Explore topic-wise MCQs in Biology.

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1.

Which was considered to be as the genetic material prior to the works done by Oswald Avery, Colin MacLeod and Maclyn McCarty?

A. Nucleoids
B. Nucleons
C. Protein
D. Chromosome
Answer» D. Chromosome
2.

What will be the state of the mouse that has been injected with the heat killed S-strain from the Staphylococcus pneumoniae?

A. Alive
B. Dead
C. On the verge of dying
D. Lives with pneumonia
Answer» B. Dead
3.

Which of the following is responsible for the inhibition of transformation in organisms?

A. DNase
B. RNase
C. Protease
D. Nuclease
Answer» B. RNase
4.

Which of the following is responsible for transforming the R strain into the S strain?

A. Purified bio-chemicals from S-strain
B. Purified bio-chemicals from R-strain
C. Purified bio-chemicals from heat killed S-strain
D. Purified bio-chemicals from heat killed R-strain
Answer» D. Purified bio-chemicals from heat killed R-strain
5.

Which of the following is the wrong sequential order, when the S or the R strain of the bacterium is injected into the mice?

A. Mice -> S strain -> Dead
B. Mice -> R strain -> Alive
C. Mice -> Heat killed S strain -> Alive
D. Mice -> Heat killed S strain + live R strain -> Alive
Answer» E.
6.

The mice infected with the R strain of the bacterium dies, but when infected with the S strain, they do not die.

A. False
B. True
Answer» B. True
7.

When Streptococcus pneumoniae were cultured in a culture plate by Frederick Griffith, which among the following were produced?

A. Smooth colonies(S) and Rough colonies (R)
B. Shiny colonies (S) and Rough colonies (R)
C. Smooth colonies (S) and Rigorous colonies (R)
D. Silky colonies (S) and Rigorous colonies (R)
Answer» C. Smooth colonies (S) and Rigorous colonies (R)
8.

Which of the following bacterium is responsible for causing pneumonia?

A. <em>Staphylococcus saprophyticus</em>
B. <em>Streptococcus pyogenes</em>
C. <em>Staphylococcus aureus</em>
D. <em>Streptococcus pneumoniae</em>
Answer» E.