DPP SOLUTIONS

BIOLOGY
17-08-2021

1.Ans: (A)

2.Ans: (D)
Biodiversity hotspots are regions with very high level of species richness, high
degree of endemism. The species confine to that region are not found anywhere
else. These are the regions of accelerated habitat loss.
3. Ans: (A)
4. Ans: (D)
Aptenodytes – Penguin (Aves)
Hemidactylus – wall lizard (Reptile)
Carcharodon – Great white shark (chondreichthyes)
Pterous – Flying fox (Mammalia)
5. Ans: (C)
Floral diagram represents family Brassicaceae
6. Ans:(A)
If daughters have to be colour blind father has to be color blind and mother
should be color blind or atleast carrier.
7. Ans: (B)
Y axis represents velocity of reaction (V)
X axis represents concentration of substrate [S]
8. Ans: (D)
In maize which is a C4 plant. The primary CO2 acceptor is 3-carbon molecule –
Phosphoenol pyruvate (PEP) and is present in mesophyll cells. The enzyme
responsible for this fixation is PEP carboxylase or PEP case. The mesophyll cells
lack RUBISCO Enzyme.

9. Ans: (C)

Allele from Allele from Allele from Allele from

Parent 1 Parent 2 Parent 3 Parent 4
IA IA IAIA A
IA IB IAIB AB
IA i IAi A
 IB IA IAIB AB
IB IB IBIB B
IB i IBi B
i i ii O

32. Ans: (A)

First Third
position position

Second position
•
U C A G
UUU Phe UCU Ser UAU Tyr UGU Cys U
UUC Phe UCC Ser UAC Tyr UGC Cys C
U UUA Leu UCA Ser UAA Stop UGA Stop A
UUG Leu UCG Ser UAG Stop UCG Trp G
CUU Leu CCU Pro CAU His CGU Arg U
CUC Leu CCC Pro CAC His CGC Arg C
C CUA Leu CCA Pro CAA Gin CGA Arg A
CUG Leu CCG Pro CAG Gin CGG Arg G
AUU Ile ACU Thr AAU Asn AGU Ser U
AUC Ile ACC Thr AAC Asn AGC Ser C
A AUA Ile ACA Thr AAA Lys AGA Arg A
AUG Met ACG Thr AAG Lys AGG Arg G
GUU Val GCU Ala GAU Asp GGU Gly U
GUC Val GCC Ala GAC Asp GGC Gly C
G GUA Val GCA Ala GAA Glu GGA Gly A
GUG Val GCG Ala GAG Glu GGG Gly G

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