Biology Practice Test 5

Q. 1
A plant that lives in calcium- rich soil is called
  • a. Calcifuge
  • b. Calciplant
  • c. Limnophyte
  • d. Agarophyte
  • e. Calcicole
  • Answer: A

Q. 2
Highly repeated eukaryotic non-coding DNA sequences that are clustered in heterochromatin are
  • a. Mitochondrial DNA
  • b. Spacer DNA
  • c. Satellite DNA
  • d. Single copy DNA
  • e. Complementary DNA
  • Answer: A

Q. 3
Inner mitochondrial membrane has high amounts of
  • a. Cholesterol
  • b. Cardiolipin
  • c. Ergosterol
  • d. Stigmasterol
  • e. Galactolipids
  • Answer: A

Q. 4
Haemocoel is a characteristic feature of phylum _____________
  • a. Porifera
  • b. Cnidaria
  • c. Mammalia
  • d. Arthropoda
  • e. Platyhelminthes
  • Answer: A

Q. 5
Maturation of sperm takes place in which part of male reproductive system?
  • a. Prostate gland
  • b. Seminal vesicles
  • c. Vas deferens
  • d. Epididymis
  • e. Scrotal sac
  • Answer: A

Q. 6
The type of mutation that codes for a stop codon is called
  • a. Misscense mutation
  • b. Nonsense mutation
  • c. Silent mutation
  • d. Both A and C
  • e. All of the above
  • Answer: A

Q. 7
Which of the following is called as pacemaker?
  • a. SAN (sino-atrial node)
  • b. AVN (atrio-ventricular node)
  • c. Right Ventricle
  • d. Aorta
  • e. Pulmonary vein
  • Answer: A

Q. 8
Disulphide bond can be formed between
  • a. Two threonine molecules
  • b. Two serine molecules
  • c. Two cysteine molecules
  • d. A Tyrosine and Glycine molecule
  • e. An aspartic acid and glutamic acid molecule
  • Answer: A

Q. 9
The malarial parasiteplasmodium is
  • a. An amoeboid protozoan
  • b. A flagellated protozoan
  • c. A ciliated protozoan
  • d. A sporozoan
  • e. Both B and D
  • Answer: A

Q. 10
Cuticles of annelids are made of
  • a. Chitin
  • b. Collagen fibres
  • c. Calcium carbonate
  • d. Pectins
  • e. None of these
  • Answer: A

Q. 11
The method used to predict genotypic and phenotypic ratios of progeny from a genetic cross is called
  • a. Punnett square
  • b. Chi square
  • c. Friedman test
  • d. Paired t test
  • e. None of the above
  • Answer: A

Q. 12
The gametophyte of fern is called
  • a. Prothallus
  • b. Thallus
  • c. Hyphae
  • d. Conidia
  • e. Haustoria
  • Answer: A

Q. 13
Casuarina flowers exhibit
  • a. Porogamy
  • b. Chalazogamy
  • c. Apogamy
  • d. Mesogamy
  • e. Acrogamy
  • Answer: A

Q. 14
Which of the following mechanisms uses ATP molecule during transport across cell membrane?
  • a. Diffusion
  • b. Passive transport
  • c. Osmosis
  • d. Active transport
  • e. All the above
  • Answer: A

Q. 15
Phenylketonuria is caused by a mutation in the gene coding for
  • a. Pyruvate carboxylase
  • b. Phenylalanine hydroxylase
  • c. Homogentisate dioxygenase
  • d. Glutaryl dehydrogenase
  • e. None of these
  • Answer: A

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