MCQ Science and Technology Class 9 Chapter 16 Maharashtra Board Heredity and Variation 1. What branch of biology focuses on transferring characteristics across generations?PhysiologyEcologyGeneticsEvolutionQuestion 1 of 202. Which process results in offspring resembling their parents?DigestionReproductionRespirationPhotosynthesisQuestion 2 of 203. Which reproduction type leads to minor offspring variations?Sexual reproductionBuddingAsexual reproductionFragmentationQuestion 3 of 204. What term describes the transfer of traits from parents to offspring?MutationEvolutionVariationHeredityQuestion 4 of 205. What DNA segment holds information for protein synthesis?CentromereGeneChromosomeNucleotideQuestion 5 of 206. What factor influences plant height per the document?Soil typeRoot lengthGrowth hormone quantityLeaf countQuestion 6 of 207. What nuclear structure carries hereditary traits?RibosomeChromosomeNucleolusMitochondriaQuestion 7 of 208. What are chromosomes primarily composed of?Sugars and enzymesNucleic acids and proteinsLipids and carbohydratesVitamins and mineralsQuestion 8 of 209. What is the constricted region on a chromosome called?ArmNucleotideCentromereGeneQuestion 9 of 2010. How many chromosome types exist based on centromere position?FiveFourThreeTwoQuestion 10 of 2011. Which chromosome has the centromere at the mid-point?TelocentricSub-metacentricMetacentricAcrocentricQuestion 11 of 2012. Which chromosome resembles the letter 'j'?Sub-metacentricAcrocentricTelocentricMetacentricQuestion 12 of 2013. What are paired chromosomes with similar shape and organization called?Sex chromosomesHomologous chromosomesAutosomesHeterologous chromosomesQuestion 13 of 2014. What are chromosomes determining sex called?Homologous chromosomesAutosomesHeterologous chromosomesSex chromosomesQuestion 14 of 2015. Who discovered DNA in 1869?Watson and CrickCelera GenomicsGregor MendelFrederick MiescherQuestion 15 of 2016. How is the DNA molecule’s structure described?Linear chainTriple helixDouble helixSingle helixQuestion 16 of 2017. Which nitrogenous base pairs with adenine in DNA?GuanineThymineCytosineUracilQuestion 17 of 2018. What are genes according to the document?Complete chromosomesNucleotidesSegments of DNASegments of RNAQuestion 18 of 2019. What technique identifies a person’s genome?Protein synthesisDNA fingerprintingGene editingRNA sequencingQuestion 19 of 2020. What was the goal of the ‘Human Genome Project’?Protein structure discoveryChromosomal abnormality detectionHuman genome DNA sequencingRNA type classificationQuestion 20 of 20 Loading...
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