Biology MCQs

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Dr. Joseph Lister was a British surgeon and a pioneer of the antiseptic surgery. His research into bacteriology and infection in wounds, raised his skillful operative technique, that was similar to his peers.

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MON 863 is a genetically engineered variety of maize produced by Monsanto. It was generated by transformation of Zea mays cell culture line AT824 with a MIuI restriction fragment from plasmid PV-ZMIR13 using particle acceleration technology.

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Mitosis is a fundamental process for life. During mitosis, a cell splits to form two identical daughter cells by duplicating all of its contents, including its chromosomes. Prophase, metaphase, anaphase & telophase are the stages of
Mitosis.

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Biotin also called vitamin H, vitamin B₇ or vitamin B₈ is a water-soluble B vitamin. It is also known as vitamin H. Biotin is not a used in the Digestion of food.

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Britain is the first country to issue research licenses for human embryonic cloning to create stem cells. The cloning procedure involves the process of combining a patient’s body cell with an unfertilized egg cell from a donor.

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Alec Jeffreys scientists is known for developing techniques for DNA fingerprinting and DNA profiling which are now used all over the world in forensic science to assist police detective work.

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Foot and mouth disease (FMD) or hoof and mouth disease (HMD) is an infectious and sometimes fatal viral disease that affects cloven-hoofed animals. Cattle, Sheeps and Pigs are affected by the Foot & Mouth disease.

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Seals, Walruses and Sea lions are Mammals belonging to a single taxonomic group ( a clade) called Pinnipedia, which means fin footed. All of them are semi-aquatic marine mammals. They belong to the order Carnivora and their closest living relatives are bears. They are characterized by modification of limbs to flippers. Pinnipeds are mammals with four flippers — one pair in front and one at the back. They are warm-blooded, nurse their young, breathe air and have hair. The sea lion has small, tiny external ear flaps. Seals have no flaps. The front flippers of sea lions are long, have no hair and nails. Seals’ front flippers are short, blunt, covered with hair with nails on the ends. Sea lions can turn their hind flippers forward to move on land but seals cannot do so.

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Glaucoma is an eye disease that is often associated with elevated intraocular pressure, in which damage to the eye (optic) nerve can lead to loss of vision and even blindness.

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The five kingdom classification was proposed by R.H. Whittaker in 1969. The five kingdoms were formed on the basis of characteristics. It includes Kingdom Monera, Kingdom Protista, Kingdom Fungi, Kingdom Plantae, and Kingdom Animalia.