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(A) Granum
(B) Stroma
(C) Frets
(D) Lamella
Q:31: Which of the following correctly matches an organelle with its function?
(A) Mitochondrion . . . photosynthesis
(B) Nucleus . . . cellular respiration
(C) Ribosome . . . manufacture of lipids
(D) Central vacuole . . . storage
Q:32: By which of the following can movement of materials across animal cell membranes be
accomplished?
I Active transport, II Diffusion, III Pinocytosis
(A) I only
(B) II only
(C) I and II only
(D) All I, II, and III
Q:33: Hydrogen peroxide degradation in a cell is a function of
(A) Ribosomes
(B) Mitochondria
(C) Peroxisomes
(D) Glyoxisomes
Q:34: Cells are commonly studied in the lab. If you were examining various unlabelled slides of cells
under the microscope, you could tell if the cell was from a plant by the presence of
(A) A nucleus
(B) A cell membrane
(C) Cytoplasm
(D) A cell wall
Q:35: Ribosomes are constructed in the
(A) Endoplasmic reticulum
(B) Nucleoid
(C) Nucleolus
(D) Nuclear pore
Q:36: Each chloroplast encloses a system of flattened, membranous sacs called
(A) Cristae
(B) Thylakoids
(C) Plastids
(D) Cisternae
Q:37: Which one of the following is an exception to cell theory
(A) Bacteria
(B) Viruses
(C) Protists
(D) Protozoans
Q:38: The site of enzymes directing the metabolic oxidation (respiration), ATP synthesis and
considered as power house of cell are
(A) Lysosomes
(B) Microsomes
(C) Mitochondria
(D) Golgi apparatus
Q:39: Dictyosome is also known as
(A) Golgi body
(B) Ribosome
(C) Lysosome
(D) Peroxisome
Q:40: Biochemically the ribosome consists of _______________ and some 50 structural .
(A) mRNA, Carbohydrates
(B) tRNA, lipids
(C) mRNA, Proteins
(D) rRNA, Proteins
Q:41: It is a mesh of interconnected membranes that serve a function involving protein synthesis
and transport.
(A) Endoplasmic reticulum
B) Cytoskeleton
(C) Golgi apparatus
(D) Both A and B
Q:42: Plant cells contain the following 3 things not found in animal cells _________, _____________
and ______________.
(A) Plastids / Chlorophyll / Membrane
(B) Chloroplast / Cell wall / Golgi body
(C) Plastids / Cell wall / Chlorophyll
(D) Mitochondria / Cell wall /
Q:43: The largest organelle in a mature living plant cell is the
(A) Chloroplast
(B) Nucleus
(C) Central vacuole
(D) Dictyosomes
Q:44: Which of the following structure-function pairs is mismatched?
(A) Lysosome-intracellular digestion
(B) Golgi body-secretion of cell products
(C) Ribosome-protein synthesis
(D) Glyoxysome-detoxification
Q:45: The three-dimensional network of protein filaments within the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells
is called the
(A) Endoplasmic reticulum
(B) Golgi apparatus
(C) Cytoskeleton
(D) None of these
Q:46: Which of the following is NOT a membranous organelle?
(A) Lysosomes
(B) Peroxisomes
(C) Centrioles
(D) Mitochondria
Q:47: A cell that is missing lysosomes would have difficulty doing what?
(A) Digesting food
(B) Storing energy
(C) Packaging proteins
(D) Moving cytoplasm
Q:48: Which of the following cell part is described as a "fluid mosaic"?
(A) Chloroplast
(B) Vacuole
(C) Cell membrane
(D) Endoplasmic reticulum
Q:49: What part of the cell serves as the intracellular highway?
(A) Endoplasmic reticulum
(B) Golgi apparatus
(C) Cell membrane
(D) Mitochondria
Q:50: Which of the following would you NOT find in a bacterial cell
(A) DNA
(B) Cell membrane
(C) Golgi apparatus
(D) Ribosomes
Q:51: Somatic cells of a human have ____ chromosomes and are called
(A) 10, haploid
(B) 92, diploid
(C) 23, haploid
(D) 46, diploid
Q:52: Each chromosome consists of two identical
(A) Genes
(B) Nuclei
(C) Chromatids
(D) Bases
Q:53: An animal has 80 chromosomes in its gametes, how many chromosomes would you expect to
find in this animal's brain cells?
