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Biology MCQ Question - The Variety of Life
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1. The first organism of whose genome was completely discovered was
Human beings
Influenza Virus
Hemophilus Influenza
None of these
2. Which of the following statement is incorrect about RNA?
The pentose sugar in it is Ribose.
It contains Adenine Guanine Thymine and Cytosine
It is present in the nucleoli
It may be folded back on itself to give double helical characteristics.
3. RNA constitutes _____ % of the total cellular RNA.
3-4 %
10-20%
80%
90%
4. There are mainly _______ types of tRNA
170
20
25
15
5. Most of the cellular secretions are _____ in nature.
Glycolipids
Glycoproteins
Nucleohistones
Proteins
6. Which conjegated molecules play important role in gene expression?
Glycolipids
Glycoproteins
Nucleohistones
None of these
7. The survival of an animal depends upon its ability to take some from its environment
Chemicals
Hydrocarbons
Organic molecules
Inorganic molecules
8. Interconversion of carbohydrates proteins and lipids in living cells are an example of
Coordinated catabolic activities
Coordinated anabolic activities
Both A and B
Any one
9. Carbon commonly combines with
H
N & O
P & S
All of these
10. Non polar organic molecules are _______ in water.
Soluble
Insoluble
Partially soluble
Depends upon condition
11. In living organisms the lubricant which provides protection against damage resulting from friction is
Carbohydrates
Fatty acid
Water
Protein
12. In Cx(H2O)y x ranges from
1 to 3 thousand
3 to many thousand
3 to 5 thousand
5 to 9 thousand
13. Glycolipids and glycoproteins have structural role in the _____ matrix of animal and bacterial cell
Extracellular
Intracellular
Both of these
Glucose
14. The trioses which are intermediate in respiration and photosynthesis are
Glyceraldehydes
Dihydroxy acetone
Both of these
None of these
15. Keto group is represented as
CO
C-COO-C
HCOH
HOH
16. The monosaccharide found in some bacteria and occurring rarely are
Trioses
Hexoses
Tetroses
Pentoses
17. How many carbon atoms are required to form a furan ring (ribofuranose)
3
4
5
2
18. In esterification OH comes from
Organic acid
Alcohol
Water
Sugar
19. Triglyceride is also known as
Natural lipid
Neutral lipid
Neutral wax
All of these
20. Which one is not found in fatty acids in acylglycerols?
C-6
C-25
C-26
C-30
21. Animals fats are ___________ atroom temperature
Liquids
Gases
Solids
None of these
22. So far over _____ number of species of animals are known:
million
1 million
1
2 million
23. Which of the following category is most general with its members lest resembling with each other than the other categries:
Species
Genus
Family
Order
24. Solanum tuberosum is a scientific name of:
Onion
Amaltas
Potato
Tomato
25. Allium cepa is the scientific name of :
Onion
Amaltas
Potato
Tomato
26. Those organisms which can prepare their own food from simple inorganic material and can store energy are called
Autotrophs
Heterotrophs
Procariotique
Eu-cariotique
27. Which of the Euglenas (a Protoctista) character resembles that of animals:
They can move
They lack cell wall
They do not have chlorophyll
Both a and b
28. The word which E-Chatton suggested for bacteria and blue green algae was:
Autotrophs
Heterotrophs
Pro-cariotique
Eu-cariotique
29. Organisms of which of the following kingdom have absorptive mode of nutrition:
Prokaryotae
Protoctista
Animalia
Fungi
30. Which of the following organisms have Chitin as a major structural component of their cell wall:
Prokaryotae
Protoctista
Plantae
Fungi
31. Five kingdom classification was proposed by :
Carlous Linnaeus
E-Chatton
Robert Whittaker
Lynn Margulis and Karlene Schwartz
32. Amoeba belongs to which kingdom:
Prokaryotae
Plantae
Monera
Protista
33. Kingdom Protoctista includes:
Prokaryotic organisms
Unicellular organisms
Fungi
Eu-cariotiquic organisms
34. Other name for Kingdom monera is:
Protoctista
Prokaryotae
Archae
None of these
35. The word virus is derived from Latin word venome meaning
Sweet fluid
Sore Fluid
Poisonous Fluid
Salty Fluid
36. DNA or RNA of viruses is enclosed in ______ coat:
Protein
Carbohydrate
Lipid
DNA
37. Vaccine Was discovered by :
Louis Pasteur
Edward Jennar
Ivanowski
Stanely
38. The name Bacteriophage was coined by:
Charles Chamberland
Ivanowski
Twort
D Herelle
39. The size of smallest virus is:
10 nm
20 nm
30 nm
40 nm
40. The size of poxvirus is:
20 nm
200 nm
250 nm
300 nm
41. Viruses are ______ smaller than bacteria
10 - 100 times
10 - 1000 times
100 - 1000 times
1000 - 10000 times
42. Which of the statement about viruses is incorrect :
We can not grow them in laboratories on artificial medias
They are obligate intracellular parasite.
They can synthesize their nucleic acid
They are resistant to most of antibiotic treatment
43. Protein subunits of capsid is called the capsomeres is a characteristic of each virus. Their number in Herpes virus is:
100
152
162
172
44. Protein coat the capsid of adenovirus is :
Surrounded by genome
Surrounding genome
Surrounding the envelope
Both B and C
45. The agent of controversial nature causing mad cow infection is:
Bacteria
Cowpox Virus
Adenovirus
Prion
46. A virion is :
Virus
Viral protein
Viral lysozyme
Viral gene
47. An isolated virus is not considered living since it:
Separates in to two inner parts
Can not metabolize
Rapidly looses its Genome chemical inert
Is coated with an air tight shield
48. Bacteriopahage that infect E. coli are called:
M type
N type
N type
S type
49. Attachment of the bacteriophage with the receptor site on the bacterial cell wall involves:
Strong covalent bond between virion and the receptor site.
Week chemical unior between them
Both A and B depending upon the phage
None of these
50. In life cycle of bacteriophage which step occur after attachment of prophage with the receptor site of the bacterial cell wall:
Absorption
Multiplication
Lysogeny
Penetration
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