Model Test 14

MODELTEST14:CSIRNETLIFESCIENCES
1. A small pebble is dropped into the deep sea

from a floating glacier mass. The pebble falls
down, and is then likely to hit the sea bottom
with
1.anacceleratingvelocity
2.adeceleratingvelocity
3.auniformvelocity
4.apulsatingvelocity
2.ThetemperatureatthecentreoftheEarthis
estimatedtobe:
1.<3000oC
2.>4000oC
3.>1000oC
4.2000oC
3. Permanent ice sheet over Antarctica

developedinaearlyCenozoicasaresultof
1.intenseglaciationovertheearth
2. separation of Antarctica from other
continentsleadingtoitsthermalisolation
3.Completestoppageofsolarradiation
4.Extensivevolcanismonearth
4.Whichoneofthesedepositionalenvironment
willbebestforthepreservationoffossils?
1.Bottomofriver.
2.Deserts.
3.Shallowseafloor.
4.Deepseafloor.
5.Afteranearthquake,theepicenterislocated
bynotingatvariousplaces
1. the difference in the arrival times of S & P
waves
2.theintensityoftheearthquake
3.numberofbuildingsdamaged
4.numberofpeopledead
6. The epicenter of a deep focus earthquake is

located
1.ontheearth'ssurface
2.belowadepthof70km
3.between70300km
4.below300km.
7. If the earth's axis of rotation were not tilted,

whichoneofthefollowingstatementswouldbe
TRUE?
1. Equal day and night at all places throughout
theyear
2. Duration of day and night will depend on
latitudebutwillnotchangewithtime.
3.Thepoleswillhavedaylightforsixmonths.
4.Therewillbenoseasons.
8.Foranelementhavingaradioactiveisotopeof
5x109 y halflife, its atomic weight in 5 x 106
yearswill
1.increase
2.decrease
3.remainconstant
4.decreaseto1/1000thofitsinitialvalue.
9. On earth , both incoming and outgoing

radiations show variations with latitude such
that there is heat excess at the equator and
deficit at high latitudes. However, neither the
poles are getting colder not is the equator
gettingwarmerwithtimebecause
1.theearthabledoischangingwithtime.
2.solaractivityischangingwithtime.
3. atmospheric and oceanic circulations
redistributeheat
4. of the buildup of atmospheric green house
gases.
10.Himalayanmountainshaveformedprimarily
asaresultof
1.compressivedeformationbetweenIndianand
Asiantectonicplates.
2. relative uplift of sediments in the Tethys
Oceaninanextensionalsetting
3. strike slip deformation between Indian and
Eurasianplates.
4. extrusion of volcanic material over a long
periodoftimeontheTethysoceanfloor.
11.Photosynthesisinwaterbodiesisrestricted
toacertaindepth.Thisismainlybecause
1.temperaturedecreaseswithdepth
2.lightintensitydecreaseswithdepth
3. dissolved CO2 is available only to a certain
depth
4.nutrientsareavailableonlytoacertaindepth
12. The velocity of P (pressure) and S (shear)

seismic waves depends on the compressibility,
shear modulus and density of the medium. The
inner core of the Earth is inferred to be liquid
usingseismicwavetraveltime.Thisisbecause
1.thedensityoftheinnercoreisthehighest.
2.theinnercorehasaveryhighcompressibility.
3. both P and S waves pass through the inner
core.
4. the S wave does not pass through the inner
core.
13.Oneofthefollowingchemicalsusedasfood
preservativeis
1.sodiumbenzoate
2.sodiumalkylbenzenesulfonate
3.ethyleneglycol
4.asparticacid
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14. Qualitative analysis of Al3+ in presence of
Fe3+andCr3+isbasedon
1.reducingnatureofFe3+
2.oxidizingnatureofCr3+
3.amphotericnatureofFe3+
4.amphotericnatureofAl3+andCr3+
15.Hydrolysisoftbutylchlorideinpresenceof
aqueousalkaliproducestbutylalcohol.
Therateofhydrolysisdependson
1.concentrationoftbutylchloride
2.concentrationofalkali
3.amountofwater
4. concentration of both alkali and tbutyl
chloride
16. The ionization potential (IP) of hydrogen

atomis13.6eV.TheestimatedsecondIPofthe
heliumatom(ineV)is
1.6.8
2.27.2
3.54.4
4.13.6
17. The following molecule has a nonzero

dipolemoment
1.CH4
2.CO2
3.NH3
4.BF3
18.TheoxidationnumberofCrinCrO5is
1.+6
2.+3
3.+10
4.+5
19.Theunitofmolarabsorptivityis:
1.Lmol1cm1
2.L1molcm1
3.Lmolcm1
4.Lmolcm
20. An exothermic reaction will necessarily

followthecondition
1.<0
2.>0
3.=0
4.S=0
21. The electrical conductivity of a crystalline

solidincreaseswithtemperature.Thesolidisa
1.superconductor
2.metal
3.semiconductor
4.semimetal
22.Sucroseisadisaccharideconsistingof
1.glucoseandglucose
2.glucoseandgalactose
3.glucoseandfructose
4.glucoseandmannose
23.Theenergyofa200nmphotonis
1.0.01eV
2.100eV
3.10eV
4.6.2eV
24. Two protons are placed at a distance of

about1013cmfromeachother.Theratioofthe
strength of strong and electromagnetic forces
betweenthemisroughly
1.10.
2.1.
3.103.
4.105.
25. The volume of a thermodynamic system

increasesirreversiblybyanincrementalamount
V. If P is the pressure, the work done on the
systemis
1.W=PV
2.W=PV
3.W<PV
4.W>PV
26. A thermodynamic system is classified as

