Explore topic-wise MCQs in Microbiology.

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51.

Ovoviparity occurs in

A. duckbill platypus
B. spiny ant eater
C. garter snake
D. all of the above
Answer» E.
52.

The reduction of progesterone level stimulates the pituitary gland to produce

A. oxytocin
B. thyroxine
C. adrenaline
D. epinephrine
Answer» B. thyroxine
53.

Phytochrome p730 absorbs far red light at

A. 730nm
B. 720nm
C. 700nm
D. 660nm
Answer» B. 720nm
54.

Corpus luteum starts degenerating if

A. fertilization occurs
B. fertilization does not occur
C. too much estrogen is released
D. none of above
Answer» C. too much estrogen is released
55.

Sexual reproduction involves

A. mitosis
B. budding
C. meiosis
D. none of the above
Answer» D. none of the above
56.

The effective temperature considered in vernalisation is

A. around 1
B. around 4
C. around 2
D. around 10
Answer» C. around 2
57.

Oestrous cycle is found in all mammals except

A. dogs
B. cats
C. humans
D. bears
Answer» D. bears
58.

Between the uterine and foetal tissue a circular organ is established called

A. pericardium
B. scrotum
C. peritoneum
D. placenta
Answer» E.
59.

The mechanism that produces new generations and maintains a specie is

A. inheritance
B. reproduction
C. heredity
D. budding
Answer» C. heredity
60.

Tissue culturing can only be done for

A. palnt tissues
B. animal cells
C. both animal and plant cells
D. none of above
Answer» D. none of above
61.

Genital soreness and ulcers are caused in the disease

A. gonorrhoa
B. syphilis
C. genital herpes
D. acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)
Answer» D. acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)
62.

During the day a plant possess phytochrome

A. p730
B. p700
C. p630
D. p500
Answer» B. p700
63.

Uterine contractions during child birth are strongest from

A. bottom to top
B. top to bottom
C. side ways
D. none of the above
Answer» C. side ways
64.

In ovoviparous animals the embryo receives its nourishment from

A. mother's blood
B. placenta
C. egg white
D. egg yolk
Answer» E.
65.

The total gestation period in humans is about

A. 50 days
B. 180 days
C. 100 days
D. 280 days
Answer» E.
66.

Organisms produced from a single cell by subculculturing are called

A. copies
B. clones
C. replicas
D. partners
Answer» C. replicas
67.

The discharge of blood and cell debris in case of no fertilization is called

A. ovulation
B. menupause
C. menstruation
D. oestrous cycle
Answer» D. oestrous cycle
68.

The uterine tube or fallopian tube opens into the

A. oviduct
B. cervix
C. uterus
D. vagina
Answer» D. vagina
69.

Nourishing cells around ovule are called

A. nucellus
B. soma
C. endocarp cells
D. mesocarp cells
Answer» B. soma
70.

The release of ovum from the follicle or ovulation is induced by

A. luteinizing hormone (LH)
B. follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)
C. thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)
D. somatotrophin hormone (STH)
Answer» B. follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)
71.

A pair of ovoid glandular structures responsible for the production of sperms are called

A. testes
B. ovaries
C. cervix
D. sperm duct
Answer» B. ovaries
72.

Each testis consists of a highly complex duct system called

A. follicle cells
B. glomerulus
C. seminiferous tubules
D. interstitial cells
Answer» D. interstitial cells
73.

Menstruation stage lasts for about

A. 1-2 days
B. 3-7 days
C. 5-10 days
D. 10-15 days
Answer» C. 5-10 days
74.

The organism produced as a result of cloning is genetically identical to the parent who

A. contributed the egg
B. contributed the nucleus
C. contributed the zygote
D. both parents
Answer» C. contributed the zygote
75.

The periodic reproductive cycle in females is commonly known as

A. oestrous cycle
B. menstrual cycle
C. ovulatory cycle
D. menupause
Answer» C. ovulatory cycle
76.

Identical twins are the result of

A. meiotic division
B. non-disjunction of chromosomes
C. mitotic division
D. both mitotic and meiotic division
Answer» D. both mitotic and meiotic division
77.

