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2. Biology NEET 2016 Exam Year 2016 Study, Assignments, Solved Previous Year Papers . Questions and Answers. FreeForever. • Multiple ChoiceQuestions • Microtubules are the constituent of spindle fibres, centrioles andcilia • centrioles, spindle fibres and chromatin centrosome, nucleosomes and centrioles cilia, flagella andperoxisomes • Answer • Mitochondria and choloroplast are: • semi-autonomousorganelles. • formed by division of pre-existing organelles and they contain DNA but lack protein synthesizing machinery. • II is true but I is false I is true but II is false Both I and II arefalse • Both I and II are correct Answer • Photosensitive compound in human eye is made up of opsin andRetinal • opsin ans Retinol transducin and Retinene guanosine andRetinol • Answer • Chrysophytes, euglenoids, dinoflagellates and slime moulds are included in the kingdom Protista • Fungi Animalia Monera • Answer • The primitive prokaryotes responsible for the production of biogas from the dung of ruminant animals, includethe • thermoacidophiles methanogens eubacteria halophiles Like. Share. Bookmark. Download. Make Notes. Print - Your Favourite Questions. Joinwww.zigya.com

3. Biology NEET 2016 Exam Year 2016 Study, Assignments, Solved Previous Year Papers . Questions and Answers. FreeForever. Answer 6. Which of the following characteristic features always holds true for the corresponding groupof animals? Viviparous Mamalia Posessamouthwithanupperandlowerjaw Chordata 3-chmbered heart with one incompletely dividedventricle Reptilia Cartiliginous-endoskeleton Chondrichthyes Answer Tricarpellary, syncarpous gynoecium is found in flowers of Solanaceae Fabaceae Poaceae Liliaceae Answer In which of the following, all three are macronutrients Iron, copper,molybdenum Molybdenum, magnesium, manganese Nitrogen, nickel,phosphorous Boron, zinc, manganese Answer Reduction in pH of bloodwill reduce the blood supply to the brain decrease the affinity of haemoglobin with oxygen release bicarbonate ions by theliver reduce the rate of heart beat Answer Lack of relaxation between successive stimuli in sustained muscle contraction is known as fatigue tetanus tonus spasm Answer Like. Share. Bookmark. Download. Make Notes. Print - Your Favourite Questions. Joinwww.zigya.com

4. Biology NEET 2016 Exam Year 2016 Study, Assignments, Solved Previous Year Papers . Questions and Answers. FreeForever. Which one of the following statements iswrong? Golden algae are also called desmids Eubacteria are also called false bacteria Phycomycetes are also called algal fungi Cyanobacteria are also called blue-greenalgae Answer Water vapour comes out from the plant leaf through stomatal opening. through the same stomatal opening. carbon dioxide diffuses into the plant during photosynthesis. Reason out the above statements using the followingoptions Both processes can happen together because the diffusion coefficient of water and CO2 is different The above processes happen only during nighttime One process occurs during day time and other atnight Both processes cannot happen simultaneously Answer Cotyledon of maize grain is called coleorhiza caleoptile scutellum plumule Answer Which of the following guards the opening of hepatopancreatic duct into the duodenum? illeocaecalvalve Pyloric sphincter Sphincter of Oddi Semilunarvalve Answer In the stomach, gastric acid is secreted by the parietalcells peptic cells acidic cells gastrin-secreting cells Answer In mammals, which blood vessel would normally carry largest amount of urea? Dorsalaorta Like. Share. Bookmark. Download. Make Notes. Print - Your Favourite Questions. Joinwww.zigya.com

5. Biology NEET 2016 Exam Year 2016 Study, Assignments, Solved Previous Year Papers . Questions and Answers. FreeForever. Hepaticvein Hepatic portal vein Renalvein Answer Which of the following is not a stem modification? thorns ofcitrus tendrils ofcucumber Flattened structures of Opuntia Pitcher ofNepenthes Answer Which one of the following cell organelles is enclosed by a single membrane? Chloroplasts Lysosomes Nuclei Mitochondria Answer Which one of the following statements is wrong? cellulose is apolysaccharide Uracil is apyrimidine Glycine is a sulphur containing amino acid Sucrose is adisaccharide Answer Which one of the following characteristics is not shared by birds and mammals? Breathing usinglungs Viviparity Warm-blooded nature Ossifiedendoskeleton Answer The amino acid, trytophan is the precussor for the synthesis of thyroxine andtri-iodothryonine estrogen and progesterone cortisol and cortisone melatonin andserotonin Answer Oneofthemajorcomponentsofcellwallofmostfungiis Like. Share. Bookmark. Download. Make Notes. Print - Your Favourite Questions. Joinwww.zigya.com