(A) 120
(B) 240
(C) 40
(D) 160
Q:54: The length of each mitochondrion is about
(A) 1.0 μm
(B) 0.2 μm
(C) 10 μm
(D) 2.0 μm
Q:55: Isolation of cellular components to determine their chemical composition is called
(A) Cell differentiation
(B) Chromatography
(C) Cell fractionation
(D) All of these
Q:56: According to mosaic model by Singer and Nicholson plasma membrane is composed of
(A) Phospholipids
(B) Extrinsic proteins
(C) Intrinsic proteins
(D) All of these
Q:57: Robert Brown is well known for his discovery of
(A) Chloroplast
(B) Photometer
(C) Nucleus
(D) Nucleolus
Q:58: Which organelle releases oxygen
(A) Mitochondrion
(B) Chloroplast
(C) Glyoxysome
(D) Both A and B
Q:59: Endoskeleton of a cell is made up of
(A) Microtubules
(B) Microfilaments
(C) Intermediate filaments
(D) All of these
Q:60: Ribosomes are attached with ER by
(A) Larger subunit
(B) Smaller subunit
(C) Na+ ions
(D) None of these
Q:61: The outer most layer of cell wall is
(A) Primary wall
(B) Secondary wall
(C) Middle lamella
(D) Plasma membrane
Q:62: Infoldings of inner membrane in mitochondria are called
(A) Grana
(B) Thyallkoids
(C) Cristae
(D) Frets
Q:63: Chromosome with equal arms is called
(A) Metacentric
(B) Sub-metacentric
(C) Acrocentric
(D) Telocentric
Q:64: A chromosome with the centromere located very close to one end so that the shorter arm is
very small is termed as
(A) Telocentric
(B) Sub-telocentric
(C) Acrocentric
(D) Both B and C
Q:65: The matrix surrounding the grana in the inner membrane of chloroplasts is
(A) Cytosol
(B) Frets
(C) Stroma
(D) Inter-granal lamellae
Q:66: A chromosome whose centromere lies at one end.
(A) Sum-metacentric
(B) Metacentric
(C) Telocentric
(D) Acrocentric
Q:67: Lysosomes arise from,
(A) Nucleus
(B) Endoplasmic reticulum
(C) Golgi apparatus
(D) Cell membrane
Q:68: The primary structural component(s) of centrioles is (are):
(A) Microtubules
(B) Microfilaments
(C) Intermediate filaments
(D) Basal bodies
Q:69: The process of self-digestion of selective non-functional organelles by a cell through the action
of enzymes originating within the cell is referred to as
(A) Pinocytosis
(B) Endocytosis
(C) Autophagy
(D) Cytotoxicity
Q:70: :″Proteins icebergs in a sea of lipids” is stated by
(A) Lamellar Model
(B) Unit-membrane Model
(C) Fluid-Mosaic model
(D) Micellar Model
Q:71: The chloroplast develop from
(A) ER
(B) Golgi complex
(C) Nuclear membrane
(D) Proplastids
Q:72: Peroxisomes and Glyoxisomes are
(A) Energy transducers
(B) Membrane-less organelles
(C) Micro bodies
(D) Basal bodies
Q:73: These are involved in conversion of fats to carbohydrates by oxidation of fats.
(A) Peroxisomes
(B) Microsomes
(C) Glyoxisomes
(D) Phagosomes
Q:74: Xanthophyll is a pigment having
(A) Yellow colour
(B) Green colour
(C) Red colour
D) Blue colour
Q:75: The covering of vacuole is known as
(A) Chromoplast
B) Chloroplast
(C) Amyloplast
(D) Tonoplast
Q:76: Insulin is secreted from cells in this way
(A) Endocytosis
(B) Pinocytosis
(C) Phagocytosis
(D) Exocytosis
Q:77: ________________ increases size of an object.
(A) Magnification
(B) Resolution
(C) Resolving power
(D) Contrast
Q:78: The chromosome " B " in this diagram is
(A) Metacentric
(B) Sub-metacentric
(C) Acrocentric
(D) Telocentric
Answer Key:
1. C 28. C 55. C
2. B 29. D 56. D
3. C 30. A 57. C
4. B 31. D 58. B
5. D 32. D 59. D
6. B 33. C 60. A
7. B 34. D 61. C
8. C 35. C 62. C
9. C 36. B 63. A
10. C 37. B 64. D
11. D 38. C 65. C
12. D 39. A 66. C
13. A 40. D 67. C
14. A 41. A 68. A
15. A 42. C 69. C
16. D 43. C 70. C
17. C 44. D 71. D
18. A 45. C 72. C
19. A 46. C 73. C
20. B 47. A 74. A
21. C 48. C 75. D
22. D 49. A 76. D
23. D 50. C 77. A
24. C 51. D 78. B
25. C 52. C 79. C
26. A 53. D 80. D
27. B 54. C
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2. Vector of filariasis
a) Anopheles b) Culex c) Tse-tse fly d) Mites
b. gamete formation.
d. cross-pollination.
2. Offspring that result from crosses between true-breeding parents with different traits
a. are true-breeding.
a. alleles.
b. traits.
c. genes.
d. characters.
5. When Gregor Mendel crossed a tall plant with a short plant, the F1 plants inherited
b. an allele for tallness from the tall parent and an allele for shortness from the short parent.
7. When Gregor Mendel crossed true-breeding tall plants with true-breeding short plants, all the offspring were
tall because
8. A tall plant is crossed with a short plant. If the tall F1 pea plants are allowed to self-pollinate,
a. 50%.
b. 75%.
c. 25%.
d. 100%.
11. Organisms that have two identical alleles for a particular trait are said to be
a. hybrid.
b. homozygous.
c. heterozygous.
d. dominant.
