Biology Mcqs

Which of the following is the smallest known virus:

(A) Hepatitis virus

(B) Retrovirus

(C) Polio virus

(D) Pox virus

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An isolated virus is not considered living since it________________?

(A) Separates in to two inner parts

(B) Can not metabolize

(C) Rapidly looses its Genome chemical inert

(D) Is coated with an air tight shield

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Bacteriopahage that infect E. coli are called_____________?

(A) M type

(B) N type

(C) T type

(D) S type

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Which of the following statement about AIDS is incorrect:

(A) is a host specific disease

(B) An infected mother cannot pass the virus to her baby.

(C) Results in enlargement of lymph nodes

(D) Can be prevented.

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Attachment of the bacteriophage with the receptor site on the bacterial cell wall involves_______________?

(A) Strong covalent bond between virion and the receptor site.

(B) Week chemical unior between them

(C) Both A and B depending upon the phage

(D) None of these

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Carbohydrates, fats & proteins are essential for_______________?

(A) Metabolic processes of an organism

(B) Providing energy

(C) Formation of sturctures

(D) All of these

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Pepsinogen is produced from__________?

(A) Mucous cells

(B) Parietal cells

(C) Zymogen cells

(D) All of these

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In the lytic cycle of bacteriophage the host DNA is__________?

(A) Replicated

(B) Turn off by the protein coat.

(C) Digested into its nucleotides

(D) Turned on by the removal of the protein coat

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Temperate phage may exist as_____________?

(A) Prophage

(B) Capsid

(C) Viron

(D) Retrovirus

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