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The given flow chart can be used to distinguish between some types of flowering plants. What do M and N represent in the flow chart? Question Image  

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Important Questions on National Science Olympiad (NSO) Questions

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Which of the following statements hold true regarding the given plants X and Y? 
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1. Plant X depends partly on animals for food but can also make its own food while plant Y cannot make its own food. 
2. Plant X has chlorophyll while plant Y does not contain chlorophyll and is non-green. 
3. In plant X, food is prepared by the green stem, whereas plant Y obtains its food from dead and decaying plants and animals. 
4. Plant X and plant Y have patches of green colour. The only green part of their leaves performs photosynthesis.
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The egg of cockroach hatches into a young cockroach, known as a nymph. It does not have wings and undergoes moulting several times because moulting allows it to grow in size to become an adult cockroach. Refer to the given table of the growth of a cockroach nymph and answer the question that follows: 

Week Length(cm)
2 2.0
4 2.5
6 3.0
8 3.5
10 4.0
12 4.5
14 5.0
16 5.5

How many times has the nymph moulted?

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Study the given graph carefully. 
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The line QR shows the _____ stage of the mosquito.   

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Animal 'X' has the following characteristic features: 
  • Long eyelashes and narrow nostrils 
  • Wide padded feet 
  • Thick rubbery lips
  • Thick leathery patches on the knee 

Which of these animals is 'X'? 

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Achin wanted to dig for earthworms in the garden. One hot afternoon, he got a small spade and dug deep into the ground before he found one earthworm. That night it rained heavily. Achin tried to look for earthworms again the next afternoon and this time he found more without having to dig very deep. This shows that earthworms prefer what kind of conditions in its habitat? 
1. Dry conditions 
2. Cool conditions 
3. Moist conditions 
4. Warm conditions
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Which of these animals is described in the given box? 
  • It lays eggs
  • It possesses lungs
  • It has scaly skin
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Which of the following statements does NOT hold true about the first aid given to an injured person? 
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Ajay filled a bottle up to the rim with water and placed it in the freezer. What he saw after a few hours is shown in the figure given here. What does it show?
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