Multiple Choice Questions

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The Gram (-) bacteria detect and respond to the chemicals in their surroundings by

  • muramic acid

  • lipopolysaccharide

  • volutin granules

  • porin


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porin

In cell wall of Gram-negative bacteria, the peptidoglycan layer is very thin. The outer membrane is a bilayered structure consisting chiefly of phospholipids, proteins and lipo-polysaccharides. The permeability of outer membrane to nutrients is provided by proteins called porins, which form channels in the membrane.


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Dimorphism of chloroplast is found in

  • C3 - plants

  • C4 - plants

  • CAM plants

  • Both (b) and (c)


Plants purify air by which process?

  • Photorespiration

  • Photosynthesis

  • Photophosphorylation

  • Transpiration


Which one of the following statement correctly define the term homonym?

  • Identical name of two different taxon

  • Two or more names belonging to the same taxon

  • When species name repeats the generic name

  • Other name of a taxon given in a language other than the language of zoological/ botanical nomenclature


Which of the following is called stress hormone?

  • Abscisic acid

  • Auxin

  • Cytokinin

  • Gibberellic acid


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Mesoglia is seen in between

  • ectoderm and endoderm

  • ectoderm and mesoderm

  • mesoderm and endoderm

  • just below mesoderm


Which of the following element is responsible for Minamata disease?

  • Hg

  • Pb

  • Cd

  • Fe


One of the characteristic of sieve tube is

  • it is a part of phloem

  • function is transport of inorganic solutes

  • it is dead cell

  • sieve plate is not present


Chromosomes replicate in which stage of meiosis?

  • Prophase- I

  • Prophase- II

  • Telophase- I

  • Interphase


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A substance that induces dormancy of seed is

  • ABA

  • GA

  • thio-urea

  • cytokinin