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#Question id: 12756


Flycatcher birds that migrate from Africa to Europe feed their nestlings mostly with moth caterpillars. The data presented show the mean dates of egg laying, hatching, and fledging of flycatcher young, and the 1980 and 2000 peak mass of caterpillars.


The most likely cause for the shift in caterpillar peak mass is

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  1. Pesticide use.
  2. Earlier migration returns of flycatchers.
  3. An innate change of biological clock by caterpillars. 
  4. Global warming.
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#Question id: 15138

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Match the items in group 1 with an appropriate description in group 2.
Group 1                                                                Group 2
(P) SWISS PROT                                 (1) derived protein structure database 
(Q) Local alignment                          (2) protein sequence database
(R) CATH                                             (3) GAP
(S) Global alignment                        (4) Smith–Waterman algorithm

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#Question id: 15138

#Part-A Aptitude & General Biotechnology

Match the items in group 1 with an appropriate description in group 2.
Group 1                                                                Group 2
(P) SWISS PROT                                 (1) derived protein structure database 
(Q) Local alignment                          (2) protein sequence database
(R) CATH                                             (3) GAP
(S) Global alignment                        (4) Smith–Waterman algorithm

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#Question id: 15139

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Which one of the following is NOT a structure or structurally derived database?

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#Question id: 15139

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Which one of the following is NOT a structure or structurally derived database?

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#Question id: 15167

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Bacteria on fish caught in the Arctic Ocean would

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#Question id: 15168

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Cyanobacteria comprises a large and morphologically heterogenous group of