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Q:

Deep fried foods are carcinogenic because they are rich in

A) Nicotine B) Hydrocarbons
C) Fats D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Fats

Explanation:

Deep fried foods are carcinogenic because they are rich in fats.

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Q:

Type 1 diabetes is more common than type 2 ?

A) TRUE B) FALSE
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) FALSE

Explanation:

Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes.


 



  • If you have type 1 diabetes your body does not release insulin.


 



  • If you have type 2 diabetes your body does not use insulin properly.

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Q:

Nucleotides are made of a pentose only.

A) TRUE B) FALSE
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) FALSE

Explanation:

DNA is made of nucleotides. And these Nucleotides are made of a pentose sugar deoxyribose, a phosphate, and a nitrogen-containing bases.


 


Hence, the given statement 'Nucleotides are made of a pentose only' is FALSE.

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Q:

Phosphorescence is a phenomenon associated with which algal division?

A) Dinoflagellates B) Brown algae
C) Red algae D) Euglenophytes
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Euglenophytes

Explanation:

Phosphorescence is a phenomenon associated with an algal division called euglenophytes. 

 

Phosphorescence is a phenomenon when an object is capable of releasing photons of light at a longer wavelength in response to absorbing light of a shorter wavelength. The object releasing the light only releases the light after some time has passed since it absorbed the light of a short wavelength.

 

Euglenophytes are single-celled plant-like protists that have no cell wall.

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Q:

Salts and sugars work to preserve foods by creating a

A) Hypertonic environment B) Lower pH
C) Depletion of nutrients D) Lower osmotic pressure
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Hypertonic environment

Explanation:

Salts and sugars work to preserve foods by creating a Hypertonic environment.

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Q:

What carries Blood away from the Heart?

A) Arteries B) Veins
C) Both A & B D) None
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Arteries

Explanation:

We know that the circulatory system of our body is a loop. The Heart is the pump, the arteries and their smaller branches (arterioles) carry oxygen rich blood all through your body tissues from the heart and the veins and their smaller branches (venules) carry oxygen depleted blood and waste products back to the heart from all the body parts.

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Q:

Which one of the following functions is not carried out by smooth endoplasmic reticulum?

A) Transport of materials B) Synthesis of lipid
C) Synthesis of protein D) Synthesis of steroid hormone
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Synthesis of protein

Explanation:

Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulumdoes not contain ribosomes on its surface for which it is regarded as smooth. So, proteins cannotbe synthesised by SER provided protein synthesis is the primary task of ribosomes.

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Q:

Which describes how mRNA is used by a cell?

A) It is used to move information to other cells. B) It is used to check DNA for mutations.
C) It is used to replicate DNA for mitosis. D) It is used to transfer genetic information.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) It is used to transfer genetic information.

Explanation:

A RNA copy of a DNA gene is called as messenger RNA or mRNA. mRna is used in translation because information is translated from one language (nucleotides) into another (amino acids).

 

Hence, mRNA is used to transfer genetic information by a cell.

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