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Q:

Variation in human skin color is an example of

A) Heredity B) Polygenic traits
C) Multiple alleles D) Incomplete dominance
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Polygenic traits

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Q:

Where does protein synthesis take place?

A) Nucleus B) Ribosomes
C) On the cell wall D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Ribosomes

Explanation:

Protein synthesis take place in the cytoplasm where ribosomes are located as they are the machinery which are responsible for the protein synthesis.

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Which stage of cellular respiration produces the most ATP?

A) Glycolysis B) Kreb's cycle
C) Electron transport chain D) All the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Electron transport chain

Explanation:

There are 3 stages in cellular respiration. They are:

1. Glycolysis

2. Kreb's cycle

3. Electron transport chain

 

Here, Glycolysis produces only 2 ATP whereas Kreb's cycle produces no ATP. Electron transport chain of the cellular respiration produces the maximum ATP.

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Q:

What compound directly provides energy for cellular work?

A) ATP B) ADP
C) NADP D) NADH
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) ATP

Explanation:

ATP - Adinosine Triphosphate is the compound that directly provides energy for cellular work.

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Q:

Which of the following is considered a modified stem?

A) Tendril B) Taproot
C) Petiole D) Tuber
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Tuber

Explanation:

Tuber is considered as a modified stem. These type of stems carry out special functions that are important for the plant to survive. Tubers serves as a food reserve and bearing buds wherein new plants can grow.

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Q:

Which base is found only in RNA?

A) Thyamine B) Adenine
C) Uracil D) Cytosine
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Uracil

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Q:

A protein is being assembled when

A) RNA is being translated B) DNA is being translated
C) RNA is being transcribed D) DNA is being transcribed
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) RNA is being translated

Explanation:

A protein is being assembled when RNA is being translated. This process goes as, by the process of transcription first DNA is is converted to mRNA. And then by the process of translation this mRNA is converted to proteins.

=> DNA ----> mRNA ----> Proteins.

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A protein is synthesized in the endoplasmic reticulum bound ribosomes and it targets to the inner thylakoid space of chloroplast. How many double-layered membrane layers it has to pass to reach its destination?

A) 2 B) 3
C) 4 D) 5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 3

Explanation:

There are 3 double-layered membrane layers, which the protein has to pass to reach its destination.

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