T
t
T T
T TT Tt
T TT Tt
TT
T = tall
t = short
Figure 11-1
12. In the Punnett square shown in Figure 11-1, which of the following is true about the offspring resulting from
the cross? (Tt x TT)
a. 2TT:2Tt c. 1TT:2Tt:1tt
b. 2tall:2short d. 3tall:1short
a. 2TT:2Tt c. 1TT:2Tt:1tt
b. 2tall:2short d. 4 tall
16. If you made a Punnett square showing Gregor Mendel’s cross between true-breeding tall plants and true-
breeding short plants, the square would show that the offspring had
a. principle of dominance
c. principle of probabilities
d. principle of segregation
18. How many different allele combinations would be found in the gametes produced by a pea plant whose
genotype was RrYY?
a. 2
b. 4
c. 8
d. 16
19. If a pea plant that is heterozygous for round, yellow peas (RrYy) is crossed with a pea plant that is
homozygous for round peas but heterozygous for yellow peas (RRYy), how many different phenotypes are
their offspring expected to show?
a. 2
b. 4
c. 8
d. 16
20. Situations in which one allele for a gene is not completely dominant over another allele for that gene are
called
a. multiple alleles.
b. incomplete dominance.
c. polygenic inheritance.
d. multiple genes.
21. A cross of a red cow (RR) with a white bull (WW) produces all roan offspring (RRWW). This type of
inheritance is known as
a. incomplete dominance.
b. polygenic inheritance.
c. codominance.
d. multiple alleles.
a. Z.
b. X.
c. N.
d. Y.
a. 12.
b. 6.
c. 24.
d. 3.
a. homologous chromosomes.
a. mitosis.
b. meiosis.
c. crossing-over.
d. replication.
Figure 11-3
a. independent assortment
b. anaphase I of meiosis
c. crossing-over
d. Replication
a. prophase of meiosis I.
b. metaphase of meiosis I.
c. interphase.
d. anaphase of meiosis II
28. What happens between meiosis I and meiosis II that reduces the number of chromosomes?
a. Crossing-over occurs.
b. Metaphase occurs.
a. diploid cells.
b. haploid cells.
c. 2N daughter cells.
d. body cells.
31. In a 2 factor cross where both parents are heterozygous for both traits (TtYy x TtYy), the expected phenotypic
ratio would be:
a. 1:1:1:1 c. 3:1
b. 12:4 d. 9:3:3:1
32. When you flip a coin, what is the probability that it will come up tails?
a. ½
b. ¼
c. 1/8
d. 1
33. The wide range of skin colors in humans comes about because more than four different genes control this
trait. This is an example of:
35. Human blood types are produced by alleles A, B, and O. Having more than 2 alleles control a trait is called:
36. When the heterozygous phenotype is a combination or an intermediate of the two homozygous phenotypes, it
is called
37. If the sex cell of an organism has 20 chromosomes, then the body cells will have:
a. 20 chromosomes c. 15 chromosomes
b. 10 chromosomes d. 40 chromosomes
9.ANS: A 20.ANS: B
21.ANS: C
10.ANS: B
22.ANS: C
11.ANS: B
23.ANS: B
1. ANS: C 12.ANS: D
24.ANS: D
2.ANS: D 13.ANS: A
25.ANS: B
3.ANS: C 14.ANS: D
26.ANS: C
4.ANS: B 15.ANS: D
27.ANS: A
5.ANS: B 16.ANS: C
28.ANS: D
6.ANS: C 17.ANS: B
29.ANS: B
8.ANS: D 19.ANS: A
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Vertebrate Zoology Paper XI
Multiple Choice Questions
2. Example of cyclostomata
a) Petromyzon b) Ascidia c) Amphioxus d) Narcine
1. According to the biological species concept, horses and donkeys are not considered in the
same species because
A) they never mate.
B) they do not produce fertile offspring.
C) they look different.
D) they do not share a relatively recent common ancestor.
ANS: B
2. Semispecies are
A) samples of fossils that look rather different, although we cannot be sure it they were
indeed different species.
B) populations that are partially, but not completely, reproductively isolated from each
other.
C) species that have split off from a common ancestor, and then later merged back together
to form a single species.
D) species that are on the verge of becoming extinct.
ANS: B
5. A chronospecies is
A) a population that will eventually become a new species, given enough time.
B) a species that, though reproductively isolated, looks exactly like another species.
C) a label used for a stage of a single species evolving over time.
D) a measure of how many new species appear in a given period of time.
ANS: C
7. Someone comes up to you and states that an early species of ape could not have evolved into
the first humans because both apes and humans are alive today. This person has failed to
grasp the nature of
A) polygenesis.
B) monogenesis.
C) cladogenesis.
D) anagenesis.
ANS: C
10. When we place fossil specimens into different species based on their physical appearance, we
are using the ___________ concept.
A) biological species
B) paleospecies
C) anagenetic species
D) monospecies
ANS: B
12. In your study of the fossil record of early mammals, you notice a changing environment is
followed by the initial appearance of a tree-climbing species, which is then followed by many
later tree-climbing species. This is an example of
A) anagenesis.
B) gradualism.
C) species selection.
D) adaptive radiation.
ANS: D
17. The idea that evolution will continue in the same direction is known as orthogenesis. This idea
A) is always correct.
B) is incorrect—not all structures continue to change in the same direction.
C) is correct for all organisms except for humans.
D) is also known as natural selection.
ANS: B
18. The idea that natural selection will always select for larger organisms (“bigger is better”)
A) is totally supported by both the fossil evidence and field studies of living species.
