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Q:

What process immediately preceeded protein synthesis at the ribosome?

A) transcription B) replication
C) translation D) duplication
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) transcription

Explanation:

Protein synthesis at the ribosome is immediately preceeded by the transcription process.

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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:

Important component that helps in clotting of the blood is called ____.

A) Haemoglobin B) Platelets
C) Serum D) Plasma
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Platelets

Explanation:

Blood Platelets are the components of the blood that are helpful in clotting of the blood.

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Which is not a basic function of a cell?

A) stopping homeostasis from happening B) obtaining and storing energy
C) removing waste D) transferring genetic information
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) stopping homeostasis from happening

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Q:

Which of the following does not occur during Mitosis?

A) spindle formation B) condensation of the chromosomes
C) breakdown of the nuclear membrane D) replication of the DNA
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) replication of the DNA

Explanation:

Replication of the DNA does not occur during Mitosis.

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Q:

Cells with similar markers stick together and function as

A) Organs B) Tissues
C) Systems D) Organisms
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Tissues

Explanation:

A tissue is an ensemble of similar cells and their extracellular matrix from the same origin that together carry out a specific function.

 

Hence, Cells with similar markers stick together and function as tissues.

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Which of the following are involved directly in pulmonary circulation?

A) left ventricle, aorta, and inferior vena cava B) right atrium, aorta, and left ventricle
C) superior vena cava, right atrium, and left ventricle D) right ventricle, pulmonary artery, and left atrium
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) right ventricle, pulmonary artery, and left atrium

Explanation:

Right ventricle (which pumps blood to the lungs), pulmonary artery (which carries blood to the lungs), and left atrium (which receives blood from the lungs) are involved directly in pulmonary circulation.

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Q:

The inherited traits of an organism are controlled by

A) DNA B) Enzymes
C) Nucleotides D) RNA
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) DNA

Explanation:

The inherited traits of an organism are controlled by DNA molecules.

 

The traits an organism displays are ultimately determined by the genes it inherited from its parents, in other words by its genotype. Animals have two copies of all their chromosomes, one from each parent.

 

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