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Q:

The Biggest cause of Foodborne Illness is

A) Poor Hygiene B) Toothpick
C) Employee snacking D) Virus
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Poor Hygiene

Explanation:

The Biggest cause of Foodborne Illness is Poor Personal Hygiene.

Foodborne Illness is caused by consuming contaminated foods or beverages. Many different disease-causing microbes or pathogens can contaminate foods, so there are many different types of foodborne illnesses.

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Q:

Which is not a sediment transporting agent?

A) Stratification B) Windstorms
C) Glacial Ice D) Stream water
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Stratification

Explanation:

Stratification as actually the settling down of sediments with different properties to form layers/strata over years. Stratification especially occurs on the bed of water bodies such as oceans.

 

Stratified sedimentary rocks are used to study the ecological conditions over previous years/eras.  

 

The other choices like Windstorms, Glacial Ice and Stream water are mediums which sediments are transported.

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Which of the following is NOT true about energy balance? 

A) Inactive people use more energy so they should consume fewer calories. B) Energy balance is the balance between the amount of calories consumed and the amount used for energy.
C) Energy balance is influenced by the amount of exercise one gets and their dietary habits. D) Stored body fat will increase if calorie intake is greater than energy used.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Inactive people use more energy so they should consume fewer calories.

Explanation:

The given statement option A) is False regarding energy balance.
It should be "Inactive people use less energy so they should consume fewer calories."

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Q:

The amount of water vapour in the air is called...?

A) snow B) humidity
C) sunsafe factor D) water cycle
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) humidity

Explanation:
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Q:

What is the principle carbohydrate of milk?

A) Fructose B) Sucrose
C) Lactose D) Galactose
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Lactose

Explanation:

Lactose is the major carbohydrate in the milk of most species.

 

Lactose is a disaccharide composed of the monosaccharides D-glucose and D-galactose, joined in a ß-1,4-glycosidic linkage. The chemical name for lactose is 4-0-ß-D-galactopyranosyl-D-glucopyranose.

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Q:

Which layer of the atmosphere contains the ozone layer?

A) Troposphere B) Stratosphere
C) Thermosphere D) Mesosphere
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Stratosphere

Explanation:

The ozone layer is a region of Earth's Stratosphere that absorbs most of the Sun's ultraviolet (UV) radiation. It contains high concentrations of ozone (O3) in relation to other parts of the atmosphere, although still small in relation to other gases in the stratosphere.

 

The Atmosphere is divided into 4 layers according to major changes in temperature. They are :

1. Troposphere,

2. Stratosphere,

3. Mesosphere  and

4. Thermosphere.

The farther away from earth, the thinner the atmosphere gets.

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Q:

Plants that grow in Saline Water are called

A) Sciophytes B) Bryophytes
C) Halophytes D) Hydrophytes
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Halophytes

Explanation:

Plants that grow in Saline Water are called Halophytes.

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Q:

Which of the following is biodegradable?

A) Iron nails B) DDT
C) Silver foil D) Leather bags
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Leather bags

Explanation:

Biodegradable substances can be broken down into simpler, harmless substances in nature with due course of time by the biological process such as action of microbes. They can be recycled as a part of food chain.

 

Here, Leather bags are biodegradable.

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