B) fails to consider the fact that smaller individuals often require less food and are therefore
sometimes at an advantage.
C) fails to consider the fact that smaller individuals often have an advantage in terms of
disease resistance.
D) is true for mammals and reptiles, but seldom for other groups of animals.
ANS: B
21. Groups within a species that are physically distinct but are still capable of interbreeding are
often classified as
A) subspecies.
B) semispecies.
C) quasispecies.
D) pseudospecies.
ANS: A
27. The limbs of humans and many other vertebrates consist of an upper limb bone and two
lower limb bones. This similarity among many vertebrates is an example of
A) convergent evolution.
B) parallel evolution.
C) homoplasy.
D) homology.
ANS: D
28. Both birds and insects have wings that they use to fly. Here, wings are an example of
A) homology.
B) homoplasy.
C) adaptive radiation.
D) neutral traits.
ANS: B
31. A ___________ trait is one that has been inherited from an earlier ancestor.
A) neutral
B) homologous
C) primitive
D) derived
ANS: C
32. A _________ trait is one that has changed from an ancestral state.
A) neutral
B) homologous
C) primitive
D) derived
ANS: D
33. Neither apes nor humans have a tail, whereas other primates have tails. Compared with apes,
the lack of a tail in human beings is a _____________ trait since they both inherited it from a
common ancestor.
A) neutral
B) homologous
C) primitive
D) derived
ANS: C
34. ________ is used to determine what traits are primitive and what traits are derived in an
analysis of closely related species.
A) A molecular clock
B) An outgroup
C) A phenetic approach
D) An adaptive radiation model
ANS: B
35. Imagine you are studying the presence and absence of a hairy nose in a hypothetical group of
organisms. If your outgroup shows a hairy nose, this means that a hairy nose is a __________
trait.
A) primitive
B) derived.
ANS: A
36. If you classify organisms based on all homologous traits, you are using a(n) __________
approach.
A) population genetic
B) homologous
C) evolutionary systematics
D) cladistic
ANS: C
37. If you classify organisms based on evolutionary relationships, you are using a(n) ___________
approach.
A) population genetic
B) homologous
C) evolutionary systematics
D) cladistic
ANS: D
39. According to the method of cladistics, two species are placed in the same group if they share
__________ traits.
A) any homologous
B) primitive
C) derived
D) polymorphic
ANS: C
40. If parallel evolution is common, the evolutionary systematics approach to classification will
A) make species seem more distantly related than they really are.
B) make species seem more closely related than they really are.
C) have no effect on judging evolutionary relationships.
D) make it seem as though there were more species than actually existed.
ANS: B
42. The sum total of all alleles carried in all members of a population is called its:
A) gene pool.
B) genome.
C) ploidy.
D) polygenic sum.
E) polymorphism.
Ans: A
43. Microevolution is defined as:
A) a process that includes new species formation.
B) changes in the frequency of alleles within a population.
C) evolution of microorganisms.
D) interactions between species.
E) all of the above
Ans: B
45. Population genetics provides answers for all of the following questions except:
A) what is the frequency of genetic disease in a population?
B) what fraction of the phenotypic variation in a trait is the result of genetic variation?
C) what alleles are most likely to mutate?
D) given certain quantifiable variables, how long is a disease likely to persist?
E) how rapidly can a disease gain a foothold in a population?
Ans: C
46. Which of the following is not one of the assumptions of the Hardy-Weinberg law ?
A) The population is very large.
B) There is non-random mating within the population.
C) Mutations in the alleles do not occur.
D) No migration occurs into or out of the population.
E) The ability of all genotypes for survival and reproduction is the same.
Ans: B
48. The heterozygote genotype frequency term for a gene with two alternate alleles A (frequency
p) and a (frequency q) in the Hardy-Weinberg equation is:
A) p2.
B) q2.
C) 2pq.
D) (p+q)2.
E) p+q.
Ans: C
49. If in a population of 1 million people, 100 albinos (homozygous recessives, aa) were found,
how many normal (homozygous dominants, AA) individuals will be found in the next
generation under equilibrium conditions?
A) 19,800
B) 100,000
C) 980,010
D) 999,900
E) 100
Ans: C
50. In humans, brachydactyly is a dominant condition. Six thousand four hundred people in a
population of 10,000 show the disease (1,600 are BB, 4,800 are Bb) and 3,600 are normal
phenotypes (bb). The frequency of the b allele is:
A) 0.6.
B) 0.4.
C) 0.36.
D) 0.48.
E) 0.16.
Ans: A
51. The frequency of the Hemoglobin A allele is 0.9. The heterozygote with the recessive allele, s,
show resistance to the malarial parasite. What is the frequency of the heterozygote for the
pair As?
A) 0.81
B) 0.1
C) 0.01
D) 0.18
E) 0.09
Ans: D
53. Which of the following is not generally true about conditions of natural populations?
A) Size is not always very large.
B) Individuals do not mate at random.
C) New mutations do occur.
D) There is migration in and out of the population.
E) Different genotypes have the same fitness.
Ans: E
54. Fitness is described as:
A) an individual's ability to survive to adulthood.
B) an individual's ability to reproduce.
C) the effect of the particular genotype which cannot always be predicted.
D) a, b, and c are true.
E) only a, and b are true.
Ans: D
55. Changes in allele frequency in conditions of either natural or artificial selection depends on:
A) allele frequencies themselves.
B) relative fitness related to viability.
C) reproductive abilities of the different phenotypes.
D) a, and b only.
E) a, b, and c.
Ans: D
56. Many human recessive genetic diseases are maintained despite continuing selection against
them because:
A) heterozygotes have a higher fitness than either homozygote.
B) the recessive alleles mutate to dominant type.
C) there is no inheritance for the recessive allele.
D) the dominant allele frequency remain the same over generations.
E) none of the above.
Ans: A
57. A disease which has been studied in great detail for heterozygote superiority is:
A) brachydactyly.
B) sickle cell disease.
C) insulin-dependent diabetes.
D) albinism.
E) tuberculosis.
Ans: B
58. If African populations have a relative fitness of the wild type genotype of 0.8, and that of the
heterozygote of 1.0, then the relative advantage in fitness of the heterozygotes would be:
A) 0.8.
B) 0.08.
C) 0.16.
D) 0.28.
E) 1.25.
Ans: E
61. Unpredictable, chance fluctuation in allele frequency that have a neutral effect on fitness is
called:
A) founder effect.
B) selection.
C) genetic drift.
D) mutation.
E) inbreeding.
Ans: C
62. The process in which rare alleles increase in frequency in a new population is known as:
A) gene flow.
B) genetic drift.
C) founder effect.
D) inbreeding.
E) selection.
Ans: C
64. The factors contributing to the antibiotic resistance of bacterial pathogens are:
A) patient noncompliance with drug treatments.
B) strong selection imposed by antibiotic increases the rate of evolution in each generation.
C) plasmids provide a means for the genetic exchange of resistance genes.
D) only b and c.
E) a, b and c.
Ans: E
65. Development of Insulin-dependent diabetes is associated with how many separate regions of
the human genome?
A) 12
B) 10
C) 8
D) 6
E) 4
Ans: A
71. Recent heritability studies on twins show that there is a genetic component to:
A) memory.
B) extroversion.
C) verbal reasoning.
D) a, b, and c.
E) only a and b.
Ans: D
74. A number of interacting genes produce quantitative inheritance. The transmission of these
genes can be seen in the phenotypical pattern of:
A) discontinuous distribution of discrete phenotypes.
B) continuous variation in phenotypic expression.
C) strict dominance and recessiveness.
D) all of the above.
E) only a and b.
Ans: B
75. A cross between a tall and a short pea plant produced intermediate height in the F1
generation. When the F1s were crossed plants of the original parental heights and plants with
a range of heights in between the extremes were produced. The mode of inheritance is
described as:
A) multifactorial.
B) independent assortment.
C) incomplete dominance.
D) codominance.
E) segregation.
Ans: A
76. Multifactorial inheritance is observed in phenotypes which show typically:
A) only one discrete type.
B) two extremes.
C) a bell shaped distribution.
D) a higher mutation rate.
E) all of the above.
Ans: C
78. In addition to genetic factors, environmental factors influence the inheritance of:
A) metabolic diseases.
B) recessive diseases.
C) dominant diseases.
D) sex-linked diseases.
E) polygenic traits.
Ans: E
79. Brown insects living in a dark background survived in a ratio of 90/120, while the same insects
in a lighter background survived in a ratio of 30/120. The ratio of relative fitness of the insects
in dark to lighter background is:
A) 1 : 0.333.
B) 0.75 : 0.25.
C) 90 : 120.
D) 3 : 1.
E) none of the above.
Ans: A
80. If the relative fitness of genotypes MM, MN, NN are 0.8, 1.0, and 0.2 respectively, the expected
equilibrium frequency of N is:
A) 0.8.
B) 1.0.
C) 0.2.
D) 1.25.
E) 4.0.
Ans: C
81. Twins made from two individual zygotes (dizygotic twins):
A) are related genetically as the monozygotic twins.
B) share 0% genetic similarities.
C) are similar in 100% of genetic sequences.
D) are related genetically as non-twin siblings.
E) are similar to parents.
Ans: D
83. The frequencies of ABO blood groups in a certain population are: A=0.22, B=0.44, AB=0.18, and
O=0.16. The frequency of the O allele in the population is:
A) 0.469.
B) 0.663.
C) 0.424.
D) 1.0.
E) 0.4.
Ans: E
84. Under special circumstances, migration does not change allele frequencies. If the allele
frequencies of a dominant and recessive allele are both 0.5, then migration of which of the
following will not change the frequencies of the alleles?
