NEET biology

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CBSEENBI11025579

Which hormone is responsible for reabsorption of water in kidney?

  • ADH

  • STH

  • ACTH

  • GTH

Solution

A.

ADH

Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH) or vasopressin is the hormone responsible for reabsorption of water from kidney tubules resulting in concentrated urine. It helps in regulating the body's retention of water.

STH or somatotropin or somatotrophic hormone refers to the growth hormone produved naturally in animals. 

ACTH or adrenocorticotropic hormone is a hormone produced in the anterior part of brain. It regulates the levels of the steroid hormone cortisol.

GTH or gonadotropic hormone are glycoprotein polypeptide hormones secreted by gonadotrope cells of the anterior pituitary of vertebrates. It regulates normal growth, sexual development and reproductive function.

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CBSEENBI11025580

Wildlife Protection Act India was implemented in the year

  • 1982

  • 1988

  • 1972

  • 1970

Solution

C.

1972

Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 is an act of the Parliament of India enacted for protection of plants. and animals species. It establishes schedules of protected plant and animals species, hunting or harvesting these species was largely out cawed.

Question
CBSEENBI11025581

Melatonin is produced from

  • pineal gland

  • adrenal gland

  • parathyroid gland

  • ovary

Solution

A.

pineal gland

Pineal gland secretes a hormone called melatonin. This hormone plays a very important role in the regulation of a 24 hour (diurnal) rhythm of our body. It also influences metabolism, pigmentation, the menstrual cycle as well as our defense capability.

Adrenal gland is composed of two types of tissues, adrenal medulla and adrenal cortex. Adrenal medulla, secretes hormones adrenaline or epinephrine and noradrenaline or norepinephrine. Adrenal cortex secretes many hormones called as corticoids.

The parathyroid glands secrete a peptide hormone called parathyroid hormone. This hormone increases the Ca2+ levels in the blood.

Ovary produces two groups of steroid hormones called oestrogen and progesterone.

Question
CBSEENBI11025582

Which one of the following is wrong for meiosis?

  • It leads to formation of sister chromatids

  • It occurs in diploid cell

  • It occurs in haploid cell

  • It occurs by splitting of centromeres and separation of sister chromatids

Solution

C.

It occurs in haploid cell

Meiosis is a specialised and much complicated type of cell division, occurring only in the formation of haploid sex cells (sperm and ovum). The gametes, after the process of fertilisation, restore the original diploid number by forming the zygote.

Question
CBSEENBI11025583

Which one of the following combination of all three fatty acids are essential for human beings?

  • Oleic acid, linoleic acid and linolenic acid

  • Palmitic acid, linoleic acid and arachidonic acid

  • Oleic acid, linoleic acid and arachidonic acid

  • Linoleic acid, linolenic acid and arachidonic acid

Solution

D.

Linoleic acid, linolenic acid and arachidonic acid

Fatty acids, such as linoleic, linolenic and arachidonic acids contain two or more cis carbon-carbon double bonds and are referred to as polyunsaturated fatty acids. These fatty acids are required nutrients for humans and must be part of a healthy diet. 

They are termed essential fatty acids. These cannot be synthesised by human beings but are essential to human health. They must be consumed in adequate amounts specially in the form of ingested plant derived foods.