Questions
The addition or deletion of one or more chromosomes in a set is called
- euploidy
- aneuploidy
- polyploidy
- heteroploidy
Which of the following pairs of scientist and discovery is incorrectly matched?
- Meischer - Nucleotides
- Holler et al - Structure of tRNA
- Nageli and Cramer - Cell membrane
- Robert Brown - Nucleus
From which of the following bacteria is the hallucinogenic drug, LSD obtained?
- Claviceps purpurea
- Saccharomyces cerevisiae
- Penicillium notatum
- Rhizopus nigrican
Which of the following types of leucoplast stores starch?
- Amyloplast
- Elaioplast
- Aleuroplast
- Chromoplast
What happens to the enzyme if it is heated to the boiling temperature?
- It gets activated.
- It gets inactivated.
- It gets denatured.
- It remains unaffected.
Fret channels are present in which of the following organelles?
- Endoplasmic reticulum (ER)
- Mitochondria
- Golgi bodies
- Chloroplasts
The pressure exerted by the walls of a cell on the protoplast is called
- wall pressure
- turgor pressure
- diffusion pressure
- osmotic pressure
Which of the following is a triose sugar and a component of glycolysis?
- Ribulose
- Glyceraldehyde
- Mannose
- Galactose
Which of the following structures is present in mitochondria containing ATP synthetase?
- Oxysomes
- Peroxisomes
- Spherosomes
- Mesosomes
Which of the following is the causative agent of TB?
- Mycobacterium species
- Clostridium species
- Vibrio species
- Salmonella species
Under which of the following disciplines is the study of blood vessels done?
- Angiology
- Chondriology
- Cardiology
- Haematology
What is the pattern of connection of two strands of DNA?
- A - T, C - G
- A - C, T - G
- A - G, T - C
- A - U, G - C
To which of the following subgroups of fungi does the yeast belong?
- Ascomycetes
- Zygomycetes
- Basidiomycetes
- Deuteromycetes
Who gave the following phrase,' Protoplasm is the physical basis of life'?
- Schultze
- Robert Hooke
- Schleiden
- Robert Brown
Which of the following types of enzymes is associated with the release of electrons in respiration?
- Oxidase
- Carboxylase
- Dehydrogenase
- Ligase
What is the shape of the apex of the lamina of shoe flower plant?
- Acute
- Caudate
- Obtuse
- Cuspidate
Which of the following cell organelles is present only in plant cell and not in animal cell?
- Mitchondria
- Ribosomes
- Golgi complex
- Plastids
Which of the following cell structures lacks nuclear membrane and mitochondria?
- Bacterial cell
- Yeast cell
- Algal cell
- Protozoan cell
What are the filaments constituting the chromosomes called?
- Chromomeres
- Chromatin
- Centromere
- Chromonema
Verticillate phyllotaxy is present in which of the following plants?
- Nerium
- Eugenia
- Quisqualis
- Hibiscus