BIOLOGY SHORT QUESTION AND ASWERS FOR ANY TEST/EXAM

 Biology

*Father of Biology

Ans : Aristotle

*The term Biology was first coined by

Ans : Lamarck

*Father of Zoology

Ans : Aristotle

*The living beings were classified into two (plants and animals) by

Ans : Aristotle

*The animals were classified into animal with red blood and without red blood by

Ans : Aristotle

*The famous book of Aristotle

Ans : History of Animals

*Father of botany

Ans : Theophrastus

*The famous book of Theophrastus

Ans : Historia plantum

*The branch of biology which deals with the study of origin of life

Ans : Abiogenesis

*The life originated from

Ans : Water

*The first successful experiment based on the origin of life was done by

Ans : A.I. Oparin (1932)

*First life is a microbes having the capacity of

Ans : Photosynthesis

*The basic Chemical unit of life

Ans : Amino acids

*Amino acids were first synthesized in a laboratory by

Ans : Stanley Miller and Harold Urey

*Study of life in outer space

Ans : Exobiology

*The basic unit of life

Ans : Cell

*The cell is synthesized of chemicals such as carbohydrates, protein, lipid, nucleic acid etc.

*The components of carbohydrates

Ans : Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen

*Father of modern Botany

Ans : Carl Linnaeus

*Father of Indian Botany

Ans : William Rosburgh

*Scientist who discovered that the body of animal is made up of cell

Ans : Theodor Schwann

*Scientist who discovered that the body of plant is made up of cell

Ans : M.J. Schleiden

*Scientist who discovered that new cells are formed by the division of cell

Ans : Rudolph Virchow

*The components of proteins are

Ans : Amino acids

*Nucleic acids are responsible for

Ans : Heredity

 

 

 

CELL

*The word cell is from the latin word.

Ans : Cellula

*All living organisms are made up of

Ans : Cell

*Study of cell - Cytology

*Study of tissue  - Histology

*The physical unit of life

Ans : Protoplasm

*Who invented the cell

Ans : Robert Hook in 1665

*Cell theory was proposed by

Ans : M.J. Schleiden and Theodor Schwann (1839)

*Scientist who observed cork cells under a microscope

Ans : Robert Hook

*Plant cell was discovered by

Ans : Robert Hook

*The term protoplasm was coined by 3.E. Purkinje Scientist who called protoplasm as the physical basis of life T.H. Huxley Largest cell

Ans : Ostrich's egg

*Smallest cell

Ans : Mycoplasma

*Organisms known as pleuro pneumonia like organism (PPLO)

Ans : Mycoplasma

*Smallest cell in the human body

Ans : Sperm

*Largest cell in human body

Ans : Ovum

*Longest cell in human body

Ans : Neuron

*Power house of a cell

Ans : Mitochondria 

*Brain of the cell

Ans : Nucleus

*Kitchen of the cell

Ans : Chloroplast

*Energy Currency of the cell

Ans : ATP

*Suicidal bag

Ans : Lysosomes 

*Traffic Police of the cell

Ans : Golgibodies 

*Skeletal system of the cell

Ans : Endoplasmic reticulum

*The cell having most life span in human body

Ans : RBC

*Cytoplasm and Nucleus are included in

Ans : Protoplasm

*The cell organelle known as protein factory

Ans : Ribosome

*The organelle in the site of protein synthesis

Ans : Ribosome

*Ribosome has its own

Ans : RNA

*Two types of acids present in cell

Ans : DNA and RNA

*The basic unit of chromosome

Ans : DNA

*The functional unit of DNA

Ans : Genes

*Function of DNA

Ans : Transmission of hereditary traits

*Function of RNA

Ans : Protein synthesis

*Each chromosome has

Ans : A pair of DNA

*DNA sugar is called

Ans : Deoxyribose

*The nitrogen bases in DNA

Ans : Adenine, Guanine, Thymine, Cytosine

*The RNA sugar

Ans : Ribose

*The nitrogen bases in RNA

Ans : Adenine, Uracil, Cytosine and Guanine

*The double helical model of DNA was discovered by

Ans : James Watson and Francis Crick

*The enzyme present in lysosome

Ans : Hydrolytic enzyme

*Lysosome was discovered by

Ans : Christion de Duve (1955)

