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#Question id: 3865


Which of the following statements about E. coli RNA polymerase is false?

#Part-A Aptitude & General Biotechnology
  1. Core enzyme selectively binds promoter regions, but cannot initiate synthesis without a sigma factor.

  2. RNA polymerase holoenzyme has several subunits.

  3. RNA produced by this enzyme will be completely complementary to the DNA template.

  4. The enzyme adds nucleotides to the 3' end of the growing RNA chain.

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#Question id: 11268

#Part-B Specialized Branches in Biotechnology

Consumption efficiency (CE) is the proportion of production at one trophic level that is eaten by, or ingested, by the next trophic level but Assimilation efficiencies (AE) is the proportion of ingested energy that is assimilated into the bloodstream. Which of the Following statement is correct?

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#Question id: 11269

#Part-B Specialized Branches in Biotechnology

Following table represent Loss of energy from ingested food at different process?


What is value of A, B, C and D respectively?

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#Question id: 11270

#Part-B Specialized Branches in Biotechnology

Consumption efficiency is the proportion of production at one trophic level that is eaten by, or ingested, by the next trophic level which of the following is correct statement?

A. Consumption efficiencies of herbivore is higher in ocean than grassland

B. In aquatic ecosystems, production efficiencies of herbivore are greater than carnivores

C. Assimilation efficiencies for carnivores are typically higher than those of herbivores

D. Assimilation efficiency depends on the quality of food eaten and the physiological efficiency of the consumer

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#Question id: 11271

#Part-B Specialized Branches in Biotechnology

Autotrophs in the aquatic ecosystem, unlike their counterparts in the terrestrial ecosystem are mostly microscopic and very low in indigestible (to the herbivores) matter. Following some observation are given? 

A) Tropic level transfer efficiency is greater in aquatic ecosystem than terrestrial ecosystem  

B) Tropical forest herbivores have higher consumption efficiencies than grassland herbivores

C) Flow of energy and nutrient is rapidly in aquatic ecosystem than terrestrial

D) Production efficiency of higher tropic level is greater than lower tropic level

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#Question id: 11272

#Part-B Specialized Branches in Biotechnology

Measurement of phytoplankton production, take sample of phytoplankton suspended in three bottles in lake. One bottle as control assumed as initial, second bottle (D) was kept in dark while third bottle (L) was kept in light. After some time productivity measure fallow

A- Difference in dissolved oxygen between light bottle and dark bottle yield NET primary productivity

B- Difference in dissolved oxygen between light bottle and initial bottle yield NET primary productivity

C- Difference in dissolved oxygen between light bottle and initial bottle yield Grass primary productivity

D- Difference in dissolved oxygen between light bottle and dark bottle yield total oxygen produced by photosynthesis

Which above combination of statement are correct?

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#Question id: 11273

#Part-B Specialized Branches in Biotechnology

Use the following diagram of a hypothetical food web to answer the question. The arrows represent the transfer of energy between the various trophic levels. Which letter represents an organism that could only be a primary consumer and secondary carnivores respectively?