closedifitcan
1. exchange energy with its surroundings , but
notmatter
2. exchange both energy and matter with its
surroundings
3. exchange neither energy nor matter with its
surroundings
4.exchangeonlymatter,butnotenergy,withits
surroundings
27. Let T be a normal operator on a complex

innerproductspace.ThenTisselfadjointifand
onlyif:
1.AlleigenvaluesofTaredistinct.
2.AlleigenvaluesofTarereal.
3.Thasrepeatedeigenvalues.
4.Thasatleastonerealeigenvalue.
28.A2x2realmatrixAisdiagonalizableifand
onlyif:
1.(trA)2<4DetA.
2.(trA)2>4DetA.
3.(trA)2=4DetA.
4.TrA=DetA.
29.LetAbea3x3complexmatrixsuchthatA3
=I(=the3x3identitymatrix).Then:
1.Aisdiagnonalizable.
2.Aisnotdiagonalizable.
3. The minimal polynomial of A has a repeated
root.
4.AlleigenvaluesofAarereal.
30. A population consists of 10 students. The

marks obtained by one student is 10 less than
the average of the marks obtained by the
remaining 9 students. Then the variance of the
populationofmarks(2)willalwayssatisfy
1.210
2.2=10
4.29
3. 10
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31.Duringproteinsynthesis,Laminoacidbinds
totRNAthrough
1.aminogroup.
2.hydrophobicsidechain.
3.carboxylgroup.
4.carboxylgroupofthesidechain.
32.Thepeptidebondisplanar
1. due to restriction caused by rotation around
cNbond
2.duetorestrictionaroundccbond
3. due to delocalization of the lone pair of
electronsofthenitrogenontocarbonyloxygen
4. because amide protons and carbonyl oxygen
areinvolvedinhydrogenbonding.
33.HydrogenbondlengthwillNOTbe
1. independent of the nature of donor and
acceptoratoms.
2.dependentondonorandacceptoratoms.
3. dependent on the solvent in which the
moleculeisdissolved.
4. dependent on the other atoms bonded with
thedonorandacceptoratom.
34. Why a DNA duplex melts at a specific

temperature(Tm)onheating?
1.Lossofbasestackingenergy
2.Thedoublehelixisintrinsicallyunstable
3.Thesinglehelixismorestableascomparedto
thedoublehelix
4. The DNA double helix is a cooperative
structurestabilizedbyhydrogenbondsandbase
pairing
35. Lipid bilayers can be formed by

phospholipidswhichhavevariableheadgroups
and fatty acyl chains. The fluidity of the
membranewilldependon
1.onlythenatureofheadgroups.
2. only the length of the fatty acid chains
irrespectiveoftheextentofunsaturation.
3.onlyunsaturationirrespectiveofthelengthof
thefattyacidchains.
4.lengthanddegreeofunsaturationoffattyacid
chains.
36.WhichoneofthefollowingRNAmoleculesis
involvedinregulationofgeneexpression?
1.miRNA
2.rRNA
3.5SRNA
4.tRNA
37. In which organelle is NADP+ the final

electronacceptor?
1.Onlychloroplast
2.Onlymitochondrion
3.Lysosome
4.Bothchloroplastandmitochondrion
38.WhentheK'q=1,Gisequalto
1.1.
2.0.
3.+1.
4.10.
39.ConsiderthefollowingcomputerProgram,if
eachcycletakes1Sec,thenwhatwouldbetotal
timetakenbyprogramtocomplete
START
N=20
IF
N>10
N=N1
WHENN=10
N=20
IF
N<10
N=N1
N=10
STOP
1.1sec
2.20sec
3.400sec
4.Infinite
40.Fillthevaluesofxandyin1xy1forDecimal
number15inBinarycodes
1.x=0,y=0
2.x=0,y=0
3.x=1,y=1
4.x=1,y=0
41.Amicroarrayisalargecollectionofspecific
DNA oligonucleotides spotted in a defined
patternonamicroscopeslide.Whatisthe
most useful experiment that can be done with
suchatool?
(1) Predicting the presence of specific
metabolitesinacell
(2) Comparing newly synthesized nuclear RNA
withcytoplasmicRNAtolocateintrons
(3) Comparing RNA produced under two
differentphysiologicalconditionstounderstand
patternsofgeneexpression
(4) Comparing proteins produced under two
differentphysiologicalconditionstounderstand
theirfunction
42.Invertebrategenes,transcriptionregulatory
regionsthatcontainCpGislandsareinactivated
bywhichCpGmodification?
(1)Methylation
(2)Myristylation
(3)Phosphorylation
(4)Acetylation
43. All of the following are proteins within the

corenucleosomeparticleEXCEPT
(1)H1
(2)H2A
(3)H2B
(4)H3
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44. In a study of arginine biosynthesis in yeast,
four mutant haploids requiring arginine (Arg)
were isolated. The Arg haploids were fused in
pairwise combinations to form diploids, whose
requirementforargininewastested.Theresults
of the tests were that all diploid combinations
yielded arginine prototrophs. How many
different Arg genes are represented among the
fourmutants?
(1)One
(2)Two
(3)Three
(4)Four
45. A set of genes from Bacillus subtilis that

encode the proteins required for sporulation
have conserved DNA sequences 35 and 10
nucleotides before the site of transcript
initiation, although the sequence at 35 is
different from that seen in most other genes
from that species. Which of the following best
explainsthisdifference?
(1) A novel sigma factor is required for
transcriptioninitiationatthesegenes.
(2) The 35 sequence is the binding site for a
repressoroftranscription.
(3) The replication of these genes requires a
specificallymodifiedDNApolymerase.
(4) Translation of the mRNAs transcribed from
these genes requires specific ribosomes that
recognizeamodifiedShineDalgarno
sequence.
46. Acetyl CoA, the cytoplasmic substrate for

