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Q:

Most Type 2 diabetics do not produce insulin.

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

Explanation:

In Type 1 diabetes, body do not produce any insulin. In type 2 diabetes, body can produce some insulin.


 


Hence, the given statement that most type 2 diabetics do not produce insulin is "FALSE."

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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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Q:

Every ecosystem must have

A) Autotrophs B) Heterotrophs
C) Both A & B D) photosynthesizers
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Autotrophs

Explanation:

Every ecosystem must have Autotrophs.

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Q:

Plants grow in size because of 

A) addition of cells B) increase in size of cells
C) enlargement of cells D) elongation of cells
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) addition of cells

Explanation:

Plants grow in size both in height and in grith. Enlargement  of cells already present cannot contribute much to the growth. Only addition of more and more cells could increase the size of the plant considerably.

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Q:

Sugar is a component of which of the following?

A) Lipids B) Nucleic acids
C) Carbohydrates D) Both B & C
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Carbohydrates

Explanation:

Sugar is a component of Carbohydrates.

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Q:

Select the correct statement about the uterine cycle.

A) During the secretory phase, estrogen levels are at their highest. B) During the proliferative phase, levels of progesterone rise as the follicle begins to produce more hormone.
C) If fertilization occurs, the corpus luteum is maintained by a hormone secreted by the developing embryo. D) The menstrual phase of the cycle is from day 1 to day 8.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) If fertilization occurs, the corpus luteum is maintained by a hormone secreted by the developing embryo.

Explanation:

"If fertilization occurs, the corpus luteum is maintained by a hormone secreted by the developing embryo." is the only correct statement about the uterine cycle among the options.

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Q:

An irregular mode of reproduction resulting in the development of an embryo without fertilization is called

1.Parthenogenesis 2.Apogamy 3.Sporophytic budding

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

A) 1 only B) 2 only
C) 2 and 3 only D) 1, 2 and 3
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 1, 2 and 3

Explanation:

In animals, parthenogenesis means development of an embryo from an unfertilized egg cell. In plants parthenogenesis is a component process of apomixis.Apogamy is a type of reproduction, occurring in some ferns, in which the sporophytedevelops from the gametophyte without fusion of gametes.Adventitious embryony also called sporophytic budding, is a type of apomixis in which an embryo develops directly from nucellus or integument tissue.So, all three are correct.

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Q:

Phosphorescence is a phenomenon associated with which algal division?

A) Dinoflagellates B) Brown algae
C) Red algae D) Euglenophytes
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Euglenophytes

Explanation:

Phosphorescence is a phenomenon associated with an algal division called euglenophytes. 

 

Phosphorescence is a phenomenon when an object is capable of releasing photons of light at a longer wavelength in response to absorbing light of a shorter wavelength. The object releasing the light only releases the light after some time has passed since it absorbed the light of a short wavelength.

 

Euglenophytes are single-celled plant-like protists that have no cell wall.

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