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Biology (Class - XII)

Description: This test is aimed at students studying in class 12. The test covers the whole syllabus of Class XII.
Number of Questions: 15
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Tags: biology Biotechnology and its Application Biotechnology and its Applications Development of Seeds and Fruits Seed Genetics Principles of Inheritance and Variation Ecosystem Microbial Utilisation Microbes in HumanWelfare
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Which enzyme is used to treat fungal cells in order to break them open and release DNA?

  1. Lysozyme

  2. Cellulase

  3. Chitinase

  4. Protease

  5. Ribonuclease


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Chitinase is used to treat fungal cells in order to break them open and release the DNA.

The testa of the seed develops from

  1. ovary wall

  2. ovule

  3. ovary

  4. inner integument

  5. outer integument


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

The outer integument develops into the testa of the seed after fertilisation.

Who is called the father of genetics?

  1. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek

  2. Hippocrates

  3. Gregor Mendel

  4. Carl Linnaeus

  5. Charles Darwin


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Gregor Mendel is called the father of genetics.

Which of the following terms refers to the sequence of successional stages in a dry habitat?

  1. Hydrosere

  2. Lithosere

  3. Psammosere

  4. Xerosere

  5. Prisere


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Xerosere is the sequence of successional stages in dry habitats.

Which of the following is related to bee keeping?

  1. Apiculture

  2. Pisciculture

  3. Mariculture

  4. Poultry farming

  5. Dairy farming


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Apiculture refers to bee keeping. 

Barnacles attached to the back of a whale are an example of

  1. amensalism

  2. commensalism

  3. parasitism

  4. mutualism

  5. competition


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Barnacles attached to the back of a whale are an example of commensalism.

Which of the following microbes is/are used as biological control agent(s)?

  1. Azotobacter

  2. Baculoviruses

  3. Anabaena

  4. Azospirillum

  5. Nostoc


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Baculoviruses are a group of pathogenic viruses that attack insects and arthropods. 

Which of the following terms represents the formation of seeds without fusion of gametes?

  1. Allogamy

  2. Agamospermy

  3. Autogamy

  4. Geitonogamy

  5. Parthenocarpy


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Agamospermy is the formation of seeds without the fusion of gametes.

The residual, persistent nucellus inside some seeds is called

  1. hypocotyl

  2. coleoptile

  3. perisperm

  4. coleorhiza

  5. epicotyl


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Perisperm is the residual, persistent nucellus found inside some seeds.

Which of the following is the cause of the minamata disease?

  1. Cadmium

  2. Fluoride

  3. Mercury

  4. Nitrate

  5. Arsenic


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Minamata disease is caused by mercury pollution.

Which of the following is a sex-linked recessive disorder?

  1. Thalassaemia

  2. Sickle cell anaemia

  3. Phenylketonuria

  4. Haemophilia

  5. Rheumatoid arthritis


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Haemophilia is a sex-linked recessive disorder.

Which of the following microbes is used to make Swiss cheese?

  1. Clostridium butylicum

  2. Penicillium roqueforti

  3. Propionibacterium sharmanii

  4. Penicillium comemberti

  5. Acetobacter aceti


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Propionibacterium sharmanii is used for making Swiss cheese. 

Which enzyme is used in recombinant DNA technology to make cuts at specific positions within the DNA?

  1. DNA polymerase

  2. RNA polymerase

  3. Restriction exonuclease

  4. Restriction endonuclease

  5. DNA ligase


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Restriction endonucleases make cuts at specific positions within the DNA.

A species having different areas of geographical distribution is called

  1. allopatric species

  2. sympatric species

  3. synchronic species

  4. keystone species

  5. allochronic species


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Allopatric species are the species having different areas of geographical distribution.

The amount of living material present in different trophic levels per unit area at a given time is known as

  1. Net Primary Productivity

  2. Gross Primary Productivity

  3. Secondary Productivity

  4. Standing State

  5. Standing Crop


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

Standing Crop is the amount of living material present in different trophic levels per unit area at a given time.

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