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What is the function of afferent nerve fibres?

  • Deliver signals to the immune system
  • Transmit signals from CNS to muscles
  • Carry impulses from receptors to the CNS (correct)
  • Carry impulses to effector organs

Which of the following describes bioaugmentation?

  • Reduction of pest populations through chemical means
  • Addition of beneficial bacteria to enhance waste treatment (correct)
  • Production of fertilizers using fungal growth
  • Natural fertilization through animal excrement

Which carbohydrate acts as a polymer of glucose?

  • Fructose
  • Glycogen (correct)
  • Sucrose
  • Galactose

What process is known for flowering dependent on cold treatment?

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What is the primary purpose of Ti plasmids in the context of transgenic plants?

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If the mean and median of a population are equal, what type of distribution is most likely observed?

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What effect does opium have on the nervous system?

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Where is glycogen primarily stored in the body?

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Which cranial nerve is responsible for regulating heart beat?

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Which statement correctly describes the total number of bones in the hind limb of a human?

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What does a condition called anuria refer to?

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What distinguishes the dorsal surface of the earthworm?

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What is the role of thymine in RNA?

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Which environmental disaster occurred in 1986, creating significant hazards?

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In which stage of glucose oxidation is the maximum ATP produced?

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Which transgenic food crop might help solve the issue of night blindness?

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What does the explosive increase in the population of an insect species during the rainy season indicate?

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What is true about the nucleocytoplasmic ratio during cleavage?

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Which of the following macromolecules is most diverse and found in the cell both physically and chemically?

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Which statement accurately addresses modifications made by germline gene therapy?

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What process is primarily described by the failure to form urine in the kidneys?

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Which sequence is used to determine phylogeny?

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What occurs in meiosis II?

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Which chemical is commonly used for the artificial ripening of banana fruits?

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Flashcards

Afferent nerve fibres carry impulses from

Afferent nerve fibers transmit signals from receptors to the central nervous system (CNS).

Middle piece of mammalian sperm

The middle piece of a mammalian sperm contains mitochondria and centrioles, providing energy for movement.

Bioaugmentation

Bioaugmentation is the process of adding microorganisms to an environment to enhance their capability to break down substances.

Glycogen's monomer

Glycogen is a polymer of glucose.

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Mean and median equal in a population

If the mean and median of a population are equal, the distribution is likely symmetrical.

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Vernalization

Vernalization is a process where a plant's flowering is promoted by exposure to cold temperatures.

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Transgenic plants and Ti plasmids

Transgenic plants are produced using Ti plasmids from the soil bacterium Agrobacterium tumefaciens.

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Photoreceptors of earthworm

Earthworms have photoreceptors on their lateral sides.

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Total bones in human hind limb

There are 30 bones in the human hind limb.

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Meiosis-II separation

Meiosis-II separates chromatids, not homologous chromosomes or sex chromosomes.

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Glucose oxidation ATP production

The greatest number of ATP molecules are from ADP during the complete oxidation of glucose in the electron transport chain.

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Phylogenetic Sequence

rRNA (ribosomal RNA) sequences are used to determine evolutionary relationships (phylogeny).

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Nuclear power plant accident

The worst environmental hazard from a nuclear power plant accident occurred in Russia in 1990.

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Pyrenoids function

Pyrenoids are centers for starch formation in some algae.

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Germline gene therapy inheritance

Modifications from germline gene therapy are heritable because the functional gene is incorporated into the organism's genome.

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Bird Flight Muscle Attachment

Bird flight muscles are attached to the keel of the sternum.

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Cranial nerve regulating heart beat

Cranial nerve X (Vagus nerve) plays a role in regulating heart rate.

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Genetic drift cause

Random genetic drift in a population likely results from chance events.

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Kidney's urine failure condition

Kidney failure to produce urine is called anuria.

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RNA's thymine replacement

In RNA, the base thymine is replaced by uracil.

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Transgenic food crop for night blindness

Golden rice is a genetically modified crop that may help combat night blindness.

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Diverse macromolecules in cells

Proteins are the most diverse and abundant macromolecules found in cells.

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Insect population growth pattern

An explosive increase in insect numbers during the rainy season, followed by a decline, suggests a J-shaped growth curve.

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Banana ripening method

Auxin is used for artificial ripening of banana fruits.

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Study Notes

Biology Exam Questions and Answers

  • Genetically modified crops: Require human testing because they may cause allergies, alter genes, or release toxins.
  • Aquatic Reptiles: Are ureotelic over land.
  • Iris Function: Controls pupil size.
  • Aquatic Fern Biofertilizer: Azolla.
  • Standard ECG Representation: R (ventricular repolarization).
  • Hind Limb Bones (Humans): 30.
  • Nuclear Power Plant Accident (Worst): Russia in 1990.
  • Hazardous MIC Gas Accident: Bhopal in 1986.
  • Meiosis-II Function: Separates chromatids.
  • Phylogeny Determination: Using rRNA sequence.
  • ATP Production in Glucose Oxidation: Greatest amount during electron transport chain.
  • Auxin Movement: Basipetal and acropetal.
  • Epistatic Phenomena: One gene hiding another's effect.
  • Radioactive Thymidine Incorporation: Into euchromatin.
  • Psychotropic Drug Effects: Hashish alters perceptions and causes hallucinations.
  • Bird Flight Muscles Attachment: Keel of sternum.
  • Cleavage Cell Characteristics: Nucleocytoplasmic ratio remains unchanged.
  • Pyrenoids Function: Starch formation.
  • Germline Gene Therapy Effect: Heritable modifications to the genome.
  • Water Available to Plant Roots: Capillary water.
  • Organism Type Suppression: Known as biological control.
  • Deltoid Ridge Location: Humerus.
  • Mendelian Cross Factors: Allelomorphs.
  • Golgi Apparatus Absence: Bacteria and blue-green algae.
  • Mammalian Heart Development: Demonstrates biogenetic law.
  • Pectoral Girdle Part: Glenoid cavity.
  • RNA World Evidence: RNA as genetic material in some viruses.
  • Iris Location: Part of the choroid/uvula.
  • Desert Plant Characteristics: Generally succulent.
  • Kidney Failure and Urine Production: Anuria.
  • RNA Nucleotide Replacement: Uracil replaces thymine.
  • Transgenic Food Crop for Night Blindness: Golden rice.
  • Biological Research Organism: Escherichia coli.
  • Rice Yield Increase Biofertilizer: Mycorrhiza.
  • Malaria Life Cycle Stage in Mosquito: Sexual cycle.
  • Plant Genetic Engineering Bacteria: Agrobacterium.
  • Plant Food Reserve: Inulin and pectin.
  • Sperm Middle Piece Components: Mitochondria.
  • Organism to Select for Bioethanol: Zea mays (corn).
  • Nerve Impulse Direction in Afferent Fibers: Receptors to CNS.
  • Glycogen Polymerization: Glucose.
  • Normal Population Distribution: Distribution where mean and median are equal.
  • Correct Transgenic Animal Sequence: Micro-injection, Electroporation, Retroviral vectors, Transfection.
  • Plant Cold Treatment Effect: Vernalization.
  • Ti Plasmid Source for Transgenic Plants: Agrobacterium tumefaciens.
  • Plant Group with Spores and Embryo But No Vascular Tissue: Bryophyta.
  • Protein Synthesis Location (Animal Cells): Cytoplasm and ribosomes.

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