fatty acid synthesis, is formed in mitochondria.
The inner mitochondrial membrane is
impermeable to acetyl CoA. Which of the
following compounds is the form in which the
carbon of acetyl CoA is transported to the
cytoplasm?
(1)Malate
(2)Acetate
(3)Citrate
(4)Pyruvate
47. Which of the following groups of enzymes

areuniquetotheCalvincycle?
(1) Ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase,
phosphoribulokinase, and sedoheptulose 1,7
bisphosphatase
(2) Ribose 5phosphate isomerase, epimerase,
andaldolase
(3)Glyceraldehyde3phosphatedehydrogenase,
phosphofructokinase,andphosphoenolpyruvate
carboxylase
(4) Phosphoglycolate phosphatase, glycerol
kinase,andserinesynthetase
48. Which of the following best describes the

hyperchromicityofDNA?
(1) The shift in UV absorbance to longer
wavelengthsupondenaturation
(2) The shift in UV absorbance to shorter
wavelengthsuponhydrolysis
(3)Theincreaseinabsorbanceat260nmupon
annealing
(4)Theincreaseinabsorbanceat260nmupon
denaturation
49.Isopentenylpyrophosphateisaprecursorof
whichofthefollowing?
I.Cholesterol
II.Farnesylgroupsonproteins
III.Steroidhormones
(1)Ionly
(2)IandIIonly
(3)IandIIIonly
(4)I,II,andIII
50.Cytokinesisinanimalcellsiscausedby
(1) the sliding movements of a band of
microtubules around the circumference of the
cell
(2) the contraction of a band of actin filaments
aroundthecircumferenceofthecell
(3)themovementofthemitoticspindlefibers
(4)endocytosisoftheplasmamembranearound
theequatorofthecell
51. The synthesis of mRNAs that encode the

proteinsofeukaryoticribosomesoccursinthe
(1)cytoplasm
(2)nuclearenvelope
(3)nucleolus
(4)euchromatin
52.WhichofthefollowingisNOTaconsequence
ofincreasedcellularlevelsofcAMP?
(1)Activationofakinasecascade
(2)ActivationofthetransducinGprotein
(3) Increased phosphorylation of glycogen
phosphorylase
(4)Inhibitionofglycogensynthesis
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53. The oxygen consumption of marine crabs

acclimatedtoeither10Cor20Cwasmeasured
atenvironmentaltemperaturesof5Cto25Cto
producethefollowinggraph.
Which of the following can be correctly

concludedfromtheinformationinthegraph?
(1)Acclimationtemperaturedoesnotaffectthe
rateofoxygenconsumption.
(2) Crabs have higher rates of oxygen
consumptionwhenmeasuredat10Cthanwhen
measuredat20C.
(3) Oxygen consumption is higher in the 10C
acclimated crabs than in the 20Cacclimated
crabsateachtesttemperature.
(4)Acclimationtoahightemperatureinducesa
high rate of oxygen consumption at all test
temperatures.
54.Theoutermosttissueofatreetrunkthatis6
feetindiameterwouldmostlikelybe
(1)epidermis
(2)cork
(3)cortex
(4)xylem
55. Which of the following is the tissue that is

most important in plant survival during
droughtsandwhy?
(1) Vascular tissue, because the phloem keeps
theplantsuppliedwithwater
(2)Vasculartissue,becausethexylemcanstore
considerableamountsofwater
(3) Ground tissue, because water can be stored
inthesclerenchymaforuseduringdroughts
(4) Ground tissue, because the parenchymal
tissue provides hormonal cues to stop water
loss
56. Which of the following cells or tissues are

characteristicallyfoundintheroots,butnotthe
stems,ofangiosperms?
(1)Parenchymaandcollenchymas
(2)Epidermisandcork
(3)Pericycleandendodermis
(4)Vesselelementsandtracheids
57.Cyclinsareproteinsinvolvedinregulationof
(1)cellcycleproteinkinases
(2)circadianrhythms
(3)synthesisofcAMP
(4)Caspaces
58. A piece of prospective belly epidermis of a

newt neurulastage embryo is grafted to the
prospective mouth region of a frog neurula,
replacingthefrogepidermaltissueatthatspot.
The grafted embryo continues to develop and
formsanewtmouthandteethatthepositionof
thegraft.Thisresultisconsistentwithwhichof
thefollowing?
(1) Newt tissue develops autonomously
according to its original fate, despite its new
locationinthefrogembryo.
(2) Newt tissue dedifferentiates whenever it is
grafted.
(3)Tissuesofthefrogneurulainducethenewt
tissue to express frogspecific genes that it
wouldnotnormallyexpress.
(4) The frog tissues of the neurula induce the
newttissuetoformmouthparts.
59. Some chemoautotrophic bacteria living

around deepsea vents obtain their energy by
converting
(1)alcoholstoaldehydes
(2)hydrogensulfidetoelementalsulfur
(3)carbondioxideandhydrogentomethane
(4)ironoxidestoiron
60. The ability of a desert rodents kidneys to

form highly concentrated urine is largely
attributableto
(1)ahighglomerularfiltrationrate
(2)theproductionofaverysaltyultrafiltratein
theglomerulus
(3) the ability of cells lining the proximal
convolutedtubuletoabsorbwater
(4)longloopsofHenlethatpassthroughtissues
ofincreasingsaltconcentrations
61.Inaplantgrowingvigorouslyundernormal
conditionswithoutwaterstress,inwhichtissue
would you expect to find the lowest (most
negative)waterpotential?
(1)Rootepidermalcell
(2)Rootcorticalparenchyma
(3)Rootendodermis
(4)Leafmesophyllparenchyma
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62. In organisms with closed circulatory

