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With regard to insulin, choose the correct options:
Which kind of therapy was given in 1990 to a four-year-old girl with Adenosine Deaminase (ADA) deficiency?
The bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis is widely used in contemporary biology as a/an:
A 'new' variety of rice was patented by a foreign company though such varieties have been present in India for a long time. This is related to?
The Adenosine deaminase deficiency results into:
The laws and rules to prevent unauthorized exploitation of bio-resources are termed as:
Some of the characteristics of Bt cotton are:
Use of bioresources by multinational companies and organizations without authorization from the concerned country and its people is called?
Given below are two statements: one is labeled as Assertion (A) and the other is labeled as Reason (R). Assertion (A): The nematode cannot survive in a transgenic host which expresses specific interfering RNA. Reason (R): Nematode-specific gene introduced in the host produces both sense and antisense complementary RNA which initiate RNA interference in the host cell. In light of the above statement, choose the most appropriate answer from the option given below :
Which of the following is not an application of PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction)?
Which of the following is true for Golden rice?
Which one of the following is an example of ex-situ conservation?
Match the items in List-I with their correct descriptions in List-II: List-I: (A) The Evil Quartet, (B) Ex-situ, (C) Lantana camara, (D) Dodo List-II: (I) Cryopreservation, (II) Alien species invasion, (III) Causes of biodiversity losses, (IV) Extinction
The list of endangered species was released by which of the following organizations?
The type of conservation in which the threatened species are taken out from their natural habitat and placed in special setting where they can be protected and given special care is called:
Tropical regions show greatest level of species richness because: A: Tropical latitudes have remained relatively undisturbed for millions of years, hence more time was available for species diversification. B: Tropical environments are more seasonal. C: More solar energy is available in tropics. D: Constant environments promote niche specialization. E: Tropical environments are constant and predictable.
Which of the following are regarded as major causes of biodiversity loss? A: Over exploitation B: Co-extinction C: Mutation D: Habitat loss and fragmentation E: Migration
Match the scientists in List-I with their corresponding hypotheses or contributions in List-II: List-I: (A) Robert May, (B) Alexander von Humboldt, (C) Paul Ehrlich, (D) David Tilman List-II: (I) Species-Area relationship, (II) Long-term ecosystem experiment using outdoor plots, (III) Global species diversity is about 7 million, (IV) Rivet Popper hypothesis
Given below are two statements: Statement I: Rain forests, which used to cover more than 14% of the earth's land surface, are now reduced to 6%. Statement II: The Amazon rain forest has the greatest biodiversity on earth. In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Identify the place(s) from the following where sacred groves are not found: