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Q:

Photosynthesis contributes to plant growth by

A) taking in carbon dioxide and making carbohydrates (sugars) B) converting sugar to oxygen and water
C) taking in oxygen and making wood D) synthesizing carbon dioxide and making cellulose
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) taking in carbon dioxide and making carbohydrates (sugars)

Explanation:

Photosynthesis is a process used by plants and other organisms to convert light energy into chemical energy that can later be released to fuel the organisms activities.

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Plants are photoautotrophs. What does this mean?

Answer

Photoautotrophs are those organisms that can make their own food using sun light with the help of the process of photosynthesis.


Plants can prepare their own food using sunlight. Hence they are Photoautotrophs.

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Q:

In C3 plants the conservation of water promotes

A) Photosynthesis B) The opening of stomata
C) Photorespiration D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) The opening of stomata

Explanation:

C3 plants are plants that undergo C3 photosynthesis, which means that they undergo the Calvin cycle (converting carbon dioxide into energy) in their chloroplasts and typically keep their stomata open during the day. These are the most common types of plants.

 

In C3 plants the conservation of water promotes Photorespiration.

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Q:

Bright light is found to emit from photographer’s flashgun. This brightness is due to the presence of which one of the following noble gases?

A) Argon B) Xenon
C) Neon D) Helium
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Xenon

Explanation:

Electronic Flash differs from the consumable bulb flash in important aspects. Instead of creating light by burning up in an atmosphere containing oxygen, a consumable material (each bulb being used therefore only once), it produces a brilliant incandescent by discharging a current for a brief instant through a rarified gas, usually xenon. The gas glows every time the discharge is made through it but it is not consumed, so that many thousands of flashes are obtainable from a single tube, which helps to offset the much higher cost of the initial apparatus.

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Which energy source generates radioactive waste?

A) Nuclear power B) Thermal power
C) Hydel power D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Nuclear power

Explanation:

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Nuclear power energy source generates radioactive waste.

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Q:

A protein that acts as a hormone is

A) Estrogen B) Insulin
C) Both A & B D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Insulin

Explanation:

A protein that acts as a hormone is INSULIN.

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Insulin is a peptide hormone produced by beta cells of the pancreatic islets; it is considered to be the main anabolic hormone of the body.  Insulin helps keeps your blood sugar level from getting too high or too low.  

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Q:

The largest region of the brain is the

A) Cerebellam B) Cerebrum
C) Medullaoblangata D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Cerebrum

Explanation:

Cerebrum is the largest region of the brain.

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Q:

Which of the following industries most closely approximates pure competition?

A) Steel B) Clothing
C) Eectronic D) Agriculture
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Agriculture

Explanation:

Agriculture would be a good example of a purely competitive industry.

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