BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE PILANI HYDERABAD CAMPUS

SEMESTER II ACADEMIC YEAR 2013-2014

GENERAL BIOLOGY (BIO F111)
Date: 08.05.2014
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM PART 1 (Closed Book)
Max. Marks: 60
Max. Time: 90 minutes

Answer the following questions by entering the most appropriate answer in the answer sheet provided. Only use
CAPITAL letters. Do not overwrite. All questions carry 1 mark each. Half mark will be deducted for wrong answers.
In case you have any questions or doubts, please contact the invigilator immediately. Failure to write the name, id
no. and section number will be penalized by deduction of 5 marks. If you have finished answering all the questions
before 90 min, submit your answer sheet and proceed with answering part 2.
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Arrangement of _________ distinguishes the outside of the cell membrane from the inside (facing the
cytoplasm)
(A) cholesterol
(B) hydrophilic heads
(C) carbohydrates
(D) hydrophobic tails
Worn-out or damaged RBCs are cleared by ______.
(A) red bone marrow
(B) liver
(C) lymph nodes
(D) spleen
In a cross involving pea plants having green and yellow pods, the genotype(s) of the progeny with green pods
and yellow pods would be in the ratio of _____.
(A) 1:1
(B) 3:1
(C) 1:2:1
(D) 2:1
Proteins derived from plant sources are ______.
(A) complete proteins
(B) incomplete proteins
(C) non-essential proteins (D) essential proteins
Five cycles of polymerase chain reaction results in ______ number of copies of a segment of DNA.
(A) 5
(B) 10
(C) 16
(D) 32
In the reaction that converts pyruvic acid to ethanol and CO2, ________ is produced.
(A) NADP+
(B) NADPH
(C) NAD+
(D) NADH
The mRNA sequence is identical in its sequence (except that uracils instead of thymines) to the ____ DNA
strand.
(A) coding
(B) template
(C) anticodon
(D) antisense
_____ refers to changes in the allele frequencies between two successive generations without a significant
change in population size.
(A) Evolution
(B) Genetic bottleneck
(C) Gene pool
(D) Genetic drift
If the amount of energy at herbivore level is 100 kcal in an ecosystem, the energy at secondary carnivore level
is ____ kcal.
(A) 10
(B) 1
(C) 1000
(D) 50
______ is the thinking part of the brain.
(A) Hypothalamus
(B) Cerebellum
(C) Medulla oblangata
(D) Cerebrum
In presence of a stop codon, _______ enters the ribosome and causes the ribosome to detach from the protein.
(A) terminator tRNA (B) release factor (C) ribosome disruptor (D) protein-ribosome disassembler
The balance between glycogen and fat metabolism shifts towards fat metabolism during ____ exercise.
(A) moderate and long
(B) vigorous and long
(C) moderate and short
(D) vigorous and short
Receptors for ___ taste respond to inorganic lead compounds.
(A) sweet
(B) sour
(C) salt
(D) glutamate
_________ processes are mechanisms that ensure an organism will carry out all metabolic activities in the
proper sequence and at the proper rate.
(A) Responsive
(B) Generative
(C) Control
(D) Metabolic
The first immunoglobulin produced after B-cell encounters an antigen is ____.
(A) IgE
(B) IgA
(C) IgG
(D) IgM
The number of replication bubbles in a eukaryotic chromosome is ______.
(A) one
(B) six
(C) four
(D) more than six
In females ______ induce adrenal gland to produce androgens.
(A) progesterone
(B) estrogen
(C) gonadotrophic hormone
(D) luteinizing hormone