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This section includes 9 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Biology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
What technique in plant biology was used by Gregor Mendel to derive the patterns of inheritance? |
| A. | Hybridization |
| B. | Mutagenesis |
| C. | Exportation |
| D. | Importation |
| Answer» B. Mutagenesis | |
| 2. |
Who proposed the laws of inheritance in living organisms? |
| A. | Gregor Mendel |
| B. | James Watson |
| C. | Francis Crick |
| D. | Erwin Chargaff |
| Answer» B. James Watson | |
| 3. |
Which of the following approaches used by early humans is not an instance of exploitation of variation in population for the benefit of society? |
| A. | Domestication of dog |
| B. | Domestication of cow |
| C. | Artificial selection of wheat as a crop |
| D. | Invention of fire |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
Sexual reproduction produces larger variations than asexual reproduction. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 5. |
What determines the differences between the progeny and parents? |
| A. | Inheritance |
| B. | Heritage |
| C. | Genetics |
| D. | Variation |
| Answer» E. | |
| 6. |
The process of transfer of characters from parents to offspring is referred to as ______ |
| A. | Inheritance |
| B. | Heritage |
| C. | Genetics |
| D. | Variation |
| Answer» B. Heritage | |
| 7. |
What branch of biology focusses on the study of patterns of inheritance? |
| A. | Genetics |
| B. | Immunology |
| C. | Evolution |
| D. | Ecology |
| Answer» B. Immunology | |
| 8. |
The structure of DNA by ______ received the Nobel Prize in 1962. |
| A. | Maurice Wilkins |
| B. | Rosalind Franklin |
| C. | Francis Crick |
| D. | Erwin Chargaff |
| Answer» D. Erwin Chargaff | |
| 9. |
What, according to Medel, was responsible for the inheritance of specific traits? |
| A. | Genes |
| B. | Factors |
| C. | Chromosomes |
| D. | DNA |
| Answer» C. Chromosomes | |