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Calcium absorption is facilitated by the presence of

A) Vitamin D B) Vitamin C
C) Vitamin A D) Vitamin K
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Vitamin D

Explanation:

The presence of vitamin D in the body enhances the absorption of calcium by the intestine.

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A boy is swinging a ball attached to a string in a horizotal circle. If the string snaps 

A) the ball will travel towards the center of the circle and fall down B) it will continue to travel along a tangent to the circle at the point the ball was at the time of snapping and finally fall down
C) it will fall down at the same place where the string breaks D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) it will continue to travel along a tangent to the circle at the point the ball was at the time of snapping and finally fall down

Explanation:

The centripetal force having been removed the body cannot  execute the curved path

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Which is a characteristic of a Mixture?

A) a pure substance B) chemically comined
C) they can be mixed in some fixed ratio D) it is either homogenous or heterogenous
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) it is either homogenous or heterogenous

Explanation:

A mixture is the blending of two or more dissimilar substances.

 

Characteristics of a Mixture:

1. It has No formula.

2. It is an impure sustance

3. They can be mixed in any ratio.

4. The properties of the mixture are the properties of its constituents.

5. Constituents can e easily seperated by physical methods.
eg: Heating, Drying, Crystallization, Distillation etc...

6. It is either homogenous or heterogenous.

 

A major characteristic of mixtures is that the materials do not chemically combine. Mixtures can be divided into those that are evenly distributed (homogeneous) and those that aren't (heterogeneous).

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Q:

Your parents have six daughters including you and each daughter has one brother. How many people are in the family?

Answer

Nine in total. 6 daughters and a brother in common, 2 parents.

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Q:

Among the following, which one has the largest number of neighboring countries sharing the land border?

A) Sudan B) Brazil
C) China D) Zaire
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) China

Explanation:
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Q:

Foods that allow micro organisms to grow are called Parasites.

A) TRUE B) FALSE
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) FALSE

Explanation:

No, the given statement is False.


Parasites are organisms that feed on other organisms causing harm to them.


Foods that allow micro organisms to grow are called Growth Mediums.

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Q:

Closely stacked flattened sacs (plants only)

A) Vacuoles B) Lysosomes
C) Golgi apparatus D) None of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Golgi apparatus

Explanation:
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Q:

Which of the following carbohydrates is a polysaccharide?

A) Fructose B) Cellulose
C) Glucose D) Sucrose
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Cellulose

Explanation:

Carbohydrates are also called as saccharides are molecular compounds made from just three elements:

carbon, hydrogen and oxygen.

 

Carbohydrates are:

* a source of energy for the body e.g. glucose and a store of energy, e.g. starch in plants

* building blocks for polysaccharides (giant carbohydrates), e.g. cellulose in plants and glycogen in the human body

* components of other molecules eg DNA, RNA, glycolipids, glycoproteins, ATP

 

Types:

1. Monosaccharides (e.g. glucose) and

2. Disaccharides (e.g. sucrose) are relatively small molecules. They are often called sugars.

3. Other carbohydrate molecules are very large called Polysaccharides such as starch and cellulose.

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