MCQs Biology-16 Posted on November 27, 2025December 3, 2025Author agropublishers 0 MCQs Biology-16 1. In herbivores, the cecum is a specialized organ, particularly important for ———– The microbial fermentation of cellulose into volatile fatty acids The emulsification and absorption of lipids The enzymatic breakdown of dietary proteins The primary absorption of simple sugars like glucose 2. Intergenic regions may contain ———— Only non-functional DNA Only protein-coding sequences Junk DNA Only tRNA genes 3. Which chromosome structure ensures proper segregation during meiosis? Telomere Replicon Centromere Chromomere 4. An ———– is a stretch of DNA sequences located between genes Intergenic region Enhancer Exon Intron 5. Chromosome p arm refers to ———— The larger arm The telomeric region The centromeric region The smaller arm 6. The opposite of inbreeding depression is __________. Genetic drift Linebreeding Hybrid sterility Hybrid vigor 7. The animal most closely related to the sparrow in evolutionary terms is __________ Frog Pigeon Monkey Grasshopper 8. ——— is the main inorganic component of bone matrix Calcium phosphate Collagen Magnesium phosphate Calcium carbonate 9. In an Integrated Farming System, animal waste can be converted into useable energy through ___________ Vermicomposting Biochar preparation Biogas production Compost tea extraction 10. A mutation that changes a purine to a different purine is called —— Transversion Inversion Transition Deletion Loading … Question 1 of 10