Biotechnology questions and answers

Biotechnology Questions and Answers

These Biotechnology questions test your knowledge of the use of biology to solve problems and make useful products.

21.

"The universe tends towards maximum disorder" is stated by

A.

first law of thermodynamics

B.

second law of thermodynamics

C.

third law of thermodynamics

D.

none of the above

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

22.

Which part of a plant contains the male sex cell?

A.

Ova

B.

Style

C.

Stamen

D.

Pollen

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

23.

Chemical energy is supplied to eukaryotic cells by

A.

chloroplasts and golgi complexes

B.

mitochondria and ribosomes

C.

mitochondria only

D.

mitochondria and chloroplasts

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

24.

A cell without cell wall is called

A.

apoplast

B.

protoplast

C.

symplast

D.

none of these

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

25.

Tonoplast is a membrane around

A.

cytoplasm

B.

vacuole

C.

nucleus

D.

mitochondria

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

26.

Which cell type is likely to have the most mitochondria?

A.

Fast-twitch muscle

B.

Slow-twitch muscle

C.

Liver cells

D.

Adipose cells

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

27.

Lysosomes are associated with

A.

photosynthesis

B.

respiration

C.

storage

D.

digestion

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

28.

Why do some redox reactions in cells result in the transfer of electrons from a reductant with a higher standard redox potential to an oxidant with a lower standard redox potential?

A.

Redox potentials are defined under standard conditions, and cellular conditions are typically not standard conditions

B.

The rules governing oxidation and reduction apply only in vitro, and not in vivo

C.

Electrons always go from reductants with high redox potentials to oxidants with low redox potentials

D.

None of the above

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

29.

Mitochondria can be expected most numerous in

A.

green cells

B.

red blood cells

C.

muscle cells

D.

none of these

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

30.

The mitochondria were known in the nineteenth century to be osmotically active on the basis of evidence that

A.

the mitochondrial matrix is hypotonic to the cellular cytoplasm

B.

the mitochondrial matrix is hypertonic to the cellular cytoplasm

C.

mitochondria were derived from a symbiotic bacterium

D.

mitochondria are surrounded by a semi permeable membrane

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.