The biological species concept of organisms is based on
A. morphological traits
B. evolutionary traits
C. reproductive isolation
D. geographical isolation
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The process of isolating a desirable homozygous individual from the mixed population and multiplying the same without contamination to release as a new variety is known as
A. Pure-line selection
B. Clonal selection
C. Mass selection
D. Natural selection
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In Asparagus
A. The maleness is dominant over femaleness and male plants are ordinarily homozygous
B. The femaleness is dominant over maleness and the male plants are ordinarily heterozygous
C. The femaleness is dominant over maleness and the male plants are ordinarily homozygous
D. The maleness is dominant over femaleness and the male plants are ordinarily heterozygous
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Which of the following is responsible forn controlling hereditary characters of the living cells?
A. Enzyme
B. Hormone
C. RNA
D. DNA
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Match
List-I (Operons) with
List-II (Number of structural genes) and select the correct answer:
List-I
List-II
a. Ara Operon of E. coli
1. 9 structural genes
b. His Operon of Salmonella typhimurium
2. 4 structural genes
c. Trp Operon of E. coli
3. 5 structural genes
d. Leu Operon
4. 3 structural genes
A. a-1, b-3, c-4, d-2
B. a-2, b-4, c-1, d-3
C. a-3, b-1, c-4, d-2
D. a-4, b-1, c-3, d-2
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Study the following statements.
1. In a monohybrid cross, we study two characters.
2. Garden pea (Pisum sativum) reproduces asexually in nature.
3. In incomplete dominance, one gene (dominant) is mixed with the other gene (recessive).
4. Mendel choose seven visible characters, each with two contrasting forms.
Which of the statements given above is are false?
A. 1, 2 and 3
B. 1 and 2
C. 2 and 3
D. 1, 3 and 4
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A true species in Mauritius failed to reproduce because of the extinction of a fruit eating bird. Which one of the following was that bird?
A. Dove
B. Dodo
C. Condor
D. Skua
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Point mutation arises due to change in
A. single base of DNA
B. single base pair of DNA
C. segment of DNA
D. double base pair of DNA
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Organs those which were functional at one time but iater on during the course of evolution lost their function are called
A. Vestigeal organs
B. Analogous organs
C. Homologous organs
D. None of the above
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Dinosaurs were
A. Cenozoic reptiles
B. Mesozoic birds
C. Paleozoic amphibians
D. Mesozoic reptiles
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Consider the following statements regarding evidences of evolution and choose the correct answer:
1. Serodiagnostic tests of the members of the families of angiosperms help greatly in tracing out the phylogeny among themselves
2. The barriers like lofty mountains, deserts and sea are responsible for the origin of endemic species of a particular area
3. Endemic species are often found to originate with some closely allied species
4. Domestication of plants means the culture or cultivation of plants
A. Only 1 and 2 are true
B. Only 3 and 4 are true
C. Only 2, 3 and 4 are true
D. 1, 2, 3 and 4 are true
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The sequential steps of the mechanism of translation during protein synthesis are
A. Initiation of polypeptide chain - Activation of amino acid - Elongation of polypeptide chain - Termination of synthesis
B. Activation of amino acid - Elongation of polypeptide chain - Initiation of polypeptide chain - Termination of synthesis
C. Activation of amino acid - Initiation of polypeptide chain - Elongation of polypeptide chain - Termination of synthesis
D. Initiation of polypeptide chain - Elongation of polypeptide chain - Activation of amino acid - Termination of synthesis
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Consider the following statements regarding the evidences against and for the spore theory of life and choose the correct answer:
1. The theory explains well how life originated and where from the spores came to earth
2. Evidence for the existence of life on other planets came from the discovery of fossils of microorganisms
3. Space research has shown that the bacteria can survive the rigors of space travel and the airless, waterless environment of the moon
A. Only 2 and 3 are true
B. Only 1 and 2 are true
C. Only 1 and 3 are true
D. 1, 2 and 3 are true
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The diamond code and triangle code for amino acids were proposed by
A. Watson
B. Gamow
C. Crick
D. Grunberg
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The theory of natural selection is based on which of the following factors?
A. Rapid multiplication
B. Variation
C. Inheritance of useful variations
D. All of the above
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In genetic dictionary, there are 64 codons as
A. 64 amino acids are to be codes
B. 64 types of tRNA are present
C. there are 44 non-sense codons and 20 sense codons
D. genetic code is triplet
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According to the ratio theory of sex-determination, which of the following is the determining factor of sex?
A. The ratio of genes to allosomes
B. The ratio of number of individuals to chromosomes
C. The ratio of crossing over to autosomes
D. The ratio of chromosomes to autosomes
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The book 'The Origin of Species' was written by
A. Linnaeus
B. Lamarck
C. Mendel
D. Darwin
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Which of the following enzymes facilitates the entry of lactose into the cell?
A. Beta-galactosidase
B. Galactoside permease
C. Galactoside transacetylase
D. None of the above
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The pyrimidines are single ring compounds with nitrogen in which positions of a 6-membered benzene ring?
A. 3' and 4'
B. 4' and 6'
C. 1' and 6'
D. 1' and 3'
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