*Compounds enter the cell through

Ans : Endoplasmic reticulum

*The cell organelle which is the sites of energy transfer in living cell

Ans : Mitochondria

*The functions of mitochondria

Ans : Cellular respiration, ATP production

*The stage of cellular respiration which does not need oxygen

Ans : Glycolysis

*The term Mitochondria was coined by

Ans : Carl Benda (1898)

*Name the process in which the main product is energy

Ans : Cellular respiration

*In mitochondria the energy is formed in the form of

Ans:ATP molecules

*Which molecule is known as the energy currency

Ans : ATP molecule

*ATP

Ans : Adenosine Triphosphate

*The cell that lacks mitochondria and nucleus

Ans : RBC

*Number of ATP molecule that will get from one molecule of glucose

Ans : 38ATP

*The elements in the component of ATP

Ans : Nitrogen and phosphorus

*Kerb's cycle is related to

Ans : Cellular respiration

*Cell respiration was discovered by

Ans : Adolf Krebs

*The whole process of a cell is controlled by

Ans : Nucleus

*The cell without nucleus

Ans : Prokaryotic cell 

*The cell with nucleus

Ans : Eukaryotic cell

*Nucleus was discovered by

Ans : Robert Brown

*Name the process in which lysosome digest its own cell organelles

Ans : Autoplagy

*A network like structure inside the nucleus is called

Ans : Chromatin Reticulum

*The structure of cell is first explained in the book of

*Micrographia

*The living thing which do not obey cell theory.

Ans : Virus

*The scientist first studied about all structure and cell reaction

Ans : Theodor Schwaan

*Schwaan cell are seen in

Ans : Nerve cell

*In plants, boundary of cell is made up of cellulose called

Ans : Cell wall

*Outer most covering of plant cell is made up of

Ans : Cell wall

*Cell wall is made up of

Ans : Cellulose

*The hardest and undigestable sugar

Ans : Cellulose

*Outermost covering of animal cell is made up of

Ans : Cell membrane

*Cotton is the example of

Ans : Pure cellulose

*The group of cells is known as

Ans : Tissue

 

 

 

 

HUMAN BODY

*The base of life is

Ans : Amino acids

*The largest cell in human body is

Ans : Neuron

*Life originated from

Ans : Water

*Theory of evolution was proposed by

Ans : Charles Darwin

*The largest cell in human body

Ans : Ovum

*The smallest cell in human body

Ans : Sperm

*The main function of sweating is to regulate the

Ans : Body temperature

*Normal temperature of human body

Ans : 36.9°C (98.4°F)

*The temperature of human body in

Ans : Kelvin scale - 310K

*The most abundant mineral in the human body

Ans : Calcium

 

 

 

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

*Central Nervous System consists of

Ans : Brain and Spinal cord

*The whole nervous system controlled and co-ordinated by

Ans : Central Nervous System

*The basic unit of nervous system is

Ans : Neuron

*The speciality of neurons from other cell is that they lack the capability of

Ans : Cell division

*The speed of impulses through neurons to brain is

Ans : 0.5 -100 m/s

*The voltage difference (Resting membrane potential) of nerve fibre

Ans : 70 mV

*Parts of Neuron

Ans : Axon, Dendron and Synaptic knob

*The long fibre of neuron

Ans : Axon

*Axon is covered by

Ans : Myelin Sheath

*Myelin sheath is made up of

Ans : Fat molecules

*Synaptic knob is seen at the top of

Ans : Axon

*Group of axons which are covered by connective tissue known as

Ans : Nerves

*Nerves are of three types

Ans : Sensory nerves, Motor nerves and Mixed nerves

*The nerves that conduct impulses from sensory organs to brain or spinal cord is called

