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The biogenetic law was proposed by

A) Alfred Russel Wallace B) Charles Darwin
C) Ernst von Haeckel D) Lamarck
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Ernst von Haeckel

Explanation:

The biogenetic law states that ontogeny (study of development) repeats phylogeny (origin from previous group of racial history), The young one of the frog namely the tadpole is like a fish cosidered to be ancestral to frog.

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In recombinant DNA methods, the term vector can refer to

A) the sticky end of a DNA fragment B) a plasmid used to transfer DNA into a living cell
C) a DNA probe used to identify a particular gene D) the enzyme that cuts DNA into restriction fragments
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) a plasmid used to transfer DNA into a living cell

Explanation:

The term 'Vector' in recombinant DNA methods, refers to a plasmid or other agent used to transfer DNA into a living cell.

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Which of these is a receptor molecule?

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A) A B) B
C) C D) E
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) B

Explanation:

The receptor molecules, which receive signals from outside the cell, passing the signal to the inside.

 

In order for a nerve cell, or any cell, to perceive its environment, it needs a sensory apparatus. And for an individual cell, most of that sensation is derived at the cell surface. So, it expresses on its cell surface proteins that span across the membrane.

In the outside world, these proteins can act to receive signals, catching molecules on the outside and then as the molecule passes to the inside of the cell, they can send signals like alarm signals that can tell the cell that a particular molecule is outside.

 

Hence, here B is the receptor cell.

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What is scientific name of "Cotton"  ?

A) Azadhirachta Indica B) Phaseolies auicus
C) Gossypium Herbaceum D) Ficus Benghalensis
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Gossypium Herbaceum

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The mode of nutrition in which particulate food is devoured is 

A) holozoic B) holophytic
C) saprophytic D) parasitic
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) holozoic

Explanation:

The feeding mechanism is of several types.If it is entirely plant-like (photosynthesis), it is called holophytic. It is entirely (holo) animal-like(zoic),that is devouring alreadyexisting food, it is called holozoic

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Which of the following is the largest phyllum in the animal kingdom in respect of number of species

A) Annalida B) Platyhelminthes
C) Chordata D) Arthropoda
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Arthropoda

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Q:

Rubella diseases is described first by the scientist

A) Abu Baqre B) Ronald Ross
C) Laveris D) Darwin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Abu Baqre

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Q:

The brain is covered by

A) meninges B) skin
C) bone D) all the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) all the above

Explanation:

The central nervous system ( brain and spinal card ) are invested with the meninges which nourish and protect the system .This again is enclosed inside a bony box which has the skin above it

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