Biology Diversity (acellular life/ variety of life) MDCAT Test Preparation MCQs
Home/MDCAT/Biology Diversity (acellular life/ variety of life) MCQs BiologyMDCATBiology Diversity (acellular life/ variety of life) MCQs 175 Biology Diversity (acellular life/ variety of life) MDCAT Test Preparation MCQs <<1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950515253545556>>1. which of the at any in the ot true for retrovirusesa.Retroviruses carry gene for RNA dependent DNA polymeraseb.The genetic material in mature retroviruses is RNAc.Retroviruses are causative agents for certain kinds of cancer in mand.DNA is not present at any stage in the life cycle of retrovirusessQuestion 1 of 562. Which part of an animal virus is not reproduced in multiple copies?a.proteinb.capsidc.enveloped.ribosomeQuestion 2 of 563. The complete mature and Infectious particle is known asa.pirion b.orf virusc.both a and cd.virionQuestion 3 of 564. Certain RNA viruses carry a gene for synthesis of DNA. This enzyme is: an enzyme that uses viral RNA as a template in thea.Reverse transcriptaseb.RNA polymerasec.Viral nucleased.RNA replicaseQuestion 4 of 565. Which statement is not true about fungia.lack cell wallb.eukaryotic reducersc.both b and cd.absorptive heterotrophsQuestion 5 of 566. The genetic material of retroviruses (AIDS virus) is.a.Single stranded DNAb.Double stranded DNAc.Single stranded RNAd.Double stranded RNAQuestion 6 of 567. Prions are made up ofa.Protein and Nucleic acid onlyb.DNA and carbohydrate onlyc.RNA and Lipids onlyd.none a, b and cQuestion 7 of 568. How are HIV and AIDS different?a.AIDS is an opportunistic infectionb.HIV contains RNA; AIDS contains DNAc.HIV is the virus that causes AIDS, a disease of the immune systemd.HIV reproduces in B cells; AIDS reproduces in T cellsQuestion 8 of 569. Which one of the following diseases caused by enveloped RNA virus and spread in epidemic form?a.Herpes simplexb.Small poxc.Influenzad.PolioQuestion 9 of 5610. Number of capsomers present in herpes virus area.252b.162c.161d.251Question 10 of 5611. Bacteriophage consists of or made up of.a.Carbon and nitrogenb.Proteinsc.DNAd.NucleoproteinsQuestion 11 of 5612. Hepatitis D is caused bya.bacteriab.prionsc.virusd.viroidsQuestion 12 of 5613. Induction is a process in which a viral DNAa.Multiply with bacterial DNAb.Destroy the bacterial DNAc.Enters into bacterial cell and attached with bacterial DNAd.Detached from bacterial DNAQuestion 13 of 5614. When a bacteriophage in its lytic phase carries some of the bacterium's partially digested chromosome with it to another host cell the process is called:a.Transformationb.Transductionc.Conjugationd.None of theseQuestion 14 of 5615. What is the sequence of steps in which a bacteriophage attacks bacteria and injects its DNA?a.Landing Penetration Tail contraction → DNA injectionb.Tail contraction → Landing → DNA Injection Penetrationc.Penetration → Landing Tail contraction → DNA injectiond.Landing Tail contraction → Penetration → DNA injectionQuestion 15 of 5616. Which of these is true statement?a.viruses carry with them their own ribosome for protein formationb.new viral ribosomes form after viral DNA enters the cellc.viruses do not need ribosomes for protein formationd.viruses use the host ribosomes for their own needsQuestion 16 of 5617. Jenner used material for vaccination from cowpox lesions and successfully vaccinated_____persons:a.8b.16c.7d.23Question 17 of 5618. Poliomyelitis affectsa.sensory neuronb.motor neuronc.braind.musclyQuestion 18 of 5619. RNA retroviruses have a special enzyme thata.transcribe viral RNA to DNAb.Polymerises host DNAc.disintegrates host DNAd.translates host DNAQuestion 19 of 5620. Viral disease that is wide spread and caused by enveloped RNA virus isa.Influenzab.Hepatitis Bc.Poliod.Small poxQuestion 20 of 5621. All viruses can reproduce within living organisms only, so they are known as:a.Obligate Intracellular Parasitesb.Endoparasitesc.Facultative Intracellular Parasitesd.EctoparasitesQuestion 21 of 5622. Viroids differ from viruses in having.a.Naked DNA packedb.Naked RNA molecules onlyc.Naked DNA molecules only viral genomed.Satellite RNA packed with viral genomeQuestion 22 of 5623. Which of the following illness is caused by a retrovirus?a.typhoidb.malariac.AIDSd.sleeping sicknessQuestion 23 of 5624. How does a virus cause disease?a.By insect vectorb.It destroys healthy body cellc.It takes a cell's nutrientsd.It releases toxic chemicalsQuestion 24 of 5625. Viruses area.obligate parasitesb.both a and cc.facultative parasitesd.intracellular parsitesQuestion 25 of 5626. Give below is the diagram of a bacteriophage. In which one of the options all the four part A,B,C and are correct.a.Asheath