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171.

Which of the following features is/are correct for heterochromatin of eukaryotic nucleus?

  • It is highly expanded in interphase

  • It stains densely with basic dyes

  • It is highly condensed in interphase

  • It stains densely with acidic dyes


172.

Identify the type of flagella Column I based on there structures given in Column II.

Column I (Flagella type) Column II (Structure)
A. Monotrichous 1. 
B. Amphitrichous 2.
C. Lophotrichous 3. 
D. Peritrichous 4. 

  • A - 1; B - 2; C - 3; D - 4

  • A - 2; B - 1; C - 4; D - 3

  • A - 4; B - 3; C - 2; D - 1

  • A - 4; B - 1; C - 2; D - 3


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173.

Identify the correct pair of combinations

I. Schwann - Omnis cellula-e-cellula

II. Ochoa - Polynucleotide phosphorylase

III. Taylor - Semiconservative replication of DNA

IV. Flemming - Ribosomes

  • II, III

  • III, IV

  • II, IV

  • I, III


A.

II, III

Statement II and III are correct. Statement I and IV can be corrected as follows:-

(I) Schwan - Cell theory

(IV) Flemming - Discovery of penicillin


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174.

A feature of peroxisome in our body is

  • they are associated with synthesis and storage of lipids

  • they contain oxidising enzymes and promotes gluconeogenesis

  • they contain oxygenase a detoxification enzyme

  • they are not found in intact cells


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175.

One key function of nuclear pores is to

  • aid in the production of new nuclei

  • allow cells to communicate with each other

  • form connections between different organelles

  • allow molecules like protein to move in and out of the nucleus


176.

Function of SER is

  • protein metabolism

  • lipid metabolism

  • carbohydrate metabolism

  • catabolic activity


177.

Which ion is used in the protoplast fusion with the PEG (polyethylene glycol)?

  • Na+

  • Ca++

  • K+

  • Mg+


178.

The endosymbiotic hypothesis of mitochondrial origin states that

  • mitochondria were capable of self-duplication

  • mitochondria were initially aerobic bacteria

  • mitochondria were chloroplast in the beginning

  • mitochondria were part of nucleus


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179.

A function of lysosomes is

  • replication

  • hydrolysis

  • respiration

  • None of the above


180.

Mitochondria and chloroplasts are similar because

  • both have 80S ribosomes

  • both have nuclei

  • both have single membrane envelope

  • both have DNA


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