No new follicles develop in the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle because :
| 1. | Follicles do not remain in the ovary after ovulation |
| 2. | FSH levels are high in the luteal phase |
| 3. | LH levels are high in the luteal phase |
| 4. | Both FSH and LH levels are low in the luteal phase |
In Australia, marsupials and placental mammals have evolved to share many similar characteristics. This type of evolution may be referred to as:
| 1. | Adaptive Radiation | 2. | Divergent Evolution |
| 3. | Cyclical Evolution | 4. | Convergent Evolution |
| Column-I | Column-II | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| (a) | XX–XO method of sex determination | (i) | Turner’s syndrome |
| (b) | XX–XY method of sex determination | (ii) | Female heterogametic |
| (c) | Karyotype – 45 | (iii) | Grasshopper |
| (d) | ZW–ZZ method of sex determination | (iv) | Female homogametic |
Select the correct answer
| Option | (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | (ii) | (iv) | (i) | (iii) |
| 2. | (i) | (iv) | (ii) | (iii) |
| 3. | (iii) | (iv) | (i) | (ii) |
| 4. | (iv) | (ii) | (i) | (iii) |
What will be the sequence of mRNA produced by the following stretch of DNA?
3' ATGCATGCATGCATG 5' TEMPLATE STRAND
5' TACGTACGTACGTAC 3' CODING STRAND
1. 3' AUGCAUGCAUGCAUG 5'
2. 5' UACGUACGUACGUAC 3'
3. 3' UACGUACGUACGUAC 5'
4. 5' AUGCAUGCAUGCAUG 3'
Select the incorrect statement regarding inbreeding:
| 1. | Inbreeding helps in elimination of deleterious alleles from the population |
| 2. | Inbreeding is necessary to evolve a pure-line in any animal |
| 3. | Continued inbreeding reduces fertility and leads to inbreeding depression. |
| 4. | Inbreeding depression cannot be overcome by out-crossing. |
For a biocontrol agent to be part of an integrated pest management, it should be:
| 1. | species-specific and symbiotic |
| 2. | free living and broad spectrum |
| 3. | narrow spectrum and symbiotic |
| 4. | species-specific and inactive on non-target organisms |
Match the following enzymes with their functions:
|
Column-I |
Column-II |
||
|
(a) |
Restriction endonuclease |
(i) |
joins the DNA fragments |
|
(b) |
Exonuclease |
(ii) |
extends primers on genomic DNA template |
|
(c) |
DNA ligase |
(iii) |
cuts DNA at a specific position |
|
(d) |
Tag polymerase |
(iv) |
removes nucleotides from the ends of DNA |
Select the correct option from the following:
| Options: | (a) | (b) | (c) | (d) |
| 1. | (iii) | (i) | (iv) | (ii) |
| 2. | (iii) | (iv) | (i) | (ii) |
| 3. | (iv) | (iii) | (i) | (ii) |
| 4. | (ii) | (iv) | (i) | (iii) |
The two antibiotic resistance genes on vector pBR 322 are for:
1. Ampicillin and Tetracycline
2. Ampicillin and Chloramphenicol
3. Chloramphenicol and Tetracycline
4. Tetracycline and Kanamycin
The exploitation of bioresources of a nation by multinational companies without authorization from the concerned country is referred to as:
| 1. | Bioweapon | 2. | Biopiracy |
| 3. | Bioethics | 4. | Biowar |
Carnivorous animals - lions and leopards, occupy the same niche but lions predate mostly larger animals and leopards take smaller ones. This mechanism of competition is referred to as:
| 1. | Character displacement | 2. | Altruism |
| 3. | Resource partitioning | 4. | Competitive exclusion |
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