systems, fluid leaves the blood of capillary
networks at the arterial end and returns to
blood at the venous end for which of the
followingreasons?
(1) Osmotic pressure increases prior to
dehydration.
(2) Osmotic pressure difference dominates at
thearterialend;hydrostaticpressuredifference
dominatesatthevenousend.
(3) Hydrostatic pressure difference dominates
at the arterial end; osmotic pressure difference
dominatesatthevenousend.
(4)Hydrostaticpressuredropsduringdiastole.
63. Which of the following mineral nutrients is

directly involved in light absorption during
photosynthesis?
(2)Mn2+
(1)Zn2+
(3)Cu2+
(4)Mg2+
64. Most of the dry mass of a plant is derived

from
(1)mineralsfromthesoil
(2)carbonfromthesoil
(3)carbonfromtheatmosphere
(4)oxygenfromtheatmosphere
65. Chlorophylls a and b are two pigments

primarily responsible for the capture and
processingofsolarenergyinthelightreactions
of photosynthesis. Which of the following best
explains why having both chlorophyll a and b
benefitsaplantmorethanhavingone?
(1) Chlorophylls a and b have slightly different
absorption spectra; this expands the range of
wavelengthsoflightthatcanbecaptured
forphotosynthesis.
(2) Chlorophyll a is primarily involved in
electron transfer; chlorophyll b is mainly
involvedinthecaptureoflightenergy.
(3) Chlorophyll a captures all the solar energy;
chlorophyll b serves to protect chlorophyll a
fromoverexcitation.
(4) Chlorophyll b captures all the solar energy;
sincechlorophyllaisaprecursortochlorophyll
b,apoolofchlorophyllamustbemaintained.
66. The Calvin cycle, the dark reactions or

carbon fixation reactions of photosynthesis,
cannotoccuratnightinalivingplant.Whichof
thefollowingbestdescribeswhythisistrue?
(1) The stomata are incapable of opening at
night,thusCO2cannotentertheleaf.
(2) The reactions of the Calvin cycle are

dependent on light reactions for highenergy
compounds.
(3) Several enzymes necessary for Calvin cycle
activityhavebeendegradedduringthedayand
mustbereplaced.
(4) Light is required to transport the water
necessaryforthecycle.
67. If the egg cell of a megagametophyte of a

floweringplanthasamarkergenedesignatedas
Xandthespermcellofacompatiblepollengrain
hasamarkergenedesignatedasY,whichofthe
following represents the endosperm that will
result from fertilization in most flowering
plants?
(1)XX
(2)YY
(3)XY
(4)XXY
68. Ca2+ is important in skeletal muscle

contractionbecauseit
(1)activatesthemyosinATPasebybindingtoit
(2) binds to troponin to remove a constant
inhibitionofcrossbridgeattachment
(3) prevents the formation of bonds between
themyosincrossbridgesandtheactinfilament
(4) isrequiredto detach themyosin head from
theactinfilament
69.Whichofthefollowingstructurespresentin
the embryos of higher plants develops into the
primaryrootoftheseedling?
(1)Epicotyl
(2)Hypocotyl
(3)Cotyledon
(4)Radicle
70.Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthe
motilityofParameciumistrue?
(1)Parameciumemploysapseudopod.
(2)Parameciumhasnostructuresformotility.
(3)Parameciumusesasingleflagellum.
(4)Parameciumusescilia.
71. In the cellular slime molds, the aggregation

ofmyxamoebasisinitiatedby
(1)lowlightintensities
(2)highpH
(3)uptakeofchlorideion
(4)secretionofcyclicAMP
72. A unicellular eukaryote that contains

chlorophyll a (but no chlorophyll b), that
functions as one of the major photosynthetic
autotrophs in openocean ecosystems, and that
hascellwallsthatcontainsilicaisa
(1)redalga
(2)greenalga
(3)dinoflagellate
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(4)euglenoid
73.Dikaryotichyphaeareakindoffungaltissue
that
(1)containtwochromosomes
(2) form after plasmogamy and before
karyogamy
(3)areonlyashortstageofthelifecycleofthe
Basidiomycota
(4)areformedbythefusionoftwonuclei
74.Saprophyticfungiobtaintheirnutritionby
(1) taking food into their gastrovascular cavity,
andthendigestingandabsorbingit
(2)makingfoodbychemosynthesis
(3) secreting digestive enzymes into the
environment and then absorbing the digestive
products
(4)usingtheiramoeboidcellsinphagocytosis
75. An animal with a coelom, jointed

appendages, and metameric segmentation
wouldbeclassifiedinthephylum
(1)Mollusca
(2)Cnidaria
(3)Platyhelminthes
(4)Arthropoda
76. Which of the following animal phyla is

diploblastic,thatis,exhibitsonlytwoembryonic
germlayers?
(1)Rotifera
(2)Mollusca
(3)Nematoda
(4)Cnidaria
77.Whichofthefollowingdescribesmembersof
boththeBryophytaandthePteridophyta?
(1)Theabsenceoftrueroots
(2)Theabsenceofswimmingsperm
(3)Theabsenceofmeristematicgrowth
(4)Thepresenceofchlorophyll
78. In sporophytes of some mosses, a ring of

peristometeethregulates
(1)spermrelease
(2)sporedispersal
(3)sporegermination
(4)asexualreproduction
79. Which of the following characterizes

