Explore topic-wise MCQs in Microbiology.

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101.

Spirochaete, treponema pallidum causes

A. gonorrhoa
B. syphilis
C. genital herpes
D. acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)
Answer» C. genital herpes
102.

Artificial mode of reproduction in plants is

A. layering
B. grafting
C. budding
D. all of the above
Answer» E.
103.

In hone bees, male or drones develop from

A. fertilized egg
B. sperm
C. unfertilized egg
D. embyo
Answer» D. embyo
104.

Evolution of pollen tube is an important step in land adaptation by

A. spermatophytes
B. bryophytes
C. cycadophyta
D. pinophyta
Answer» B. bryophytes
105.

The passing out of placenta after birth is called

A. after birth
B. break down
C. birth release
D. birth exit
Answer» B. break down
106.

Asexual reproduction commonly occurs in

A. plants
B. less differentiated animals
C. micro organisms
D. all of the above
Answer» E.
107.

In honey bee males are haploid and produce sperms by

A. meiosis
B. budding
C. mitosis
D. none of above
Answer» D. none of above
108.

Phytochrome p660 absorbs red light at a wave length of

A. 330nm
B. 440nm
C. 660nm
D. 550nm
Answer» D. 550nm
109.

Parthenocarpy occurs due to harmonal imbalance usually due to high level of

A. ethene in ovaries
B. auxin in ovaries
C. gibberellin in ovaries
D. cytokinin in ovaries
Answer» C. gibberellin in ovaries
110.

Cloning has been used for desirable animals such as

A. race horses
B. prize bulls
C. human
D. both a and b
Answer» E.
111.

In oestrous cycle the hormone that prepares the uterus for conception is

A. testosterone
B. androgen
C. estrogen
D. thyroxine
Answer» D. thyroxine
112.

The average age of menupause for females is

A. 30 years
B. 41 years
C. 51 years
D. 60 years
Answer» D. 60 years
113.

Fruit ripening is often accompanied by a burst of respiratory activity called

A. climacteric
B. oxidation
C. reduction
D. bursting
Answer» B. oxidation
114.

For flowering of plants the most critical factor is

A. length of the dark period
B. length of the day
C. length of exposure to light
D. length of exposure to red light
Answer» B. length of the day
115.

If the two gametes uniting are different in size and structure they are called

A. heterogametes
B. anisogamete
C. isogamete
D. both a and b
Answer» E.
116.

Organisms having both the sexes are known as

A. bisexual organisms
B. hermaphrodites
C. unisexual organisms
D. both a and b
Answer» E.
117.

Primary oocytes divide meiotically into

A. haploid secondary oocyte
B. polar body
C. haploid secondary oocyte and polar body
D. diploid secondary oocyte
Answer» D. diploid secondary oocyte
118.

The baby resulting from zygote as a result of invitro fertilization outside the female body is known as

A. fraternal twin
B. identical twin
C. test tube baby
D. genetic baby
Answer» D. genetic baby
119.

The Urine is stored inside the body in a sac called

A. scrotum
B. bladder
C. ureter
D. urethra
Answer» C. ureter
120.

The male copulatory organ used to transfer the sperms into female reproductive tract is called

A. penis
B. testis
C. prepuce
D. rectum
Answer» B. testis
121.

The estrogen production stimulates the

A. endometrium
B. vascularization of endometrium
C. inhibition of secretion follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)
D. all of the above
Answer» E.
122.

Most of the major organs of human embryo are formed by the

A. 16th week of pregnancy
B. 15th week of pregnancy
C. 14th week of pregnancy
D. 12th week of pregnancy
Answer» E.
123.

Vernalin hormone resembles

A. cytokinin
B. auxin
C. gibberellin
D. ethene
Answer» D. ethene
124.

In male reproductive system the testicles are inside a sac called

A. bladder
B. scrotum
C. rectum
D. glans
Answer» C. rectum
125.

In nature p660 to p730 conversion takes place in

A. red light
B. white light
C. day light
D. dim light
Answer» D. dim light
126.

If more than one egg is produced by the female and all the eggs are independently fertilized it will result in

