Companion cells are closely associated with:

1. Sieve elements 2. Vessel elements
3. Trichomes 4. Guard cells

Subtopic:  Complex Tissue: Phloem |
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Level 1: 80%+
AIPMT - 2012
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Common cold differs from pneumonia in, that:

1. Pneumonia is a communicable disease, whereas common cold is a nutritional deficiency disease
2. Pneumonia can be prevented by a live attenuated bacterial vaccine, whereas the common cold has no effective vaccine
3. Common cold is caused by a virus, while Pneumonia is caused by a bacterium.
4. Pneumonia pathogen infects alveoli whereas common cold affects the nose and the respiratory passage but not the lungs

Subtopic:  Pneumonia & Related Questions | Common Cold & Malaria Introduction |
 62%
Level 2: 60%+
AIPMT - 2012
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Pheretima and its close relatives derive nourishment from:

1. Sugarcane roots

2. Decaying fallen leaves and soil organic matter

3. Soil insects

4. Small pieces of fresh fallen leaves of maize

Subtopic:  Decomposition |
 87%
Level 1: 80%+
AIPMT - 2012
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Removal of RNA polymerase III from nucleoplasm will affect the synthesis of:
1. tRNA
2. hnRNA
3. mRNA
4. rRNA

Subtopic:  Transcription: IV | Transcription |
 81%
Level 1: 80%+
AIPMT - 2012
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A process that makes an important difference between C3 and C4 plants is:

1. Transpiration

2. Glycolysis

3. Photosynthesis

4. Photorespiration

Subtopic:  Photorespiration |
 90%
Level 1: 80%+
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PCR and Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism are the methods for:

1. Study of enzymes

2. Genetic transformation

3. DNA sequencing

4. Genetic fingerprinting

Subtopic:  DNA Fingerprinting |
 74%
Level 2: 60%+
AIPMT - 2012
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Best defined function of manganese in green plants is :

1. Photolysis of water

2. Calvin cycle

3. Nitrogen fixation

4. Water absorption

Subtopic:  Mineral Function |
 88%
Level 1: 80%+
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Measuring Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) is a method used for:

1. Estimating the amount of organic matter in sewage water
2. Working out the efficiency of oil-driven automobile engines
3. Measuring the activity of Saccharomyces cerevisiae in producing curd on a commercial scale
4. Working out the efficiency of RBCs about their capacity to carry oxygen

Subtopic:  Microbes in Sewage Treatment |
 95%
Level 1: 80%+
AIPMT - 2012
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Which one of the following is not part of a transcription unit in DNA?

1. The inducer

2. A Terminator

3. A promoter

4. The structural gene

Subtopic:  Transcription: III | Transcription |
 88%
Level 1: 80%+
AIPMT - 2012
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A certain road accident patient with an unknown blood group needs an immediate blood transfusion. His one doctor friend at once offers his blood. What was the blood group of the donor?

1. Blood group B 2. Blood group AB
3. Blood group O 4. Blood group A
Subtopic:  Blood: Blood Group (A,B,O) |
 95%
Level 1: 80%+
AIPMT - 2012
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