31. The tendency of an offspring to resemble its parent is known as ___
[A] Variation
[B] Heredity
[C] Resemblance
[D] Inheritance
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Correct Answer: B [Heredity]
Notes:
The genetic heritage passed down by our biological parents is known as Heredity.
32. Which of the following is VAM?
[A] Bioinsecticide
[B] Bioherbicide
[C] Endomycorrhiza
[D] Ectomycorrhiza
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Correct Answer: C [Endomycorrhiza]
Notes:
VAM is Vesicular Arbuscular Mycorrhizal. It is formed by the symbiotic association between certain phycomycetous fungi and angiosperm roots.
33. Where is compound manure made?
[A] Rotted vegetable and animal refuse
[B] Farmyard manure and green manure
[C] Farm refuse and household refuse
[D] Organic wastes from which biogas has been extracted
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Correct Answer: A [Rotted vegetable and animal refuse]
Notes:
Compound manure is made of Rotted vegetables and animal refuse. A fertilizer that contains two or more nutrients and is also known as a multi-nutrient fertilizer is called Compound manure.
34. Chromosome designation of Turner sydrome is ____:
[A] 44A+XO
[B] 44A+XXX
[C] 44A+XXY
[D] 44A+XYY
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Correct Answer: A [44A+XO]
Notes:
Turner syndrome is a rare chromosomal disorder characterized by partial or complete loss (monosomy) of one of the X chromosomes that affects females. Individuals with Turner syndrome have only 45 chromosomes, including just a single X chromosome. This monosomic has a chromosome complement of 44 autosomes and one X chromosome (44+XO). The abnormal condition probably originates from exceptional egg or sperm with no X chromosome.
35. Protein part of enzyme is known as ____:
[A] Isoenzyme
[B] Holoenzyme
[C] Apoenzyme
[D] All of the above
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Correct Answer: C [Apoenzyme]
Notes:
Enzymes are defined as biological catalysts. Chemically all enzymes are globular proteins. Each enzyme catalyses only one chemical reaction. Protein part of enzyme is known as Apoenzyme. It forms an active enzyme system by combination with a coenzyme and determines the specificity of this system for a substrate.
36. Gastric juice has a pH of about ____:
[A] 1.5 to 3.5
[B] 5 to 6
[C] 6 to 8
[D] 8.5 to 9.5
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Correct Answer: A [1.5 to 3.5]
Notes:
Gastric acid, also known as gastric juice or stomach acid, is a digestive fluid, formed in the stomach. It is composed of hydrochloric acid (HCl), potassium chloride (KCl) and sodium chloride (NaCl). It is strongly acidic with pH varying from 1.5 to 3.5. the acid plays a key role in digestion of proteins.
37. Mycobacterium leprae is a ____:
[A] Bacillus
[B] Spiral
[C] Coccus
[D] Spore
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Correct Answer: A [Bacillus]
Notes:
Mycobacterium leprae is a bacillus (rod-shaped) bacterium that causes leprosy, also known as “Hansen’s disease”, which is a chronic infectious disease that damages the peripheral nerves and targets the skin, eyes, and muscles, upper respiratory tract, and nasal mucosa (lining of the nose).
38. The process of photosynthesis involves conversion of ____:
[A] Chemical energy into radiant energy
[B] Solar energy into chemical energy
[C] Chemical energy into mechanical energy
[D] Mechanical energy into solar energy
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Correct Answer: B [Solar energy into chemical energy]
Notes:
Photosynthesis is the process by which light energy is converted into chemical energy by organisms. Carbon dioxide and water are the raw materials of this process. The light energy comes from the Sun and its end products are oxygen and glucose.
39. Which chromosomal combination is responsible for maleness in man?
[A] XO
[B] XXX
[C] XX
[D] XY
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Correct Answer: D [XY]
Notes:
The chromosomes which determine the sex (maleness or femaleness) of an individual in sexually producing organisms are called sex chromosomes or allosomes. In humans an individual whose cells contain XX chromosomes (homo or isogametic) becomes a female, while one whose cells contains XY chromosomes (heterogametic) becomes a male.
40. Which among the following is an example of dicot seed?
[A] Rice
[B] Pulses
[C] Wheat
[D] Maize
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Correct Answer: B [Pulses]
Notes:
Pulses are example of dicots since they have two cotyledons (dicot is short for ‘dicotyledon’, and ‘di’ means two). They contain two seeds inside the seed coat. Legumes (a family of plants that includes pluses, beans, peas and lentils) are all examples of dicot seeds.