A) homozygous recessive individuals
B) haploid individuals
C) diploid individuals
D) heterozygous individuals
E) homozygous dominant individuals
Ans: D
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B.Sc. IV Semester
ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY (Paper No XIII )
2. Vit. D is synthesised in presence of sunlight in (a) Skin (b) Bone(c) Liver (d) Spleen
3. Antipellagra factor is
(a) B1 (b) B2 (c) B5 (d) B12
6. Yeast is source of
(a) Vitamin A (b) Vitamin D
(c) Vitamin C (d) Riboflavin
25. Calciferol is
(a) Vit. A (b) Vit. B
(c) Vit. C (d) Vit. D
26. Which of the following vitamin does not have coenzyme activity
(a) Folic Acid (b) Riboflavin
(c) Biotin
(d) Tocopherol (Vitamin E)
34. Oxidative product of bile pigment which is responsible for the colouration of faeces is :
(a) Bilirubin (b) Biliverdin
(c) Stercobili (d) None
38. Which of the following leaves basic residues in the body during metabolism
(a) Oils and fat (b) Citrus fruit juices
(c) Meat (d) Egg
63. bne of the following is not a part of gut & digestive system
(a) Spleen (b) Stomach
(c) Liver (d) Pancreas
68. Which one is the matching pair characterized by pigmented skin of hands, legs and irritability (C.B.S.E.93)
(a) Iodine-Goitre
(b) Nicotinamide-Pellagra
(c) Thiamine-Beri-beri
(d) Protein-Kwashiorkor
75. The enzyme which can act in Acidic and basic media both
(a) Lipase (b) Trypsin
(c) Pepsin (d) Ptyalin
87. Enterokinase is
(a) Enzyme (b) Hormone
(c) Vitamin (d) None
97. Which of the following converts inactive pepsinogen into active pepsin :
(a) HCI (b) Mucous
(c) Hormone (d) Enterokinase
98. Which of the following converts peptones, proteoses and polypeptides into amino acids :
(a) Amylase (b) Trypsin
(c) Lipase (d) Rennin
1. B 2. D 3. D 4. A 5. C 6. A
7. B 8. B 9. A 10. C 11. C 12. A
10. Isomers differing as a result of variations
in configuration of the —OH and —H on
carbon atoms 2, 3 and 4 of glucose are
known as
(A) Epimers (B) Anomers
(C) Optical isomers (D) Steroisomers
10. Cephalin consists of 18. Unsaturated fatty acid found in the cod
(A) Glycerol, fatty acids, phosphoric acid and liver oil and containing 5 double bonds is
choline (A) Clupanodonic acid
(B) Glycerol, fatty acids, phosphoric acid and (B) Cervonic acid
(C) Elaidic acid once used in the treatment of leprosy is
(D) Timnodonic acid (A) Elaidic oil (B) Rapeseed oil
(C) Lanoline (D) Chaulmoogric oil
19. Phospholipid acting as surfactant is ANSWERS
(A) Cephalin (B) Phosphatidyl inositol 1. A 2. A 3. C 4. C 5. D 6. A
(C) Lecithin (D) Phosphatidyl serine 7. C 8. D 9. D 10. B 11. D 12. A
13. B 14. A 15. D 16. B 17. B 18. D
20. An oil which contains cyclic fatty acids 19. C 20. D
and
1. When ATP forms AMP 10. Redox potential (EO volts) of cytochrome
(A) Inorganic pyrophosphate is produced C, Fe3+/Fe2+ is
(B) Inorganic phosphorous is produced (A) –0.29 (B) –0.27
(C) Phsophagen is produced (C) –0.08 (D) +0.22
(D) No energy is produced
11. The prosthetic group of aerobic
2. Standard free energy (G°) of hydrolysis dehydrogenases
of ATP to ADP + Pi is is
(A) –49.3 KJ/mol (B) –4.93 KJ/mol (A) NAD (B) NADP
(C) –30.5 KJ/mol (D) –20.9 KJ/mol (C) FAD (D) Pantothenic acid
3. Standard free energy (G°) of hydrolysis 12. Alcohol dehydrogenase from liver
of ADP to AMP + Pi is contains
(A) –43.3 KJ/mol (B) –30.5 KJ/mol (A) Sodium (B) Copper
(C) –27.6 KJ/mol (D) –15.9 KJ/mol (C) Zinc (D) Magnesium
182 MCQs IN BIOCHEMISTRY
4. Standard free energy (G°) of hydrolysis
of phosphoenolpyruvate is 13. A molybdenum containing oxidase is
(A) –61.9 KJ/mol (B) –43.1 KJ/mol (A) Cytochrome oxidase
(C) –14.2 KJ/mol (D) –9.2 KJ/mol (B) Xanthine oxidase
(C) Glucose oxidase
5. Standard free energy (G°) of hydrolysis (D) L-Amino acid oxidase
of creatine phosphate is
(A) -–51.4 KJ/mol (B) –43.1 KJ/mol 14. A copper containing oxidase is
(C) –30.5 KJ/mol (D) –15.9 KJ/mol (A) Cytochrome oxidase
(B) Flavin mononucleotide
6. The oxidation-reduction system having (C) Flavin adenine dinucleotide
the highest redox potential is (D) Xanthine oxidase
(A) Ubiquinone ox/red
(B) Fe3+ cytochrome a/Fe2+ 15. The mitochondrial superoxide dismutase
(C) Fe3+ cytochrome b/Fe2+ contains
(D) NAD+/NADH (A) Mg++ (B) Mn++
(C) Co++ (D) Zn++
7. If G°= –2.3RT log Keq, the free energy 16. Cytosolic superoxide dismutase contains
for the reaction will be (A) Cu2+ and Zn2+ (B) Mn2+
A B C (C) Mn2+ and Zn2+ (D) Cu2+ and Fe2+
