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The thylakoids are removed and kept in a culture medium containing carbon dioxide and water. If the set up is exposed to light, hexose sugars are not formed. An appropriate reason for this can be

  1. the light trapping device is not functional

  2. enzymes needed are not available

  3. no integrated functioning of the two photosystems

  4. carbon assimilation cannot take place in light

  5. none of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

This is true as enzymes needed for the fixation of carbohydrates are not present in the above set up.

Stanley Miller in his laboratory apparartus synthesised

  1. amino acids

  2. protobionts

  3. proteinoids

  4. protocells

  5. none of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Stanley Miller in his experiments synthesised simple amino acids.

The tendrillar movement is an example of

  1. phototropism

  2. geotropism

  3. hydrotropism

  4. chemotropism

  5. thigmotropism


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

Thigmotropism is a movement in which a plant moves or grows in response to touch or contact stimuli. Eg. tendrillar movements.

Application of gibbrelic acid induces flowering in

  1. long day plants

  2. short day plants

  3. both 1 and 2

  4. neither 1 nor 2

  5. day neutral plants


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Long-day plants flower when the day length exceeds their critical photoperiod.

During cyclic photophosphorylation

  1. light of wavelengths more than 680 nm is utilised

  2. no photolysis of water occurs

  3. shortage of oxidised NADPH is present

  4. neither O2 nor NADPH is produced

  5. all of the above


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

All of the above four statements are the true characteristics of cyclic photophosphorylation.

The strophiole is usually present in the seed of members of

  1. fabaceae

  2. asteraceae

  3. malvaceae

  4. solanaceae

  5. leguminoseae


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

An aril or outgrowth of the outer seed integument near the hilum called as strophiole is glandular or fleshy and is associated with animal dispersal found in fabaceae family.

Seeds of Carum copticum are used as an antispasmodic as they contain

  1. thymol

  2. atropine

  3. caffeine

  4. nicotine

  5. aconite


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

It is a natural monoterpene phenol derivative of cymene, C10H14O, extracted from carum copticum (ajwain).

Loss of geotropic response is a marked deficiency of

  1. molybdenum

  2. calcium

  3. zinc

  4. copper

  5. boron


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

Boron deficiency leads to the loss of geotropic response.

Nuclear fusion has been obtained between Arabidopsis + Brassica. The + mark indicates that the resultant is

  1. cybrid

  2. hybrid

  3. graft

  4. somaclone

  5. neotype


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A cytoplasmic hybrid is an eukaryotic cell line produced by the fusion of a whole cell with a cytoplast is called as cybrid.

The term cereal applies to

  1. rice, wheat, maize, barley, oat, rye

  2. rice, sorghum, wheat, bajra and quinoa

  3. wheat, sugarcane, ragi and bajra

  4. rice, wheat, bajra, maize and buckwheat

  5. maize, rice, sorghum, millets and chick pea


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A cereal is a grass, a member of the monocot family Poaceae, cultivated for the edible components of its grain (botanically, a type of fruit called a caryopsis), composed of the endosperm, germ, and bran.

Formation of microspheres, liposomes and coacervates all require

  1. RNA

  2. Proteins

  3. Phospholipids

  4. Lipids

  5. Self assembly


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

It is the ancient and simplest phenomena in which like molecules come closer to each other and results in the formation of microspheres, liposomes or coacervates.

Which of the following is not a component of an operon of a prokaryote?

  1. Operator

  2. Terminator

  3. CAP

  4. TATA box

  5. Regulator


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

It is a DNA sequence (cis-regulatory element) found in the promoter region of genes in archaea and eukaryotes.

The final electron acceptor during the light reaction of photosynthesis is

  1. NADP

  2. Ferredoxin

  3. Plastoqinone

  4. Cytochromes

  5. Plastocyanin


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

It is the final electron acceptor during light reaction and is converted to its reduced form NADPH2.

Tea yellows is caused by the deficiency of

  1. potassium

  2. magnesium

  3. copper

  4. sulphur

  5. manganese


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Symptoms of sulphur deficiency include yellowing of leaves and stunted growth.

Which one of the following is not a characteristic of tundra?

  1. Vast coniferous forests

  2. Permafrost

  3. Windy area

  4. Wildfire

  5. Very less human activity


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A tundra is a biome where the tree growth is hindered by low temperatures and short growing seasons.

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