dicotyledonousplants?
(1)Theirflowersalwayshavesuperiorovaries.
(2)Theirseedsusuallycontaintwoembryos.
(3)Theirstemshavescatteredvascularbundles.
(4)Theirflowersusuallyhavepartsinmultiples
offourorfive.
80. All of the following allow hermaphroditic

animalspeciestoavoidinbreedingEXCEPT
(1)functioningasonlyonesexduringmating
(2)releasingeggsandspermsimultaneously
(3)beingprotandrous
(4)beingprotogynous
81.Allofthefollowingoccurduringthecleavage
stageofanimaldevelopmentEXCEPT
(1) an increase in the nucleartocytoplasmic
ratioofthecells
(2)anincreaseinthenumberofblastomeres
(3)anincreaseinthemassoftheembryo
(4)anincreaseinthesurfacetovolumeratioof
thecells
82.PlantsthatutilizephotosynthesisviatheC4
pathway differ from those that use the C3
pathway in that at higher temperatures the C4
plants
(1)arelessproductiveperunitareaofleaf
(2)aremoreproductiveperunitareaofleaf
(3)cantoleratelowerlightconditionsbetter
(4)carryonhighlevelsofphotorespiration
83.Alateralrootformsontheprimaryrootofa
typicalherbaceousdicotby
(1) continued growth of a root hair on an
epidermalcell
(2)lateraloutgrowthofxylem
(3) lateral outgrowth from the root apical
meristem
(4)activationofanareainthepericycletoform
anapicalmeristem
84. The leaves of grasses can continue to

elongate following mowing or grazing due to
actively growing tissue at the base of the leaf
bladesandsheathscalled
(1)apicalmeristems
(2)lateralcambium
(3)intercalarymeristems
(4)axillarybuds
85.Theamountofenergyenteringafoodchain
dependsonthe
(1)directionofenergyflowinthesystem
(2)efficiencyofenergyrecyclinginthesystem
(3)biomassofcarnivoresandtheirefficiencyin
locatingandcapturinganimalprey
(4)biomassofautotrophsandtheirefficiencyin
transformingsolarenergyintochemicalenergy
86. Two plant species cooccur in a prairie.

Species X always occurs near species Y.
However, species Y often occurs in isolation
from species X and produces more seeds when
alone than when growing next to species X.
Which of the following interactions between
speciesXandYcouldgeneratethispattern?
(1) Competition, in which Y is superior to X in
accumulatingresources
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(2)Mutualism,inwhichbothXandYbenefitby
exchangingresources
(3) Parasitism, in which X benefits from
resources produced by Y and reduces the
growthofYbydoingso
(4) Commensalism, in which X benefits from
resourcesproducedbyYbutdoesnotaffectthe
growthofYbydoingso
87. In the endosymbiont hypothesis for the

originofeukaryoticcells,whichofthefollowing
isproposedastheroleofcyanobacteria?
(1)Theybecomethechlorophyllofplantcells.
(2)Theyaretheancestorofmitochondria.
(3)Theyaretheancestorofthechloroplasts.
(4) They lose their DNA and become the
vacuolesofplantcells.
88. The process of speciation can be prevented

by
(1)geneticdifferentiation
(2)geographicalbarriers
(3)inhibitionofgeneexchange
(4)geneflow
89. Small body size often allows animals to

exploitdeserthabitatsbecauseit
(1)decreasestheratioofsurfaceareatovolume
andhencethetendencytolosewater
(2)promotesheatgain
(3)enhancesthermalinertia
(4) enables exploitation of favorable
microhabitats
90. All of the following are strategies used by

potentialpreytoavoidpredationEXCEPT
(1)mimeticcoloration (2)erraticflight
(3)crypticcoloration (4)lekking
91. The amount of genotypic variation in a

naturalpopulationcanbeincreasedbyallofthe
followingEXCEPT
(1)mutation
(2)recombination
(3)immigration
(4)inbreeding
92. The graph above illustrates a simplified

description of the effect of disturbance on
species diversity. Which of the following best

explainsthegraph?
(1) Productivity is enhanced at intermediate
levelsofdisturbance.
(2) Stabilizing selection occurs at intermediate
levelsofdisturbance.
(3) The interaction of physical factors and
biological competition increases diversity at
intermediatelevelsofdisturbance.
(4) Directional selection is enhanced by
increaseddisturbance.
93.PlantshavingC4metabolismarecommonin
allofthefollowingregionsEXCEPT
(1)taiga
(2)warmdeserts
(3)tropicalgrasslands
(4)tropicalagriculturalareas
94.Thegraphsaboveshowthattherelationship
between atmospheric CO2 and mean global
temperatureis
(1)apositivecorrelation
(2)aninverserelationship
(3)acauseandeffectrelationship
(4)evidenceofanimpendingiceage
95. Which of the following is NOT a hypothesis

explainingtheadvantageofgroupliving?
(1)Vigilanceeffect
(2)Dilutioneffect
(3)Groupforaging
(4)Parasiteavoidance
96.Thegraphsaboveshowthesurvivorshipand
fecundity curves for two congeneric species, X
andY,thatarefoundindifferenthabitats.Ofthe
twospecies,Yismorelikelyto
(1) come from a disturbed habitat in early
succession
(2)havealongergenerationtime
(3)havealowerfecundity
(4)havealongerlifespan
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97. If average family size for the human
populationcouldbeimmediatelyreducedtotwo
childrenpercouple,thepopulationwould
(1)remainconstant
(2)beginanimmediatedecline
(3)continuetoincreasefor20to40years
(4)continuetoincreaseindefinitely
98.Thefigureaboveillustratestherelationship
between population density in the present
generation (Nt ) and population density in the
next generation (Nt+1). The dashed reference
line has a slope of 1. Which of the following
represents equilibrium density of this
population?
(1)I
(2)II
(3)III
(4)IV
99. Reproductive value (Vx ) calculated from

