Explore topic-wise MCQs in Biology.

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1.

What will happen when the radioactive protein capsule of the virus is attached onto the bacteria?

A. Radioactivity is detected in the supernatant
B. Radioactivity is absent in the supernatant
C. Radioactive DNA is injected into the bacterium
D. Attachment of the virus to the bacterium doesn t occur
Answer» B. Radioactivity is absent in the supernatant
2.

Which of the following can be observed alongside with radioactive bacterium as a result of centrifugation?

A. Bacterium starts to produce RNA
B. Radioactivity can be detected in the supernatant
C. Bacterium starts to move slow
D. Radioactivity cannot be detected in the supernatant
Answer» E.
3.

Which of the following is not a stage in the Hershey-Chase experiment ?

A. Blending
B. Centrifugation
C. Infection
D. Conjugation
Answer» E.
4.

The virus infected bacterium which contains radioactive proteins are not radioactive.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
5.

When the viruses are cultivated in the medium containing radioactive Sulphur, then these viruses possess radioactive DNA but not radioactive protein.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
6.

On which medium were the viruses cultivated by Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase?

A. A medium containing radioactive potassium (K)
B. A medium containing radioactive Uranium (U)
C. A medium containing radioactive phosphorous (P)
D. A medium containing potassium (K)
Answer» D. A medium containing potassium (K)
7.

The bacteria treats the attached viral particle s (bacteriophage) genetic material as its own.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
8.

Who proved that DNA was indeed the genetic material through experiments?

A. Alfred Hershey and Maclyn McCarty
B. Oswald Avery and Maclyn McCarty
C. Oswald Avery and Martha Chase
D. Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase
Answer» E.
9.

What are the viruses that affect bacteria known as?

A. Virophage
B. Bacteriophage
C. Mimivirus
D. Virology
Answer» C. Mimivirus