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Biology

Class

NEET Class 12

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71.

In a type of apomixis known as adventive embryony, embryos develop directly from the

  • nucellus or integuments

  • synergids or antipodals in an embryo sac

  • accessory embryo sacs in the ovule

  • zygote


A.

nucellus or integuments

Apomixis does not involve gamete formation and fertilization is found in amphimixis. Adventive embryo formation is a type of apomixis in which embryos are formed from diploid integumental or nucellar cells.


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72.

Through which cell of the embryo sac, does the pollen tube enter the embryo sac?

  • Egg cell

  • Central cell

  • Persistant synergid

  • Degenerated synergid


73.

Which one of the following represents an ovule, where the embryo sac becomes horse-shoe shaped and the funiculus and micropyle are close to each other?

  • Circinotropous

  • Anatropous

  • Amphitropous

  • Atropous


74.

Using imprints from a plate with complete medium and carrying bacterial colonies, you can select streptomycin resistant mutants and prove that such mutations do not originate as adaptation. These imprints need to be used

  • only on plates with streptomycin

  • on plates with minimal medium

  • only on plates without streptomycin

  • on plates with and without streptomycin


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75.

Which of the following is generally used for induced mutagenesis in crop plants?

  • Alpha particles

  • X- rays

  • UV (260 nm)

  • Gamma rays (from cobalt 60)


76.

In order to find out the different types of gametes produced by a pea plant having the genotype AaBb, it should be crossed to a plant with the genotype

  • aaBB

  • AaBb

  • AABB

  • aabb


77.

Why is vivipary an undesirable character for annual crop plants ?

  • It reduces the vigour of plant

  • The seeds cannot be stored under normal conditions for the next season

  • The seeds exhibit long dormancy

  • It adversely affects the fertility of the plant


78.

Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) strains have been used for designing novel

  • bio- metallurgical technique

  • bio- mineralization processes

  • bio- insecticidal plants

  • biofertilizers


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79.

Photosynthetic Active Radiation (PAR) has the following range of wavelengths

  • 400- 700 nm

  • 450- 950 nm

  • 340- 450 nm

  • 500- 600 nm


80.

Golden rice is a transgenic crop of the future with the following improved trait

  • high lysine (essential amino acid) content

  • insect resistance

  • high protein content

  • high vitamin A content


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