BT401 Midterm Past Papers Objective

1: NCCP stands for: Natural Culture Collection of Pakistan 2: Area of great genetic diversity are protected from human interference are known as: Gene sanctuary 3: Madhuca insignis is a species of plant in the family of: Sapotaceae 4: Causes of migration: All shortage of food supply, environmental factors internal factors, photoperiodism fat deposition 5: Offspring of superior quality, are produced by: Outbreeding 6: Conservation of plant genetic resource is necessary for: Food security Agrobiodiversity Both 7: A concrete plan of action especially designed to achieve concrete goals: Strategy 8: The migration of birds by powerful wind & hurricanes to very long distances: Irregular migration 9: The … is the reduction in genetic variation that results when a small subset of a large population is used to establish a new colony? Founder effect 10: Genetic stock can be divided into … general groups:

(Cytological stocks + Mutant stock + Germplasm set) 11: The frequency of gene pool can be affected by: All (Mutation, gene flow, inbreeding, natural selection, founder effect, random genetic drift)

12: The plant that grow spontaneously in self-maintaining populations in natural or semi-natural ecosystems and can exist independently: Wild plant 13: The last member of passenger pigeon, named, … died at age 29 at the Cincinnati Zoo in 1914. Martha 14: Gene transfer b/w different species occur in: Horizontal gene transfer 15: Animal genetic resources “referred to as” … All Animal genetic resources for food and agriculture Farm animal genetic resources Livestock biodiversity 16: The degree of relationship among breeding is less intense than in … breeding system.

17: Genetic drift shows changes in the genome that may be: Advantageous Deleterious May have no effect All 18: Resources are classified into … types.

(Natural, human, man-made) 19: Gene bank is a type of: Ex-Situ conservation 20: Plant diversity is urgently & effectively conserved is an objective of: GSPC 21: The species that help the entire ecosystem is: Keystone species 22: Scientific name of house cat: Felis Catus 23: Transfer of genetic material from one population to another: Gene flow 24: Scientific name of horse: equus ferus 25: PGRFA stands for: Plant genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture 26: Dwarf-lake iris is a: Plant 27: Genetic resources are sometimes called the: First resources 28: A landrace is a: Local variety of a domesticated plant species 29: Which is called as the Indian Rosewood: Dalbergia Sissoo (Sheesham tree)