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Biogeochemical cycles are crucial to ecosystem function because

A) they keep the planet warm enough for living things to survive B) energy flows through ecosystems in one direction only and is eventually dissipated as heat
C) they prevent catastrophic extinctions D) nutrients and other life-sustaining molecules are in limited supply and must be continually recycled
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) nutrients and other life-sustaining molecules are in limited supply and must be continually recycled

Explanation:

Biogeochemical cycles are crucial to ecosystem function because ::

 

1. Chemical elements are available in only limited amounts and must be recycled.

2. Nutrients and other life-sustaining molecules are in limited supply and must be continually recycled.

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Which poet first popularized the sonnet form?

A) Edmund Spencer B) Francesco Petrarch
C) Shakespeare D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Francesco Petrarch

Explanation:

The sonnet is a fourteen-line poem written in iambic pentameter, which employ one of several rhyme schemes and adhere to a tightly structured thematic organization. Francesco Petrarch first popularized the sonnet form and after that many others like Shakespeare, Edmund Spencer and many other started that.

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Another name for the activated complex is

A) Transmission state B) Energy barrier
C) Collision group D) Transition state
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Transition state

Explanation:

The minimum amount of energy required for a particular reactants to convert into products and is called as Activation Energy.

 

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This activation complex is also termed as Transition State because according to Transition State Theory at transition state the existing bonds tend to increase in length and become weaken while, the new forming bonds tend to decrease in length and start becoming stronger.

Hence, the activated complex is in transition between reactants and products.

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Where are chromatids found in a cell?

A) Anaphase B) Metaphase
C) Prophase D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Metaphase

Explanation:

A chromatid is one copy of a newly copied chromosome which is still joined to the original chromosome by a single centromere.

The two identical copies—each forming one half of the replicated chromosome are called chromatids.

Chromonema is the fibre-like structure in prophase in the primary stage of DNA condensation. In metaphase, they are called chromatids.

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The FROM SQL clause is used to 

A) specify what table we are selecting or deleting data FROM B) specify search condition  
C) specify range for search condition   D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) specify what table we are selecting or deleting data FROM

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What is the Biggest Annual Net Loss?

Answer

AOL Time Warner (USA) reported an annual net loss of $98.7 billion on 30 January 2003.

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One billionth of a second is called

A) microsecond B) picoseconds
C) millisecond D) nanosecond
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) nanosecond

Explanation:

A nanosecond (ns) is an SI unit of time equal to one thousand-millionth of a second or one billionth of a second.

 

  • That is, 1/1,000,000,000 of a second, or 10^−9 seconds.
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Who becomes the first Indian woman President of Indian National Congress?

A) Pratibha Patil B) Annie Besant
C) Sarojini Naidu D) Vijaya Lakshmi
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Sarojini Naidu

Explanation:

The first Indian woman President of Indian National Congress was Sarojini Naidu in the year 1925.

 

First woman to become the president of INC - Annie Besant 1917.

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