Biology Questions

HDL stands for high-density lipoproteins.

HDL is called the "good" cholesterol because it carries cholesterol from other parts of your body back to your liver. Your liver then removes the cholesterol from your body.

Hence, when it comes to cholesterol it is better to have more HDL.

Bacteria and archaea are similar in possessing prokaryotic cells.

The size of the pupil is controlled by the Iris when light enters the eye.

In DNA, adenine pairs with Thymine. Similarly, in RNA, due to absence of thymine in RNA and the same structure with uracil helps to pair with adenine.

Chlamydial infection is very common in both males and females.

NGU (Non-Gonococcal Urethritis) is an infection of the urethra caused by pathogens (germs) other than gonorrhea.

Several types of germs cause NGU. The most common and serious is chlamydia.

DNA is replicated during the S-Phase in the interphase of a cell.

The processes both osmosis and diffusion come under passive transport and require no energy. The movement of solute from the region of higher concentration to the region of lower concentration is nothing but diffusion.