Description : Which one of the following features is absent in a virus? (1) reproduce within host cell (2) presence of cell wall (3) fully parasitic in nature (4) presence of either DNA or
Last Answer : (2) presence of cell wall Explanation: A virus has a simple structure. It has no internal cellular structure, no cell wall or cell membrane, just the protein coat that holds the string of nucleic ... is a layer located outside the cell membrane found in plants, fungi, bacteria, algae, and archaea.
Description : The genome of a virus may contain either ______ or ______. a. DNA; protein b. protein; carbohydrate c. carbohydrate; RNA d. RNA; DNA
Last Answer : d. RNA; DNA
Description : At which stage of HIV infection does one usually show symptoms of AIDS? (a) Within 15 days of sexual contact with an infected person (b) When the infected retro virus enters host cells (c) ... large number of helper T - lymphocytes (d) When the viral DNA is produced by reverse transcriptase
Last Answer : (c) When HIV damages large number of helper T - lymphocytes
Description : The Pneumococcus experiment proves that (a) bacteria do not reproduce sexually (b) RNA sometime controls the production of DNA and proteins (c) DNA is the genetic material (d) bacteria undergo binary fission.
Last Answer : (d) bacteria undergo binary fission.
Description : Whcih of the following compound is present in RNA but absent from DNA? (A) Thymine (B) Cytosine (C) Uracil (D) Guanine
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : Which one of the following matches is correct? (a) Mucor Reproduction by conjugation Ascomycetes (b) Agaricus Parasitic fungus Basidiomycetes (c) Phytophthora Aseptate mycelium Basidiomycetes (d) Alternaria Sexual reproduction absent
Last Answer : (d) Alternaria Sexual reproduction absent
Description : Vancomycin inhibits _____________ synthesis. a. protein b. DNA c. bacterial cell wall d. RNA
Last Answer : c. bacterial cell wall
Description : Restriction endonucleases (A) Cut RNA chains at specific locations (B) Excise introns from hnRNA (C) Remove Okazaki fragments (D) Act as defensive enzymes to protect the host bacterial DNA from DNA of foreign organisms
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : Tobacco plants resistant to a nematode have been developed by the introduction of DNA that produces (in the host cells) (a) both sense and anti-sense RNA (b) a particular hormone (c) an antifeedant (d) a toxic protein.
Last Answer : a) both sense and anti-sense RNA
Description : A virus must do what to reproduce? a) form a latent virus b) undergo transformation c) infect a cell d) conjugate
Last Answer : ANSWER: C -- INFECT A CELL
Description : Which abiotic factors would a parasitic strangler fig and its host tree compete for?
Last Answer : i dont know
Description : To ensure that supporting area of an offset footing of a boundary wall is fully compressive, the C.G. of load must act (A) At the centre of the base (B) Within the middle third of the base (C) Within the middle fifth of the base (D) Neither (a), (b) nor (c)
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
Description : Which one of the following is common between prokaryotic and eukaryotic chromosomes? a. Presence or absence of introns. b. Loop or linear chromosomes. c. Genetic recombination occurrence in RNA. d. Mutations occur in the DNA.
Last Answer : d. Mutations occur in the DNA.
Description : The following statement(s) is/are true concerning newer detection methods of systemic infection. a. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) is a rapid immunologic assay used for ... detected using advanced molecular techniques include cytomegalovirus (CMV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
Last Answer : Answer: a, b, c, d Although the classic detection of infection based on clinical signs of infection and bacterial culture remain the most common clinical tools, increasing ... including CMV and HIV. Furthermore, preliminary investigations into possible detection of fungal pathogens are underway
Description : AIDS virus has – (1) single-stranded RNA (2) double-stranded RNA (3) single-stranded DNA (4) double-stranded DNA
Last Answer : (1) single-stranded RNA Explanation: AIDS viruses have single stranded RNA. It is composed of two copies of positive single-stranded RNA that codes for the virus's nine genes enclosed by a ... 2,000 copies of the viral protein. The single-stranded RNA is tightly bound to nucleocapsid proteins.
Description : AIDS virus is----------- A. Single-stranded RNA (Answer) B. Single-stranded DNA C. Double-stranded RNA D. Double-stranded DNA
Last Answer : A. Single-stranded RNA (Answer)
Description : Human immuno deficiency virus (HIV) has a protein coat and a genetic material which is (a) double stranded RNA (b) double stranded DNA (c) single stranded DNA (d) single stranded RNA
Last Answer : (d) single stranded RNA.
Description : Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) genes are (a) single stranded RNA (b) double stranded DNA (c) proteinaceous (d) double stranded RNA.
Last Answer : (a) single stranded RNA
Description : What is the genetic material in influenza virus? (a) Double helical DNA (b) RNA (c) Single helix DNA (d) None of these
Last Answer : (b) RNA
Description : Cauliflower mosaic virus contains (a) ss RNA (b) ds RNA (c) ds DNA (d) ss DNA
Last Answer : (c) ds DNA
Description : Cauliflower mosaic virus contain a. RNA b. RNA and DNA c. DNA d. None of these
Last Answer : c. DNA
Description : The antiviral action of amantadine is exerted through: A. Interaction with the viral M2 protein B. Interaction with a virus directed thymidine kinase C. Inhibition of a viral protease enzyme D. Inhibition of viral RNA mediated DNA synthesi
Last Answer : A. Interaction with the viral M2 protein
Description : AIDS virus has : (1) single-stranded RNA (2) double-stranded RNA (3) single-stranded DNA (4) double-stranded DNA
Last Answer : single-stranded RNA
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 : Francis Crick’s seminal concept that in nature genetic information generally flows from DNA to RNA to protein.
