BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE, PILANI HYDERABAD CAMPUS

FIRST SEMESTER 2014-2015

General Biology (BIO F111)
Comprehensive Examination (Closed book)
Part A
Time 30 min 05/12/2014 30 Marks

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Answer

Write most appropriate answer:

Q. Option Q. Option Q. Option Q. Option Q. Option
1 5 9 13 17
2 6 10 14 18
3 7 11 15 19
4 8 12 16 20
Very short answer (one or two word(s))

Q Answer Q Answer
21 26

22 27

23 28

24 29

25 30

Multiple choice questions 20 x 1 M

Choose the most appropriate option:
1 If an individual of genotype AaBbCcDd is testcrossed, how many different phenotypes can appear in their offspring?
a) 4 b) 8 c) 12 d) 16
2 Which of the following cells is normally diploid?
a) Primary polar body b) spermatid c) primary spermatocyte d) secondary polar body
3 A mating that is expected to produce 50% homozygotes and 50% heterozygotes is
a)BB x Bb b) Bb x Bb c) bb x Bb d) all the options
4 The archaea
a) Are eukaryotic b) have ribosomes c) have a nucleus d) All are correct
4 Which of the following cell components are involved in the destruction of microbes
a) Carrier proteins b) phagocytic vacuoles c) centrioles d) Golgi
6 This field of study examines the proteins that are predicted from the DNA sequence.
a) Genomics b) transcriptomics c) proteomics d) restriction enzyme technology
7 The locomotary organelles of protozoa are:
a) Microfilament b) Cilia & Flagella c) Centriole d) Peroxisome
8 Which of the following is not a carbohydrate?
a) Amylose b) Glycogen c) Ribulose d) Steroids
9 Ribosomes are the centre of
a) Fat synthesis b) Protein synthesis c) Respiration d) Photosynthesis
10 Which of the following can respire in the absence of oxygen
a) Chlorella b) Bat c) Yeast d) Fish
11 Which of the following is a wrong statement?
a) Enzyme catalyzed reactions are product specific b) Enzyme catalyzed reactions are substrate specific
c) Enzymes are proteins d) Enzymes degrade at the end of the reaction
12 Azidothymidine (AZT) is used for the treatment of
a) Cancer b) AIDS c) Alzheimers d) Thalassemia
13 In each round of fatty acid oxidation
a) NADH and ATP are released b) NADH2 and ATP are released
c) NADH2, FADH2 and Acetyl CoA are released d) FADH2 and Acetyl CoA are released
14 In the Na+ - K+ pump
a) 2Na+ and 2K+ ions are transported b) 3Na+ and 2K+ ions are transported
c) 3Na+ and 3K+ ions are transported d) 1Na+ and 2K+ ions are transported
15 The basic difference between B and T cells is:
a) Their origin is different b) Their maturation and storage are different
c) They are found at different places in the lymphoid pool d) Used in immune response
16 Conversion of pyruvate to acetyl CoA and CO2 is an example of:
a) Oxidative decarboxylation b) Oxidative phosphorylation
c) Oxidative deamination d) Oxidative carboxylation
17 The light absorbed by Chlorophyll a is:
a) Blue b) Green c) Yellow d) Red
18 Which of the following categories of people would be affected the most by a shortage of protein in their diet?
a) Athletes b) children c) people in old age d) adult men
19 Hearing involves
a) The movement of tiny hairs in the cochlea b) the movement of fluid in cochlea
c) Nerve impulses from the cochlea to the brain d) All of the above
20 Humans have a total of ___________ chromosomes, _______of which are considered sex-determining.
a) 44, 2 b) 23, 2 c) 48, 4 d) 46, 2

Very short answer type question (State the most appropriate in one/two words) 10 x 1M

21 Tube carrying sperm from the testes to the urethra.

22 Exchange of corresponding chromatid segments between homologous chromosomes.
23 The movement of ions across a plasma membrane that locally wipes out an electrical potential difference.
24 The portion of the vertebrate brain that occupies the upper part of the skull.
25 A structure that develops from the ruptured follicles in the ovary after ovulation.
26 Proteins on all cells acting as Self markers.
27 A relatively undifferentiated cell in animal tissue that can divide to produce more differentiated cells.
28 Protein forming hollow cylinder of microtubules.
29 The supporting cells associated with axons that produce myelin in the peripheral nervous system.
30 A taxonomic category between phyla and orders.