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The DASH Diet plan was devised to prevent

A) TB B) Thyroid
C) Hypertension D) Diabetes
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Hypertension

Explanation:

he DASH Diet plan was devised to prevent high blood pressure i.e, hypertension.

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Which part of the brain is responsible for consciousness?

A) Brain stem B) Cerebrum
C) Cerebellum D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Cerebrum

Explanation:

The brain has three main parts the cerebrum, cerebellum and brainstem. As cerebrum is the largest part of the brain it is divided into two hemispheres i.e, right and left. It performs many functions like vision, hearing, touch, learning, consciousness, emotions, etc...

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Q:

The first formed primary xylem elements are called ___________.

A) Metaxylem B) Protoxylem
C) Xylem fibres D) Xylem parenchyma
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Protoxylem

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Which of the following statements is most accurate regarding infection with parvovirus B19?

A) Parvovirus B19 causes severe anemia because it preferentially infects erythrocyte precursors B) Parvovirus B19 can cause hydrops fetalis via transplacental infection of a fetus in a seropositive mother
C) Parvovirus B19 can be diagnosed by detection of viral RNA using PCR or hybridization assays D) Parvovirus B19 replicates in the host cell nucleus utilizing a virally encoded DNA polymerase to create a double- stranded DNA intermediate
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Parvovirus B19 causes severe anemia because it preferentially infects erythrocyte precursors

Explanation:

Parvovirus B19 causes severe anemia because it preferentially infects erythrocyte precursors.

 

a. Parvovirus B19 binds preferentially to the erythrocyte blood group P antigen on erythroid precursor cells.

Answers B, C, D are incorrect:

b. after entry the single-stranded viral DNA genome is transported to the cell nucleus where the host DNA polymerase synthesizes the complimentary DNA strand.

c. Parvovirus B19 infection can be diagnosed by direct detection of viral DNA not RNA.

d. the fetus of a seropositive mother is protected from infection by maternal circulating antibodies.

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A genus can best be defined as

A) a taxon composed of one or more species and a classification level lying below family B) a taxon composed of families
C) the most specific taxon D) a taxon comprised of classes
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) a taxon composed of one or more species and a classification level lying below family

Explanation:

A genus can best be defined as a taxon composed of one or more species and a classification level lying below family.

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In Paramecium, the food is moved to a specific spot by the movement of ______ which cover the entire surface of the cell.

A) cilia B) villi
C) pseudopodia D) vacuole
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) cilia

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Most of the oxygen transported by the blood is

A) bound to hemoglobin B) dissolved in plasma
C) dissolved in water D) in ionic form as solute in plasma
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) bound to hemoglobin

Explanation:

Oxygen is transported throughout the body via hemoglobin in the red blood cells. Hence, most of the oxygen transported by the blood is bounded to hemoglobin.

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Q:

An example of a latent viral infection is

A) Influenza B) Mumps
C) Cold sores D) Smallpox
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Cold sores

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