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Infection of salivary glands by a virus leads to 

A) tetanus B) mumps
C) pyorrhoea D) ulcers
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) mumps

Explanation:

Mumps : This is a swelling caused by information of parotid glands placed in front of our ear region. The inflammation is caused by a virus.

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Compared to land, the open oceans

A) are rich in silica and iron B) are nutrient-poor environments
C) contain unlimited nitrogen D) are nutrient-rich environments
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) are nutrient-poor environments

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Q:

The book Historia plantrum is written by

A) Aristotle B) Theophrastus
C) Hipporates D) Darwin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Theophrastus

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The insects do not have blood pigments because 

A) there is no blood B) tissues have pigments
C) blood does not have a respiratory function D) pigments are elsewhere
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) blood does not have a respiratory function

Explanation:

The blood of some invertebrate animals like the earthworm is red due to haemoglobin pigment, but the pigment is dissolved in the plasma. In vertebrates the same pigment is found in the red corpuscles and not in the plasma.

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Where does cellular respiration take place in the cell?

A) cytoplasm B) mitochodria
C) Ribosomes D) Chromosomes
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) mitochodria

Explanation:

Cellular repiration takes place in the mitochodria.

 

There are 3 phases of cellular respiration. They are:

1. Glycolysis (Fermentation),

2. Krebs Cycle, and

3. Electron Transport.

 

Glycolysis takes place in the cytoplasm. The Krebs cycle and electron transport takes place in the mitochondria.

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Q:

All cells divide at the same rate.

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

Explanation:

The given statement that all cells divide at the same rate is FALSE.


 


No, all cells do not divide at the same rate. Cells that require frequent replenishing, such as skin or intestinal cells, may only take roughly twelve hours to complete a cell cycle. Other cells, such as liver cells, remain in a resting state (interphase) for up to a year before undergoing division.

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Q:

Green pigment is called

A) Chlorophyll B) Xanthophyll
C) Carotene D) Phycobillin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Chlorophyll

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Visceral fat is stored chiefly ____

A) within subcutaneous adipocytes B) around the thighs and neck
C) around the abdominal organs D) within the liver and spleen 
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) around the abdominal organs

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