10moles 10moles 10moles
(A) –4.6 RT (B) –2.3 RT 17. Cytochrome oxidase contains
(C) +2.3 RT (D) +4.6 RT (A) Cu2+ and Zn2+ (B) Cu2+ and Fe2+
(C) Cu2+ and Mn2+ (D) Cu2+
8. Redox potential (EO volts) of NAD+/NADH
is 18. Characteristic absorption bands
(A) –0.67 (B) –0.32 exhibited
(C) –0.12 (D) +0.03 by ferrocytochrome:
(A) band (B) band
9. Redox potential (EO volts) of ubiquinone, (C) and bands (D) , and bands
ox/red system is
(A) +0.03 (B) +0.08 19. Monooxygenases are found in
(A) Cytosol (B) Nucleus 7. Fat soluble vitamins are
(C) Mitochondira (D) Microsomes (A) Soluble in alcohol
(B) one or more Propene units
20. A component of the respiratory chain in (C) Stored in liver
mitochondria is (D) All these
(A) Coenzyme Q
(B) Coenzyme A 8. The international unit of vitamin A is
(C) Acetyl coenzyme equivalent to the activity caused by
(D) Coenzyme containing thiamin (A) 0.3 μg of Vitamin A alcohol
(B) 0.344 μg of Vitamin A alcohol
Answer : 1. A 2. C 3. C 4. A 5. B 6. B (C) 0.6 μg of Vitamin A alcohol
7. C 8. B 9. C 10. D 11. C 12. C (D) 1.0 μg of Vitamin A alcohol
13. B 14. A 15. B 16. A 17. B 18. D
19. D 20. A 9. Lumirhodopsin is stable only at
temperature below
(A) –10°C (B) –20°C
(C) –40°C (D) –50°C
3. A pheromone is
A) an endorphin released within the anterior pituitary.
B) a growth factor related to the production of tumors.
C) a product of a neurosecretory cell that acts on neighboring cells.
D) a chemical released by one animal to affect the behavior of another animal.
E) a regulatory hormone that stimulates or inhibits the release of hormones produced by other endocrine
glands.
Answer: D
4. Zoologists extracted the chemical that the Japanese beetle uses to attract a mate, and use it in a trap to
reduce the beetle population. They are utilizing a
A) hormone.
B) pesticide.
C) enzyme.
D) pheromone.
E) excretion.
Answer: D
5.An example of a hormone signal that acts locally between adjacent cells is
A) insulin.
B) growth hormone.
C) pheromones.
D) prostaglandins.
E) cortisol.
Answer: D
11. Which body system coordinates activities of body parts by releasing hormones into the blood?
A) nervous system
B) digestive system
C) respiratory system
D) circulatory system
E) endocrine system
Answer: E
Answer: D
Answer: D
19. Consider the synchronization of birth and milk production. Babies can be born several months
prematurely, and milk production is needed immediately after birth. How has the human body evolved to
coordinate this delicate timing of events?
A) The ovaries signal the rest of the body tissues by varying the level of estrogen.
B) Conscious awareness of the arrival of a baby triggers the mother's hypothalamus to secrete prolactin.
C) The hypothalamus and pituitary that triggered the female reproductive cycle also schedule milk
production on a nine-month clock basis.
D) ADH produced by the baby passes through the placenta and, added to the mother's ADH, builds up
her milk production relative to the size of the fetus.
E) Oxytocin both causes the uterus to contract in labor and stimulates the release of milk from mammary
glands, which is reinforced by prolactin from the pituitary.
Answer: E
20. The part of the brain controlling the anterior pituitary gland secretions is the
A) medulla.
B) thalamus.
C) cerebral cortex.
D) hypothalamus.
E) cerebellum.
Answer: D
21. Which of the following hormones is/are NOT a product of the anterior lobe of the pituitary?
A) growth hormone
B) antidiuretic hormone
C) gonadotropic hormones
D) thyroid-stimulating hormone
E) adrenocorticotropic hormone
Answer: B
Answer: C
Answer: E
Answer: E
25. Which hormone stimulates the production of estrogen and progesterone?
A) growth hormone
B) antidiuretic hormone
C) gonadotropic hormones
D) thyroid-stimulating hormone
E) adrenocorticotropic hormone
Answer: C
26. Which hormone causes acromegaly if present in abnormally high concentrations in an adult?
A) growth hormone
B) antidiuretic hormone
C) gonadotropic hormones
D) thyroid-stimulating hormone
E) adrenocorticotropic hormone
Answer: A
Answer: C
Answer: C
Answer: A
Answer: A
31. The condition that results when there is an increased production of human growth hormone in an adult is
termed
A) Cushing's syndrome.
B) Addison's disease.
C) gigantism.
D) dwarfism.
E) acromegaly.
Answer: E
32. Which hormone will stimulate the release of milk from the mother's mammary glands when a baby is
nursing?
