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Q:

Which one of the following is a plant hormone?

A) Cytokinin B) Oestrogen
C) Thyroxin D) Insulin
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Cytokinin

Explanation:

Cytokinins is a Plant hormone which helps in cell division and leads to Growth & formation of shoots, roots & bud.

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Q:

A protein is being assembled when

A) RNA is being translated B) DNA is being translated
C) RNA is being transcribed D) DNA is being transcribed
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) RNA is being translated

Explanation:

A protein is being assembled when RNA is being translated. This process goes as, by the process of transcription first DNA is is converted to mRNA. And then by the process of translation this mRNA is converted to proteins.

=> DNA ----> mRNA ----> Proteins.

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Q:

Where does most digestion take place?

A) Stomach B) Large intestine
C) Small intestine D) Mouth
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Small intestine

Explanation:

The digestion process starts in the mouth and the complete digestion process completes in the small intestine where all the nutrients in the food are absorbed.

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Q:

Which organelles are unique to plant cells?

A) Central vacuole B) Chlorophyll
C) Cell wall D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

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Q:

Which process requires no energy from the cell?

A) Osmosis B) Diffusion
C) Both A & B D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Both A & B

Explanation:

The processes both osmosis and diffusion come under passive transport and require no energy. The movement of solute from the region of higher concentration to the region of lower concentration is nothing but diffusion.

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In human body, the cell growth and differentiation are highly controlled and regulated, but in cancer cells

A) there is breakdown of these regulatory mechanisms leading to formation of benign and malignant tumors B) controlled cell divisionand over-production of genetic material occur  
C) RNA is mutated and produced in less amount D) DNA is mutated and produced in less amount
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) there is breakdown of these regulatory mechanisms leading to formation of benign and malignant tumors

Explanation:

In cancer cells, there is breakdown of these regulatory mechanisms. Normal cells show a property called contact inhibition by virtue of which contact with other cells inhibits their uncontrolled growth. Cancer cells appears to have lost this property. As a result of this, cancerous cells just continue to divide giving rise to masses of cells called tumors. Tumors are of two types: benign and malignant.

 

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The primary goal of conservation biology is to

A) counter the loss of biodiversity B) estimate the total number of species that exist
C) integrate human culture back into nature D) catalogue species
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) counter the loss of biodiversity

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Q:

Example of a single celled organism

A) Algae B) Amaeba
C) Paramaecium D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) All of the above

Explanation:

Single selled organisms are also known as Unicellular organisms in which they have only one cell.

Examples are :: Fungi, Algae, Amaeba, Paramaecium,...

 

Hence, all the above given options are single selled organisms.

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