Who coined the term allele?
Correct answer B. Bateson
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In which year was crossing over first observed?
Correct answer D. 1911
What is the programmed death of cells called?
Correct answer B. Apoptosis
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Which of these is a source of harmful gases?
Correct answer C. Motor Vehicles
Which is the smallest bone in the human body?
Correct answer B. Stapes
How many bones make up the human skull?
Correct answer D. 22 bones
Who founded homeopathy in 1796?
Correct answer D. Samuel Hahnemann
With which disease is ‘mastectomy’ mainly associated?
Correct answer C. Breast Cancer
To which category of plant does the banana belong?
Correct answer A. Herb
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In which organ are old red blood cells selectively destroyed and recycled by macrophages?
Correct answer B. Spleen
Steroids, which are biologically active organic compounds, are derived from what?
Correct answer C. Cholesterol
In terms of nutrition, what are viruses?
Correct answer C. Obligate parasites
Chlorophyll is a natural chelate compound. Which metal is at its centre?
Correct answer A. Magnesium
Who proposed the structure of DNA?
Correct answer C. Watson and Crick
What does apiculture mean?
Correct answer B. Honey bee farming
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What is a species that lives in separate geographical areas called?
Correct answer B. Allopatric species
Who is widely known as “the Father of Microbiology”?
Correct answer C. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
Which of these is a tiny gland?
Correct answer B. Pineal
Where is the pineal gland located?
Correct answer D. Brain
Cotton, wool and silk are all examples of which kind of fibre?
Correct answer C. Natural Fibres