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8. The model organism widely used for developmental and toxicological studies
a) Neurospora crassa
b) Drosophila melanogaster
c) Danio rerio
d) Bacillus sublitis
10. The concept of pure line put forward by Johannsen was based on his experiments on
a) Pisum sativum
b) Phaseolus vulgaris
c) Vigna sinensis
d) Arabidopsis thaliana
12. Tetrad analysis confirmed the occurrence of crossing over during tetrad stage. This was first
reported in
a) Neurospora
b) E.coli
c) Pisum sativum
d) Arabidopsis thaliana
13. Creighton and McClintock provided cytological evidence for crossing over based on
experiments in
a) maize
b) rice
c) pea
d) Arabidopsis
15. The most widely used model for studying developmental biology and neurology
Model Organism
a) Escherichia coli
b) Saccharomyces cervisae
c) Caenorhabditis elegans
d) Neurospora crassa
Answers:
1-c
2-a
3-d
4-c
5-c
6-a
7-c
8-c
9-c
10-b
11-c
12-a
13-a
14-c
15-c
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Notes: Model Organisms
3. The strongest evidence that DNA is the genetic material comes from
a) The finding DNA is not present in the cytoplasm
b) The fact that chromosome are made of DNA
c) Studies of Bacterial transformation
d) The knowledge that DNA is present in the nucleus
4. Who among the following scientists developed cytochemical technique for the detection of
DNA?
a) Feulgen and Rossenbeck
b) Watson and Crick
c) Beadle and Tatum
d) Knoll and Ruska
5. Which of the following scientists demonstrated that DNA A=T and G=C?
a) Griffth
b) Meselson and Stahl
c) Hershey and Chase
d) Chargaff
a) Light microscope
b) Electron microscope
c) X-Ray crystallography
d) Ultracentrifuge
Answers
1. d) Altmann
5. d) Chargaff
6. a) A+G / T+C
7. b) Basic Fuchsin
8. d) both b and c
9. c) 3
MCQ on Evolution
5. The evolution of a species is based upon sum total of adaptive changes preserved by
a) natural selection
b) isolation
c) speciation
d) human conservation
6. Genetic drift is on account of
a) variations
b) mutation
c) increase in population
d) decrease in population
14. Which one is used for knowing whether or not a population is evolving?
a) Degree of evolution
b) Genetic drift
c) Proportion between acquired variations
d) Hardy Weinberg equation
a) Cycas
b) Moss
c) Saacharomycetes
d) Spirogyra
a) Pinus
b) Riccia
c) Ginkgo
d) Gnetum
18. First life on earth was
a) Cyanobacteria
b) Autographs
c) Chemoheterotrophs
d) Photoautotrophs
19. Most abundant organic compound on earth is
a) Protein
b) Cellulose
c) Steroids
d) Lipids
20. Which is not a vestigial organ of man?
a) Nails
b) Third molar
c) Coccyx
d) Segmented muscles of abdomen
21. Genetic drift operates only in
a) Large populations
b) Smaller populations
c) Island populations
d) Mendealian populations
22. The animals of cold countries have relatively shorter and poorly developed ears, eyes, hairs
and other phenotypic characters. This is known by which law?
a) Copes law
b) Dollos law
c) Bergmanns law
d) Allens law
8. Protenoid microspheres could produce an isolating membrane if---- is added to the aqueous
solution:
a) Lipids
b) Nucleic acid
c) Proteins
d) Polysaccharides
9. Which of the following gases provided the carbon skeleton of living things during the origin of
life?
a) Water vapour
b) Methane
c) Nitrogen
d) Ammonia
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MCQ on Evolution
MCQ on Geological Time Scale
Multiple Choice Questions on Evolution
Answers
1. a) Ocean
2. b)3000-4000 million years
3. b)3300-3500
4. d) 1600
5. c) 4.6
6. a) Precambrian era
7. d) All of these
8. a) Lipids
9. b) Methane
10. c) Cretaceous period
1. During which geological period did the earth become oxygen rich?
a) Orosirian period
b) Ediacaran period
c) Devonian period
d) Ordovician period
2. The first green plants and fungi appeared on land during which period?
a) Ediacaran period
b) Devonian period
c) Orosirian period
d) Ordovician period
6. Which geological period in the age of earth is also known as the Age of Fish?
a) Orosirian period
b) Devonian period
c) Ediacaran period
d) Ordovician period
7. As per the latest radiometric dating, what is the age of the earth?
a) 4 billion years
b) 4.54 billion years
c) 4.45 billion years
d) 4.64 billion years
8. During which period in the age of earth did terrestrial life was well established?
a) Pleistocene period
b) Jurassic period
c) Carboniferous period
d) cretaceous
Answers:
1-a
2-d
3-c
4-a
5-a
6-b
7-b
8-c
9-a
10-c
11-a
12-d