Multiple Choice Questions

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The taxonomic key is one of the taxonomic tools in the identification and classification of plants and animals. It is used in the preparation of 

  • Monographs

  • Flora

  • Both (a) and (b)

  • None of these


B.

Flora

Taxonomic keys are tools that help in the identification of organisms based on the description of specific characters. 

For example, flora ( A resource providing information on the taxonomy, nomenclature and descriptive data of newly discovered plants.)

Monographs (A comprehensive treatment of a taxon).


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Monoclonal antibodies and polyclonal antibodies are produced by

  • T-memory cells

  • NK- cells

  • Plasma cells of B-lymphocytes

  • Memory cells of B-lymphocytes


Match the following Columns

Column I Column II
A. Opuntia 1. Stem thorns
B. Asparagus 2. Phylloclades
C. Citrus 3. Cladodes

  • A B C
    1 2 3
  • A B C
    2 3 1
  • A B C
    3 2 1
  • A B C
    2 1 3

Which one of the following combination is incorrect?

  • Rio convention → Air pollution

  • Kyoto protocol  → Climate change

  • Montreal Protocol → Ozone depletion

  • Ramsar Convention → Wetland conservation


The method of directly injecting a sperm into ovum in assisted reproductive technology is called.

  • GIFT

  • ZIFT

  • ICSI

  • ET


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Munch hypothesis is based on

  • Translocation of food due to Turgor Pressure (TP) gradient and imbibition force

  • Translocation of food due to Turgor Pressure (TP) gradient

  • Translocation of food due to imbition force

  • None of the above


Roquefort cheese is ripened by using a

  • type of yeast

  • fungus

  • bacterium

  • cyanobacteria


All monerons

  • Contain DNA and RNA

  • Demonstrate a long circular strand of DNA, not formed enclosed in a nuclear membrane

  • Are bacteria

  • All of the above


The appearance of antibiotic-resistant bacteria is an example of

  • adaptive radiation

  • transduction

  • Pre-existing variation

  • divergent evolution in the population


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Which one of the following graphs correctly describes disruptive selection? When studying fitness level associated with body size?