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MDCAT Biology Online Test MCQs With Answers
Question # 1
Which characteristic is common in both cnidarians and flatworms
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Digestive system with a single opening
Dorsoventrally flattened bodies
Radial symmetry
Flame cells
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Question # 2
In case of sickle cell anemia, in place of glutamic acid, _________ is found
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Histidine
Valine
Proline
Leucine
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Question # 3
Ribozyme is found in
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Mitochondria
Cytoplasm
Lysosomes
Ribosomes
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Question # 4
What is the probability of having albino child if father and mother both are carrier(Aa)
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25%
30%
50%
75%
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Question # 5
They may also control some long term changes
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Enzymes
Neurons
Hormones
CNS
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Question # 6
An exchange of segments between non-sister chromatids of homologous chromosomes during meiosis is termed as
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Crossing over
Hopping
Taking over
Segregation
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Question # 7
Prosthetic groups are
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Radicals
Inorganic molecules
Organic molecules
Metal ions
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Question # 8
Which one of the following is an example of commensalism
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Nodulated roots
Remoras attached to sharks
Mycorrhiza
Commensalism
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Question # 9
The term ecology was first used by a ________ zoologist.
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American
Canadian
German
Greece
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Question # 10
The term originally was coined by the German zoologist Ernst Haeckel in
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1666
1766
1966
1866
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Question # 11
Essay on "Principles of geology" was published by
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Wallace
Malthus
Lyell
Cuvier
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Question # 12
The dominance relations of a 4 O'clock plant can be described in terms of
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Complete dominance
Incomplete dominance
Partial dominance
Both B and C
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Question # 13
Which of the following is not true about biotic components
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Producers
Consumers
Decomposers
Atmosphere
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Question # 14
The relationship of a single population towards its environment is called
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Ecology
Synecology
Autoecology
All of foregoing
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Question # 15
Genes for alpha and beta chains of hemoglobin are found on which chromosomes?
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Chromosome 16 alpha; chromosome 11 beta
Chromosome 11 alpha; chromosome 16 beta
Chromosome 11
Chromosome 16
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Question # 16
A collection of related parts that function as a unit is called:
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Organ
Organism
System
Individual
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Question # 17
A process in which green plants are eaten by animals is called
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Grazing
Predation
Commensalization
None of these
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Question # 18
Succession starting in pond is called
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Hydrosere
Xerosere
Pioneers
None of these
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Question # 19
All of the following are present in mitochondria, EXCEPT
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Cristae
Ribosomes
DNA
Thylakoids
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Question # 20
Aerosol spray foams are potential sources of
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Carbon monoxide
Sulphur dioxide
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs)
Lead compounds
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Question # 21
Most of the plant cells lack following organelles EXCEPT
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Flagellum
Lysosome
Centriole
Mitochondria
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Question # 22
Which is correct about myelin sheath
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It speeds up conduction
It is found in all axons
It is found in all dendrites
It is proteinaceous only
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Question # 23
The bond formed between glucose and fructose to form sucrose
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α 1 , 4 Glycosidic bond
β 1 , 4 Glycosidic bond
α 1 , 2 Glycosidic bond
β 1 , 2 Glycosidic bond
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Question # 24
When bacteria break down nitrates and release nitrogen back into atmosphere this process is called:
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Nitrification
Denitrification
Ammonification
Deamination
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Question # 25
When a haemophilic carrier woman marries a normal man, who among her offspring may be affected
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all her children
all her daughter
half of her daughter
half of her sons
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Question # 26
Which component of the cell is mainly concerned with production of cell secretions?
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Ribosome
Cytoskeleton
Mitochondria
Golgi
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Question # 27
Pick up the wrong statement from the following
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Oils are lighter than water
Animal fats are solid at room temperature
Specific gravity of fats is higher than water
Fats containing saturated fatty acids are solid
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Question # 28
This is an association between a host and a parasite
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Predation
Anemies
Parasitism
None of above
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Question # 29
First invertebrate to develop a nervous system is
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Sponges
Cnidarians
Flat worms
Round worms
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Question # 30
Plant and animals replace the earlier ones in a way of
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Community relay
Succession
Predecessors
All of these
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Question # 31
Cells recycle their dead parts with the help of
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Centrioles
Vacuoles
Lysosomes
Golgi apparatus
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Question # 32
Which one of the following is associated with intracellular transport of material?
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Golgi apparatus
Centriole
Endoplasmic reticulum
Lysosome
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Question # 33
Succession begins by a few hardy invaders called:
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Founders
Initiators
Pioneers
Leaders
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Question # 34
In this type of relationship only one organism benefits from the relationship. The other is not affected at all
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Mutualism
Commensalism
Parasitism
All of above
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Question # 35
Depolarization of neural membrane is due to
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Influx of K+
Efflux of Na+
Influx of Na+
None
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Question # 36
Sahara Desert i found in :
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Europe
America
Africa
Australia
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Question # 37
Sharp rise in LH output due to estrogens is an example of
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Negative feedback
Positive feedback
Primary feedback
None
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Question # 38
Community structures of an ecosystem is called
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Biosphere
Succession
Progression
Climax community
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Question # 39
Which can convert glucose to glucose 6 phosphate
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Hexokinase
Glucokinase
Phospho fructokinase
Both a & b
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Question # 40
Plants growing on dry habitat is called:
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Hydrophytes
Mesophytes
Xerophytes
None of these above
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Question # 41
Several bacteria in soil are able to oxidize ammonia or ammonium ions, this oxidation is known as:
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Ammonification
Nitrification
Denitrification
Amino-oxidation
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Question # 42
Which one of the following always contains DNA?
