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Q:

The main result of aerobic respiration is the

A) production of lactic acid as an end product B) production of ATP from the breakdown of glucose
C) conversion of radiant energy into chemical energy D) storage of energy in a polysaccharide
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) production of ATP from the breakdown of glucose

Explanation:

The three steps within the aerobic respiration process are glycolysis, the citric acid cycle, and oxidative phosphorylation.

Photosynthesis builds glucose, and what was built in photosynthesis is broken down during aerobic respiration.

 

Hence, production of ATP from the breakdown of glucose is the main result of aerobic respiration.

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Q:

Nucleotides are attached by bonds between the

A) phosphates and sugars B) nitrates and sugars
C) nitrates and phosphates D) sugars and hydrates
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) phosphates and sugars

Explanation:

In DNA, adjacent nucleotides are linked by a phosphodiester bond: a covalent bond is formed between the 5' phosphate group of one nucleotide and the 3'-OH group of another.

 

Hence, in this manner, each strand of DNA has a "backbone" of phosphate-sugar-phosphate-sugar-phosphate.

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Q:

Fat is completely digested in the

A) small intestine B) mouth
C) large intestine D) stomach
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) small intestine

Explanation:

Fat is completely digested in the small intestine of the body.

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Q:

The organs protected by the thoracic cage include the

A) lungs B) heart
C) both a & b D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) both a & b

Explanation:

The organs protected by the thoracic cage include the lungs and the heart.

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Q:

Is yeast a fungus or bacteria?

Answer

Yeast belongs to members of the Kingdom Fungi.


 


Yeast are single-celled microorganisms that are classified, along with molds and mushrooms in Fungi family. 


 


Yeasts are evolutionally diverse and are therefore classified into two separate phyla, Ascomycota or sac fungi and Basidiomycota or higher fungi, that together form the subkingdom Dikarya.

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Q:

What is the unit of heredity?

A) cell B) blood
C) gene D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) gene

Explanation:

Genes are units of heredity.

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Q:

Appetite is triggered by

A) stomach enzymes B) pancreatic enzymes
C) physiological drive D) environmental cues such as the smell or taste of food
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) environmental cues such as the smell or taste of food

Explanation:

Appetite is the desire to eat food, sometimes due to hunger. Appetite is triggered by environmental cues such as the smell or taste of food. Appealing foods can stimulate appetite even when hunger is absent.

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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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