Which one of the following is the correct pairing of a body part and the kind of muscle tissue that moves it?
1. Heart wall- Involuntary unstriated muscle
2. Biceps of the upper arm- Smooth muscle fibers
3. Abdominal wall- Smooth muscle
4. Iris- Involuntary smooth muscle
In the case of peppered moth (Biston betularia), the black-coloured form became dominant over the light-coloured form in England during the industrial revolution. This is an example of:
1. | natural selection, whereby the darker forms were selected |
2. | appearance of the darker coloured individuals due to very poor sunlight |
3. | protective mimicry |
4. | inheritance of darker colour character acquired due to the darker environment |
Oxygenic photosynthesis occurs in:
1. Chromatium
2. Oscillatoria
3. Rhodospirillum
4. Chlorobium
The genetic defect-Adenosine Deaminase (ADA) deficiency may be cured permanently by:
1. | periodic infusion of genetically engineered lymphocytes having functional ADA cDNA |
2. | administering adenosine deaminase activators |
3. | introducing bone marrow cells producing ADA into cells at early embryonic stages |
4. | invitro cell culture therapy |
The annular and spirally thickened conducting elements generally develop in the protoxylem when the root or stem is:
1. maturing
2. elongating
3. widening
4. differentiating
In barley stem, vascular bundles are:
1. open and scattered
2. closed and scattered
3. open and in a ring
4. closed and radial
Sickle cell anaemia is:
1. | an autosomal linked dominant trait |
2. | caused by substitution of valine by glutamic acid in the globin chain of haemoglobin |
3. | caused by a change in base pair of DNA |
4. | characterized by elongated sickle like RBCs with a nucleus |
If a live earthworm is pricked with a needle on its outer surface without damaging its gut, the fluid that comes out is:
1. excretory fluid
2. coelomic fluid
3. haemolymph
4. slimy mucus
There is no DNA in:
1. | an enucleated ovum | 2. | mature RBCs |
3. | a mature spermatozoan | 4. | hair root |
Point mutation involves:
1. insertion
2. change in single base pair
3. duplication
4. deletion