Multiple Choice Questions

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Which one of the following pairs is mismatched?

  • Pila globosa - pearl

  • Apis indica - honey

  • kenia lacca - lac

  • kenia lacca - lac


A.

Pila globosa - pearl

Pearl is obtained from pearl oyster (Pinctada vulgaris) while honey from Apis indica, lac from kenia lacca and silk from Bombayx mori.

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Differentiation of organs and tissues in a developing organism, is associated with

  • developmental mutations

  • differential expression of genes

  • lethal mutations

  • lethal mutations

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Which one of the following is a viral disease of poultry?

  • Salmonellosis

  • Coryza

  • New castle disease

  • New castle disease

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The Okazaki fragments in DNA chain growth

  • result in transcription

  • polymerize in the 3’ - to - 5’ direction and forms replication fork

  • prove semi-conservative natuire of DNA replication

  • prove semi-conservative natuire of DNA replication

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During transcription, RNA polymerase holoenzyme binds to a gene promoter and assumes a saddle-like structure, what is it’s DNA-binding sequence?

  • TTAA

  • AATT

  • CACC

  • CACC

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Inheritance of skin colour in humans is an example of

  • chromosomal aberration

  • point mutation

  • polygenic inheritance

  • polygenic inheritance

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Lysozyme that is present in perspiration, saliva and tears, destroys

  • certain fungi

  • certain types of bacteria

  • all viruses

  • all viruses

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The two polynucleotide chains in DNA are

  • parallel

  • discontinuous

  • antiparallel

  • antiparallel

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Industrial melanism as observed in peppered moth proves that

  • The true black melanic forms arise by a recurring random mutation.

  • The melanic form of the moth has no selective advantage over lighter form in industrial area

  • The lighter-form moth has no selective advantage either in polluted industrial area or non-polluted area

  • The lighter-form moth has no selective advantage either in polluted industrial area or non-polluted area

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In gymnosperms, the pollen chamber represents

  • a cell in the pollen grain in which the sperms are formed.

  • a cavity in the ovule in which pollen grains are stored after pollination

  • an opening in the megagametophyte through which the pollen tube approaches the egg

  • an opening in the megagametophyte through which the pollen tube approaches the egg

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