Biology Today - May 2018

(Rick Simeone) #1

  1. Select the number of plants out of the following in which
    haplodiplontic life cycle is present.
    Ulothrix, Fucus, Riccia, Selaginella, Pinus, Eucalyptus, Polysiphonia,
    Pteridium, Spirogyra, Ectocarpus
    (a) 7 (b) 6 (c) 5 (d) 4

  2. The group of plants also known as botanical snakes is
    (a) bryophytes (b) pteridophytes
    (c) gymnosperms (d) angiosperms.

  3. Lichens are symbiotic associations between
    (a) algae and protists (b) fungi and bacteria
    (c) bacteria and protists (d) algae and fungi.

  4. A typical angiosperm embryo sac, at maturity is
    (a) 7-celled and 7-nucleate (b) 7-celled and 8-nucleate
    (c) 6-celled and 8-nucleate (d) 6-celled and 7-nucleate.

  5. Vibrio bacteria is-shaped
    (a) spherical (b) oval (c) comma (d) spiral.

  6. In which of the following scalariform conjugation occurs?
    (a) Chlamydomonas (b) Chara
    (c) Spirogyra (d) Chlorella

  7. A dikaryophase is present in the life cycles of
    (a) Agaricus and Penicillium (b) Penicillium and Pythium
    (c) Alternaria and Rhizopus (d) Rhizopus and Mucor.

  8. The outermost layer of a typical microsporangium is
    (a) tapetum (b) endothecium
    (c) exine (d) epidermis.

  9. Instead of a cell wall, a protein rich layer called pellicle is present in
    (a) Slime moulds (b) Euglena
    (c) Gonyaulax (d) Trypanosoma.

  10. Select the wrong statement about Deuteromycotina.
    (a) Conidiophores are either free or formed in some special
    types of fruiting bodies.
    (b) No specialised sex organs develop and sexual reproduction
    takes place by conjugation.
    (c) Some members show parasexuality
    (d) Fungi only shows asexual stages but sexual stages or
    perfect stages are absent.

  11. Select the wrong statement.
    (a) CAD is usually caused by atherosclerosis which build up
    plaque inside artery.
    (b) Now-a-days endoscopic vein harvest is used to harvest
    saphenous vein.


(c) Internal memory artery (IMA) graft is dominantly used in
CABG.
(d) Before bypass surgery, cardiopulmonary bypass has to be
established.


  1. Eustachian valve is present at the opening of
    (a) coronary sinus (b) inferior vena cava
    (c) pulmonary aorta (d) systemic aorta.

  2. Viruses that infect plants generally have
    (a) single stranded DNA (b) double stranded DNA
    (c) single stranded RNA (d) double stranded RNA.

  3. Examples of water-pollinated plants are
    (a) Oxalis and Commelina
    (b) Viola and Vallisneria
    (c) Zostera and Ceratophyllum
    (d) Amorphophallus and Aristolochia.

  4. Which of the following medicine is given to the patient to reverse
    the effects of heparin?
    (a) Lovenox (b) Protamine
    (c) Arixtra (d) Both (a) and (c)

  5. Diploid parthenogenesis, that is formation of embryo directly from
    diploid egg without fertilisation is observed in
    (a) apple (b) Opuntia
    (c) Citrus (d) groundnut.

  6. Floridean starch as reserve food material is present in
    (a) Sargassum (b) Porphyra
    (c) Fucus (d) Ulothrix.

  7. Which of the following can be used to graft any coronary artery
    site?
    (a) Saphenous veins (b) Left internal thoracic artery
    (c) Radial artery (d) Ulnar artery

  8. Fusarium belongs to order
    (a) moniliales (b) sphaeropsidales
    (c) melanoconiales (d) mycelia sterilia.

  9. Select the correct statement among the following.
    (a) Seed plants are most successful of all the land plants
    because external supply of water is required for fertilisation.
    (b) A seed contains three generations locked one within
    another.
    (c) Fucus is also known as devil's apron.
    (d) Embryo stage is not present in bryophytes.


The questionnaire contains multiple choice questions from different topics covered in this issue for
effective recapitulation.

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