Ans : Sensory nerves

*Mixed nerves are formed by

Ans : Sensory nerves and motor nerves

*The axonite passes an impulse into another neuron through a junction called

Ans : Synapse

*The transmitter substances which are present in the synapse are usually in the form of

Ans : Acetylcholine

*Colour of the myelin sheath

Ans : White colour

*The group of nerve cells which lack the myelin sheath are called

Ans : Grey matter

*The group of nerve cell with myelin sheath are called

Ans : White matter

*11th cranial nerve is an example of

Ans : Motor nerves

*Vagus (cranial nerve), spinal nerve etc are examples of

Ans : Mixed nerves

*Optic nerve is an example of

Ans : Sensory nerves

*The disease that occurs due to the loss of neuron in the brain

Ans : Alzheimer's disease

*The loss of motor neuron in the body

Ans : Parkinson's disease

 

 

 

BRAIN

*Brain is enclosed and protected in

Ans : Cranium

*Average weight of an adult human brain

Ans : 1.4 kg (1400 gm)

*Brain is covered and protected by a three layered membrane known as

Ans : Meninges

*Meningitis is affected to

Ans : Meninges

*The diagnosis of bacterial meningitis is done by culture of

Ans : CSF sample

*Vasopressin and oxytocin are produced by

Ans : Hypothalamus

*It also controls the hormone production of

Ans : Pituitary gland

*ADH (Vasopressin) is the hormone which regulates

Ans : Water content in the body

*Key hormone for child birth

Ans : Oxytocin

*Oxytocin also maintains the normal level of

Ans : Blood particles

*The clear, colorless body fluid found in the brain and spine

Ans : Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)

*The fluid protects against the mechanical injury and external shock

Ans : Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)

*Brain can be divided into three parts

Ans : Cerebrum, Cerebellum and Medulla oblongata

 

 

 

CEREBRUM

*The largest part of the brain

Ans : Cerebrum

*The surface of the cerebrum is closely packed with cell body of

Ans : Neurons

*The nerve band which separates the right and left hemispheres of the brain is called

Ans : Corpus callosum

*The special nerve for speech language in the brain

Ans : Broca's area

*The part of the cerebrum which is known as sensory speech area (motor speech area)

Ans : Broca's area

*The seat of intelligence in brain

Ans : Cerebrum

*The part of the cerebrum associated with the ability of recognise and understand language

Ans : Wernickers area

*The part of brain which controls thoughts, emotion, will power, memory, consciousness, imagination, experience, recognisation, reasoning, laughing

Ans : Cerebrum

*All voluntary actions are controlled by

Ans : Cerebrum

 

 

 

CEREBELLUM

*Second largest part of the brain

Ans : Cerebellum

*Cerebellum is seen just below the

Ans : Cerebellum

* Cerebellum controls

Ans : Muscular movements

*Equilibrium, Orientation and Balance of the body are controlled by

Ans : Cerebellum

*Cerebellum is also known as

Ans : Little brain

*Alcohol affects the

Ans : Cerebellum

 

 

 

MEDULLA OBLONGATA

*The posterior most part of the brain

Ans : Medulla Oblongata

*Medulla Oblongata seems like a rod and attached to the

Ans : Cerebellum

*Involuntary actions like respiration, heart beat, contraction of blood vessels etc. are controlled by

Ans : Medulla Oblongata

*The control centers of sneezing, coughing vomiting etc are also present in

Ans : Medulla Oblongata

*The part of brain in which an injury causes a sudden death

Ans : Medulla Oblongata

 

 

 

THALAMUS

*Thalamus is seen inside the

Ans : Brain

*The centre of retransmission of impulses from cerebrum to cerebellum

Ans : Thalamus

*Pain killers works on

Ans : Thalamus

 

 

 

HYPOTHALAMUS

*Hypothalamus is seen just below the

Ans : Thalamus

*Temperature regulation, hunger, thirst, emotional reactions etc are controlled by

Ans : Hypothalamus

*Thermo regulatory centre of the human body

Ans : Hypothalamus

*Part of the brain that helps to maintain the normal constitution of blood

Ans : Hypothalamus

 

