A phosphodiester bond is present in
1.Nucleic acids in a nucleotide
2.Monosaccharides in a polysaccharide
3.Amino acids in a polypeptide
4.Fatty acids in a diglyceride
A protein complex; that links sister chromatids; is
1.actin
2. cohesin
3.myosin
4. actomyosin
A vector that can clone only a small DNA fragment is
1.cosmid
2.plasmid
3. Yeast artificial chromosome
4.Bacterial artificial chromosome
An organism that forms a symbiotic association with Anthoceros
1.Spirogyra
2.Nostoc
3.Ulothrix
4.All of the above
Anthocyanin pigments are
1. water-insoluble and located in chromoplasts
2.water-soluble and located in chloroplasts
3.water-soluble and located in vacuoles
4.water-insoluble and located in vacuoles
Antibodies are secreted by
1.adipose cells
2.reticular cells
3.plasma cells
4.mast cells
A single-stranded; radiolabelled molecule of nucleic acids is called
1.plasmid
2.vector
3.probe
4.selectable marker
Antibiotics are used in genetic engineering. They are useful
1.to keep culture free of microbial infections
2. to select healthy vectors
3. to identify replication start sites
4.as selectable markers
Cell division occurring during cleavage
1.meiosis
2.mitosis
3.amitosis
4. closed mitosis
Chloroplast does not contain
1.xanthophyll
2.anthocyanin
3.carotene
4.chlorophyll ‘b’
Early prophase of a diploid cell has_____ sets of chromosomes; telophase of a diploid cell has ____ sets of chromosomes
1. 1;2
2. 2;1
3. 2;2
4. 1;1
Formation of cell plate starts at
1.G2 phase
2. prophase
3. telophase
4. S phase
Which of the following pigment is present in carrots?
1.𝝱-carotene
2. lycopene
3. lutein
4.fucoxanthin
Blue-green algae are included in
1.Prokaryotes
2.Protista
3.Fungi
4.Bryophytes
Colchicine arrests cell division at
1.interphase
2. prophase
3.metaphase
4. anaphase
Collagen is
1.carbohydrate
2.lipid
3.fibrous protein
4.globular protein
Colour of tomato changes from green to red due to
1.chromoplast gets converted to the chloroplast
2.chromoplast disappears and chloroplast is formed
3.chloroplast gets converted to chromoplast
4.chloroplast disappears and chromoplast is formed
Coloured portion of the nostoc cell is
1.genophore
2. inner centroplasm
3.outer chromoplasm
4.central body
Cyanobacteria are
1. oxygenic without nitrogenase
2. non-oxygenic without nitrogenase
3.oxygenic with nitrogenase
4.non-oxygenic with nitrogenase
DNA synthesis takes place during_________ phase
1.M phase
2.G2 phase
3.G1 phase
4.S phase
Find the correct statement
1.Areolar tissue is a loose connective tissue
2.Tendon is a specialized connective tissue
3.Cartilage is a loose connective tissue
4.Adipose tissue is a dense connective tissue
Find the correct statement
1.Paramecium; Penicillium and Plasmodium belong to the same kingdom
2.Nostoc and Anabaena come under Protista
3.lichen is a symbiotic association of an alga and Protozoan
4. Yeast is a fungus and is used in bread and beer production
Find the incorrect statement about plasmids
1.they are circular
2.they replicate independently
3. they are transferrable
4.they are single stranded
Heterocyst of Nostoc are
1.intercalary
2.terminal
3. both terminal and intercalary
4. none
Histamine is secreted by
1.histiocytes
2.lymphocytes
3. fibroblasts
4. mast cells
If you want to count the number of chromosomes; which is the best stage to do so?
1. telophase
2. interphase
3.prophase
4.metaphase
In comparison to human erythrocytes; frog’s erythrocytes are
1.smaller and fewer
2.nucleated and without haemoglobin
3.enucleated but with haemoglobin
4.nucleated and with haemoglobin
In which of the following organelle; peptide synthesis takes place?
1.ribosomes
2.chromoplasts
3.chloroplasts
4.mitochondria
If the plasmid and the foreign DNA are cut by the same restriction endonuclease; recombinant DNA can be formed by joining both by
1.Polymerase III
2. EcoRI
3. Ligase
4.Taq polymerase
Ligament is
1.modified yellow elastic fibrous tissue
2. inelastic white fibrous tissue
3.modified white fibrous tissue
4.none of the above
Mast cells contain
1.heparin and histamine
2.heparin and calcitonin
3.serotonin and melanin
4. vasopressin and relaxin
Mitotic anaphase and metaphase have
1. chromosomes are halved at anaphase
2. chromatids are halved at anaphase
3. the same number of chromosomes and chromatids
4.both chromosomes and chromatids are halved at anaphase
Nostoc form
1.compound colony
2.simple colony
3.both (a) and (b)
4.None of these
Nucleolus and endoplasmic reticulum start disappearing at
1.late prophase
2.early prophase
3.late metaphase
4.early metaphase
Peptidoglycan present in the cartilage is
1.ossein
2. chondroitin
3.cartilagin
4.casein
Protein storing plastid is
1.chromoplast
2. elaioplast
3.amyloplast
4. aleuroplast
Replication of plasmid DNA other than initiation is controlled by
1.bacterial gene
2.mitochondrial gene
3. plasmid DNA
4.none of these
Sexual reproduction is absent in
1. Volvox
2. Nostoc
3. Aspergillus
4.Ulothrix
The DNA molecule used for integrating foreign gene for cloning is called
1.vector
2.carrier
3. template
4. transformer
The largest extracellular material present in the
1. Stratified epithelium
2.Striated muscle
3.Myelinated nerve fibres
4.Areolar tissue
The Ti plasmid is found in
1. Agrobacterium
2.Yeast as a 2mm plasmid
3. Rhizobium of the roots of leguminous plants
4.Azotobacter
Tip of the nose and external ears have
1.areolar tissue
2.ligament
3.cartilage
4.bone
Uridine present in RNA is
1. nucleotides
2.pyrimidine
3.purine
4.nucleoside
Where does spindle fibres attach to during metaphase?
1.kinetochore of the chromosome
2.kinetosome of the chromosome
3.centromere of the chromosome
4. telomere of the chromosome
Which of the angiosperm contains Nostoc as an endophyte?
1.Gunnera manicata
2.Arachis hypogea
3.Melia indica
4.None of the above
Which of the following pigment impart a red colour to tomato?
1.erythrocyanin
2.anthocyanin
3.𝝱-carotene
4. lycopene
Which of the following plastid doesn’t store food?
1.aleuroplasts
2. amyloplasts
3.chromoplasts
4.elaioplasts
Which of the following plastid is found in ripe fruits?
1.chromoplast
2.chloroplast
3.leucoplast
4. amyloplast
Which of the following structure contains a polar nodule on both ends
1.heterocyst
2. hormogonia
3.akinetes
4.None of the above
Which of the plastid(s) contains carotenoids?
1. leucoplast
2.chloroplast
3.chromoplast
4.both (b) and (c)