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Centriole
Lysosome
Golgi apparatus
Mitochondrion
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Question # 43
The gill pouches present in embryos of mammals :
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support that ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny
homologous structures
used by embryos to breathe
evidence for the degeneration
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Question # 44
If the distance of 20 map units is found among two linked loci what would be the percentage of cross gametes
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40%
60%
20%
10%
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Question # 45
A little light is left to power photosynthesis at the depth of:
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500 feet
700 feet
600 Feet
1000 Feet
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Question # 46
Soyabeans have been made resistant to a common
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Insecticide
Herbicide
Fungicide
Pesticide
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Question # 47
______ incorporate gaseous nitrogen from air into organic nitrogen containing compounds
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Nitrogen fixing bacteria
Nitrogen degrading bacteria
Both A and B
None of above
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Question # 48
Part of brain that is involved in learning
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Cerebrum
Thalamus
Cerebellum
Pons
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Question # 49
An exchange of segments between non-sister chromatids of homologous chromosomes during meiosis is termed as :
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Crossing over
Hopping
Taking over
Segregation
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Question # 50
Nutrients required by organism in large amount like water, carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus, sulphur and calcium are:
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Macronutrients
Micronutrients
Mega Nutrients
Both a & c
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Question # 51
Oxidative metabolism is carried out ____ of mitochondria
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In the intramembrane space
On the surface of inner membrane
In the inside of outer membrane
In the matrix
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Question # 52
What are the environmental buffers?
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Trees
Animals
Factories
Microbes
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Question # 53
Substances cross the cell membrane more easily when they are
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water soluble
protein soluble
alcohol soluble
lipid soluble
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Question # 54
Much of nitrogen found in the soil is the result of:
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Degeneration
Decomposition
Denitrification
Assimilation
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Question # 55
Bacterial and fungi are mainly included in the group of
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Consumers
Decomposers
Producers
None of these
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Question # 56
In free state Glucose is present in:
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Grapes
Dates
Figs
All Fruits
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Question # 57
The soil of the deciduous forest is:
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Yellow
Grayish brown
Grayish black
Black
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Question # 58
One mechanism of temperature regulation was developed by land plans and animals by developing.
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Brak and skin
Vascular tissues and circulatory system
Cambium and excretory system
Vascular tissue and respiratory system
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Question # 59
Dominant species of mammals in grassland are the:
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Omnivores
Herbivores
Carnivores
Insectivores
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Question # 60
Which of the following is not a biotic component
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Producers
Consumers
Decomposers
Water
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Question # 61
Lamarck published his theory of evolution in
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1822
1812
1817
1809
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Question # 62
A dominant plant of temperate deciduous forests is the :
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Euphorbia
Taxus baccata
cactus
Acacia
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Question # 63
The processes that have transformed life on earth from its earliest forms to the vast diversity that we observe today, are collectively referred as
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Evolution
Succession
Revolution
All of above
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Question # 64
Tiny shaped structure located deep between cerebral hemispheres
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Thyroid gland
Pitutary gland
Pineal Gland
Corpus callosum
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Question # 65
A relationship that harms one of the partners is called
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Parasitism
Symbiosis
Commensalism
None
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Question # 66
Population of Pakistan was ________ in 1947
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23.5 million
30 million
32.5 million
40 million
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Question # 67
The type of association between two organisms, which brings benefit to both the organisms is called
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Commensalism
Predation
Mutualism
Parasitism
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Question # 68
Pick the odd one
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Cellulose
Galactose
Agar
Pectin
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Question # 69
On an average, there are 50 or more thylakoids piled to form one
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Intergranum
Crista
Granum
F
_1
particle
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Question # 70
Which of the following is a living character of virus
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Formation of Crystals
Production of new viral particles
Coordination
Metabolism
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Question # 71
Major cells infected by HIV are
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Monocytes
B lymphocytes
T lymphocytes
RBC
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Question # 72
Man is
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Primary consumers
Secondary consumers
Tertiary consumers
All of above
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Question # 73
Lipids store double amount of energy as compared to same amount of carbohydrates, because of
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Higher proportion of C-H bonds
Higher proportion of C-N bonds
Higher proportion of C-O bonds
Lower proportion of C-O-P bonds
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Question # 74
Consumers
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Are primarily animals that obtain energy directly or indirectly from producers
Are primarily bacterial organisms that obtain energy directly or indirectly from producers
Are secondary animals that obtain energy directly or indirectly from producers
Are secondary plants that obtain energy directly or indirectly from producers
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Question # 75
Melanin pigment is produced under the hormone
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ADH
MSH
STH
TSH
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Question # 76
These micro-organisms use the proteins and amino acids and release excess of ammonia (NH
3
) or ammonium ions (NH
4
). This process is known as
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Ammonification
Nitrification
Assimilation
All of above
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Question # 77
The organisms of same species live in a same place is called
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Community
Population
Consumers
All of these
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Question # 78
All chromosomes other than sex chromosomes are called :
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Linked chromosomes
Atusomes
Autophagosommes
Dictyosomes
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Question # 79
When a single gene has multiple phenotypic effects, the phenomenon is called:
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condominance
epistasis
pleiotropy
sex-linkage
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Question # 80
The succession started on deserts is termed as
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Hydrosere
Xerosere
Derosere
None of the above
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Question # 81
High calcium concentration in blood causes the stimulation of
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Parathormone
Calcitonin
T
3
T
4
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