B-collar C-head D-tail fiberb. A collar B-tail fibers C-head D-sheac.Ahead B-sheath C collar D-tail fibersd. A-tail fibers B-head, C-sheath D-collarQuestion 26 of 5627. HIV is classified as:a.Retrovirusb.Bacteriophagec.Oncovirusd.Icosahedral virusQuestion 27 of 5628. The bacteriophage contains an enzyme known as.a.Ureaseb.Lysozymec.Proteased.DehydrogenaseQuestion 28 of 5629. Which of the following statements is correcta.RNA is genetic material of bacteriab.DNA is genetic material of some organismc.Some virus has RNA as genetic materiald.RNA is genetic material of all virusQuestion 29 of 5630. All viruses are made up ofa.Proteinsb.Nuclic acidc.both a and bd.Protein and DNAQuestion 30 of 5631. Which of the following characteristic of viruses is not like that of living thingsa.respirationb.reproductionc.growthd.crystal formationQuestion 31 of 5632. Reverse transcription is used to make DNA copies of:a.Host DNAb.Viral RNAc.Viral DNAd.Host RNAQuestion 32 of 5633. ________ was formerly called as infectious hepatitis:a.Hepatitis Ab.Hepatitis Ec.Hepatitis Bd.Hepatitis CQuestion 33 of 5634. Which one is true for Pox-viruses?a.RNA-envelopedb.DNA-naked virionc.DNA-non envelopedd.DNA-envelopedQuestion 34 of 5635. How is HIV transmitted from one person to another?a.By insect vectorb.Through body fluidsc.Through the aird.In foodQuestion 35 of 5636. Enveloped virus enters into host cells by.a.By phagocytosisb.Fusion with the plasma membrane of hostc.By contact with cell receptor and endocytosisd.Injecting own nucleic inside host cellsQuestion 36 of 5637. Viruses are considered nonliving becausea.They do not locomoteb.Do not mutatec.have nucleicd.connot reproduce independentlyQuestion 37 of 5638. Helicalerontractile sheath occurs ina.Bacteriab.Fungic.Retrovirusesd.BacteriophageQuestion 38 of 5639. The process which cannot take place in the absence of virus isa.Transformationb.Conjugationc.Translocationd.TransductionQuestion 39 of 5640. Animal viruses have.a.DNA or RNAb.RNAc.DNAd.DNA and RNAQuestion 40 of 5641. The best known phages are T phages that Infect:a.Escherichia colib.Salmonella typhic.Mycoplasmasd.PseudomonasQuestion 41 of 5642. Mumps and measles viruses belong to group paramyxoviruses which are the viruses:a.RNA non-envelopedb.RNA envelopedc.DNA envelopedd.DNA nakedQuestion 42 of 5643. A Virus is a.a.Viral geneb.Viral lysosomec.Virusd.Viral ribosomeQuestion 43 of 5644. In a newly discovered virus you might fina.RNAb.DNA and RNAc.DNAd.DNA or RNAQuestion 44 of 5645. Which step in the lytic cycle follows cell? attachment of virus and release of DNA into thea.production of lysosomeb.Disintegration of host DNAc.DNA replicationd.assemblageQuestion 45 of 5646. HIV attaches toa.lipoproteinb.CD4 proteinc.glycoprotend.nucleoproteinQuestion 46 of 5647. In HIV viruses, reverse transcriptase converts single-stranded RNA into double stranded viral DNA. This process is called:a.Replicationb.Translationc.Reverse Transcriptased.DuplicationQuestion 47 of 5648. AIDS is due to.a.Deficiency of T4 lymphocytesb.Bacterial infectionc.High blood pressured.Deficiency of riboflavinQuestion 48 of 5649. The HIV primarily infectsa.red blood cellsb.plasma cellsc.helper T cellsd.all white blood cellsQuestion 49 of 5650. Common cold is caused bya.Adenovirusb.Rhabdovirusc.Polyomavirusd.TubulovirusQuestion 50 of 5651. The latest view for the origin of viruses is.a.These arose from some bacteria, which had developed a nucleus onlyb.These are modified plasmids which are in fact the fragments of the nucleic acids of the hostc.These arose from bacteria as a result of the loss of cell wall ribosome etc.d.These have arisen from nucleic acid and protein found in primitive soupQuestion 51 of 5652. Which of these are found in all viruses?a.Protein, carbohydrate, lipids tb.proteins and nucleic acidc.DNA RNA, and proteinsd.envelope, nucleic acid, capsidQuestion 52 of 5653. HIV is classified as a retrovirus because its genetic information is carried in.a.RNA instead of DNAb.Protein coatc.DNAd.DNA instead of RNAQuestion 53 of 5654. Which one of the following cells are mainly infected by HIV?a.T-heller lymphocyteb.T-killer lymphocytec.B-memory cellsd.B-plasma cellsQuestion 54 of 5655. Why can't a person with AIDS make antibodies against HIV?a.HIV mutates too quickly for the body to make antibodiesb.T cells are needed to activate B cells, which make antibodiesc.B cells are needed to activate T cells, which make antibodiesd.B cells are destroyed by HIVQuestion 55 of 5656. Bacteriophage releases lysozyme during.a.Maturation phaseb.Penetration phasec.Eclipse phased.Absorption phaseQuestion 56 of 56 Loading... 175 Facebook Twitter Messenger Messenger WhatsApp Share via Email Print