Free Biodiversity and Variety of Life MCQs with Answers

401. The formation of a resistant structure in Rhizopus is a consequence of:

• A. Plasmogamy
• B. Karyogamy
• C. Heterokaryotization
• D. Dikaryotization

Explanation: Answer is "Karygammy"Explanation: After karyogammy or diploidization, the diploid nucleus produces a resistant cyst around it and becomes resistant zygospore.

402. Two individual organisms belong to the same species if they can:

• A. Interbreed
• B. Reproduce
• C. Produce sterile offspring
• D. Produce fertile offspring

Explanation: Answer is "Species"Explanation: A species is a group of natural population which can interbreed freely among themselves and produce fertile offspring, but are reproductively isolated from all other such groups in nature. So mere interbreeding and reproduction is not enough to be a species as occurs in horse and donkey, both belong to differents species but they can interbreed and produce mule.

403. Pick up the odd one:

• A. Golden shower
• B. Brinjal
• C. Purging cassia
• D. Gurmala

Explanation: Answer is "Brinjal"Explanation: See explanation of Q # 121.

404. Choose the wrong statement regarding AIDS:

• A. AIDS is an immunodeficiency disease
• B. It is caused by the retrovirus HIV
• C. HIV selectively infects and kills B-lymphocytes
• D. Retroviruses have RNA genomes that replicate DNA intermediate

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405. Which of the following is present in all viruses?

• A. DNA
• B. Protein
• C. RNA
• D. Envelope

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406. The shape of TMV is:

• A. Spherical
• B. Rod
• C. Tadpole
• D. Pyramidal

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407. Receptors for attachment of HIV are present on:

• A. Cell Wall
• B. Cell Membrane
• C. Tail Fibers
• D. None

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408. Viroid is infectious_.

• A. Protein
• B. DNA
• C. Nucleoprotein
• D. RNA

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409. Infectious proteins are present in:

• A. Gemini viruses
• B. Prions
• C. Viroids
• D. Satellite viruses

Explanation: This option is correct because Prions are the infectious agents composed of abnormal misfolded proteins that have the ability to induce similar misfolding of normal proteins in the brain.

410. _ infection is caused by a viroid:

• A. Hepatitis A
• B. Hepatitis D
• C. Mad Cow disease
• D. Mysterious brain infection

Explanation: Hepatitis D (delta hepatitis) is caused by the hepatitis D virus (HDV), which is a unique RNA pathogen often classified with viroids because it is a small, circular RNA agent that requites hepatitis B virus for its replication and expression.