Description : _____ are infectious RNA particles a. Viroids b. Prions c. Virions d. A-C are correct
Last Answer : a. Viroids
Description : Template-directed DNA synthesis occurs in all the following except (A) The replication fork (B) Polymerase chain reaction (C) Growth of RNA tumor viruses (D) Expression of oncogenes
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : Template-directed DNA synthesis occurs in all the following except (A) The replication fork (B) Polymerase chain reaction (C) Growth of RNA tumor viruses (D) Expression of oneogenes
Description : The only correct statement about oncoviruses is (A) All the oncoviruses are RNA viruses (B) Reverse transcriptase is present in all oncoviruses (C) Viral oncogenes are identical to human protooncogens (D) Both DNA and RNA viruses can be oncoviruses
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : All of the following statements about RNA-dependent DNA polymerase are true except: (A) It synthesizes DNA using RNA as a template (B) It is also known as reverse transcriptase (C) It synthesizes DNA in 5’→3’ direction (D) It is present in all the viruses
Description : Most viruses that infect plant possess (a) single-stranded DNA (b) single-stranded RNA (c) double-stranded DNA and RNA (d) double - stranded RNA only
Last Answer : Ans:(b)
Description : Some viruses have RNA but no DNA. This would indicate that – (1) these viruses cannot replicate (2) these viruses have no heritable information (3) RNA transmits the hereditary information in these viruses (4) their nucleic acids can be crystallised
Last Answer : (2) these viruses have no heritable information Explanation: DNA is an informational molecule encoding the genetic instructions Along with RNA and proteins, it is one of the three major macromolecules that are ... guanine, adenine, thymine, and cytosine) recorded using the letters G, A, T, and C.
Description : Which of the following is true? (1) DNA is the genetic material in most of the organism (2) RNA is the genetic material in most viruses and bacteria (3) DNA is the genetic material in all the viruses (4) RNA is the genetic material in all the viruses
Last Answer : (1) DNA is the genetic material in most of the organism Explanation: Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) molecules are informational molecules encoding the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all ... letters. G, A, T, and C. DNA is well-suited for biological information storage.
Description : The chemical component that is invariably found in all viruses is (1) proteins (2) lipids (3) DNA (4) RNA
Last Answer : (1) proteins Explanation: All viruses contain the following two components: a nucleic acid genome and a protein capsid that covers the genome. Together this is called the nucleocapsid. The proteinous ... , many animal viruses contain a lipid envelope. The entire intact virus is called the virion.
Description : Which is wrong about nucleic acids? (a) DNA is single stranded in some viruses. (b) RNA is double stranded occasionally. (c) Length of one helix is 45 Å in B-DNA. (d) One turn of Z-DNA has 12 bases
Last Answer : (c) Length of one helix is 45 Å in B-DNA
Description : .Viruses possess (a) ribosomes to synthesize protein (b) organelle for its vital mechanism (c) either DNA or RNA (d) none of these.
Last Answer : (c) either DNA or RNA
Description : Viruses are no more “alive” than isolated chromosomes because (a) they require both RNA and DNA (b) they both need food molecules (c) they both require oxygen for respiration (d) both require the environment of a cell to replicate.
Last Answer : (d) both require the environment of a cell to replicate.
Description : Which one of the following statements about viruses is correct? (a) Viruses possess their own metabolic system. (b) All viruses contain both RNA and DNA. (c) Viruses are obligate parasites. (d) Nucleic acid of viruses is known as capsid.
Last Answer : (c) Viruses are obligate parasites.
Description : Viruses have (a) DNA enclosed in a protein coat (b) prokaryotic nucleus (c) single chromosome (d) both DNA and RNA.
Last Answer : (a) DNA enclosed in a protein coat
Description : .Viroids differ from viruses in having (a) DNA molecules without protein coat (b) RNA molecules with protein coat (c) RNA molecules without protein coat (d) DNA molecules with protein coat
Last Answer : (c) RNA molecules without protein coat
Description : Retroviruses are so-named because their reverse transcriptase _____. a. reverses the flow of genetic information by stimulating information to proceed from RNA to DNA. b. reverses the normal ... the action of drugs on viruses and allows them to continue multiplying in living cells.
Last Answer : a. reverses the flow of genetic information by stimulating information to proceed from RNA to DNA.
Description : 9 In some viruses DNA is synthesized by using RNA as a template. Such a DNA is called............ a. r-DNA b. C-DNA c. B- DNA d. A- DNA
Last Answer : Ans. b C-DNA
Description : Viroids differ from viruses in having; (1) DNA molecules without protein coat (2) RNA molecules with protein coat (3) RNA molecules without protein coat (4) DNA molecules with protein coat
Last Answer : (3) RNA molecules without protein coat
Description : The chemical component that is invariably found in all viruses is : (1) proteins (2) lipids (3) DNA (4) RNA
Last Answer : proteins
Description : Some viruses have RNA but no DNA. This would indicate that– (1) these viruses cannot replicate (2) these viruses have no heritable information (3) RNA transmits the hereditary information in these viruses (4) their nucleic acids can be crystallised
Last Answer : these viruses have no heritable information
Description : Which of the following is true ? (1) DNA is the genetic material in most of the organism (2) RNA is the genetic material in most viruses and bacteria (3) DNA is the genetic material in all the viruses (4) RNA is the genetic material in all the viruses
Last Answer : DNA is the genetic material in most of the organism
Description : Medications that can be used early in influenza are ____ and ____ because they inhibit the release of new virions. a. aspirin, decongestants b. Relenza, Tamiflu c. Penicillin, ampicillin d. AZT, ribivirin
Last Answer : b. Relenza, Tamiflu
Description : Which of the following are the causes of "mad cow disease"? a. Viriods b. Prions c. Virions d. A-C are correct
Last Answer : b. Prions
Description : A botanist is most likely to study: a) Monerans b) Protistans (pron: pro-tis-tans) c) Fungi d) Virions
Last Answer : ANSWER: C -- FUNGI
Description : Antibiotics are products of (a) Bacteria and fungi (b) Fungi and parasites (c) Parasites and bacteria (d) Fungi and viruses
Last Answer : (a) Bacteria and fungi
Description : Penicillin acts on- a) Cell wall b) RNA c) Cell membraned) None of these
Last Answer : a) Cell wall
Description : Penicillin acts on- a) Cell wall b) RNA c) Cell membrane d) None of these
Description : What is true about viruses without exception? (1) They contain a core of RNA (2) They can infect bacteria (3) They cannot produce antibodies (4) They can multiply only in host cells
Last Answer : (4) They can multiply only in host cells Explanation: Viruses do not contain enzymes for energy production or protein synthesis. For a virus to multiply, it must invade a host cell and direct the host ... proteins, and copies of its nucleic acid, using the host cell's ATP to power the reactions.
