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Q:

Is cholesterol Hydrophobic or Hydrophilic?

A) Hydrophobic B) Hydrophilic
C) Both A & B D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Both A & B

Explanation:

Cholesterol is referred as an amphipathic molecule, that it contains its hydrophilic and hydrophobic parts.

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Q:

The concrete slump recommended for beams and slabs -

A) 45 to 75 mm B) 50 to 100 mm
C) 25 to 45 mm D) 30 to 125 mm
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 30 to 125 mm

Explanation:

The concrete slump recommended for beams and slabs is 30 to 125 mm.

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Q:

Core of earth is also known as

A) Barysphere B) Centrosphere
C) Besosphere D) Lithosphere
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Barysphere

Explanation:

Core of earth is also known as Barysphere.

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Q:

Which process removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere?

A) Combustion B) Photosynthesis
C) Respiration D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Photosynthesis

Explanation:

Photosynthesis process removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Green plants remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere by photosynthesis. 

The level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is maintained by several processes, including photosynthesis, respiration and combustion. 

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Q:

Cobalt 60 is used for cancer treatment it emmits which rays?

A) Alpha B) Beta
C) Gamma D) X rays
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Gamma

Explanation:

Cobalt therapy or cobalt-60 therapy is the medical use of gamma rays from the radioisotope cobalt-60 to treat conditions such as cancer.

 

Cobalt 60 is a synthetic radioactive isotope of cobalt with a half-life of 5.2714 years. It is produced artificially in nuclear reactors.

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Q:

Plants wilt due to excess of

A) Photosynthesis B) Absorption
C) Transpiration D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Transpiration

Explanation:

Plants wilt due to excess of Transpiration.

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Q:

Which of these is an example of negative feedback?

A) After you eat, insulin stimulates the lowering of blood sugar levels. B) Once labor begins, contractions increase in frequency and intensity.
C) After you eat, glucagon stimulates an increase in blood sugar levels. D) As a blood clot begins to form, the process of its formation gets faster and faster.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) After you eat, insulin stimulates the lowering of blood sugar levels.

Explanation:

Eating raises blood sugar levels, insulin stimulates the lowering of blood sugar level. In this example the response to the stimulus (increased blood sugar levels) opposes that stimulus (by lowering blood sugar levels).

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Q:

Evergreen trees lose their leaves steadily all year.

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

Explanation:

Trees that lose all of their leaves for part of the year are known as deciduous trees. Those that don't are called evergreen trees.

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