Last Answer : Ans. Central Dogma
Description : Consider the following statements. 1. Ozone is an allotropic form of oxygen 2. Phosphorus is present in DNA and RNA 3. Halogens occur in free state in nature. 4. The compounds of chlorine are used as cooling agents. The correct statements are: (a) 1 and 4 (b) 2 and 4 (c) 3 and 4 (d) 1 and 2
Last Answer : Ans:(d)
Description : When a cell reproduce what happens to its DNA?
Last Answer : Need answer
Description : The film co-efficient is decreased due to the presence of non-condensing gases in the vapors. The film co-efficient of superheated vapor as compared to that of saturated vapor is (A) More (B) Less (C) Some (D) Either more or less; depends on the nature of vapor
Last Answer : (C) Some
Description : When no signal is being received, the loudspeaker is not entirely silent as a result of the presence of A. parasitic oscillations in some of the receiver stages. B. negative feedback in each stage. C. spurious frequencies as a result of improper neutralization. D. internal receiver noise.
Last Answer : D. internal receiver noise.
Description : A …………………….. creates copies during replication that are functionally equivalent but have distinctly different bit patterns. A) Boot Sector Virus B) Polymorphic Virus C) Parasitic Virus D) Macro Virus
Last Answer : B) Polymorphic Virus
Description : . …………………….. is a form of virus explicitly designed to hide itself from detection by antivirus software. A) Stealth virus B) Polymorphic Virus C) Parasitic Virus D) Macro Virus
Last Answer : A) Stealth virus
Description : A ………………… attaches itself to executable files and replicates, when the infected program is executed, by finding other executable files to infect. A) Stealth virus B) Polymorphic Virus C) Parasitic Virus
Last Answer : C) Parasitic Virus
Description : Pick up the wrong statement. (a) Some fungi are edible. (b) Nuclear membrane is present in Monera. (c) Cell wall is absent in Animalia. (d) Protists have photosynthetic and heterotrophic modes of nutrition.
Last Answer : (b) Nuclear membrane is present in Monera.
Description : Cell wall is absent in (a) Mycoplasma (b) Nostoc (c) Aspergillus (d) Funaria
Last Answer : (a) Mycoplasma
Description : What is true about Taenia saginata? (a) Life history has pig as intermediate host. (b) There are two large suckers on scolex. (c) Rostellar hooks are absent. (d) Rostellum has double circle of hooks.
Last Answer : (c) Rostellar hooks are absent.
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 : How can a computer virus reproduce itself?
Last Answer : I think I have an idea of how this is done. If the program knows where it is located in the computer’s memory, it can run a loop to move each sequential line.
Description : A virus needs a _____________ to reproduce?
Last Answer : There is no other living thing that requires a virus in order to reproduce.
Description : The hydrophilic nature of DNA is due to the presence of – (1) thymine base (2) Biotic resources (3) phosphate group (4) deoxyribose sugar
Last Answer : (2) Biotic resources Explanation: The phosphate groups on DNA are ionic and charged. Each phosphategroup on the DNA back-bone is one unit of negative charge (-1). Charged molecules ... DNA has two hydrophilic polar external backbones made of sugars and phosphate groups joined by ester bonds.
Description : The hydrophilic nature of DNA is due to the presence of - (1) thymine base (2) a number of hydrogen bonds (3) phosphate group (4) deoxyribose sugar
Last Answer : (2) a number of hydrogen bonds Explanation: The phosphate groups on DNA are ionic and charged. Each phosphate group on the DNA back-bone is one unit of negative charge (-1). Charged ... . DNA has two hydrophilic polar external backbones made of sugars and phosphate groups joined by ester bonds.
Description : The hydrophilic nature of DNA is due to the presence of : (1) thymine base (2) a number of hydrogen bonds (3) phosphate group (4) deoxyribose sugar
Last Answer : a number of hydrogen bonds
Description : Why did nature cause male and female to evolve, when the best method would have been to continue to asexually reproduce?
Last Answer : Why do you assume that asexual reproduction is “the best method”? I, in fact, would argue that evolution indicates that it’s not the best method to get the gene pool mixing.
Description : Assetion: Insertion of recombinant DNA within the coding sequence of `beta-`galactosidase result n colourless colonies. Reason : Presence of insert re
Last Answer : Assetion: Insertion of recombinant DNA within the coding sequence of `beta-`galactosidase result n ... D. If both assertion and reason are false
Description : When a cell is fully turgid, which of the following will be zero? (a) Turgor pressure (b) Water potential (c) Wall pressure (d) Osmotic pressure
Last Answer : (b) Water potential
Description : How does a virus get into a host cell? -Biology
Last Answer : answer:
Description : What event is the first event that occurs when a virus infects a host cell?
Last Answer : The virus attaches to the host cells membrane.
Description : The function of a viral capsid is A.protection against the viral genome from physical and enzymatic destruction B.providing binding sites that enable the virus to attach to specific receptor sites on the host ... C.serving as a vehicle of transmission from one host to another D.all of the above
Last Answer : D.all of the above
Description : A viral load test detects the A- provirus of HIV in infected cells B- .total amount of virus in the infected host C- number of viruses being released by each infected cell D- .amount of bacteriophage being produced by E. coli cells
Last Answer : provirus of HIV in infected cells
Description : Recombination of virus genomes occurs A- by transduction B- by transcription C- simultaneous infection of a host cell by two viruses with homologous chromosomes D- by transformation
Last Answer : simultaneous infection of a host cell by two viruses with homologous chromosomes
Description : Choose the correct statement about amantadine: A. It is an antimetabolite used for viral infections B. It prevents penetration of the virus into the host cell C. It is used ... during an influenza A2 epidemic D. Concurrent administration of amantadine prevents antibody response to influenza vaccine
Last Answer : C. It is used to protect high risk subjects during an influenza A2 epidemic