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Q:

Name the two main types of Fermentation?

Answer

Fermentation is the chemical breakdown of a substance by bacteria, yeasts, or other microorganisms, typically involving effervescence and the giving off of heat.


 


The two most common types of fermentation are


(1) alcoholic fermentation (and) 


(2) lactic acid fermentation.


 


(1) Alcoholic fermentation : the type of fermentation in which ethyl alcohol is the main end product .This is very common in yeast (unicellular fungus) and also seen in some bacteria. Yeast cells release enzymes called zymase complex which bring about the fermentation. The reactions are similar to anaerobic respiration.


 


(2) Lactic acid fermentation : The type of fermentation in which lactic acid is the end product.


It is carried out by some bacteria (e.g. lactic acid bacteria), and also by animals (muscle glycolysis in animals, under oxygen deficiency, results in the formation of lactic acid this is whay we experience in muscle cramps, or "Charley horse").

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What are the products formed during photosynthesis?

 

A) Glucose, Water and Oxygen B) Glucose and Oxygen
C) Starch and Oxygen D) Starch, Water and Oxygen
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Glucose, Water and Oxygen

Explanation:
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Which of these is an example of a haploid cells?

A) Sperms B) Neurons
C) Red blood cells D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Sperms

Explanation:

In the above options, sperms are the haploid cells. In humans, haploid cells are those have only half the number of usual number of chromosomes. Sperm, gamates and egg cells are the haploid cells examples.

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Q:

Which can disrupt the cell cycle?

A) Mutation B) Replication
C) Both A & B D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) None of the above

Explanation:

Mutations can disrupt the cell cycle, and can cause certain diseases and conditions.

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Systems biology is mainly an attempt to

A) Understand the behavior of entire biological systems B) Speed up the technological application of scientific knowledge
C) Analyze genomes from different species. D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Understand the behavior of entire biological systems

Explanation:

An approach to studying biology that aims to model the dynamic behavior of whole biological systems based on a study of the interactions among the system's parts.

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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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The C shape of the tracheal cartilages is important because

A) divide the nasal cavity B) Allows for expansion or contraction of the trachea
C) provide a surface for the sense of smell D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Allows for expansion or contraction of the trachea

Explanation:

Allows for expansion or contraction of the trachea. Hence, so large masses of food can pass through the esophagus during swallowing.

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In what organelle does cellular respiration take place?

A) Cytoplasm B) Ribosomes
C) Mitochondria D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Mitochondria

Explanation:

Cellular respiration is the multi-step process that creates energy from nutrients and food molecules. It begins in the cytoplasm of the cell, with the mitochondria functioning as the main organelle where the rest of the process continues and finishes.

During respiration, glycolysis occurs in the cytoplasm of the cell.

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