11. Through which of the following mechanisms genes control the activity of living organisms?
[A] Photosynthesis
[B] Protein synthesis
[C] Vitamins
[D] Hormones
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Correct Answer: B [Protein synthesis]
Notes:
The genes control the characteristic by making a specific protein. Genes are the segment of DNA that contains information to form RNA which ultimately forms protein. Each gene contains two alleles and this instructs the cell to make protein for expression of traits.
If the plant has gene for green seeds then it will make protein which will give green colour to seeds.
12. Which of the following diseases is hereditary?
[A] Haemophilia
[B] Tuberculosis
[C] Cancer
[D] Dysentery
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Correct Answer: A [Haemophilia]
Notes:
Haemophilia is a mostly inherited genetic disorder that impairs the body’s ability to make blood clots, a process needed to stop bleeding. This results in people bleeding longer after an injury, easy bruising, and an increased risk of bleeding inside joints or the brain.
13. Oxygen transportation in a human body takes place through
I. Blood
II. Lungs
III. Tissue
The correct sequence of transportation is
[A] I, II, III
[B] III, I, II
[C] II, I, III
[D] I, III, II
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Correct Answer: C [II, I, III]
Notes:
The lungs serve to exchange the two gases in the blood. Oxygen enters the blood from the lungs and carbon dioxide is expelled out of the blood into the lungs. The blood serves to transport both gases. Oxygen is carried to the cells and tissues.
14. Serology is related to which of the following statements?
[A] Study of dietetics
[B] Study of snakes
[C] Study of serum
[D] Study of seeds
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Correct Answer: C [Study of serum]
Notes:
Serology is the study of blood serum (the clear fluid that separates when blood clots).
15. Who is the father of Modern Botany?
[A] Carl Linnaeus
[B] Theophrastus
[C] Robert Hooke
[D] Krateuas
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Correct Answer: A [Carl Linnaeus]
Notes:
Carl Linnaeus is known as the father of modern botany. Linnaeus first formulated the principles, known as binomial nomenclature, to create a uniform system for defining and naming natural species and species of organisms.
16. Robert Hooke is known for which of the following works?
[A] how messages pass between nerve cells in mammals
[B] first use of the word cell
[C] theory of punctuated equilibrium
[D] aquatic ape theory
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Correct Answer: B [first use of the word cell]
Notes:
Robert Hooke is known for his discovery of the law of elasticity (Hooke’s law), for his first use of the word cell in the sense of a basic unit of organisms, and for his studies of microscopic fossils, which made him an early proponent of a theory of evolution.
17. Phaeophyceae is commonly known as which of the following algae?
[A] Green Algae
[B] Brown Algae
[C] Red Algae
[D] Blue Algae
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Correct Answer: B [Brown Algae]
Notes:
Brown algae, which include the class Phaeophyceae, are a large group of multicellular algae, which includes many seaweeds located in cold waters within the Northern Hemisphere. Brown algae are the major seaweeds of temperate and polar regions.
18. Which of the following comprise plant decomposers?
[A] Monera and fungi
[B] Plantae and fungi
[C] Monera and Animalia
[D] Animalia and Protista
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Correct Answer: A [Monera and fungi]
Notes:
Decomposers are a type of bacteria and fungi that break down dead and decaying organic matter into simpler things like carbon dioxide, water, simple sugars and mineral salts, and return nutrients to the soil.
19. Which of the following give maximum energy after breaking down?
[A] Fat
[B] Sugar
[C] Carbohydrate
[D] Protein
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Correct Answer: A [Fat]
Notes:
Fat gives maximum energy after breaking down, fat is composed of essential carbon and hydrogen atoms releasing 9.1 calories per gram of energy.
20. Which of the following viruses can rescue adenovirus in simian cells?
[A] Rabies
[B] Vaccinia
[C] Simian virus 40
[D] Cytomegalovirus
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Correct Answer: C [Simian virus 40]
Notes:
Simian virus 40 (SV40) has been one of the most intensively studied animal viruses. Simian virus 40 has been used as a model eukaryotic promoter for the study of DNA sequence elements and cellular factors involved in transcriptional control and initiation.
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