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Arrange these animals in the increasing order of their life span :
Crow, Horse, Parrot, Elephant

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Important Questions on Reproduction in Organisms

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Nothing lives forever, but life continues. What does it mean ?
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Select the correct option for seasonal breeders.
MEDIUM

Study the following statements of plant growth. Choose the correct option ?
(i) One single maize root apical meristem can give rise to mor than 17,500 nerr cells per hour
(ii) A cell in watermelon can increase in its size up to 3,50,000 times
(iii) Growth of pollen tube is measured in the terms of its length
(iv) Grorth in dorsiventral leaf is measured in terms of an increase in its suface area

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Name the terminal stage of ageing in the life cycle of plants.
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Which of the following is not a defining feature of all living organisms?

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Define life span. Give the life span of an elephant.
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All of the following statements are correct, except:
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Which of the following organisms are correctly paired with its life span?
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Match the following:

Column – I (Organism)

 

Column – II (Life Span)
(a) Tortoise  (i) 140 years
(b) Parrot  (ii) 60 years
(c) Crocodile  (iii) 15 years
  (d) Crow  (iv) 100 – 150 years

 

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Following table summarises the differences between self- fertilisation and cross-fertilisation. Pick out the wrong difference.
  Self-fertilisation Cross-fertilisation
(i) It is uniparental. It is biparental.
(ii) It involves the fusion of male and female two gametes of the same by different parents. It involves the fusion of two gametes of the same by different parents.
(iii) Examples: Pheretima, Periplaneta. Examples: Taenia, Rana.
(iv) None of the above.  
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A plant which lives for a few days is called
MEDIUM
Choose the correct statement from amongst the following
MEDIUM
Define the life span of an organism and mention the life span of crocodile, crow, parrot, and butterfly.
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Choose the option which includes animals arranged in the increasing order of their life span.
MEDIUM
Which one can't be included under basic features of reproduction?
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Read the following statements and select the correct option.

(a) Life span is a specific trait of each organism.

(b) Life span is not necessarily correlated with size and complexity of organisms.

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There are various types of reproduction. The type of reproduction adopted by an organism depends on:
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Choose the correct statement(s) for reproduction.
MEDIUM
Which of the following statements support the view that an elaborate sexual reproductive process appeared much later in the organic evolution?
(i) Lower groups of organisms have simpler body design.
(ii) Asexual reproduction is common in lower groups.
(iii) Asexual reproduction is common in higher groups of organisms.
(iv) The high incidence of sexual reproduction in angiosperms and vertebrates.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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Why is reproduction necessary for living organisms?