THE SIVAKASI LIONS MAT. HR. SEC.

SCHOOL, SIVAKASI

NEET Exam Questions

The Unit of Life & Inheritance

1) Match the following and select the correct answer.

Column I Column II
A. Centriole 1.Infoldings in mitochondria

B. Chlorophyll 2.Thylakoids

C. Cristae 3. Nucleic acids

D. Ribozymes 4. Basal body of cilia or flagella

Codes
A B C D
a) 4 2 1 3
b) 1 2 4 3
c) 1 3 2 4
d) 4 3 1 2
2) A major site for synthesis of lipids is
a) RER b)SER c) Symplast d) nucleoplasm
3) Ribosomal RNA is actively synthesized in
a) lysosomes b) nucleolus c) nucleoplasm d) ribosomes
4) There is no DNA in
a) an enucleated ovum b) mature RBCs
c) a mature spermatozoan d) havi root
5) Vacuole in a plant cell
a) is membrane-bound and contains storage proteins and lipids
b) is membrane-bound and contains water and excretory substances
c) lacks membrane and contains air
d) lacks membrane and contains water and excretory substances
6) Protein synthesis in an animal cell occurs
a) only on the ribosomes present in cytosol
b) only on ribosomes attached to the nuclear envelope and endoplasmic
reticulum.
c) on ribosomes present in the nucleolus as well as in cytoplasm
d) on ribosomes present in cytoplasm as well as in mitochondria.
7) Chlorphyll in chloroplast is located in
a) grana b) pyrenoid c) stroma d) Both a and C
8) Microtubules are absent in
a) mitochondria b) centriole c) flagella d) spindle fibres
9) Photosynthetic bacteria have pigments in
a) chromoplasts b) leucoplasts c) chloroplasts d) chromatophore
10) Protein synthesis in an animal cell takes place
a) Only in cytoplasm
b) in the nucleolus as well as in the cytoplasm
c) in the cytoplasm as well as in mitochondria
d) only on ribosomes attached to nucleus
11) Genes located on mitochondrial DNA
a) generally show maternal inheritance
b) are always inherited from the male parent
c) show biparental inheritance like the nuclear genes
d) are not inherited
12) organelle / organoid involved in genetic engineering is
a) plasmid b) mitochondrion
c) Golgi apparatus d) lomasome
13) Golgi apparatus is absent in
a) higher plants b) yeast

c) bacteria and blue- green algae d) None of these

14) Angstrom (Å ) is equal to

a) 0.01𝜇m b) 0.001 𝜇m c) 0.0001 𝜇m d) 0.00001 𝜇m
15) Oxysomes or F0 –F1 particles occur on
a) thylakoids b) mitochondrial surface
c) inner mitochondrial membrane d) chloroplast together
16) Resolution power is the ability to
a) distinguish two trees b) distinguish two close objects
c) distinguish amongst organelles d) magnify image
17) Fluid mosaic model of cell membrane was put forward by
a) Danielli and Davson b) Singer and Nicolson
c) Garner and Allard d) Watson and Crick
18) Hammerling’s experiments of Acetabularia involved exchanging
a) cytoplasm b) nucleus c) rhizoid and stalk d) gametes
19) Polyribosomes are aggregates of
a) ribosomes and rRNA
b) only rRNA
c) Peroxisomes
d) several ribosomes held together by string of mRNA
20) Acetabularia used in Hammerling’s nucleocytoplasmic experiments is
a) unicellular fungus b) multicellular fungus
c) unicellular uninucleate green alga d) Unicellular multinucleate green alga
21. The tendency of offsprings to resemble their parents is called.
a) variation b) heredity c) inheritance d) resemblance
22. Mendel conducted experiments for
a) 7 years b) 6 years c) 5 years d) 4 years
23. How many pairs of true breeding varieties were selected by Mendel for his experiment on pea
plant?
a) 12 b) 13 c) 14 d) 15
24. Which type of pollination method was adopted by Mendel in his experiment?
a) Artificial b) Cross-pollination c) Natural d) Both (a) and (b)
25. Mendel observed which generation representing phenotype of dominant parent always?
a) F4 b) F2 c) F1 d) F0
26. The Mendel crossed true breeding tall and dwarf plant varieties in his experiment. The tall
character was dominant and recessive character was dwarf. The recessive character was
appeared in
a) F1 b) F2 c) F3 d) F2 and F3
27. The proportion of plants that were dwarf and tall in F2-generation of Mendel experiment was
1 3 3 1 2 1 1 3
a) 𝑡ℎ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ b) 𝑡ℎ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ c) 𝑟𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑟𝑑 d) 𝑡ℎ 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ
4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4

