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Q:

Study of Life in outer space is known as

A) Endobiology B) Neobiology
C) Exobiology D) Intrabiology
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Exobiology

Explanation:

Study of Life in outer space or search of life external to Earth is known as Exobiology.

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1 1998
Q:

The peripheral nervous system consists of

A) Nerves from eyes to CNS B) Nerves from ears to CNS
C) Nerves from skin to CNS D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

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Q:

The organs of the urinary system are

A) Kidney B) Urinary bladder
C) Ureter D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

Explanation:

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The urinary system purpose in the human body is to eleminate the waste from the body. The urinary system is also called as Rena system. It consists of kidney, ureter, urinary bladder and urethra.

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3 1995
Q:

Where does most digestion take place?

A) Stomach B) Large intestine
C) Small intestine D) Mouth
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Small intestine

Explanation:

The digestion process starts in the mouth and the complete digestion process completes in the small intestine where all the nutrients in the food are absorbed.

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1 1982
Q:

Which of the following is a feature of ghrelin?

A) It stimulates appetite and energy storage B) It is released in high amounts from adipocytes during periods of excess energy intake
C) The blood level in the fasting state correlates directly with body weight D) It is a metabolic antagonist of leptin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) It stimulates appetite and energy storage

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1 1981
Q:

Which is not a function of the cytoskeleton?

A) helps the cell move B) gives cell a shape
C) prevents chromosomes from separating D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) prevents chromosomes from separating

Explanation:

A cytoskeleton acts as a frame that gives a cell its shape, protects it to an extent, and helps with cellular motion.

 

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4 1980
Q:

The term facultative anaerobe refers to an organism that

A) Uses oxygen or grows without oxygen. B) Requires less oxygen than is present in air.
C) Prefers to grow without oxygen. D) Is killed by oxygen.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Uses oxygen or grows without oxygen.

Explanation:

The term facultative anaerobe refers to an organism that which uses oxygen when it is present or grows without oxygen when it is not there.

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2 1980
Q:

Which of the following is part of the axial skeleton?

A) Thigh bone B) Shoulder bones
C) Vertebral column D) Foot bones
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Vertebral column

Explanation:

The axial skeleton is the part of the skeleton that consists of the bones of the head and trunk of a vertebrate. In the human skeleton, it consists of 80 bones and is composed of six parts; the skull bones, the ossicles of the middle ear, the hyoid bone, the rib cage, sternum and the vertebral column.

 

Bones of shoulder, thigh and foot are the part of appendicular skeleton. 

  

Hence, Vertebral column is the part of axial skeleton.

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3 1980