Description : The process of RNA interference (RNAi) has been used in the development of plants resistant to (a) nematodes (b) fungi (c) viruses (d) insects.
Last Answer : (a) nematodes
Description : Which of the following statements is wrong for viroids? (a) They cause infections. (b) Their RNA is of high molecular weight. (c) They lack a protein coat. (d) They are smaller than viruses
Last Answer : (b) Their RNA is of high molecular weight.
Description : A long thread-Like RNA virus is typical of the viruses. a. hepatitis C b. Ebola c. polio d. West Nile
Last Answer : b. Ebola
Description : Viruses derived from fragments of cellular genetic material and macromolecules forms the basis of the a. Cellular Origins Hypothesis. b. Independent Entities Hypothesis. c. Rna World Hypothesis. d. Regressive Evolution Hypothesis.
Last Answer : a. Cellular Origins Hypothesis.
Description : What does the positive strand in double stranded RNA viruses stands for? A- rRNA B- tRNA C- .mRNA D- None of these
Last Answer : .mRNA
Description : Which of the following hepatitis viruses is not RNA virus? A- Hepatitis A virus B- Hepatitis B virus C- Hepatitis E virus D- Hepatitis G virus
Last Answer : Hepatitis B virus
Last Answer : They can multiply only in host cells
Description : Which of the following are correct for the cell which has naked ds circular DNA? (a) Both 70S and 80S ribosome (b) Histone absent ( c ) Compartmentali
Last Answer : Which of the following are correct for the cell which has naked ds circular DNA? (a) Both 70S and 80S ribosome (b) ... b and c C. a and c D. b and d
Description : Transformation refers to a. Using A Virus To Transfer DNA Fragments. b. DNA Fragments Transferred Between Live Donor And Recipient Cells. c. The Formation of an F- Recombinant Cell. d. The Transfer of Naked Fragments of DNA
Last Answer : b. DNA Fragments Transferred Between Live Donor And Recipient Cells.
Description : The term used for acquisition of naked DNA from its environment and its incorporation in their genome by a bacterium is A.transformation B.lysogenic conversion C.conjugation D.transduction
Last Answer : A.transformation
Description : The term used for acquisition of naked DNA from its environment and its incorporation in theirgenome by a bacterium is A- transformation B- lysogenic conversion C- conjugation D- .transduction
Last Answer : transformation
Description : What is term used for a bacterial cell that is able to take up naked DNA? A- Complementary B- Liable C- Competent D- Infected
Last Answer : Competent
Description : The term used for acquisition of naked DNA from its environment and its incorporation in their A- transformation B- lysogenic conversion C- conjugation D- transduction
Description : The hybrid of which one of the following crops was evolved by India using modern DNA techniques and released in February 2005 ? (A) Ricinus communis (B) Solgum vulgare (C) Pennisetum typhoides (D) Arachis hypogaea (E) India has not released any such hybrid so far
Last Answer : (A) Ricinus communis
Description : The bond between sugar and nitrogenous base in case of DNA is known as (a) Gycosidic bond (b) Phosphodiester bond (c) H-bond (d) Peptide bond
Last Answer : (a) Gycosidic bond
Description : DNA replication occur in which stage of cell division? (a) G1 phase (b) G2 phase (c) S phase (d) M phase
Last Answer : (c) S phase
Description : DNA is present in (a) Nucleus (b) Mitochondria (c) Chloroplast (d) All of the above
Last Answer : (d) All of the above
Description : he molecular scissors use3d to cut DNA into specific genes of interest are called (a) Exonucleases (b) Restriction endonucleases (c) Ligases (d) Polymerases
Last Answer : (b) Restriction endonucleases
Description : Introns are present in DNA of (A) Viruses (B) Bacteria (C) Man (D) All of these
Description : Mitochondrial DNA is present in (A) Bacteria (B) Viruses (C) Eukaryotes (D) All of these
Description : ELISA is used to detect viruses where the key reagent is (a) alkaline phosphatase (b) catalase (c) DNA probe (d) RNase.
Last Answer : (a) alkaline phosphatase
Description : Which one of the folLowing statements is NOT true of the influenza viruses? a. They have a segmented genome. b. The genome is double-stranded DNA. c. The viruses have an envelope. d. There are three types of flu viruses
Last Answer : b. The genome is double-stranded DNA.