Multiple Choice Questions

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When pollen tube enters through micropyle, the process is called

  • Porogamy

  • Chalazogamy

  • Mesogarny

  • Apogamy


A.

Porogamy

The pollen tube may enter the ovule by following one of three routes given below:
(a) Porogamy Pollen tube enters the ovule through micropyle, e.g., most angiosperms.
(b) Mesogamy Pollen tube enters the ovule through integuments (e.g., Cucurbita) or through funiculus (e.g., Pistacia).
(c) Chalazogamy Pollen tube enters the ovule through chalazal tissues, e.g., Casuarina, Beta vulgaris, Juglens regia, etc.


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Which extraembryonic membrane in humans prevents desiccation of the embryo inside the uterus?

  • Chorion

  • Allantois

  • Yolk sac

  • Amnion


A transgenic food crop, which may help in solving the problem of nightblindness in developing countries is

  • Flavr savr tomatoes

  • Starlink maize

  • Bt soyabean

  • Golden rice


Polyploidy can be induced by the application of

  • Auxin

  • Kinetin

  • Colchicine

  • Ethylene


Which of the following bio-engineered bacteria is utilized for cleaning of marine oil slicks?

  • Escherichia coli

  • Pseudomonas syringae

  • Pseudomonas putida

  • Rhizoctonia solani


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Cells obtained from cancerous tumours are known as

  • Hybridomas

  • Myelomas

  • Lymphocytes

  • Monoclonal cells


Which of the following is a total root parasite?

  • Cuscuta

  • Rafflesia

  • Santalum

  • Monotrapa


Outer wall of pollen grain is made up of

  • Cellulose

  • Sporopollenin

  • Pectocellulose

  • Lignin


DNA replication occurs in

  • G1-phase

  • S-phase

  • G2-phase

  • M-phase


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AIDS virus contains

  • RNA with protein

  • DNA with protein

  • DNA without protein

  • bNA only