Multiple Choice Questions

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Chromosomes are arranged along the equator during

  • Prophase

  • Metaphase

  • Anaphase

  • Telophase


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Telophase

In plant cells, during metaphase chromosomes line up around the equator of the spindle and attached by their centromere to the spindle fibres (microtubules). In animal cells, during metaphase, smaller chromosomes are usually central in position with larger ones peripheral in position.


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The fleshy receptacle of syconus of fig encloses number of

  • Achenes

  • Samaras

  • Berries

  • Mericarps


Which one of the following is linked to the discovery of bordeaux mixture as a popular fungicide?

  • Bacterial leaf blight of rice

  • Downy mildew of grapes

  • Loose smut of wheat

  •  Black rust of wheat


Prothallus of the fern produces

  • Spores

  • Gametes

  • Both (a) and (b)

  • Cones


Which of the following floral parts forms pericarp after fertilization?

  • Nucellus

  • Outer integument

  • Ovary wall

  • Inner integument


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 Development of an embryo without fertilization is called as

  • Apomixis

  • Polyembryony

  • Parthenocarpy

  • Parthenogenesis


A fern differs from a moss in having

  • Swimming archegonia

  • Swimming antherozoids

  • Independent gametophytes

  • Independent sporophytes


Female cone of Pinus is a

  • Modified needles

  • Modified long shoot

  • Modified dwarf shoot

  • Modified scale


Width of the DNA molecule is

  • 15 Ao

  • 20 Ao

  • 25 Ao

  • 34 Ao


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Unisexuality of flowers prevents

  • Autogamy, but not geitonogamy

  • Both geitonogamy and xenogamy

  • Geitonogamy, but not xenogam

  • Autogamy and geitonogamy