Question 16 to 30.

16. When organisms get rid of unwanted materials from their bodies they carryout a) urination b) Faeces c) Excretion

d) Abortion

17. The particular location of a gene on the chromosome

called

a) Gene b) Locus c

) Allele

d) Nucleus

18. Possessing a single allele in diploid organism is a) Hemizygous b) Homozygous c) Homology d) Heterozygous

19. Fertilization that takes place inside the body of female animal is called a) Internal fertilization b) External fertilization

c) Oogenesis d) Oviparity

20. An exception to Mendel's law is a) Independent assortment b) Linkage c) Dominance d) Purity of gametes

21. The upward movement of water and nutrients in plants is

primarily driven by_a) Capillary action b) Gravity c) Root pressure d) Transpiration

22. The word "cell" was first observed in 1665 by a scientist called a) Mathias Schleden b) Theodor Schwann c) Robert Hooke d) Aristotle Stragiritis

23. Resource competition which occurs when a number of organisms utilise

competition also called

common resources

that are in short supply a) Interference

b) Scramble c) Contest

d) Private

24.

is the percentage of individuals having a genotype that express the associated phenotype.

particular Codominance b) Penetrance c) Epistasis d) Expressivity

a) 25. The genotypic ratio of a monohybrid cross is

b) 3:1 c) 2:1:1 d) 9:3:3:1 26.

The assignment or placement of organisms to groups is a) Taxonomy b) Taxon c) Nomenclature d) Systematics called

a) 1:2:1

27. The alternate form of a gene is_a) Alternative b) Recessive character c) Allele d) Dominant character

28. One of the following is called stress plant hormone a) Ethylene b) Abscissic acid c) Cytokinins d) Auxins

29. The following are animals that exhibit internal fertilization

except a) Human b) Cow c) Dog d) Fish

30. Testes are located in a sac called Sperm a) Ureter b) Bladder d)Scrot

a) Scrotum