Biology Questions

Pneumonia is a lung infection which is usually caused by a bacteria or virus or fungi in one segment or the whole lung or both lungs. Lobar Pneumonia refers to a lung infection in which it affects the large segment of the lung or lobe.

Synapsis is the pairing of two homologous chromosomes that occurs during meiosis. It allows matching-up of homologous pairs prior to their segregation, and possible chromosomal crossover between them.

Synapsis takes place during prophase I of meiosis.

It is also called as Syndesis.

In the adult heart, blood in the right chambers of the heart cannot enter the left chambers without passing through the lungs is correct regarding mammalian heart.

Plants grow in size both in height and in girth. Enlargement of cells already present cannnot contribute much to the growth. Only addition of more and more cells could increase the size of the plant considerably.

From the aboe given options, only extreme and unexplained tiredness is the symptom of AIDS.

The other symptoms of AIDS include: recurring fever, thrush — a thick, whitish coating of the tongue or mouth that's caused by a yeast infection and sometimes accompanied by a sore throat, diarrhea that lasts more than a week, headaches, lightheadedness, and/or dizziness.

Veins seen in the leaves, serve the function of Transpiration.

Transpiration is the process by which moisture is carried through plants from roots to small pores on the underside of leaves, where it changes to vapor and is released to the atmosphere.