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NEET 2013 (Karnataka)
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Why is a capsule advantageous to a bacterium?
A
It protects the bacterium from desiccation.
B
It provides means of locomotion
C
It allows bacterium to ''hide'' from host's immune system.
D
It allows the bacterium to attach to the surface.
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NEET 2013 (Karnataka)
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Tissue culture technique can produce infinite number of new plants from a small parental tissue. The economic importance of the technique is in raising:
A
development of new species
B
genetically uniform population identical to the original parent
C
variants through picking up somaclonal variations
D
homozygous diploid plants
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NEET 2013 (Karnataka)
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
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Which of the following statements is not true about somatic embryogenesis ?
A
Somatic embryos can develop from microspores
B
Somatic embryo is induced usually by an auxin such as 2, 4–D
C
The pattern of development of a somatic embryo is comparable to that of a zygotic embryo
D
A somatic embryo develops from a somatic cell
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NEET 2013 (Karnataka)
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Microbe used for biocontrol of pest butterfly caterpillars is :
A
Streptococcus sp
B
Trichoderma sp.
C
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
D
Bacillus thuringiensis
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