Explore topic-wise MCQs in Cell Biology.

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101.

How long is diameter of Thiomargarita namibiensis?

A. 750 um
B. 100 um
C. 10 um
D. 5000um
Answer» B. 100 um
102.

An ecological relationship in which one participant benefits and other is not affected is called

A. symbiosis
B. mutualism
C. commensalism
D. parasitism
Answer» D. parasitism
103.

Which of following bacteria is cork screw shaped?

A. diplococci
B. spirilla
C. streptococci
D. spirochetes
Answer» E.
104.

Which of following is an example of spirochetes?

A. Nongonococcal urethritis
B. Borrelia burgdorferi
C. Bdellovibrios
D. Thiomargarita namibiensis
Answer» C. Bdellovibrios
105.

Prokaryotic cells typically have a diameter of about how many micrometers?

A. 5
B. 100
C. 200
D. 300
Answer» B. 100
106.

First organisms to inhabit earth were

A. prokaryotes
B. eukaryotes
C. animals
D. plants
Answer» B. eukaryotes
107.

Cocci present in chains are called

A. monococci
B. diplococci
C. streptococci
D. staphylococci
Answer» D. staphylococci
108.

Methanogens release which of following compounds as a by-product of their metabolism?

A. ammonia
B. sulphur
C. methane
D. nitrogen
Answer» D. nitrogen
109.

Which of following scientists invented Gram stain technique?

A. Mendel
B. Watson
C. Hans Christian
D. Marie curie
Answer» D. Marie curie
110.

From which of following Chemotroph organisms obtain energy?

A. oxygen
B. sulphur
C. chemicals
D. CO₂
Answer» D. CO₂
111.

An ecological relationship in which both participants benefit is called

A. mutualism
B. commensalism
C. parasitism
D. symbiosis
Answer» B. commensalism
112.

Why is an extreme thermophile found in hydrothermal vents named as 'strain 121'?

A. it can reproduce at 121 °C
B. it has 121 genes
C. it has 121 strains
D. it produces 121 types of proteins
Answer» B. it has 121 genes
113.

Which of following bacteria cause syphilis?

A. treponema pallidum
B. salmonella
C. Bdellovibrios
D. Nongonococcal urethritis
Answer» B. salmonella
114.

Which of following disease is caused by Salmonella typhi?

A. typhoid
B. Lyme disease
C. tuberculosis
D. anthrax
Answer» B. Lyme disease
115.

Harmless bacteria living on skin of humans feeding off sebum have which of following ecological relationship?

A. mutualism
B. commensalism
C. parasitism
D. symbiosis
Answer» C. parasitism
116.

Which of following is an example of sulfur bacteria?

A. Nitrosomonas
B. agrobacterium
C. neisseria gonorrhoeae.
D. Thiomargarita namibiensis
Answer» E.
117.

Which of following has been used in producing transgenic plants?

A. Streptomyces
B. Borrelia burgdorferi
C. Leptospira
D. agrobacterium tumefaciens
Answer» E.
118.

Which of following have only one kind of RNA polymerase?

A. bacteria
B. archaea
C. fungi
D. plants
Answer» B. archaea
119.

Deinococcus radiodurans can survive in which of following extreme conditions?

A. heat
B. CO₂
C. ph
D. radiation
Answer» E.
120.

'marsh gas' present in marches is actually

A. carbon dioxide
B. methane
C. sulphuric acid
D. nitrogen
Answer» C. sulphuric acid
121.

Lyme disease is carried by which of following vectors?

A. mosquito
B. ticks
C. cows
D. spiders
Answer» C. cows
122.

Which of following archaea is used as source of DNA polymerase for use in laboratory experiments?

A. treponema pallidum
B. Halobacterium
C. Borrelia burgdorferi
D. Pyrococcus furiosus
Answer» E.