31. Which of the following is not a characteristic of pneumonia in animals?
[A] Inflammation of lungs
[B] Accumulation of mucus in alveoli
[C] Fever
[D] Easy breathing
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Correct Answer: D [Easy breathing]
Notes:
Inflammation of the lungs, accumulation of mucus in alveoli, and fever are characteristics of pneumonia in animals.
32. Malaria is an acute febrile illness caused by__.
[A] Salmonella typhi
[B] Mycobacterium
[C] Plasmodium parasites
[D] Bordetella pertussis
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Correct Answer: C [Plasmodium parasites]
Notes:
Malaria is an acute febrile illness caused by Plasmodium parasites. Malaria is a parasitic disease that is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected mosquitoes.
33. Which of the following will be pure breeding for only one character?
[A] Hh Rr
[B] HH Rr
[C] HH RR
[D] hh rr
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Correct Answer: B [HH Rr]
Notes:
Hh RR would breed correct for the H locus but since it is heterozygous for the R locus, the R character would not be correct.
34. Which of the following is an example of nonsense mutation?
[A] Sickle cell anaemia
[B] Cystic fibrosis
[C] Opitz-Kaveggia syndrome
[D] None of these
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Correct Answer: B [Cystic fibrosis]
Notes:
Cystic fibrosis is an example of nonsense mutation. While Sickle cell anemia is an example of missense mutation.
35. Which of the following is an important objective of biotechnology in the field of agriculture?
[A] to decrease seed number
[B] to produce pest-resistant varieties of plants
[C] to increase phosphorous, nitrogen production
[D] to reduce the number of plants
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Correct Answer: B [to produce pest-resistant varieties of plants]
Notes:
An important objective of biotechnology in the field of agriculture is to produce pest-resistant varieties of plants.
36. Jellyfish are an example of which type of phylum?
[A] Phylum -Protozoa
[B] Phylum -Porifera
[C] Phylum – Cnidaria
[D] Phylum -Ctenophora
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Correct Answer: C [Phylum – Cnidaria]
Notes:
Cnidarian, also called coelenterate, any member of the phylum Cnidaria (Coelenterata), a group made up of more than 9,000 living species. ? Mostly marine animals, the cnidarians include the corals, hydras, jellyfish, Portuguese men-of-war, sea anemones, sea pens, sea whips, and sea fans.
37. When we touch leaves of “Touch me not plant”, they close, these movements are called ____:
[A] Seismonastic movements
[B] Photonastic movements
[C] Nyctinastic movements
[D] Chemonastic movements
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Correct Answer: A [Seismonastic movements]
Notes:
These types of mechanism have been termed seismonastic movements. The movement occurs when specific regions of cells lose turgor pressure, which is the force that is applied onto the cell wall by water within the cell vacuoles and other cell contents.
38. Blue-green algae are included in the group ____:
[A] Protozoa
[B] Eubacteria
[C] Fungi
[D] Cyanobacteria
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Correct Answer: D [Cyanobacteria]
Notes:
Cyanobacteria, also known as blue green algae, are single-celled and belong to the family of Prokaryotes. That means, they do not have a well defined cell nucleus. The ability of cyanobacteria to perform oxygenic photosynthesis is thought to have converted the early reducing atmosphere into an oxidizing one, which dramatically changed the composition of life forms on Earth by stimulating biodiversity and leading to the near-extinction of oxygen-intolerant organisms.
39. Intestinal bacteria synthesizes which of the following in the human body?
[A] Vitamin D
[B] Vitamin K
[C] Proteins
[D] Fats
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Correct Answer: B [Vitamin K]
Notes:
Vitamin K is synthesized by bacteria in the intestinal tract of man and most animals in quantities sufficient to meet their needs. Besides, intestinal bacteria may also synthesize Vitamin B such as Thiamine (B1), Riboflavin (B2), Niacin (B3), Pantothenic Acid (B5), Pyroxidine (B6), and Biotin (B7), Folic Acid (B9) and Cobalamin (B12).
40. Which one of the following is known as the immovable property in the cell?
[A] Nucleic acid
[B] Fat
[C] Protein
[D] Carbohydrate
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Correct Answer: A [Nucleic acid]
Notes:
Nucleic acids are large biological molecules essential for all known forms of life. They include DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) and RNA (ribonucleic acid). They are merely transmitted from one generation to next.