6. Biology NEET 2016 Exam Year 2016 Study, Assignments, Solved Previous Year Papers . Questions and Answers. FreeForever. peptidoglycan cellulose hemicellulose chitin Answer A complex of ribosomes attached to a single strand of RNA is known as Polymer Polypeptide Okazaki's fragment Polysome Answer Which of the following features is not present in the phylum-Arthropoda? Metamericsegmentation Parapodia Jointed appendages Chitinousexoskeleton Answer The Avena curvature is used for bioassay of GA3 IAA Ethylene ABA Answer A typical fat molecule is made upof One glycerol and three fatty acid molecules One glycerol and one fatty acid moleule Thre glycerol and three fatty acidmolecules Three glycerol molecules and one fatty acid molecule Answer Which of the following features is not present in Periplaneta americana? Indeterminate and radical cleavage during embryonic development Exoskeleton composed ofN-acetylglucosamine Metamerically segmented body Schizocoelom as bodycavity Like. Share. Bookmark. Download. Make Notes. Print - Your Favourite Questions. Joinwww.zigya.com

7. Biology NEET 2016 Exam Year 2016 Study, Assignments, Solved Previous Year Papers . Questions and Answers. FreeForever. Answer Water-soluble pigments found in plant cell vacuoles are chlorophylls carotenoids anthocyanins xanthophylls Answer A cell at telophase stage is observed by a student in a plant brought from the field. He tells his teacher that this cell is not like other cells at telophase stage. there is no formation of cell plate and thus the cell is containingmorenumberofchromosomesascomparestootherdividingcells.Thiswouldresultin polyploidy somaclonal variation polyteny aneuploidy Answer A plant in your garden avoids photorespiratory losses, has improved water use efficiency, shows high rate of photosynthesis at high temperatures and has improved efficiency of nitrogen utilisation. In which of the following physiological groups would you assign thisplant? C4 CAM Nitogen-fixer C3 Answer Emerson's enhancement effect and red drop have instrumental in the discovery of two photosystems operatingsimultaneously photophosphorylation and cyclic electron transport oxidativephosphorylation phosphorylation and non-cyclic electron transport Answer Select the correctstatement Salvinia, Gingko and Pinus all are gymnosperm Sequoia is oneis one ot the tallestrees The leaves of gymnosperm are not well adapted to extremes of climate Gymnosperms are both homosporous andheterosporous Like. Share. Bookmark. Download. Make Notes. Print - Your Favourite Questions. Joinwww.zigya.com

8. Biology NEET 2016 Exam Year 2016 Study, Assignments, Solved Previous Year Papers . Questions and Answers. FreeForever. Answer Which of the following is not a characteristic feature during mitosis in somatic cells? Disappearance ofnucleolus Chromosome movement Synapsis Spindle fibres Answer Blood pressure in the pulmonary artery is more than that in thecarotid more than that in the pulmonary vein less than that in the Venacava same as that in the aorta Answer Spindle fibres attach onto kinetochore of the chromosome centrosome of the chromosome kinetosome of the chromosome telomere of thecentrosome Answer Stems modified into flat green organs performing the functions of leaves are known as phyllodes phylloclades scales cladodes Answer In a chloroplast the highest number of protons are found in lumen ofthylakoids inter membrane space antennae complex stroma Answer Nomenclature is governed by certain universal rules. Which one of the following is contrary to the rules of nomenclature? The first word in biological name represents the genus name and the second is a specific epithet The names are written in Latin and areItalicised Like. Share. Bookmark. Download. Make Notes. Print - Your Favourite Questions. Joinwww.zigya.com