populationlifetabledataprovidesameasureof
the
(1)contributionofanindividualofage xtothe
future growth of the population relative to a
newbornscontribution
(2) average number of offspring produced by a
femaleduringageintervalx
(3) proportion of available resources allocated
toreproductioninindividualsinpopulationx
(4)probabilityofoffspringsurvivingtoageclass
x
100.Lifehistorycharacteristicsassociatedwith
Kselectedorganismsinclude
(1) rapid reproductive rates, short generation
times,andlargebodysize
(2) repeated reproduction, few progeny, and
largebodysize
(3) inhabiting early successional state
communities, rapid maturation rates, and
numerouslargeoffspring
(4) inhabiting climax communities, many small
offspring,andshortlifespan
101. The logistic equation above is used to

describe the rate of change of a population, N,
with time, t, where r is the intrinsic rate of
increaseandKisthecarryingcapacity.Whichof
the following statements is true for this
equation?
(1)Foragivenpopulation,risvariable.
(2)Foragivenenvironment,Kisvariable.
(3)AsNapproachesK,dN/dtapproaches0.
(4)AsNapproachesK,dN/dtapproachesK.
102. Which of the following biomes is

characterizedbyawet,mildwinterandawarm,
drysummer?
(1)Taiga
(2)Tundra
(3)Chaparral
(4)Tropicalrainforest
103.Ifaspeciesisakeystonepredator,thenits
removalfromacommunityshould
(1) decrease population size of the predators
preferredprey
(2) decrease species diversity in the prey
community
(3) decrease productivity of the predators
preferredprey
(4) increase species diversity in the prey
community
104. The diagram above depicts three general

types of survivorship curves. Only the form of
the curve is important, not its absolute scale.
Which of the following statements is LEAST
likelytobetrue?
(1)NearlyconstantmortalityresultsinaTypeII
curve.
(2)Afishthatlaysvastnumbersofeggsexhibits
aTypeIIIcurve.
(3) Currently, human populations in the India
generallyexhibitaTypeIcurve.
(4) A species with high juvenile mortality and
highadultsurvivorshipresultsinaTypeIcurve.
105. All of the following may be considered as

sitesforsecondarysuccessionEXCEPT
(1)anabandonedagriculturalfield
(2)abarerockshelfonamountainside
(3)aforestgapresultingfromatreefall
(4)ahurricanedamagedforest
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106.Thefigureaboveshowsthedistributionof
10 plant species that grow along a regular
environmental gradient, such as depth of the
water table in a river valley. All other
environmental factors are similar. This figure
demonstratesthat
(1)speciesrichnessincreasesalongthegradient
fromAtoE
(2) species richness decreases along the
gradientfromAtoE
(3) discrete communities are formed at sites A,
C,andD
(4) no discrete communities are formed along
thegradient
107.Acidraindamagedependsonthebuffering
capacity of the soils in a given region. Damage
hasbeengreatestwherethesoillayeris
(1) thin and contains little calcium and
magnesium
(2) thin and contains abundant calcium and
magnesium
(3)thinandcontainsabundantcalciumbutlittle
magnesium
(4) thick and contains abundant calcium and
magnesium
108. Nitrogen is a major environmental

pollutant of groundwater in many parts of the
world. What is the major cause of thisnitrogen
accumulationingroundwater?
(1)Excessiveuseofnitrogenfertilizers
(2) Destruction of nitrifying bacteria, which
resultsinsoilnitrogenremainingasNH4+
(3) Excess soil moisture, which causes
ammonificationordenitrification
(4)Presenceofsandytexturedsoil
109. The phosphoglucomutase (Pgm) locus in

California populations of Nuttalls white
crowned sparrow has allelic frequencies of 0.8
and 0.2, respectively, for the alleles PgmA and
PgmB. What is the probability that two
heterozygous individuals will mate, given that
PgmisinHardyWeinbergequilibrium?
(1)0.01
(2)0.10
(3)0.16
(4)0.32
110.Foratraitcontrolledbyasinglelocus,two
allelesystemwithcompletedominance,pisthe
genefrequencyofR,thedominantallele,qisthe
genefrequencyofr,therecessiveallele,andsis
the selection coefficient against the recessive
homozygote. The table above indicates the
effects of natural selection on genotype
frequencies over one generation. After one
generation of such selection, the relative
frequencyoftherecessiveallele,r,willbeequal
to
1.
2.
4.
3.
111. Sewall Wrights metaphor of evolution on

anadaptivelandscapedescribesapopulationas
occupying a field of genotypes graded by
contours delimitinggenecombinationsofequal
fitness.Theevolutionarymechanismmostlikely
to move a population consistently uphill
towardadaptivepeaksonthislandscapeis
(1)chance
(2)directedmutation
(3)naturalselection
(4)geneflowbetweenpopulations
112. When exposed to a cold environment for

