31. Cirrhosis is a liver disease described by the abnormal structure and functioning of the liver. This is mainly diagnosed by __.
[A] Blood Test
[B] Liver biopsy
[C] Physical examination
[D] All of the above
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Correct Answer: B [Liver biopsy]
Notes:
Cirrhosis is a liver disease characterized by abnormal structure and function of the liver and diagnosed by Liver biopsy.
32. Which of the following hormone stimulates the lining of the uterus for fertilization?
[A] Progesterone
[B] Estrogen
[C] Glucagon
[D] Prolactin
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Correct Answer: A [Progesterone]
Notes:
Progesterone hormone stimulates the lining of the uterus for fertilization.
33. Which of the following organism causes pneumonia?
[A] Bacteria
[B] Protozoan
[C] Fungi
[D] Slime mould
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Correct Answer: A [Bacteria]
Notes:
A common cause of bacterial pneumonia is Streptococcus pneumoniae. This is an infection of your lungs caused by certain bacteria.
34. What disease is caused by Corynebacterium?
[A] Whooping cough
[B] Tuberculosis
[C] Diphtheria
[D] Gonorrhoea
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Correct Answer: C [Diphtheria]
Notes:
Diphtheria is a serious infection caused by strains of bacteria called Corynebacterium diphtheriae.
35. In patients with hemophilia, which of these can increase the risk of cerebral microbleeds?
[A] cardiovascular risk factors
[B] increased age
[C] Hepatitis C infection
[D] All of the above
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Correct Answer: D [All of the above]
Notes:
In patients with hemophilia, cardiovascular risk factors, age, and hepatitis C infection may increase the risk of cerebral microbleeds.
36. The point mutation results in a change in the codon, which then codes for another amino acid is called __
[A] Silent mutation
[B] Nonsense mutation
[C] Missense mutation
[D] None of these
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Correct Answer: C [Missense mutation]
Notes:
The point mutation results in a change in the codon, which then codes for another amino acid is called Missense mutation.
37. Clostridium beijerinckii is which type of Biofertilizers?
[A] Symbiotic Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria
[B] Loose Association of Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria
[C] Symbiotic Nitrogen-Fixing Cyanobacteria
[D] Free-Living Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria
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Correct Answer: D [Free-Living Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria]
Notes:
Clostridium beijerinckii is Free-Living Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria of Biofertilizers. Clostridium beijerinckii are free-living soil bacteria that perform nitrogen fixation.
38. The large carnivores are also called ____:
[A] Tertiary consumers
[B] Primary consumers
[C] Secondary consumers
[D] None of the above
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Correct Answer: A [Tertiary consumers]
Notes:
A carnivore is an organism that mostly eats meat, or the flesh of animals. Carnivores that eat herbivores are called secondary consumers, and large carnivores that eat other carnivores are called tertiary consumers. Animals and people who eat both animals and plants are called omnivores. Sometimes carnivores are also called predators.
39. Alveoli are balloon like structures within the ____:
[A] Heart
[B] Lungs
[C] Liver
[D] Kidney
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Correct Answer: B [Lungs]
Notes:
Alveoli are the small balloon-like sacks of 200– 500 ?m diameter, making up a vital part of the respiratory zone of the lungs. Each alveolus (singular) plays an important role in letting oxygen and carbon dioxide move into and from the blood stream during inhalation and exhalation. he balloon-shaped alveoli cover approximately 70 square meter area within the lungs, with this wide surface area contributing towards a more efficient gas exchange.
40. The type of fruit obtained from a multicarpillary, apocarpous gynoecium is ____:
[A] Composite
[B] Multiple
[C] Aggregate
[D] Simple
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Correct Answer: C [Aggregate]
Notes:
Aggregate fruits are the group of fruitlets which develop from the multicarpellary, apocarpous ovary. Flowers with apocarpous multiple gynoecium are apt to give rise to a number of fruits as there are a number of free ovaries, each capable of giving rise to one fruit. Berries are good example of such fruits.
