اختبار تقييمي: Lesson 1: Immunity in Plants

Question 1

Tyloses are formed inside plant tissues to:

Accepted Answer

Prevent the spread of microbes inside xylem vessels

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Increase the absorption of soil water

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Produce antimicrobial enzymes

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Synthesize glucose during photosynthesis

Question 2

Which of the following cellular changes occurs directly when a wilted plant shoot is irrigated with fresh water?

Accepted Answer

Cell sap osmotic pressure increases and cell wall shrinks inward.

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Water enters the vacuole via osmosis, expanding turgor pressure against the cell wall.

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Lignin is immediately deposited inside the xylem vessel walls.

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Cuticle thickness over leaf epidermis doubles within minutes.

Question 3

During maximal skeletal muscle contraction according to Huxley's sliding filament model, which region experiences NO change in its absolute length?

Accepted Answer

The I-band (light isotropic zone)

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The H-zone (central semi-light region)

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The distance between two successive Z-lines

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The A-band (dark anisotropic zone)

Question 4

What is the biochemical cause of continuous, non-relaxing muscle spasm that can cause muscular tearing?

Accepted Answer

Abrupt accumulation of excessive calcium ions in the synaptic cleft.

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Complete depletion of cellular ATP molecules, preventing cross-bridge detachment.

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Excessive breakdown of acetylcholine by the enzyme acetylcholinesterase.

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Sudden accumulation of glucose inside glycogen granules.

Question 5

How many cervical vertebrae are present in the adult human vertebral column?

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5 vertebrae

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7 vertebrae

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12 vertebrae

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4 vertebrae

Question 6

If a double-stranded DNA sample contains 28% Adenine, what is the exact percentage of Cytosine in this sample?

Accepted Answer

28%

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22%

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44%

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56%

Question 7

Which enzyme is responsible for linking Okazaki fragments into a continuous strand during lagging strand replication?

Accepted Answer

DNA Helicase

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DNA Polymerase

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DNA Ligase

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Reverse Transcriptase

Question 8

What is the structural characteristic of a restriction endonuclease recognition site?

Accepted Answer

It consists of 15-20 repetitive nucleotides.

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It is a palindromic sequence reading identical 5' to 3' on both strands.

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It contains only adenine and thymine bases.

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It always begins with the start codon AUG.

Question 9

Why is the genetic code described as 'degenerate' or 'redundant'?

Accepted Answer

One codon can code for multiple different amino acids.

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Multiple different codons can code for the same single amino acid.

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The genetic code decays as the cell ages.

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The genetic code differs completely between bacteria and humans.

Question 10

Which of the following first-row transition metal ions exhibits the highest theoretical magnetic moment in its ground state?

Accepted Answer

Fe3+ ([Ar] 3d5 with 5 unpaired electrons)

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Cr3+ ([Ar] 3d3 with 3 unpaired electrons)

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Cu2+ ([Ar] 3d9 with 1 unpaired electron)

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Zn2+ ([Ar] 3d10 with 0 unpaired electrons)

Lesson 1: Immunity in Plants

01 Structural and Biochemical Defenses in Plants

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