 

 

SPINAL CORD

*Spinal cord extends from medulla oblongata to posterior most part of

Ans : Vertebral column

*Length of Spinal cord

Ans : 45 cm

*Spinal cord is also covered with

Ans : Meninges

*Spinal cord is situated in the neural canal of

Ans : Vertebral column  

*The site of reflex actions

Ans : Spinal Cord

 

 

 

CRANIAL NERVES

*The nerves arising from the different part of brain is called

Ans : Cranial nerves

*Number of cranial nerves

Ans : 12 pairs

*Number of spinal nerves

Ans : 31 pairs

*The longest cranial nerve in human body

Ans : Vagus nerve

 

 

 

SENSORY ORGANS

*Environmental changes are detected through our

Ans : Sense organs

*The human sense organs contain receptors that relay information through sensory neurons to the appropriate places within the

Ans : Nervous system

*Eyes help to see the objects

*Eyes are situated inside a body cavity of the skull called

Ans : Orbits

*Study of eye and eye diseases

Ans : Ophthalmology

*There are three layers present in the eye ball

Ans : Sclera, Choroid, Retina

*The transparent front portion of sclera is known as

Ans : Cornea

*The middle layer of eye, nourishes oxygen and food

Ans : Choroid

*Behind the cornea the front portion of  choroid, hangs like a vertical curtain called

Ans : Iris

*The opening seen at the centre of iris is called

Ans : Pupil

*The convex lens is present just behind the

Ans : Pupil

*The innermost layer of eye where the image is formed

Ans : Retina

*The space between lens and cornea is called

Ans : Aqueous chamber

*Aqueous chamber is filled with

Ans : Aqueous humour

*Aqueous humour supplies oxygen and nutrition for

Ans : Lens and cornea

*The space between lens and retina is called

Ans : Vitreous chamber

*Vitreous chamber is filled with

Vitreous humour

*Vitreous humour helps to maintain the shape of

Ans : Eyeball

*The 'safe guards of eye'

Ans : Eyelids

*Yellow spot (fovea) is seen in

Ans : Retina

*The area of keenest vision and the region is characterised by the presence of cones only

Ans : Yellow spot

*Outer layer of eye - Sclera 

* Middle layer of eye - Choroid

*Inner layer of eye - Retina

*The cells responsible for dim light vision

Ans : Rods cells

*The pigment present in rod cells

Ans : Rhodopsin

*Rhodopsin is called

Ans : Visual purple

*The compound obtained from vitamin A help to synthesize Rhodopsin

Ans : Retinin

*The poor vision in Dim light is caused due to the deficiency of

Ans : Vitamin A

*The poor vision in Dim light is known as

Ans : Night Blindness

*Cone cells help to percept the colours and cone cells contain a pigment called

Ans : Photospin

*Cells responsible for bright light vision and colour vision

Ans : Cone Cells

*The enzyme present in tears are

Ans : Lysozymes

*If the distant object is looked at fixedly, a clear image is formed in

Ans : Yellow spot

*The right distance which enable the proper vision is

Ans : 25cm

*The metal responsible for brightness of eye

Ans : Zinc

*The metal seen in tear is

Ans : Zinc

*The lens present in eye is

Ans : Biconvex lens

*The lachrymal glands produce

Ans : Tears

 

 

 

EYE DISORDER

*The disease caused by a reduction in the elasticity of lens, with age is called

Ans : Presbyopia

*The lens becomes either partially or completely opaque with age

Ans : Cataract

*The condition of not seeing distant objects clearly since the image is formed in front of the retina

Ans : Short-sight

*Short- sight is otherwise known as

Ans : Myopia (Near- sightedness)

*The defect of short- sight is corrected by using

Ans : Bi concave lens

*The condition of not seeing near objects clearly since the image is formed behind the retina

Ans : Long-Sight

*Long-sight is otherwise known as

Ans : Hypermetropia 

*The defect of long- sight is corrected by using

Ans : Bi convex lens

*The condition of curvature of cornea become irregular and the image is not clearly formed

