 per cent oxygen only and the rest 20 per cent of it is transported in dissolved state in blood plasma
- They do not carry CO2 at all
Answer: (1)
Q. 14. The main arena of various types of activities of a cell is:
- Plasma membrane
- Mitochondrian
- Cytoplasm
- Nucleus
Answer: (3)
Q. 15. If for some reason our goblet cells are non-functional, this will adversely affect:
- production of somatostatin
- secretion of sebum from the sebaceous glands
- maturation of sperms
- smooth movement of food down the intestine
Answer: (4)
Q. 16. The plasma membrane consists mainly of:
- phospholipids embedded in a protein bilayer
- proteins embedded in a phospholipid bilayer
- proteins embedded in a polymer of glucose molecules
- proteins embedded in a carbohydrate bilayer
Answer: (2)