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Biology Mixed Test - 6

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Motile cells are completely absent in the life cycle of

  1. noctiluca

  2. ulothrix

  3. anabaena

  4. oedogonium


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

It is a cyanophycean. Hence, no motile cells in its life cycle.

'Watermelon snow' is caused due to

  1. Trichodesmium

  2. Gonyulaux

  3. Chlamydomonas nivalis

  4. Red algae


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

It causes 'Red snow'. Its hypnospores consist of a red colour pigment, which gives the colour to snow.

Which enzyme helps in the elongation of DNA strand in 5' to 3' direction during replication?

  1. Helicase

  2. Primase

  3. DNA polymerase

  4. Reverse transcriptase


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

DNA polymerase helps to add free nucleotides to the primer to only the 3' end of the newly forming strand thus elongating the strand in 5'-3' direction.

The pathway of respiration which occurs in cytoplasm is called

  1. Glycolysis

  2. Kreb's cycle

  3. Calvin cycle

  4. TCA cycle


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Glycolysis is the first stage of glucose breakdown during respiration and it takes place in the cytoplasm where enzymes are present to support it.

The whorled arrangement of leaves is found in

  1. guava

  2. china rose

  3. mustard

  4. oleander


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

 The whorled arrangement where 3 or more leaves appear on a node is seen in oleander.

One DNA strand is used to synthesise a strand of m-RNA in the process termed as

  1. DNA replication

  2. translation

  3. reverse transcription

  4. transcription


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

 Transcription involves synthesis of m-RNA from DNA with the help of RNA polymerase enzyme.

Peroxisomes are involved in

  1. DNA replication

  2. translation of m-RNA

  3. photorespiration

  4. photoperiodism


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

 Peroxisomes contain enzymes for photorespiration which occur when carbon-dioxide level is low and RUBP is oxygenated to form phosphoglycolate and 3-phosphoglycerate.

Which of the following is not true about glycolysis?

  1. It is the first stage of cellular respiration in plants.

  2. It requires oxygen for functioning.

  3. It occurs in the cytosol of cells.

  4. It produces 2 molecules each of ATP and NADH.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

 It may occur even in the absence of oxygen.

Calvin cycle takes place in the

  1. stroma of chloroplasts

  2. cristae of mitochondria

  3. nuclear membrane

  4. cytoplasm


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Calvin cycle of photosynthesis occurs in the stroma of chloroplasts to produce glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate.

Seeds that cannot be stored for a long period are called

  1. recalcitrant seeds

  2. orthodox seeds

  3. edible seeds

  4. leached seeds


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Recalcitrant seeds are seeds which cannot be stored for longer period of time like some horticultural plants, e.g. mango.

The botanical name of the plant which produces the largest seed is

  1. Cocos nucifera

  2. Acacia nilotica

  3. Aegle marmelos

  4. Lodoicea maldivica


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

 Lodoicea maldivica is the botanical name of  double coconut or Seychelles nut and has the largest seed.

Tobacco mosaic virus is

  1. a single stranded RNA virus

  2. a single stranded DNA virus

  3. a double stranded RNA virus

  4. a double stranded DNA virus


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

 The genetic material in tobacco mosaic virus is a single stranded RNA. 

Barbara McClintock is credited with the discovery of

  1. DNA

  2. golgi apparatus in plant cells

  3. nucleus in cells

  4. transposons


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Transposons also known as 'jumping genes' was discovered by Nobel Prize winning cytogeniticist, Barbara McClintock.

Which of the following statements is true about the talipot palm?

  1. This species of palm is native to Australia.

  2. It has the largest branched inflorescence.

  3. It has the largest unbranched inflorescence.

  4. It has the smallest seed.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Talipot palm bears 6-8 m long branched inflorescence having millions of flowers.

Which of the following is an example of a gymnosperm, which has vessels?

  1. Ginkgo

  2. Cycad

  3. Gnetum

  4. Pine


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

 Gnetum is a gymnosperm which has vessels.