Ans : Astigmatism 

*The defect of Astigmatism is corrected by using

Ans : Cylindrical lens

*The condition in which the eyes do not properly align with each other when looking at an object

Ans : Crossed eye / Strabismus /Squint Eye

*Squint eye is otherwise known as

Ans : Crossed eye / Strabismus

*The defect of squint eye is corrected by

Ans : Eye surgery

*The condition due to the increase of j pressure in the eye ball

Ans : Glaucoma

*Pain in eyes and seeing halos around light are due to

Ans : Glaucoma

*Inflammation of the outermost layer of the white part of the eye and the inner surface of the eyelid

Ans : Conjunctivitis (pink eye)

*Disable to distinguish the colours is known as

Ans : Colour Blindness

*A person who suffers colour blindness cannot distinguish

Ans : Red and Green

*Colour blindess is also known as

Ans : Daltonism

*Colour blindness was discovered by

Ans : John Dalton

*The procedure of replacing abnormal corneal tissue with a healthy cornea is known as

Ans : Keratoplasty

*The newly discovered layer in human cornea is

Ans : Dua's layer

*Dua's layer is discovered by the Indian Scientist

Ans : Harminder Singh Dua

*The abnormal protrusion of the eyeball or eyeballs is called

Ans : Exophthalmos

*The visual activity can be measured using an eye chart called

Ans : Snellen chart

The retention of a visual image for a second after the removal of the object is called

Persistence of vision The instrument used to examine the inner eye

Ophthalmoscope

The first eye transplant surgery was done by

Edward Konard Sim (1905)

 

 

 

EAR

*The organ of hearing and equilibrium

Ans : Ear

Each ear consists of three parts

Ans : External ear, middle ear and inner ear

*The external or outer ear consists Of

Ans : Pinna, auditory canal and tympanic membrane

*The narrow cavity middle ear consists of network of three bones

Ans : Malleus, incus and stapes

*The minimum sound frequency for a human can hear

Ans : 20Hz

*A normal person hears sound frequencies from

Ans : 20Hz to 20,000 Hz

*Hammer like bone in the middle year

Ans : Malleus

*Anvil like bone in the middle ear

Ans : Incus

*Horse shoe shaped (stirrup) bone in ear

Ans : Stapes

*The smallest bone in human body

Ans : Stapes

*The narrow tube which connects the pharynx to middle ear cavity is called

Ans : Eustachian tube

*The narrow tube which helps to maintain the air pressure of ear cavity

Ans : Eustachian tube

*The membrane which separates middle ear from inner ear is called

Ans : Oval window

*Inner part of the inner ear

Ans : Vestibule, cochlea and semi circular canals

*The calcium carbonate particles present in Vestibules are called

Ans : Otoliths

*The fluid filled in the inner ear are

Ans : Perilymph and Endolymph

*The equilibrium of the body is maintained by

Ans : Vertibules and semi circular canals

*The instrument used for examining the outer ear drum

Ans : Otoscope

*The part of ear which has a shape of small snail shell

Ans : Cochlea

*The part of ear which helps hearing

Ans : Cochlea

 

 

 

TONGUE

*The taste sensation is possible through

Ans : Taste buds

*The small projections on the surface of tongue are called

Ans : Papillae

*The nerve that is related to the movement of tongue is called

Ans : Hypoglossal Nerve

*The nerve related to taste, facial expression etc

Ans : Facial Nerve

*Taste buds at the tip of the tongue are sensitive to

Ans : Salt and Sweet taste

*Taste buds at the both side of the tongue are sensitive to

Ans : Sour taste

*Taste buds at the back of the tongue are sensitive to

Ans : Bitter taste

*The disease affecting the tongue is called

Ans : Red Beef Tongue

*Substance which evokes sour taste

Ans : H ions

*Substance which evokes salt taste

Ans : Na ions

 

 

 

