Statement I: | Bt toxin is more environmentally friendly than synthetic pesticides. |
Statement II: | Expression of Bt toxin gene in plants provide resistance of certain insects. |
1. | Statement I is correct and Statement II is incorrect |
2. | Both Statement I and Statement II are correct and Statement II explains Statement I |
3. | Both Statement I and Statement II are correct but Statement II does not explain Statement I |
4. | Statement I is incorrect and Statement II is correct |
Bt cotton is not:
1. | A GM plant |
2. | Insect resistant |
3. | A bacterial gene expressing system |
4. | Resistant to all pesticides |
A protoxin is:
1. | A primitive toxin | 2. | A denatured toxin |
3. | Toxin produced by protozoa | 4. | Inactive toxin |
The trigger for activation of toxin of Bacillus thuringiensis is:
1. | Acidic pH of stomach |
2. | High temperature |
3. | Alkaline pH of gut |
4. | Mechanical action in the insect gut |
Why does the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis not affected by the toxins produced by it that can kill arthropods?
1. | The toxin inactivated by proteins in the bacterial cells. |
2. | The bacterial cell does not have organelles and thus it is harmless. |
3. | It is produced as a pro-toxin by the bacterium. |
4. | The protein needs post-transcriptional modification possible only in eukaryotic cells. |
Corn borer can be controlled by the proteins encoded by Bacillus thuringiensis gene:
1. | cryIAb | 2. | cryIAc |
3. | cryIIAb | 4. | cryIIIAc |
I: | Any Bt toxin gene isolated from Bacillus thuringiensis can be used to create GM crops resistant to all insects. |
II: | Bt toxins do not have specificity for any insect groups. |
1. | Statement I is correct and Statement II is incorrect. |
2. | Both Statement I and Statement II are correct and Statement II explains Statement I. |
3. | Both Statement I and Statement II are correct but Statement II does not explain Statement I. |
4. | Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect. |