In which mode of inheritance do you expect more maternal influence among the offspring?
1. Autosomal
2. Cytoplasmic
3. Y-linked
4. X-linked
What type of placentation is seen in sweet pea?
1. Basal
2. Axile
3. Free-central
4. Marginal
Long filamentous threads protruding at the end of a young cob of maize are:
1. | anthers | 2. | styles |
3. | ovaries | 4. | hairs |
Conifers differ from grasses in the:
1. production of seeds from ovules
2. lack of xylem tracheids
3. absence of pollen tubes
4. formation of endosperm before fertilization
How many different kinds of gametes will be produced by a plant having the genotype AABbCC?
1. Three
2. Four
3. Nine
4. Two
In maize, hybrid vigour is exploited by:
1. bombarding the protoplast with DNA
2. crossing of two inbred parental lines
3. harvesting seeds from the most productive plants
4. inducing mutations
Which of the following statements regarding mitochondrial membrane is not correct?
1. | The outer membrane is permeable to all kinds of molecules |
2. | The enzymes of the electron transfer chain are embedded in the outer membrane |
3. | The inner membrane is highly convoluted forming a series of infoldings |
4. | The outer membrane resembles a sieve |
Amino acid sequence, in protein synthesis is decided by the sequence of:
1. t-RNA
2. m-RNA
3. c-DNA
4. r-RNA
How many ATP molecules could maximally be generated from one molecule of glucose if the complete oxidation of one mole of glucose to CO2 and H2O yields 686 kcal and the useful chemical energy available in the high energy phosphate bond of one mole of ATP is 12 kcal?
1. | Two | 2. | Thirty |
3. | One | 4. | Fifty-seven |
An organic substance bound to an enzyme and essential for its activity is called:
1. coenzyme
2. holoenzyme
3. apoenzyme
4. isoemzyme