SKIN

*The study of skin is

Ans : Dermatology

*The largest sensory organ in the body

Ans : Skin

*Largest organ in the body

Ans : Skin

*The sense of touch is great at the tips of

Ans : Fingers and toes

*Skin weighs about

Ans : 5.5 Kg

*Immunity, water balance, temperature regulation etc are functions of the

Ans : Skin

*The outer layer of skin is called

Ans : Epidermis

*The inner layer of skin is called

Ans : Dermis

*Through respiration we obtain

Ans : Oxygen

*The respiratory system extends from nostrils to

Ans : Lungs

*The arrangement to prevent the food particles entering the trachea during respiration is called

Ans : Epiglottis

*The wall of the trachea is made up of

Ans : 'C' shaped cartilaginous rings

*Lungs are situated in

Ans: Thorax

*The organ without muscles

Ans: Lungs

* These airsacs are known as alveoli (Singular: alveolus)Haemoglobin in RBC transport

Ans : Oxygen

*The air that is expired and inspired during a normal respiration is called

Ans : Tidal air

*The volume of air inspired and expired during normal respiration is called

Ans : Tidal volume (500ml)

*The condition in which a person is not able to respire normally and won't get enough oxygen is called

Ans : Asphyxia

*Lungs volume can be measured using

Ans : Spirometer

*Pneumonia, Bronchitis, Emphysema, SARS, Silicosis, Tuberculosis, Asthma etc are diseases which affect the

Ans : Lungs

*The amount of oxygen in expired air

Ans : 16%

*The amount of oxygen is inspired air

Ans: 21%

*The amount of C02 in inspired air

Ans : 5%

*The amount C02 in expired air

Ans: 0.03%

 

 

 

CELLULAR RESPIRATION

*The reactions takes place in the cell to liberate energy is called

Ans : Cellular respiration

*Mitochondria was discovered by

Ans : Richard Altman (1886)

*Powerhouse of the cell Mitochondria

Ans : Mitochondria

*Mitochondria converts oxygen and nutrients into

Ans : Energy

*In Mitochondria energy is stored in the form of

Ans : ATP

*Kreb's cycle takes place in

Ans : Mitochondria

 

 

 

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

*The food we will eat pass through

Ans : Alimentary canal The organ which prevents the

*The organ which prevents the entering of food in naso pharynx

Ans : Uvula

*The pigment gives colour to skin

Ans : Melanin

*The deficiency of melanin leads to a disease called

Ans : Albinism

*The fluid gives softness to the skin and hair

Ans : Sebum

*Sebaceous glands are the excretory glands

*Eczema, Psoriasis, Melanoma, vitiligo etc are diseases that affected the

Ans : Skin

*The disease in which the patches of epidermis detaches from the skin

Ans : Psoriasis

*The average days takes to replace total old skin in human

Ans : 30 days

*Warts is caused by

Ans : Virus

 

 

 

NOSE

*The organ for both respiration and sense of smell

Ans : Nose

*The condition in which smell cannot be recognized

Ans : Anosmia

*The nerve which related to olfactory is known as

Ans : Olfactory nerve

*The condition of bleeding from nose

Ans : Epistaxis

*Snakes, lizards etc can detect smell through their

Ans : Tongues

*The part of the brain which helps in olfactor is

Ans : Cerebrum

*The ability of olfaction is high in

Ans : Sharks

*In land the ability of olfaction is high in

Ans : Dog

 

 

 

ANIMALS AND THEIR WEIGHT OF BRAIN

*Sperm whale- 7800g

*Elephant - 5000g

*Dolphin - 1700g

*Human - 1400g

*Horse - 530g

*Cow - 500g

*Chimpanzee- 420g

*Dog - 72g

*Cat - 30g

*Rabbit - 12g

*Owl - 2.2g

*Rat - 2g

*Frog - O.1g

 

 

 

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

*Energy for the life activities are obtained from

Ans : Food

*The element which helps to release energy from food particles

Ans : Oxygen

 

 

 

