Which one of the following mammalian cells is not capable of metabolizing glucose to carbon dioxide aerobically?
1. White blood cells
2. Unsatiated muscle cells
3. Liver cells
4. Red blood cells
Feeling the tremors of an earthquake, a scared resident of the seventh floor of a multi-storey building starts climbing down the stairs rapidly. Which hormone initiated this act?
1. Thyroxine
2. Adrenaline
3. Glucagon
4. Gastrin
Among the human ancestors the brain size was more than 1000 CC in:
1. Homo neaderthalensis
2. Homo erectus
3. Ramapithecus
4. Homo habilis
The length of the DNA molecule greatly exceeds the dimensions of the nucleus in eukaryotic cells. How is this DNA accommodated?
1. Deletion of non-essential genes
2. Super-coiling in nucleosomes
3. DNAse digestion
4. Through the elimination of repetitive DNA
The wavelength of light absorbed by Pr form of phytochrome is:
1. 640 nm
2. 680 nm
3. 720 nm
4. 620 nm
Which part of the ovary in mammals acts as an endocrine gland after ovulation?
1. | Graafian follicle |
2. | Stroma |
3. | Germinal epithelium |
4. | Vitelline membrane |
Which one of the following is not a constituent of the cell membrane?
1. Cholesterol
2. Glycolipids
3. Proline
4. Phospholipids
The concept of chemical evolution is based on:
1. | crystallization of chemicals |
2. | interaction of water, air, and clay under intense heat |
3. | effect of solar radiation on chemicals |
4. | possible origin of life by a combination of chemicals under suitable environmental conditions |
In maize, hybrid vigour is exploited by:
1. bombarding the seeds with DNA
2. crossing of two inbred parental lines
3. harvesting seeds from the most productive plants
4. inducing mutations
In gymnosperms, the pollen chamber represents:
1. | a cell in the pollen grain in which the sperms are formed |
2. | a cavity in the ovule in which pollen grains are stored after pollination |
3. | an opening in the megagametophyte through which the pollen tube approaches the egg |
4. | the microsporangium in which pollen grains develop |