Biology MCQs

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On average, a normal adult excretes 1 to 1.5 L liters of urine per day.

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The liver is majorly affected by hepatitis. It is a viral disease that causes anorexia of the liver, resulting in liver damage or jaundice.

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The method that silencing specific mRNA due to the binding of complementary dsRNA is called RNAi.

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Leptospirosis is a bacterial disease caused by corkscrew-shaped bacteria called Leptospira. Signs and symptoms can range from none to mild such as headaches, muscle pains, and fevers; to severe with bleeding from the lungs or meningitis. If the infection causes the person to turn yellow, have kidney failure and bleeding, it is then known as Weil’s disease.

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Parthenocarpy is the development of fruit without fertilization of seeds. In nature, parthenocarpy occurs as a mutation. Another biological mechanism stenospermacarpy also produces seedless fruits, but here the seeds are aborted while they are still small. In nature, parthenocarpy occurs as a mutation. Some plants require pollination or stimulation for parthenocarpy. This is known as stimulative parthenocarpy.

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The nucleoplasm is the liquid or semi-liquid substance of the nucleus filling the space around the DNA and the nucleoli. It is a type of protoplasm that is made up mostly of water, a mixture of various molecules, and dissolved ions. It is completely enclosed within the nuclear membrane or nuclear envelope.

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When freshwater fish is placed in salt water, the water molecules contained in the fish’s body would pass through the cell membranes of the fish, causing the fish to lose water by osmosis. This sudden change in the molecular makeup of the fish would cause the fish to undergo severe dehydration followed by death.

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Mycoplasma is a genus of bacteria that lacks a cell wall around their cell membrane. Without a cell wall, they are unaffected by many common antibiotics such as penicillin or other beta-lactam antibiotics that target cell wall synthesis. In comparison to other prokaryotes, they are consequently placed in a separate class Mollicutes(mollis, soft; cutis, skin).

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Bone marrow is the spongy tissue inside bones that produces blood cells. Bone marrow produces red blood cells, platelets, and white blood cells. The process by which blood cells are made is called haemopoiesis.

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Lipids are a group of naturally occurring molecules that include fats, waxes, sterols, fat-soluble vitamins (such as vitamins A, D, E, and K), monoglycerides, diglycerides, triglycerides, phospholipids, and others. They encompass molecules such as fatty acids and their derivatives (including tri-, di-, monoglycerides, and phospholipids), as well as other sterolcontaining metabolites such as cholesterol.