BIOLOGY

*The masticated food moves to stomach through

Ans : Oesophagus

*The fluid which helps to break down lipid to smaller particles

Ans : Bile

*Bile is secreted in

Ans : Liver

*Digestive enzyme of starch

Ans : Amylase

*Digestive enzyme of protein

Ans : Pepsin

*Digestive enzyme of fat

Ans : Lipase

*The enzyme present in saliva

Ans : Ptyalin

*The enzyme which destroys the micro organisms in the food particles

Ans : Lysosyme

*The protein which cannot digest by Pepsin

Ans : Keratin

*The pigments present in bile

Ans : Bilirubin and biliverdin

*The largest organ inside the human body

Ans : Small intestine

*The water absorption takes place in

Ans : Large intestine

*The nutrients in the digested food are absorbed from

Ans : Small intestine

*Enzyme which converts starch to maltose

Ans : Ptyalin

*The hormone secreted by stomach

Ans : Gastrin

 

 

 

KIDNEY

*Study of Kidney

Ans : Nephrology

*The bean shaped organ in human body

Ans : Kidneys

*The major excretory organ in human body Pair of

Ans : Kidney

*Name the tube that carries the wire from kidney to urinary bladder

Ans : Ureter

*The organ which purify the blood and the waste materials excreted through urine

Ans : Kidneys

*The organ situated behind the abdomen, are on each side of vertebral column

Ans : Kidneys

*Each kidney weighs about

Ans : 150 g

*1100 ml of blood pass through the kidney per

Ans : Minute

* The micro sieves inside the kidney

Ans : Nephrons

* The cup shaped part of a nephron

Ans : Bowman's capsule

* The capillaries of the Bowman's capsule

Ans : Glomerulus

* The organ affected by the poison of viper

Ans : Kidney

* The 96% of urine is

Ans : Water

*2% of urine is composed of

Ans : Urea and salt

*The pale yellow colour of urine is the presence of a pigment known as

Ans : Urochrome

*About 1.5 litre of unire is secreted by an adult man in

Ans : 24 hours

* The hormone helps the kidney to reabsorb the water

Ans : Anti Diuretic Hormone

*Diabetes insipidus is the disease caused by the deficiency of

Ans : ADH (vasopressin)

*The disease caused by the inflammation of nephron

Ans : Nephritis

*Nephritis is also known as

Ans : Bright's Disease

*Surgical removal of kidney is called

Ans : Nephrectomy First transplanted organ Kidney

*First kidney transplantation was done by

Ans : Dr.R.H.Laler (1950)

*The element which causes kidney diseases

Ans : Cadmium

*The type of pain caused by kidney stones when it blocks the urinary tract

Ans : Renal colic

*Chemically kidney stone is

Ans : Calcium Oxalate

*Renal artery is the blood vessel that carries blood to

Ans : Kidney

*The blood vessel which carries blood filtered by the kidney

Ans : Renal vein

*The process of removal of urea from the blood by equipments when both kidneys failed to remove urea

Ans : Dialysis

 

 

 

CIRCULATORY SYSTEM

*Circulatory system include

Ans : Blood, blood vessels and heart

*Blood Circulation was discovered by

Ans : William Harvey

*The insect which has open circulatory system

Ans : Cockroach

*Phylum Arthropods possess open circulatory system

*Cockroach is the living being having most number of

Ans : Chambers in heart

*Number of chambers in the heart of a  cockroach

Ans : 13

*The blood of cockroach is colourless due to the absence of

Ans : Haemoglobin

*Closed type circulatory system is present in

Ans : Earth worm

*The living being which has the smallest heart

Ans : Earthworm

*In earthworm the heart is known as

Ans : Lateral hearts

*Human being possess

Ans : Closed circulatory system

*The important parts of human circulatory system are

Ans : Blood, blood vessels and heart

*The blood capillaries were identified by

Ans : Marcello Malpighi

*The instrument used to measure the blood pressure

Ans : Sphygmomanometer

*The process of formation of blood cells

Ans : Haemopoiesis

*The blood cells without nucleus

Ans : RBC and platelets