QUIZ – 1

PART– A

1. The nucleotide consists of

(A) Phosphate
(B) Phosphate, nitrogenous base and pentose sugar
(C) Pentose sugar and phosphate
(D) None of the above

2. Genetic engineering means

(A) Manipulation of genes (B) Manipulation of cytochromes
(C) Manipulation of chromosomes (D) Manipulation of nucleus

3. Genes are composed of

(A) DNA only (B) RNA only
(C) DNA and RNA (D) DNA only (except some viruses)

4. How are the chromosomes arranged in the body cells

(A) Single (B) In pairs
(C) In three (D) In four

5. E. Coli has been extensively used in the studies of genetics in recent times because
(A) They are found in abundance in nature
(B) They are easy to handle in laboratory
(C) They are very quick in reproduction of multiplication
(D) No other organism is as suitable as E. Coli

6. The sum of all different genes in a cell is called

(A) Hybrid (B) Genome
(C) Genotype (D) Phenotype

7. The metacentric chromosomes have one of the following

(A) Unequal arms (B) Equal arms
(C) Elongated arms (D) None of the above

8. Each chromosomes is made up of two coiled threads, these are known as

(A) Chromatids (B) Chromomeres
(C) Chromonemata (D) None of the above

9 The chromosomes are condensed thick and easily observable during

(A) Prophase (B) Metaphase
(C) Anaphase (D) Telophase

10. Chromosome theory of inheritance was proposed by

(A) Morgan and his workers (B) Sutton and Boveri
(C) Mendel (D) Sturtevant and Muller

11. When two parents are crossed, the offspring are referred to as
(A) Recessives (B) Test cross
(C) F1 generation (D) F2 generation

12. in the theory of Natural Selection natural selection means

(A) Survival of the fittest (B) Better adaptability
(C) Elimination of less adapted (D) All the above

13. The capacity to leave more offsprings behind than the other competing individual is
(A) Over reproduction (B) Over expenditure
(C) Under nutrition (D) Over nutrition

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14. “Acquired characters have no role in evolution”, was suggested by
(A) Lamarck (B) A.F. Wallace
(C) Weismann (D) De Vries ‘

15. The wings of a bird and the wing of a butterfly are

(A) Homologous but not analogous (B) Analogous but no homologous
(C) Homologous and analogous (D) neither homologous nor analogous

PART-B

1. Philosophic zoologique was written by

(A) Darwin (B) Lamarck
(C) Wallace (D) E.F. Haeckel

2. Ontogeny repeats phylogeny is expressed by

(A) Natural selection (B) Mutation theory
(C) Recapitulation theory (D) Theory of use and disuse of organs

3. A character which is expressed in hybrid is called

(A) Dominant (B) Recessive
(C) Co- dominant (D) Epistatic

4. Laws of Mendel are valid for

(A) Asexual reproduction (B) Sexual reproduction
(C) Vegetative reproduction (D) All above

5. Which genotype represents a true dihybrid condition

(A) Tt Rr (B) tt rr
(C) Tt rr (D) Tt RR

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 ANSWER KEYS

PART – A

1. B 2. A 3. D 4. B
5. B 6. B 7. B 8. A
9. B 10. B 11. C 12. D
13. A 14. C 15. B

PART– B

1. B 2. C 3. A 4. B
5. A

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