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What is the name of event caused by the 3200 Phaethon asteroid around 15 December of every year?

 

 

A) Geminid Meteor display B) Perseid Meteor display
C) Draconid Meteor display D) Lyrid Meteor display

Answer:   A) Geminid Meteor display



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Which is a density independent factor in controlling a population?

A) Food shortage B) Disease
C) Floods D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Floods

Explanation:

Any factor limiting the size of a population whose effect is not dependent on the number of individuals in the population, then such factor is called Density Independent Factor. It is things that the organisms have no control over.

 

Here in the given options, food shortage and disease are factors that are dependent on the number of population but Floods have no dependency.

 

Some examples of density independent factors are :: Earth quake, fires, volcanic eruptions, floods, and  all natural calamities.

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The term protoplasm was coined by

A) Hugo von Mohl B) J. E. Purkinje
C) Oken D) Kolliker
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) J. E. Purkinje

Explanation:

Protoplasm is the living content of a cell that is surrounded by a plasma membrane.

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J. E. Purkinje in the year 1839 coined the term 'protoplasm' for the fluid substance of the cell.

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Q:

Lacto-ovo vegetarians would not eat

A) Fish and egg B) Egg, meat and milk products
C) Meat, poultry, milk products D) Meat, poultry, fish
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Meat, poultry, fish

Explanation:

Lacto-ovo vegetarians who eat milk products and eggs but would not eat Meat, poultry, fish.

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Which of the following is a property of water?

A) High polarity B) Universal solvent
C) High specific heat D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

Explanation:

Yes, we know that water is a universal solvent.

 

Water can moderate temperature because of the two properties: high-specific heat and the high heat of vaporization.

 

Water is a polar molecule that has a high level of polarity and attraction to ions and other polar molecules.

 

Hence, all the above given options are the properties of water.

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A homogeneous mixture is also called

A) Compound B) Pure substance
C) Solution D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Solution

Explanation:

A homogeneous mixture is also called as solution.

The term "solution" is more frequently used when a homogeneous mixture is a liquid, although it is sometimes used if the homogeneous mixture is a gas.

 

Another name for a solid homogeneous mixture of metals is an alloy.

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Q:

Food handlers can contaminate food when they

Answer

1) If they use the same cutting board/counter to cut raw chicken, and other foods with out sanitizing in between. 


 


2) If they have a cold, flu, or pink eye and are handling food, coughing without covering their mouth, then washing their hands.


 


3) If they don't properly wash their vegetables.


 


4) Not storing foods at proper temperatures.


 


And so many other reasons for Food handlers can contaminate food.

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Q:

Which type of doctor specializes in teeth and jaw alignment?

A) Orthodontist B) Pediatrician
C) Psychiatrist D) Oncologist
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Orthodontist

Explanation:

An orthodontist is the type of doctor that specializes in teeth and jaw alignment. When the teeth don't align properly, it can cause uneven wear in the teeth.

 

The jaw is a hinge joint. Strong muscles in the face open and close the jaw. Teeth are implanted in the jaw and serve to rip, tear and crush food in preparation for swallowing it.

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Q:

Which of the following is an air pollutant?

A) Sulphur dioxide B) Ozone
C) Water vapour D) Nitric oxide
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Sulphur dioxide

Explanation:

Air pollutants are solid particles, gases, and liquid droplets in the air that can adversely affect ecosystems and the health of humans.

 

Major ambient air pollutants include toxic metals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, benzene, particulate matter (PM), nitrogen oxides, sulfur oxides, carbon monoxide, and ozone. Power plants, factories, and vehicle and air traffic are the most important anthropogenic sources of air pollution.

 

In addition, natural sources such as wildfires and volcanic activity contribute to ambient air pollution.

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