9. Biology NEET 2016 Exam Year 2016 Study, Assignments, Solved Previous Year Papers . Questions and Answers. FreeForever. When written by hand, the names are to beunderlined Biological names can be written in any language Answer In meiosis crossing over is initiated at leptotene zygotene diplotene pachytene Answer The standard petal of papilionaceae corola is also called pappus vexillum corona carina Answer Which of the following statements is wrong for viroids? They are smaller thanviruses They causeinfections Their RNA is of high molecular weight They lack a proteincoat Answer Which type of tissue correctly matches with itslocation? Tissue Location Areolartissue Tendons Tissue Location ATransitionalepithelium Teip ofnose Tissue Location Cuboidalepithelium Tlining ofstomach Like. Share. Bookmark. Download. Make Notes. Print - Your Favourite Questions. Joinwww.zigya.com

10. Biology NEET 2016 Exam Year 2016 Study, Assignments, Solved Previous Year Papers . Questions and Answers. FreeForever. Tissue Location Smoothmuscle Wall ofintestine Answer 43. Which of the following pairs of hormones are not antagonistic (having opposite effects) to eachother? Insulin Glucagon Aldosterone Atrial NatriureticFactor Relaxin Inhibin Parathormone Calcitonin Answer Specialised epidermal cells surrounding the guard cells are called sunbsidiarycells bulliform cells lenticels complementarycells Answer Whichofthefollowingiswronglymatchedinthegiventable? Microbe ProductApplication Loweringof Statinsblood cholesterol Monascus purpureus Microbe Product Application Removal StreptococcusStreptokkinaseofclot fromblood vessel Microbe ProductApplication Like. Share. Bookmark. Download. Make Notes. Print - Your Favourite Questions. Joinwww.zigya.com

11. Biology NEET 2016 Exam Year 2016 Study, Assignments, Solved Previous Year Papers . Questions and Answers. FreeForever. Clostridium Lipase Removalof buylicum oilstains Microbe Product Application TrichodermaCyclosporin-AImmunosuppressive polysporum drug Answer Changes in GnRH pulse frequency in females is controlled by circulating levels of estrogen andinhibin progesterone only progesterone and inhibin estrogen andprogesterone Answer Identify the correct statement on'inhibin' is produced by granulosa cells in ovary and inhibits the secretion of FSH is produced by granulosa cells in ovary and inhibits the secretion of LH is produced by nurse cells in testes and inhibits the secretion of LH inhibits the secretion of LH, FSH and prolactin Answer It is much easier for a small animal to run uphill than a large animal, because smaller animals have a higher metabolicrate small animals have a lower O2requirement the efficiency of muscles in large animals in less than in the small animals it is easier to carry a small bodyweight Answer Atalltruebreedinggardenpeaplantiscrossedwithadwarftruebreedinggardenpeaplant.WhentheF1 plants were selfed the resulting genotypes were in ratio of 1:2:1 :: Tall heterozygous: Tall homozygous: Dwarf 3:1:: Tall:Dwarf 3:1:: Dwarf:Tall 1:2:1 :: Tall homozygous : Tall heterozygous: Dwarf Answer Depletionofwhich gasintheatmospherecanleadtoanincreasedincidenceofskincancers Like. Share. Bookmark. Download. Make Notes. Print - Your Favourite Questions. Joinwww.zigya.com

12. Biology NEET 2016 Exam Year 2016 Study, Assignments, Solved Previous Year Papers . Questions and Answers. FreeForever. ozone ammonia methane nitrousoxide Answer Which one of the following is a characteristic feature of cropland ecosystem? Least geneticdiversity The absence of weeds Ecologicalsuccession The absence of soil orgnaisms Answer Which of the following is a restriction endonuclease? Protease DNaseI RNase HindII Answer Which of the following would appear as the pioneer organisms on bare rocks? Liverworts Mosses Green algae Lichens Answer The term ecosystem was coined by AGTansley E Haeckel EWarrning EPOdum Answer Which of the following is required as inducer(s0 for the expression of lac operon? galactose lactose lactose and galactose glucose Answer Like. Share. Bookmark. Download. Make Notes. Print - Your Favourite Questions. Joinwww.zigya.com