What is florigen?

  1. A plant disease

  2. A plant hormone present in leaves

  3. A red pigment in flowers

  4. A plant hormone present in flowers


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Florigen is a hormone produced in response to vernalisation in leaves.

Large bubble shaped epidermal cells in grass are called

  1. guard cells

  2. palisade parenchyma

  3. bulliform cells

  4. aerenchyma


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

 Bulliform cells are upper epidermal cells which are large and bubble shaped.They are found in grass and enable leaves to roll up during water scarcity and prevents loss of water from the surface of the leaf.

What is common in cucumber, rose and tomato plants?

  1. They are all short-day plants.

  2. They are all long-day plants.

  3. They are all day-neutral plants.

  4. They are all shrubs.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

 Since flowering in all the plants mentioned above is not affected by the hours of darkness or light they are termed day-neutral plants.

Photosensitive receptors in plants that sense blue light are called

  1. phytochromes

  2. cryptochromes

  3. gibberellins

  4. cytokinins


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Cryptochromes are blue light photoreceptor cells and regulate many plant responses like germination and photoperiodism.

The angiosperms were first appeared in the

  1. cretaceous period

  2. triassic period

  3. carboniferous period

  4. jurassic period


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

 Flowering plants were first appeared during this period along with new groups of birds and mammals.

Short strands of DNA formed on the lagging strand of replication fork are called

  1. ligases

  2. okazaki fragments

  3. nucleotides

  4. template strands


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Okazaki fragments named after the discovering scientists, are short fragments of DNA  formed on the lagging strand during replication.

The vascular cambium cells divide to form

  1. primary xylem

  2. secondary xylem

  3. primary xylem to the outside and secondary phloem to the inside

  4. secondary xylem to the inside and secondary phloem to the outside


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Secondary xylem is formed to the inside and secondary phloem is formed to the outside of the vascular cambium which is a type of secondary meristem.

Enormous increase of phytoplankton in water bodies is termed as

  1. algal bloom

  2. meiotrophication

  3. eutrophication

  4. anoxia


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Eutrophication is the correct term used to denote increase of phytoplankton in water bodies.

Which family of plants provides the bulk of feedstocks?

  1. Solanaceae

  2. Cucurbitaceae

  3. Poaceae

  4. Fabaceae


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Poaceae family consists of cereals like rice, wheat, millets, bamboos and grasses which forms the bulk of feedstock.

Alginate is

  1. algae derived protein

  2. red algae derived pigment

  3. kelp derived toxin

  4. kelp derived carbohydrate


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Alginate is a carbohydrate found in the cell walls of kelp or brown algae and is of great use as jelling and thickening agent in ice-creams and also in pharmaceutical industry.

Which of the following is not true about caryopsis?

  1. It is a monocarpelate fruit.

  2. The pericarp is not fused with the seed coat.

  3. It is an indehiscent fruit.

  4. It is typical of the family, Poaceae.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The pericarp in caryopsis is fused with the seed coat and the grains of rice and wheat which are examples of caryopsis are considered both seed and fruit since there is no different layer of seperation. 

Kingdom Monera includes

  1. Protists

  2. Fungi

  3. Algae

  4. Bacteria


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

They are included under monerans. All the prokaryotes are included under this category.

Which of the following is a characteristic of bacteria?

  1. Multi-cellular forms

  2. 80S ribosomes

  3. Fragmentation

  4. Naked circular DNA.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

DNA is naked and circular and folded to form nucleoid.

What is common in pineapple, mulberry and fig fruits?

  1. They are all examples of multiple fruits.

  2. They are all examples of simple fruits.

  3. They are all examples of aggregate fruits.

  4. They are all examples of drupes or stone-fruits.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Multiple fruits are formed from the fusion of all fruits formed from the cluster of flowers in an inflorescence and pineapple, fig and mulberry are examples of multiple fruits.

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