several weeks, many small mammals
dramatically increase their capacity for heat
productionprimarilybymeansof
(1)decreasedinsulation
(2)increasedinsulation
(3)shiveringthermogenesis
(4)nonshiveringthermogenesis
113.PlantspeciesAhasadiploidnumberof12,
while species B has a diploid number of 16.
Which of the following would be the diploid
number of an allotetraploid derived from a
hybridbetweenthesetwospecies?
(1)14
(2)28
(3)40
(4)44
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114.Iftwoparentsthatareheterozygous(Aa)at
a single locus give rise to offspring that are 25
percent AA, 50 percent Aa, and 25 percent aa,
thenallofthefollowingaretrueEXCEPT:
(1)Theparentsarediploidorganisms.
(2)Theaalleleisrecessivelethal.
(3)Theallelesassortindependently.
(4)Thegametescombineatrandom.
115.Inacertainspeciesoflizard,therearetwo
color morphs associated with a singlelocus (Y)
having two alleles (Y, y): yellow (yy) and green
(YY,Yy).Thefitnessofthemorphsisfrequency
dependent, as indicated in the graph above. If
the frequency of the yellow morph in a
populationis0.70andindividualsarerandomly
mating, then the expected equilibrium
populationduetonaturalselectionis
(1)monomorphicforyellowmorphs
(2)monomorphicforgreenmorphs
(3)polymorphicwithastableratioofabout1:1
ofyellowtogreenmorphs
(4) polymorphic with oscillating frequencies of
yellowandgreenmorphs
116.Thefitnessofagenotypeishigherwhenit
israreinapopulationthanwhenitiscommon.
Whichofthefollowingtypesofselectionismost
likelyoperating?
(1)Densityindependentselection
(2)Frequencydependentselection
(3)Directionalselection
(4)Stabilizingselection
117. The mating system in which a female

defends a large, multipurpose territory within
which several males defend smaller, exclusive
territoriesisknownas
(1)polygynandry
(2)resourcedefensepolygyny
(3)resourcedefensepolyandry
(4)haremdefensepolygyny
118.Onetheoryoftheevolutionofcooperation
in animals states that under conditions of low
resource availability, some members of a
population are willing to sacrifice their own
efforts to reproduce to ensure that the
population as a whole will not exhaust all its
resources and go extinct. Which level of
selectionisdescribedinthismodel?
(1)Directionalselection
(2)Individualselection
(3)Disruptiveselection
(4)Groupselection
119. Charles Darwin discussed all of the

followingEXCEPT:
(1) Natural selection tends to remove those
organisms that are poorly adapted to their
environments.
(2) Individuals in a population compete with
oneanotherforlimitedresources.
(3) Gene mutations are the source of variation
forevolution.
(4) Organisms tend to produce more offspring
thancansurviveineachgeneration.
120. Whennumbers of organisms and amounts

of living material in successively higher trophic
levelsarecompared,thevaluesusuallytakethe
formofapyramid,withthelargestnumbersand
greatest biomass in the producer trophic level.
However, in some marine ecosystems, the
consumer trophic levels contain significantly
greateramountsoflivingmaterialthandoesthe
primaryproducer trophic level. The best
explanationforthisiswhichofthefollowing?
(1) The main primary producers in marine
ecosystems are microscopic algae with
extremelyhighratesofpopulationturnover.
(2) Most consumers in marine ecosystems are
filter feeders that must maintain large
basketlike structures for extracting food from
thewater.
(3) The increased availability of solar radiation
inmarineecosystemsmeansthatfewerprimary
producers are required to support Marine food
chains.
(4) Marine zooplankton often produce large
extensions of their bodies in order to increase
buoyancy.
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121. Two populations of sunflowers, A and B,
differintheheritabilityoftheoilcontentintheir
seeds;H2equals0.40inpopulationA,whileH2
equals 0.70 in population B. Which of the
following statements about these sunflower
populationsiscorrect?
(1)PopulationAsseedshavealoweroilcontent
thanthoseofB.
(2) The variability in seed oil content is higher
inpopulationBthaninA.
(3) Population A grows in a more diverse and
unstableenvironmentthandoesB.
(4) Proportionately more phenotypic variation
isenvironmentalvariationinpopulation Athan
inB.
122. From an evolutionary point of view, plant

tendrils derived from leaves and those derived
fromstemsareexamplesof
(1) analogous structures resulting from
convergenceonly
(2) homologous structures resulting from
convergenceonly
(3) analogous structures resulting from
divergenceonly
(4) homologous structures resulting from
divergenceonly
123. Which of the following is characteristic of

allopatricspeciation?
(1)Largepopulations
(2)Asexuallyreproducingpopulations
(3)Geographicisolation
(4)Isolationthroughadaptationofalleles
1Tyrannosaurus(dinosaur)
2.Lobefinnedfishes
3.Greatapes
4.Eohippus(horse)
5.Trilobites
124. Which of the following represents the

proper sequence, from the earliest in the fossil
recordtothelatest,oftheanimalslistedabove?
(1)1,2,5,4,3 (2)2,5,1,3,4
(3)2,5,1,4,3 (4)5,2,1,4,3
125. Invasion of the land by vascular plants

most likely began in which of the following
periods?
(1)Precambrian
(2)Silurian
(3)Pennsylvanian
(4)Cretaceous
126.Whichofthefollowingrepresentsthemost
reducedformofcarbon?
(1)RCH3
(2)RCOOH
(3)RCHO
(4)RCH2OH
127.TheKm(Michaelisconstant)ofanenzyme
forasubstrateisdefinedoperationallyas
(1)halfthesubstrateconcentrationatwhichthe
reactionrateismaximal
(2) the substrate concentration at which the
reactionrateishalfmaximal
(3) the dissociation constant of the enzyme
substratecomplex
(4) the dissociation constant of the enzyme
productcomplex
128. The reversible reaction in which