A. identical twins
B. fraternal twins
C. true twins
D. monozygotic twins
Answer» C. true twins
127.

The embryo at two celled stage has

A. two blastomeres
B. two gastromeres
C. two centromere
D. none of above
Answer» B. two gastromeres
128.

Strawberry is a

A. long day plant
B. neutral plant
C. short day plant
D. day neutral plant
Answer» D. day neutral plant
129.

External fertilization occurs in the

A. fish
B. crabs
C. shrimp
D. all of the above
Answer» E.
130.

Genital herpes is caused by

A. neisseria gonorrhoeae
B. treponema pallidum
C. herpes simplex type 2
D. spirochaete
Answer» D. spirochaete
131.

More complex form of life is a product of

A. meiosis
B. genetic recombination
C. mitosis
D. both a and b
Answer» E.
132.

The vas deferens becomes highly convulated to form

A. epididymis
B. prepuce
C. sperm duct
D. symphysis pubis
Answer» B. prepuce
133.

Flowering is inhibited in short day plants and promoted in long day plants by

A. yellow light
B. red light
C. blue light
D. white light
Answer» C. blue light
134.

The female reproductive cycle may be disturbed by

A. malnourishment
B. emotional stresses
C. over-eating
D. both a and b
Answer» E.
135.

Red light promotes

A. germination of fern spores
B. leaf expansion in dicots
C. leaf unrolling in grasses
D. all of the above
Answer» E.
136.

Parthenogenesis has the advantage of

A. accelerating the normal reproductive rate
B. accelerating normal respiratory activity
C. accelerating normal flowering
D. accelerating normal growth
Answer» B. accelerating normal respiratory activity
137.

The clock in plant for measuring the duration of darkness is provided by

A. rate of conversion of p660-p730
B. rate of conversion of p700 to p730
C. rate of p730 to p660 conversion
D. rate of conversion of p630 to p700
Answer» D. rate of conversion of p630 to p700
138.

The corpus luteum secretes the hormone

A. estrogen
B. progesterone
C. testosterone
D. oxytocin
Answer» C. testosterone
139.

Once the placenta is established it starts secreting the hormone

A. estrogen
B. oxytocin
C. progesterone
D. testosterone
Answer» D. testosterone
140.

During child birth the baby is delivered as a result of

A. cervix dilation
B. uterine contraction
C. oxytocin release
D. all of the above
Answer» E.
141.

In plants with alternation of generation meiosis occurs during

A. tranportation
B. sporogenesis
C. parthenogenesis
D. none of the above
Answer» C. parthenogenesis
142.

p730 to p660 conversion occurs in the

A. dark
B. night
C. evening
D. dawn
Answer» B. night
143.

Germination of seeds in some lettuce varieties is promoted by

A. blue light
B. red light
C. green light
D. white light
Answer» C. green light
144.

Tobacco plant flowers only after exposure to

A. a series of long days
B. a series of dark days
C. a series of light days
D. a series of short days
Answer» E.
145.

Secondary spermatocytes and spermatids are formed by meiotic division in

A. primary spermatocytes
B. spermatogonia
C. primary oocytes
D. polar body
Answer» B. spermatogonia
146.

Germinating pollen grain is a rich source of

A. cytokinin
B. gibberellin
C. auxin
D. none of the above
Answer» D. none of the above
147.

Genetic variations are produced in

A. asexual reproduction
B. sporulation
C. meiosis
D. clonning
Answer» D. clonning
148.

A reproductive cycle found in all female mammals except human is called

A. oestrous cycle
B. menstrual cycle
C. menupause
D. ovulatory cycle
Answer» B. menstrual cycle
149.

Multiple fission is a characteristic reproduction mechanism in

A. plant like protoctists
B. animal like protoctists
C. hydra
D. earthworm
Answer» C. hydra
150.

Internal fertilization occurs most often in

A. aquatic animals
B. land-based animals
C. microbes
D. amphibians
Answer» C. microbes