Biology MCQs

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Herbert W. Boyer and Stanley N proposed rDNA technology. Recombinant DNA (rDNA) is a technology that uses enzymes to cut and paste together DNA sequences of interest.

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Tamarind tree (Tamarindus indica), Ashoka tree (Saraca Indica), Indian Coral tree (Erythrina Indica) have ‘Indica’ common in their botanical names. In biology/taxonomy, if a species originates in India, its scientific name sometimes includes “Indica”.

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The swim bladder is an internal gas-filled organ that contributes to the ability of a fish to control its buoyancy, and thus to stay at the current water depth without having to waste energy in swimming. The cartilaginous fish (e.g. sharks and rays) split from the other fishes about 420 million years ago and lack both lungs and swim bladders, suggesting that these structures evolved after that split.

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The gap between the two neurons is called the synapse. It is a structure that permits a neuron (or nerve cell) to pass an electrical or chemical signal to another neuron. Synapses are essential to neuronal function : neurons are cells that are specialized to pass signals to individual target cells, and synapses are the means by which they do so.

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The term fish is most strictly used to describe any animal with a backbone that has gills throughout life and has limbs, if any, in the shape of fins. Many types of aquatic animals commonly referred to as fish are not fish in this strict sense; examples include shellfish, cuttlefish, starfish, crayfish and jellyfish.

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Humans are likely the most numerous species of mammal on Earth at the moment.

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A seed can germinate in the absence of adequate light. It’s only photoblastic seeds which need light exposure for germination such lettuce, maize, etc. Small seeds generally germinate better in light than in darkness, while large seeds do not exhibit a difference in germination between these two conditions (Milberg et al. 2000. 2000. Large seeded species are less dependent on light for germination than small-seeded ones.

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Vitamin E is a fat soluble vitamin that is essential in many physiological processes. It plays an important role in the health and maintenance of proper reproductive system function. Without vitamin E the body cannot reproduce. It is also essential during pregnancy and is needed for the proper health and development of the fetus.

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Arrector pili is a microscopic band of muscle tissue which connects a hair follicle to the dermis. ? When stimulated, the arrector pili will contract and cause the hair to become more perpendicular to the skin surface (stand on end), known colloquially as goose bumps.

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Virology is the branch of science that deals with the study of viruses. It focuses on the following aspects of viruses: their structure, classification and evolution, their ways to infect and exploit host cells for reproduction, their interaction with host organism physiology and immunity, the diseases they cause, and their use in research and therapy.