BT401 Midterm MCQs

BT 401 midterm M.C.Q

1. Genetic resource is sometime called _________ first resource
2. Landraces is a _______________ Local variety of a domestic plant species
3. Which one of the following is called rosewood __________ Dalbergia Sisso
4. ABSA stands for ____________ An Access and Benefit Sharing Agreement
5. PGRFA stands for ________________ Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
6. Total area under the legume pulse crop in Pakistan _____________ 1.5m hectares
7. Which one of the following is extinct species? White rhino
8. Genetic stocks can be divided into____________ general groups. Three
9. The example of in Situ conservation is _________ National Parks, Biosphere reserves, Gene sanctuaries
10. _______ placing of threatened animals and plants in special care unit for their protection. Ex Situ

conservation

11. The total number of snow leopard in Pakistan is __________ 200
12. GSPC program was founded in _______________ 1999
13. _______ tree another name for it is Tiger’s Claw. Coral Tree
14. According to world data base on protected area there are over ________ around world. 210,000
15. Rhino are hunted for the __________ Horns
16. Deodar Cedars are the national tree of Pakistan.
17. Maximum area is grown under potatoes and about 88 % occurs in Punjab.
18. Chili is at the third position of which 84% is cultivated in____________ Sindh
19. Pakistan is the ______ largest producer of Kinow (mandarin) and oranges in the world. Sixth
20. Cryopreservation in liquid nitrogen ________ at -196 ⁰ C
21. How many categories of gene flow? 2
22. Animals that are not wild and is kept as a pet or to produce food. Domesticated Animal Resources
23. ___________ an anticoagulant is used to control clots in blood. Heparin
24. Dogs were probably the first tame animals have accompanied humans for some 10,000 years.
25. A goat is a hoofed mammal in the genus ___________ Capra
26. _______are among the most highly specialized of the flesh-eating mammals. Cats
27. About 1,500 Markhors are found in Pakistan.
28. The population of this Himalayan Brown Bear is only 150 to 200 in Pakistan.
29. The strongest effect of genetic drift on ________ small population
30. Gene flow blocked by the physical barriers _________ Allopathic speciation
31. According to FAO, there are approximately;

• 31 000 species of finfish · • 85 000 species of mollusks · • 47 000 species of crustaceans · • 13 000 species of seaweeds

32. Biologist suspect we are living through the ________ mass extinction. Sixth major
33. Honey bee pollinated how many species of plants __________ 250,000
34. _____ disease was spread due to consuming mercury poisoned fishes by people. MINAMATA disease
35. _______ is a pioneer species, easily generated from seed. Acacia nilotica
36. Sheep was domesticated by human ___________ 10,000 BC
37. Phenylketonuria is caused by the __________ Mutation
38. _____ species of plant or animal that is in immediate danger of becoming extinct and needs protection to

survive. Endangered Specie

39. The combination of all the genes present in a given population is called the gene pool
40. Plant breeders use to improve the quality and productivity of crops.
41. Population bottleneck in 1890s due to ______________ overhunting
42. Reason for Crustaceans migration? Breeding
43. Sterculia khasiana was endemic tree of ___________ Khasi Hills in Meghalaya in India
44. Which one of the following is the earliest modern protected area? Yellow stone National Park
45. _________ is one of the world’s rarest mammals.

Indus River dolphin

46. Mild form of breeding is called ______________ Line breeding
47. How many types of breeding? 3
48. There are ________ species of snow leopard found in Pakistan. 300
49. Genetic drift is the phenomenon of change in of alleles (variants the frequency of a gene) in a population of organisms due to chance or random events.
50. Gene bank is a type of _________ Ex Situ conservation
51. Area of great genetic diversity are protected from human interference are known as _____ gene sanctuary
52. The Amish People around 200 German immigrants settled in______ Pennsylvania
53. PGRFA stands for __________ Plant genetic resources for food and agriculture
54. NCCP stands for _____________ National culture collection of Pakistan
55. Conservation of plant genetic resources is necessary for _________ Food security and Agro biodiversity
56. Migration is a __________ adaptation that helps animals survives. Behavioral
57. The type of gene transfer _________ in which genetic material passed from parent to offspring. Vertical

Gene Transfer

58. Longest migration was observed in ___________ Artic tern bird
59. Cause behind of extinction of stellar sea crow ____________ Hunting
60. Darwin finches is example of __________ Adaptive radiation
61. Genetic diversity is the variation of individual in __________ Amount of genetic information
62. Which one of the following specie is easily regretted? Acacia nilotica
63. Sigillaria was a tree __________ Spore bearing
64. Which one of the following is the extinction rate of mammals? 20%
65. Wild beest are the part of ____________ Great migration
66. Northern areas of Pakistan are serving ___________ Habitat
67. ______________ is the transfer of DNA from one cell to another by a virus. Transduction
68. Sympatric speciation is speciation that occurs when two groups of the same species live in the same geographic location.
69. Population has more chances of survival________ large gene pool
70. Since _____ in Situ conservation has received high priority to the world. 1980
71. ________ as a mass of complimentary conservation.

DNA bank

72. Nagoya protocol ratified by_________ parties. 97
73. White rhinos are the second largest land mammal.
74. Bees are responsible for pollinating more than 250,000 species of plants.