In case of no fertilization

A. progesterone secretion diminishes
B. progesterone's spongy effect on endometrium reduces
C. endometrium suffers a breakdown
D. all of the above
Answer» E.
78.

Germ cells in the ovary first produce

A. oogonia
B. primary oocytes
C. secondary oocyte
D. polar body
Answer» B. primary oocytes
79.

Corticosteroids produced by the foetus enter the maternal blood circulation and cause

A. decrease in progesterone production
B. increase in progesterone production
C. decrease in oxytocin production
D. decrease in testosterone production
Answer» B. increase in progesterone production
80.

The effect of photoperiodism was first studied in 1920 by

A. darwin
B. garner and allard
C. chargaff
D. alois
Answer» C. chargaff
81.

Cloning will be subjected to serious moral questions if applied to

A. reptiles
B. humans
C. birds
D. mammals
Answer» C. birds
82.

Parthenocarpic fruit with no seeds are

A. bananas
B. pineapples
C. oranges
D. all of the above
Answer» E.
83.

Uterus opens into the vagina through

A. ovary
B. oviduct
C. cervix
D. urethra
Answer» D. urethra
84.

Light exerts its influence on living organisms through variations in day length called

A. biorythym
B. photoperiod
C. vernalisation
D. none of the above
Answer» C. vernalisation
85.

The release of oxytocin during labour pain occurs in the form of

A. packets
B. stream
C. waves
D. none of the above
Answer» D. none of the above
86.

Budding is a method of asexual reproduction found in

A. hydra
B. honey bee
C. bacteria
D. virus
Answer» B. honey bee
87.

If the two generations during alternation of generation in plants are vegetatively similar it is referred to as

A. heteromorphic
B. isomorphic
C. diplohaplontic
D. none of the above
Answer» C. diplohaplontic
88.

The seminal fluid or semen provides

A. liquid medium to sperms
B. protection to sperms
C. nourishment to sperms
D. all of the above
Answer» E.
89.

The disadvantage of cloning is

A. rapid aging
B. low resistance
C. short life span of organism
D. both a and b
Answer» E.
90.

The duration of chilling treatment in vernalisation varies from

A. four days to four weeks
B. four days to ten days
C. four days to three months
D. one month to three months
Answer» D. one month to three months
91.

During the night a plant has phytochrome in the form of

A. p730
B. P660
C. p700
D. p660
Answer» C. p700
92.

In human females, the periodic reproductive cycle is completed in approximately

A. 10 days
B. 18 days
C. 28 days
D. 40 days
Answer» D. 40 days
93.

If fertilized eggs are laid outside the female's body and develop there this is called

A. oviparity
B. ovoviparity
C. viviparity
D. none of above
Answer» B. ovoviparity
94.

The mucous membrane of urinogenital tract is affected in

A. gonorrhoa
B. syphilis
C. genital herpes
D. acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)
Answer» B. syphilis
95.

Cloning is helpful in

A. studying effect of drugs on clonned animals
B. producing desired varieties of plants
C. studying effect of hormones
D. all of the above
Answer» E.
96.

Fruit development without fertilization with no seed formation is called

A. binary fission
B. pathenocarpy
C. budding
D. grafting
Answer» C. budding
97.

Diploid parthenogenesis occurs in

A. hydra
B. aphid
C. honey bee
D. none of above
Answer» C. honey bee
98.

Cloned animals cannot withstand

A. out break of a disease
B. environmental changes
C. epidemics
D. all of the above
Answer» E.
99.

The events of the menstrual cycle involve the

A. ovarian cycle
B. uterine cycle
C. ovulatory cycle
D. both a and b
Answer» E.
100.

The biological clock once stimulated produces a hormone for initiating flowering that is

A. cytokinin
B. florigen
C. auxin
D. ethene
Answer» C. auxin