dihydroxyacetone
phosphate
and
glyceraldehyde 3phosphate combine to form
fructose 1,6bisphosphate is best characterized
as
(1)analdolcondensation
(2)aGrignardreaction
(3)afreeradicalreaction
(4)ahydrolyticreaction
129.
Dinitrophenol
(DNP)
uncouples
mitochondrialelectrontransportfromoxidative
phosphorylationby
(1)dissipatingtheprotongradient
(2)inhibitingcytochromeoxidase
(3) dissociating the F0 and F1 units of the ATP
synthasecomplex
(4)bindingirreversiblytoubiquinone
130.Mostofthedrymassinthetrunkofatree
wasoriginallyderivedfrom
(1)thesoil
(2)lightenergy
(3)aminoacids
(4)CO2
131. Which of the following cell compartments

is associated with a protein skeleton composed
oflamins?
(1)Chloroplast
(2)Basementmembrane
(3)Mitochondrion
(4)Nucleus
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132. Initiation of mitogenesis by epidermal
growth factor and depolarization of the
membrane of a skeletal muscle cell by
acetylcholinearesimilarinthateach
(1) involves, as an essential early step, an ion
flux across the plasmamembrane receptor of
therespondingcell
(2) requires a ligandmediated conformational
change in a plasmamembrane receptor of the
respondingcell
(3) requires activation of a G protein on the
cytoplasmicfaceoftheplasmamembraneinthe
respondingcell
(4)ismediatedbyphosphorylationoftheligand
receptorintherespondingcell
133.Theprincipalsiteofpeptideneurohormone
biosynthesisisthe
(1)nucleus
(2)roughER
(3)dendrite
(4)postsynapticdensity
134.Apreviouslyunknownorganismthatlacks
a nuclear membrane and mitochondria has just
been discovered. Which of the following would
thisorganismmostlikelypossess?
(1)Lysosomes
(2)Cilia
(3)Ribosomes
(4)Endoplasmicreticulum
135.Drugsthateitherstabilizeordepolymerize
microtubules can be used in cancer
chemotherapy.Whichofthefollowingiscorrect
concerningsuchdrugs?
(1)Theystimulatetheimmunesystem.
(2)Theypreventchromatincondensation.
(3) They preventmovement of tumor cells into
othertissues.
(4)Theyinterferewithmitosis.
136. If the genetic code consisted of four bases

per codon rather than three, the maximum
number of unique amino acids that could be
encodedwouldbe
(1)16
(2)64
(3)128
(4)256
137.Inhumans,theBarrbodyisan
(1)activeXchromosomeinfemales
(2)activeXchromosomeinmales
(3)inactiveYchromosomeinmales
(4)inactiveXchromosomeinfemales
138.Whichofthefollowingtypesofmoleculesis
alwaysfoundinvirions?
(1)Lipid
(2)Protein
(3)Carbohydrate
(4)DNA
139. An RNAdependent RNA polymerase is

likelytobepresentinthevirionofa
(1)DNAvirusthatmultipliesinthecytoplasm
(2)DNAvirusthatmultipliesinthenucleus
(3)minusstrandRNAvirus
(4)plusstrandRNAvirus
140. In E. coli, the inability of the lac repressor

tobindaninducerwouldresultin
(1)nosubstantialsynthesisofgalactosidase
(2)constitutivesynthesisofgalactosidase
(3)induciblesynthesisofgalactosidase
(4) synthesis of galactosidase only in the
absenceoflactose
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1. A small pebble is dropped into the deep sea

3. Permanent ice sheet over Antarctica

6. The epicenter of a deep focus earthquake is

7. If the earth's axis of rotation were not tilted,

9. On earth , both incoming and outgoing

12. The velocity of P (pressure) and S (shear)

16. The ionization potential (IP) of hydrogen

17. The following molecule has a nonzero

20. An exothermic reaction will necessarily

21. The electrical conductivity of a crystalline

24. Two protons are placed at a distance of

25. The volume of a thermodynamic system

26. A thermodynamic system is classified as

27. Let T be a normal operator on a complex

30. A population consists of 10 students. The

34. Why a DNA duplex melts at a specific

35. Lipid bilayers can be formed by

37. In which organelle is NADP+ the final

43. All of the following are proteins within the

45. A set of genes from Bacillus subtilis that

46. Acetyl CoA, the cytoplasmic substrate for

47. Which of the following groups of enzymes

48. Which of the following best describes the

51. The synthesis of mRNAs that encode the

53. The oxygen consumption of marine crabs

Which of the following can be correctly

55. Which of the following is the tissue that is

56. Which of the following cells or tissues are

58. A piece of prospective belly epidermis of a

59. Some chemoautotrophic bacteria living

60. The ability of a desert rodents kidneys to

62. In organisms with closed circulatory

63. Which of the following mineral nutrients is

64. Most of the dry mass of a plant is derived

65. Chlorophylls a and b are two pigments

66. The Calvin cycle, the dark reactions or

(2) The reactions of the Calvin cycle are

67. If the egg cell of a megagametophyte of a

68. Ca2+ is important in skeletal muscle

71. In the cellular slime molds, the aggregation

72. A unicellular eukaryote that contains

75. An animal with a coelom, jointed

76. Which of the following animal phyla is

78. In sporophytes of some mosses, a ring of

79. Which of the following characterizes

80. All of the following allow hermaphroditic

84. The leaves of grasses can continue to

86. Two plant species cooccur in a prairie.

87. In the endosymbiont hypothesis for the

88. The process of speciation can be prevented

89. Small body size often allows animals to

90. All of the following are strategies used by

91. The amount of genotypic variation in a

92. The graph above illustrates a simplified

species diversity. Which of the following best

95. Which of the following is NOT a hypothesis

99. Reproductive value (Vx ) calculated from

101. The logistic equation above is used to

102. Which of the following biomes is

104. The diagram above depicts three general

105. All of the following may be considered as

108. Nitrogen is a major environmental