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

Question : 16

Herbarium is

a) dry garden

b) a garden where medicinal plants are grown

c) garden where herbaceous plants are grown

d) chemical to kill plants

Question : 17

A nucleoside differs from a nucleotide in not having

a) sugar

b) nitrogen base

c) phosphate

d) phosphate and sugar

Question : 18 [PSC (Pre) 2016]

Archeopteryx is

a) Reptile of Triassic period

b) Most ancient bird of Jurassic age

c) Reptile of Jurassic period

d) Reptile of both Triassic and Jurassic period

Question : 19

Scientific name of man is

a) Homo habilis

b) Homo erectus

c) Canis familiaris

d) Homo sapiens

Question : 20

Consider the following statements :

1. Characters are transferred from parents to progeny through DNA.
2. Coded information in nucleic acid depend on the arrangement of nucleotides.

a) 1 and 2 both

b) 2 only

c) 1 only

d) None