Multiple Choice Questions

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Retrovirus have genetic material

  • DNA only

  • RNA only

  • DNA or RNA only

  • either DNA or RNA


B.

RNA only

Retrovirus is a RNA virus which infects animal cells and replicates by first converting to dsDNA with the help of enzyme reverse transcriptase. Retroviruses are enveloped viruses. AIDS is caused by HIV III (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), which is also a retrovirus.


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Stop codons are

  • AUG, GUG

  • UAA, UGA, UAG

  • UAC, UGG

  • AGU, AGA, UAC


According to Kyoto protocol the major nations abide to reduce concentration of green house gases by

  • 2008

  • 2010

  • 2012

  • 2018


A lake with nutrients is called

  • trophic

  • euphotic

  • oligotrophic

  • eutrophic


One gene- one enzyme hypothesis of Beadle and Tatum was experimentally proved on

  • Saccharomyces 

  • Neurospora crassa

  • Lathyrus odoratus

  • Claviceps


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Nitrifying bacteria are able to

  • convert atmospheric nitrogen into soluble forms

  • convert ammonia to nitrate

  • ammonia to nitrogen

  • nitrate to nitrogen


RNA is not found in

  • chromosome

  • plasmalemma

  • nucleolus

  • ribosome


Study of Ecology of population is called

  • Autecology

  • Synecology

  • Ecotype

  • Demecology


Bio- indicators are used for

  • oxygen demand

  • air pollution

  • mineral present

  • All of the above


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Which of the following is not a Pyrimidine?

  • Thymine

  • Uracil

  • Guanine

  • Cytosine