13. Biology NEET 2016 Exam Year 2016 Study, Assignments, Solved Previous Year Papers . Questions and Answers. FreeForever. Whendoesthegrowthrateofapopulationfollowingthelogisticmodelequalzero?Thelogisticmodelis given as dN/dt =rN(1-N/K) when N nears the carrying capacity of the habitat when N/K equalszero when death rate is greater than birth rate when N/K is exactly1 Answer Which one of the following statements is not true? Exine of pollen grains is made up ofsporopollenin Pollen grains of many species cause severeallergies Stored pollen in liquid nitrogen can be used in the crop breeding programmes Tapetum helps in the dehiscence ofanther Answer In bryophytes and pteridophytes, transport of male gametes requires insects birds water wind Answer Analogous structures are a result of convergentevolution shared ancestry stabilisingselection divergentevolution Answer Proximal end of the filament of stamen is attached to the connective placenta thalamus anther Answer Which of the following is not required for any of the techniques of DNA fingerprinting available at present? Zinc fingeranalysis Restriction enzymes DNA-DNAhybridization Like. Share. Bookmark. Download. Make Notes. Print - Your Favourite Questions. Joinwww.zigya.com

14. Biology NEET 2016 Exam Year 2016 Study, Assignments, Solved Previous Year Papers . Questions and Answers. FreeForever. • Polymerase chainreaction • Answer • Select the incorrectstatement • LH and FSH triggers ovulation inovary • LH and FSH decrease gradually during the follicular phase LH triggers secretion of androgens from the Leydigcells • FSH stimulates the Sertoli cells which helps in spermiogenesis Answer • Joint Forest management Concept was introduced in India during 1970s • 1980s • 1990s • 1960s • Answer • Asthma may be attributedto • allergic reaction of the mast cells in the lungs inflammation of thetrachea • accumulation of fluid in the lungs bacterial infection of thelungs • Answer • Pick out the correctstatement. • Haemophilia is a sex-linked recessivedisease • Down's syndrn=me is due toaneuploidy • Phenylketonuria is an autosomal recessive gene disorderIv. Sickle cell anaemia is an X-linked recessive genedisorder • II and IV arecorrect • I, III and IV are correct I, II and III are correct I and IV arecorrect • Answer • The two polypeptides of human insulin are linked together by phosphodiesterbonds • covalent bonds disulphidebridges Like. Share. Bookmark. Download. Make Notes. Print - Your Favourite Questions. Joinwww.zigya.com

15. Biology NEET 2016 Exam Year 2016 Study, Assignments, Solved Previous Year Papers . Questions and Answers. FreeForever. hydrogenbonds Answer The coconut water from tender coconut represents fleshymesocarp free-nuclear proembryo free-nuclear endosperm endocarp Answer Which of the following is not a feature of the plasmids? Circularstructure Transferable Singlestranded Independent replication Answer Which is the National Aquatic Animal of India? Riverdolphin Blue whale Sea-horse Gangeticshark Answer Which of the following is the most important cause of animals and plants being driven to extinction? Alien speciesinvasion Habitat loss and fragmentation Co-extinctions Over-exploitation Answer Whichofthefollowingapproachesdoesnotgivethedefinedactionofcontraceptive? Increase phagocytosis of sperms, suppress sperm motility and fertilising capacity of sperms. Intra-uterine devices Prevent/retard entry of sperms, prevent ovulation and fertilisation Hormonal contraceptives Like. Share. Bookmark. Download. Make Notes. Print - Your Favourite Questions. Joinwww.zigya.com

16. Biology NEET 2016 Exam Year 2016 Study, Assignments, Solved Previous Year Papers . Questions and Answers. FreeForever. VasectomyPrevents spermatogenesis Barrier methods Preventfertilisation Answer In a test cross involving F1 dihybrid flies, more parental-type offspring were produced that the recombinant type offspring. Thisindicates chromosomes failed to separate duringmeiosis the two genes are linked and present on the same chromosome both of the characters are controlled by more than one gene the two genes are located on two differentchromosomes Answer MatchthetermsinColumnIwiththeirdescriptioninColumnIIandchoosethecorrectoption. ColumnI ColumnII 1. Many genes governsa singlecharacter A.Dominance 2. In a heterozygous organism, only one allele expressesitself B.Codominance 3. In a heterozygousorganism both alleles express themselves fully C.Pleiotropy D.Polygenic inheritance 4. A single geneinfluences manycharacters A B C D 2 3 4 1 A B C D Like. Share. Bookmark. Download. Make Notes. Print - Your Favourite Questions. Joinwww.zigya.com

