11. Who were the first scientists successfully isolated insulin in 1921?
[A] Frederick Banting and Charles Herbert Best
[B] Robert Hooke and Gregor Mendel
[C] Charles Darwin and Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
[D] Rachel Carson and Theodor Schwann
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Correct Answer: A [Frederick Banting and Charles Herbert Best]
Notes:
Insulin was the first peptide hormone discovered. Canadians Frederick Banting and Charles Herbert Best were the first scientists successfully isolated insulin from the dog pancreas in 1921. They achieved this tremendous feat while working in Canada’s University of Toronto J.J.R. Macleod Laboratory.
12. How may cultivated species contribute to food production globally?
[A] 200
[B] 400
[C] 1000
[D] 900
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Correct Answer: A [200]
Notes:
According to FAO’s report “The State of the World’s Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture”, of more than 6,000 plant species cultivated for food production, fewer than 200 contribute significantly to food production globally, regionally or nationally. Only 9 plant species account for almost two-thirds of total crop production.
13. Which branch of biology is known for the study of fruits?
[A] Pomology
[B] Agronomy
[C] Floriculture
[D] None of these
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Correct Answer: A [Pomology]
Notes:
Pomology is a branch of botany that studies fruit and its cultivation.
14. The study of living organisms in relation to other organisms and their environment is known as__?
[A] Ecology
[B] Evolution
[C] Ethology
[D] Ethnology
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Correct Answer: A [Ecology]
Notes:
Ecology is a branch of science, which includes anthropology, population, community, ecosystem and biosphere. Ecology is the study of organisms, the environment, and how organisms interact with each other and with their environment.
15. Which of the following was discovered by Alexander Fleming?
[A] DNA
[B] Vaccination
[C] penicillin
[D] blood circulation
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Correct Answer: C [penicillin]
Notes:
Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin, whose use as an antibiotic has saved millions of lives.
16. Who is called the father of Immunology?
[A] Gregor Mendel
[B] Edward Jenner
[C] Francis Galton
[D] Hugo de Vries
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Correct Answer: B [Edward Jenner]
Notes:
Edward Jenner is an English surgeon and discoverer of smallpox vaccination. That’s why he is called the father of immunology.
17. Which of the following vitamins was discovered by Sir Edward Mellanby?
[A] Vitamin C
[B] Vitamin D
[C] Vitamin K
[D] Vitamin E
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Correct Answer: B [Vitamin D]
Notes:
Vitamin D was discovered by Sir Edward Mellanby.
18. Where are glycolipids located in the plasma membrane?
[A] Inner leaflet of the plasma membrane
[B] The outer leaflet of the plasma membrane
[C] evenly distributed in inner and outer leaflets
[D] It varies by cell type
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Correct Answer: B [The outer leaflet of the plasma membrane]
Notes:
Glycolipids are found in the outermost leaflet of the plasma membrane, their carbohydrate portions visible on the cell surface.
19. What are the inclusion bodies of the measles virus?
[A] intracytoplasmic
[B] intranuclear
[C] both (a) and (b)
[D] none of these
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Correct Answer: C [both (a) and (b)]
Notes:
The inclusion bodies of the measles virus are intracytoplasmic and intranuclear.
20. What is involved in the release of pollen grains?
[A] Pectin and cellulose
[B] Lignocellulose
[C] Pollenkit
[D] Sporopollenin
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Correct Answer: D [Sporopollenin]
Notes:
Sporopollenin is the most chemically inert organic polymer. It is a major component of the tough outer (outer) walls of plant spores and pollen grains.
