Biology MCQs

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In liver Simple sugars (monosaccharides) which are in excess are converted into complex polysaccharides like glycogen

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Seed Therapy which is based on Sujok Therapy deals with the application of seeds or other parts of plants and attaching it with a tape at a corresponding point in the hand or foot of a person feeling pain. This is used now-a-days for cancer treatment.

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Schizophrenia is an example of mental illness. It is a serious mental disorder in which people interpret reality in an abnormal manner. It can result into hallucinations, delusions, and extremely disordered thinking and behavior that impairs daily functioning, and can be disabling.

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William Bateson was an English biologist who was the first person to use the term genetics to describe the study of heredity. He is considered as the father of Modern Genetics.

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Hematocrit levels are used in doping tests of Athletes , (the RBCs are carriers of Oxygen). hematocrit levels also denotes the blood iron. hematocrit levels of 38 or higher are normally suitable for the donors to donate their blood. Here please note that sometimes its is asked in exams about the ion which can help better in blood coagulation and normally options given are Ca, Na, K & Fe+3. The obvious answer is Fe+3.

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Carcinoma group represents the most commonly found cancers in the world. Carcinoma is a cancer which begins in a tissue that lines the inner or outer surfaces of the body, and that arises from cells originating in the endodermal, mesodermal or ectodermal germ layer during embryogenesis.

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A heterotroph obtains its energy from organic molecules. An autotroph obtains energy from sunlight utilizing pigments including chlorophyll (A) and uses CO₂ and water to make organic molecules. heterotrophs can obtain their energy from ingesting autotrophs, but can also consume other heterotrophs.

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Organisms in the class Mammalia all have milk producing mammary glands; cells with a membrane-bounded nucleus and a dorsal hollow nerve cord. Chitin in Cell Walls is the feature of Kingdom fungi.

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“Survival of the fittest” is a phrase that originated from Darwinian evolutionary theory as a way of describing the mechanism of natural selection. The biological concept of fitness is defined as reproductive success.

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Typhoid fever is a systemic infection caused by bacteria Salmonella typhi, usually through ingestion of contaminated food or water. The acute illness is characterized by prolonged fever, headache, nausea, loss of appetite, and constipation or sometimes diarrhoea.