Botany-CPMT MCQ Question and Answer

Botany-CPMT MCQ Question and Answer
31. The smallest unit of genetic material capable of undergoing mutation is—

  • Cistron
  • Muton
  • Recon
  • Proton
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32. The least number of t RNA molecules for each of the twenty amino acids found in
protein is—

  • One
  • Two
  • Three
  • Four
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33. Which of the following, plants is commonly known as ‘redwood’ ?

  • Sequoia sempervirens
  • Dacridium laxifolium
  • Sequoia giganteum
  • Polygalia hirsute
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34. Epidermal tissue forms the outer protective covering of a herbaceous plant. It is modified in—

  • Leaves
  • Stems
  • Roots
  • All of the above
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35. PCR based markers have been developed to—
  • Create terminate codon
  • Manufacture antibiotics
  • Differentiate different biotypes of gall midge
  • Obtain soil micro-organisms with the help of specific enzyme—reductase
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36. The function of a root cap is to—

  • Produce embryonic cell
  • Protect the root apical meristem from damage
  • Absorb minerals
  • Absorb water
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37. In a certain dicotyledonous stem the vascular cambium is a meristematic tissue referred to as—

  • Apical
  • Lateral
  • Intercalary
  • Secondary
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38. In the phosphorus cycle, weathering makes phosphate available first to—
  • Producers
  • Consumers
  • Tertiary consumers
  • Decomposers
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39. Petaloid staminode is seen in genus—

  • Cassia
  • Canna
  • Solanum
  • All of the above
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40. A recessive pair of alleles at one locus sometimes prevents the expression of a dominant allele at another locus. This expression is termed as—

  • Pleiotropy
  • Polygenic inheritance
  • Complementary gene
  • Epistasis
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