A) oxytocin
B) prolactin
C) ADH
D) HGH
E) epinephrine
Answer: A
33. Which of the following hormones require iodine?
A) thyroxin
B) aldosterone
C) parathyroid hormone
D) insulin
E) cortisol
Answer: A
Answer: E
35. Which of the following hormones is NOT correctly matched with its description?
A) thymosin--aids in production of T cells
B) thyroxin--needed for growth and development in vertebrates
C) parathyroid hormone--increases level of calcium ions in blood
D) cortisol--lowers blood glucose level by removing glucose into tissues
E) epinephrine--released by the adrenal medulla under stressful conditions
Answer: D
36. Which is NOT a correct consequence of surgical removal of portions of these glands?
A) adrenal cortex--bronzing of skin, no glucose at stress, dehydration and death
B) thymus--decrease in sex drive and changes in secondary sexual characteristics
C) parathyroid glands--drop in blood calcium level and tetany (muscles shake)
D) ovaries--alteration in menstrual cycle and change in secondary sex characteristics
E) adult thyroid--low pulse rate and body temperature and lethargy
Answer: B
Answer: E
Answer: D
Answer: B
40. What is the cascade of events that follows a stress or trauma to produce adrenal reaction?
A) hypothalamus (ACTH-releasing hormone)-anterior pituitary (ACTH)-adrenal cortex
mineralocorticoids and glucocorticoids (regulate metabolism and sugar level)
B) hypothalamus (ACTH-releasing hormone)-anterior pituitary (ACTH)-adrenal cortex epinephrine and
norepinephrine (regulate metabolism and sugar level)
C) anterior pituitary (ACTH)-hypothalamus (ACTH-releasing hormone)-adrenal cortex hormones
D) adrenal cortex (hormones)-anterior pituitary (ACTH)-hypothalamus (ACTH-releasing hormone)
E) adrenal cortex (hormones)-hypothalamus (ACTH-releasing hormone)-anterior pituitary (ACTH)
Answer: A
41. Which endocrine organ acts like the postganglionic neurons of the sympathetic nervous system?
A) thyroid gland
B) thymus gland
C) adrenal cortex
D) adrenal medulla
E) islets of Langerhans of the pancreas
Answer: D
42. Which of the following hormones will allow us to react to emergency situations?
A) estrogen
B) progesterone
C) testosterone
D) cortisol
E) norepinephrine
Answer: E
43. Which disease results when the adrenal cortex produces too much hormone?
A) diabetes insipidus
B) diabetes mellitus
C) Cushing's syndrome
D) Addison's disease
E) myxedema
Answer: C
Answer: C
Answer: B
Answer: D
Answer: D
48. Which of the following glands has both an endocrine and an exocrine function?
A) mammary gland
B) pancreas
C) pituitary
D) adrenal gland
E) thyroid gland
Answer: B
49. Which hormone will increase blood glucose levels?
A) thyroxin
B) aldosterone
C) cortisol
D) insulin
E) calcitonin
Answer: C
Answer: E
Answer: D
Answer: A
53. Which of the following statements is NOT true about diabetes mellitus?
A) Type II diabetes is much more common than type I.
B) Insulin injections are required in both type I and type II diabetes.
C) Type I diabetes occurs as a result of destruction of the insulin-producing cells.
D) One method of treating type II diabetes is exercise and a low-fat, low-sugar diet.
E) Symptoms of diabetes include excessive thirst, frequent urination, and glucose in the urine.
Answer: B
54. Which gland will produce melatonin?
A) pancreas
B) pineal gland
C) adrenal gland
D) thyroid gland
E) pituitary
Answer: B
Answer: E
Answer: B
57. The endocrine system as a whole
A) coordinates body functions by use of chemical signals called hormones.
B) is slower acting than the nervous system.
C) controls whole body processes such as growth and reproduction.
D) has an effect that is longer acting than that of the nervous system.
E) All of the choices are true of the nervous system.
Answer: E
Department of Zoology
B.Sc. V Semester
Ecology (Paper No XVII )
Multiple Choice Question
1. Autecology deals with:
a. Study of individual organism
b. Study of group of organisms
c. Study of autotrophs
d. Study of heterotrophs
5. Nektons are:
a. Free swimming organisms
b. Non- swimming, free floating organisms
c. Sedentary organisms
d. Flying organisms
12. Epicentre is
a. Centre point of the earth
b. Origin of a earthquake
c. Origin of a tornado d. Path of the satelli
a)Cosmic ray b) Visible light c) Non visible light d) Infra red light
07. Chikungunya is a
a) Bacterial disease b) Viral disease c) Fungal infection d) None of the above
4. Life originated first in the primitive oceans. The evidences supporting this view
a. Protoplasm and body fluids of all animals contain salt
b. Moist simpler and lower animals are aquatic and marine
c. Fossils of earliest animals obtained from rocks of marine origin
d. All the above
5. The colloidal particles of organic materials formed in the primitive oceans are called
a. Coacervates
b. Protoplasm
c. Cytoplasm
d. Nucleic acid
10. The major phenomenon responsible for micro evolution and mega evolution
a. Genetic drift
b. Adaptative radiation
c. Natural selection
d. None of the above
11. Germplasm theory was put forward by
a) Ernest Haeckal b) Weismann c) Chapmann d) Friedrich wolff
14. The major phenomenon responsible for micro evolution and mega evolution
a. Genetic drift
b. Adaptative radiation
c. Natural selection
d. None of the above
8. Vector of filariasis
a) Anopheles b) Culex c) Tse-tse fly d) Mites
18. Cysticerus can live for eight month in the --------- of cattle
a) muscle b) eggs c) both a and b d) all of these