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Which are the special proteins in muscles that contract and relax to cause movement?

 

A) Contractile protein B) Receptor protein
C) Structural protein D) Enzymatic protein

Answer:   A) Contractile protein



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The process of bones increasing in width is known as

A) appositional growth B) concentric growth
C) closing of the epiphyseal plate D) long bones reaching adult length and width
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) appositional growth

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The lining of the marrow cavity is

A) Endosteum B) Sarcolemma
C) Episteum D) Periosteum
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Endosteum

Explanation:

The marrow cavity is also known as the medullary cavity. It is the central cavity of bone shafts where adipose tissue is stored. It is lined with a thin, vascular membrane called endosteum.

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Which plant cell organelle contains its own dna and ribosomes?

A) mitochondria B) Chloroplasts
C) Both A & B D) Vacuole
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Both A & B

Explanation:

The plant cell organelles, "The power house of the cell" mitochondria and the chloroplasts contains their own DNA and ribosomes.

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Which of these statements is true of the kingdom protista?

A) All are unicellular B) All are hetertrophic
C) All are autotrophic D) All are eukaryotic
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All are eukaryotic

Explanation:

Protists are eukaryotic organisms that cannot be classified as a plant, animal, or fungus. They are mostly unicellular, but some, like algae, are multicellular.

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Kelp, or 'seaweed,' is a large multicellular protist that provides food, shelter, and oxygen for numerous underwater ecosystems.

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Blood plasma is filtered in 

A) the renal capsule B) the renal column
C) the renal tubule D) the renal corpuscle
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) the renal capsule

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Which of the following is true of enzymes?

A) Enzymes lowers the activation energy for the chemical reaction B) Enzymes speed up the rate of a chemical reaction
C) Both A & B D) Neither A nor B
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Both A & B

Explanation:

Enzymes are macromolecular biological catalysts. Enzymes accelerate chemical reactions. The molecules upon which enzymes may act are called substrates and the enzyme converts the substrates into different molecules known as products.

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Which best describes the structure of a DNA molecule?

A) A double helix B) A strand of nucleic acids
C) A single strand of amino acids D) A sugar ring
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) A double helix

Explanation:

DNA is not a single stranded and does not have amino acids. Hence options, b & C are eiminated. Dna is a double helix structure containing nucleobase—either cytosine (C), guanine (G), adenine (A), or thymine (T)—as well as a monosaccharide sugar called deoxyribose and a phosphate group. 

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Which of these is an example of a haploid cells?

A) Sperms B) Neurons
C) Red blood cells D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Sperms

Explanation:

In the above options, sperms are the haploid cells. In humans, haploid cells are those have only half the number of usual number of chromosomes. Sperm, gamates and egg cells are the haploid cells examples.

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