genetics, evolution of life & ecological biodiversity - Category wise Question and Answer Practice Test with Solutions

genetics, evolution of life & ecological biodiversity PRACTICE TEST [5 - EXERCISES]

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Question : 21

Which one of the following pairs of nitrogenous bases of nucleic acids, is wrongly matched with the category mentioned against it?

a) Uracil, Cytosine - Pyrimidines

b) Guanine, Adenine - Purines

c) Thymine, Uracil - Pyrimidines

d) Adenine, Thymine - Purines

Answer: (d)

Purine is an organic nitrogenous base sparingly soluble in water, that gives rise to a group of biologically important derivatives, notably adenine and guanine, which occur in nucleotides and nucleic acids (DNA and RNA).

Question : 22

Modern man evolved from

a) Neanderthal man

b) Java man

c) Peking man

d) cro-magnon man

Answer: (d)

Question : 23

Which of the following group of animals maintains high and constant body temperature such as mammals ?

a) Birds

b) Reptiles

c) Amphibians

d) Fishes

Answer: (a)

Animals which maintain high and constant body temperature are called warm blooded animals. They are also called homeothermic animals. Birds are the first vertebrate to have warm blood. They are homeothermous.

Question : 24

In case of incomplete dominance the monohybrid ratio of phenotypes in F2 generation is

a) 3 : 1 : 1

b) 9 : 3 : 3 : 1

c) 1 : 2 : 1

d) 2 : 3 : 1

Answer: (c)

Question : 25

Consider the following statements :

  1. Allosomes, are chromosome which are responsible for determination of sex, e.g., X and Y-chromosomes.
  2. Autosomes, are chromosomes, which determine the somatic characters.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are true?

a) 1 and 2

b) 2 only

c) 1 only

d) None

Answer: (a)

Autosomes determine somatic characters and are present in humans as 21 pairs while sex chromosomes or allosomes are X and Y chromosomes are present as 2 pairs.

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