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#Question id: 75


The experimental approach taken in current biological investigations presumes that ________.

#Biochemistry
  1. Simple organic compounds can be synthesized in the laboratory from inorganic precursors, but complex organic compounds like carbohydrates and proteins can be synthesized only by living organisms

  2. A life force ultimately controls the activities of living organisms, and this life force cannot be studied by physical or chemical methods

  3. Living organisms are composed of the same elements present in nonliving things, plus a few special trace elements found only in living organisms or their products

  4. Living organisms can be understood in terms of the same physical and chemical laws that can be used to explain all natural phenomena

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#Question id: 40443

#Botany

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): During aerobic respiration, the inner mitochondrial membrane is impermeable to the NADH produced in the cytoplasm during glycolysis. 
Reason (R): Special shuttle systems, such as the Malate-Aspartate shuttle or Glycerol-3-Phosphate shuttle, are required to transport the reducing equivalents (electrons) from cytosolic NADH into the mitochondrial matrix.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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#Question id: 40444

#Botany

Which of the following bacteria belong to the coliform group?
A. Escherichia coli
B. Streptococcus faecalis
C. Clostridium perfringens
D. Bacillus
Options:

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#Question id: 40445

#Botany

 choose the Correct statements:
1. Brown algae possess fucoxanthin pigment.
2. Red algae lack chlorophyll.
3. Cyanobacteria are prokaryotic.

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#Question id: 40446

#Botany

Assertion–Reason
Assertion: Red algae appear red.
Reason: Presence of phycoerythrin masks chlorophyll.

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#Question id: 40447

#Botany

Match the staining technique/structure in List-I with the correct chemical reagent in List-II.

List-I (Technique/Structure)List-II (Reagent/Stain)
A. Endospore StainingI. Crystal Violet
B. Gram Staining (Primary)II. Malachite Green
C. Fungal Cell WallIII. Chitin (Stains with Cotton Blue)
D. Bacterial TransformationIV. DNA (Identified by Avery et al.)

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#Question id: 40448

#Botany

Given below are two statements regarding bacterial genetics:
Statement I: F. Griffith discovered the phenomenon of transformation using Streptococcus pneumoniae.
Statement II: In Griffith's experiment, the heat-killed S-strain was virulent and caused the death of mice when injected alone.
Choose the correct answer: