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The virus, that infects bacteria, are made up of:

  • Protein only

  • RNA and protein

  • DNA and lipid

  • DNA and protein


D.

DNA and protein

Bacteriophage is a type of bacteria that infects bacteria. It is made up of DNA and protein. Each bacteriophage also called phage is specific for only one type of the bacteria. They quickly multiply within host cell and destroy them.


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In prokaryotes, the genetic material is :

  • linear DNA with histones

  • circular DNA with histones

  • linear DNA without histones

  • circular DNA without histones


Which of the following statement about viruses is correct ?

  • Viruses are obligate parasites

  • Viruses contain both RNA and DNA

  • Nucleic acid of viruses is known as capsid

  • Viruses possess their own metabolic system


The importance of meiosis lies in :

  • bringing discontinuous variations

  • addition in the number of chromosomes

  • reduction in the number of chromosomes

  • maintaining the number of chromosomes


The usage of binomial names, for plant species, was accepted by all after the publication of the works by :

  • Hooker

  • Linnaeus

  • Bentham

  • Darwin


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How many sub-phyla are available in Tracheata, according to Tippo's classification of kingdom Plantae ?

  • 4

  • 6

  • 8

  • 10


Casparian strips are present in :

  • cortex

  • epidermis

  • endodermis


Chemiosmotic theory of ATP synthesis, in the chloroplast and mitochondria, is based on :

  • proton gradient

  • membrane potential

  • accumulation of K ions

  • accumulation of Na ions


The function of microvilli is :

  • cellular movement

  • specialized uptake of macro molecules

  • increase in surface area for absorption

  • extensive movement of substances over cell surface


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In mitotic cell division, the division of centromere and the division of chromatid occurs between

  • anaphase and telophase

  • prophase and metaphase

  • telophase and interphase

  • anaphase and metaphase