One gene-one enzyme relationship was established for the first time in
Neurospora crassa
Salmonella typhimurium
Escherichia coli
Escherichia coli
A genetically engineered micro-organism use successfully in bioremediation of oil spills is a species of
Pseudomonas
Trichoderma
Xanthomonas
Xanthomonas
In which one of the following preparations are you likely to come across cell junctions most frequently?
Ciliated epithelium.
Thrombocytes
Tendon
Tendon
What is common between parrot, platypus and kangaroo?
Homeothermy
Toothless jaws
Functional post-anal tail
Functional post-anal tail
Which pair of the following belongs to Basidiomycetes?
Birds nest fungi and Pufballs
Pufballs and Calviceps
Peziza and Stink horns
Peziza and Stink horns
A person who is on a longer hunger strike and is surviving only on water, will have
more sodium in his urine
less amino acids in his urine
more glucose in his blood
more glucose in his blood
A.
more sodium in his urine
The normal concentration of sodium in the blood plasma is 150 mEq/L. If this level drops below 120 mEq/L, the result may be lethargy, coma or death. Unlike deficiencies of other important fluid constituents, the most common cause of this drop in sodium concentration is not a nutritional deficit of sodium, but rather an excess of water.
Which one of the following pairs, is not correctly matched?
Abscisic acid - Stomatal closure
Gibberellic acid - Leaf fall
Cytokinin - Cell division
Cytokinin - Cell division
Which one of the following is a matching pair of a body feature and the animal possessing it?
Post-anal tail - Octopus
Ventral Central nervous system - Leech nervous system
Pharyngeal gill slits absent in embryo
Pharyngeal gill slits absent in embryo
Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
Animals Morphological features
(i) Crocodile - 4-chambered heart
(ii) Sea urchin - Parapodia
(iii) Obelia - Thecodont
(iv) Lemur - Thecodont
A, C and D
B, C and D
Only A and D
Only A and D