28. During his experiments, Mendel used the term factor for
a) genes b) traits c) characters d) qualities
29. The character that is expressed in the F1 – generation is called the
a) recessive character b)dominant character
c) codominant character d) None of these
30. If genes of an allelic pair are not same. This condition is called
a) homozygous b) heterozygous c) diallelic d) polyallelic
31. The genotypic ratio of a monohybrid cross in F2-generation is
a) 3 : 1 b) 1 : 2 : 1 c) 2 : 1 : 1 d) 9 : 3 : 3 : 1
32. F2 generation in a Mendelian cross showed that both genotypic and phenotypic ratios are
same as 1 : 2 : 1. It represents a case of
a) codominance
b) dihybrid cross
c) monohybrid cross with complete dominance
d) monohybrid cross with incomplete dominance
33. Mendel performed test cross to know the
a) genotype of F1 b) genotype of F2 c) genotype of F3 d) genotype of F4

34. 3 : 1 ratio in F2 - generation is explained by

a) law of partial dominant b) law of dominance
c)law of incomplete dominance d) law of purity of gametes
35. Mendel’s principle of segregation means that the germ cells always receive
a) one pair of alleles b) one quarter of the genes
c) either one allele of father or one allele of mother d) any pair of alleles
36. Incomplete dominance is different from complete dominance in having
a) phenotypic ratio b) genotypic ratio c) Both (a) and (b) d) None of these
37. The ABO blood group are controlled by
a) I-gene b) c-gene c) B-gene d) n-gene
38. Starch synthesis gene in pea plant in heterozygous condition produces starch grain of
intermediate size. This shows
a) complete dominance b) incomplete dominance
c) codominance d) None of these
39. The type of gametes formed by the genotype RrYy are
a) RY, Ry, rY, ry b) RY, Ry, ry, ry c) Ry, Ry, Yy, ry d) Rr, RR, Yy, YY
40. Which cross was used to study the independent assortment?
a) Monohybrid cross b) Dihybrid cross
c) Trihybrid cross d) Tetrahybrid cross
41. In cross between yellow round (YYRR) and pure breeding pea plants having green wrinkled
(yyrr), find out the total seeds(plants) having yellow colour in F2- generation.
a) 12 b) 10 c) 14 d) 11
42. What type of gametes will form by genotype rr Yy?
a) ry, rY b) RY, Ry c) Ry, Yy d) RR, Yy
43. The literal meaning of chromosome is
a) painted body b) coloured body c) doubling body d) thread-like body
44. Who argued that pairing and separation of chromosomes would lead to the segregation of a
pair of factor they carried?
a) Sutton b) Boveri c) Both (a) and (b) d) Morgan
45. Linked gene are present on
a) same chromosome b) different chromosome
c) heterologous chromosome d) paired chromosome
46. Linked gene is related to …A… and unlinked gene is related to ….B….
Choose correct option for A and B
a) A – linkage; B – crossing over b) A -- crossing over; B – linkage
c) A-- crossing over; B – recombination d) A – recombination; b – crossing gene
47. The following statements are regarding sex determination. Choose the incorrect one.
a) There are two types of sex determining mechanism
b) In male heterogamety, male has autosomes and sex chromosome XY
c) In female heterogamety, it has autosomes and one Z and one W chromosomes
d) Female heterogamety is found in mammals
48. Linkage group is
a) linearly arranged group of linked gene
b) non-linearly arranged group of linked gene
c) non-linearly arranged group of unlinked gene
d) non-linearly arranged group of single gene
49. XX and XY chromosomal sex determination, females are
a) homogametic b) heterogametic c) can not determine d) All of these
50. Mutation may results in the
a) change in genotype b)change in phenotype
c) change in metabolism d)all of these