17. Biology NEET 2016 Exam Year 2016 Study, Assignments, Solved Previous Year Papers . Questions and Answers. FreeForever. Answer Whic of the following statements is notcorrect? Insects that consume pollen or nectar without bringing about pollination are called pollen nectar robbers Pollen germination and pollen tube growth are regulated by chemical components of pollen interacting with those of thepistil Some reptiles have also been reported as pollinators in some plantspecies Pollen grains of many species can germinate on the stigma of a flower, but only one pollen tube of the same species grows into thestyle Answer In higher vertebrates, the immune system can distinguish self-cells and non-self. If this property is lost due to genetic abnormality and it attacks self-cells, then it leadsto graftrejection auto-immune disease active immunity allergicresponse Answer Which of the following structures is homologous to the wing of a bird? Wing of amoth Hind limb of a rabbit Flipper of whale Dorsal fin of ashark Answer Seed formation without fertilisation in flowering plants involves the process of budding Like. Share. Bookmark. Download. Make Notes. Print - Your Favourite Questions. Joinwww.zigya.com

18. Biology NEET 2016 Exam Year 2016 Study, Assignments, Solved Previous Year Papers . Questions and Answers. FreeForever. Somatichybridisation Apomixis Sporulation Answer Name the chronic respiratory disorder caused by cigarette smoking asthma respiratoty disease respiratory alkalosis emphysema Answer In a context of amniocentesis, which of the following statement is incorrect? It is used for prenatal sexdetermination It can be used for detection of down syndrome It can be used for detection of cleftpalate It is usually done when a woman id between 14-16 weeks pregnant Answer Antivenom injection contains preformed antibodies while polio drops that are administered into the body contain harvested antibodies gamma globulin attenuated pathogens activatedpathogens Answer The Taq polymerase enzyme is obtained from Thiobacillusferroxidans Bacillus subtilis Pseudomonas subtilis Thermusaquaticus Answer Which of the following most appropriately describes haemophilia? X-linked recessive genedisorder Chromosomal disorder Dominant gene disorder Recessive genedisorder Answer Like. Share. Bookmark. Download. Make Notes. Print - Your Favourite Questions. Joinwww.zigya.com

19. Biology NEET 2016 Exam Year 2016 Study, Assignments, Solved Previous Year Papers . Questions and Answers. FreeForever. WhichpartofthetobaccoplantisinfectedbyMeloidogyneincognitia? Leaf Stem Root Flower Answer Which of the following statements is not true for cancer cells in relation to mutations? Mutations destroy telomeraseinhibitor Mutations inactivate the cell control Mutations inhibit production oftelomerase Mutations in proto-oncogenes accelerate the cell cycle Answer Fertilisation in humans is practically feasible onlyif the ovum and sperms are transported simultaneously to ampullary -isthmic junction of the fallopian tube the ovum and sperms are transported simultaneously to ampullary -isthmic junction of the cervix thespermaretransportedintocervixwithin48hrsofreleasesofovuminuterus the sperms are transported into the vagina just after the release of the ovum in the fallopian tube Answer Which of the following is the starter codon? UGA UAA UAG AUG Answer A river with an inflow of domestic sewage-rich in organic waste may result in increased population of aquatic food weborganism an increased production of fish due to biodegradable nutrients death of fish due to lack ofoxygen drying of the river very soon due to algal bloom Answer A system of rotating crops with legume or grass pasture to improve soil structure and fertility is called contourfarming strip farming shiftingagriculture Like. Share. Bookmark. Download. Make Notes. Print - Your Favourite Questions. Joinwww.zigya.com

20. Biology NEET 2016 Exam Year 2016 Study, Assignments, Solved Previous Year Papers . Questions and Answers. FreeForever. • leyfarming • Answer • Followingarethetwostatementsregardingtheoriginoflife • Theearliestorganismsthatappearedontheearthwerenon-greenandpresumablyanaerobes. • The first autotrophic organisms were the chemoautotrophs that never released oxygen. Oftheabovestatementwhichoneofthefollowingoptionsiscorrect? • II is correct but I is false Both I and II are correct Both I and II arefalse • I is correct but II is false Answer • 90. Gause's principle of competitive exclusion statesthat • Competition for the same resources excludes species having different food preferences No two species can occupy the same niche indefinitely for the same limiting resources Larger organisms exclude smaller ones throughcompetition • More abundant species will exclude the less abundant species through competition Answer Like. Share. Bookmark. Download. Make Notes. Print - Your Favourite Questions. Joinwww.zigya.com