31. What is the real name for a mudpuppy?
[A] Salamandridae
[B] Amphiumidae
[C] Sirenida
[D] Necturidae
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Correct Answer: D [Necturidae]
Notes:
Necturidae is the real name for a mudpuppy. The Mudpuppy is a large aquatic salamander.
32. Which of the following is the world’s only poisonous lizard?
[A] Draco
[B] Heloderma
[C] Sphenodon
[D] Varanus
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Correct Answer: B [Heloderma]
Notes:
Heloderma is the world’s only poisonous lizard. Heloderma is also called the beaded lizard because its scales resemble pearls.
33. Which of the following group of animals maintain high and constant body temperature such as mammals?
[A] Reptiles
[B] Amphibians
[C] Birds
[D] Fishes
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Correct Answer: C [Birds]
Notes:
Birds maintain high and constant body temperature such as mammals. They are warm-blooded animals.
34. How many cranial nerves are there in the human body?
[A] 12 pairs
[B] 14 pairs
[C] 18 pairs
[D] 20 pairs
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Correct Answer: A [12 pairs]
Notes:
There are 12 pairs of cranial nerves found in the human body. Olfactory nerve, optic nerve, facial nerve, oculomotor nerve, vagus nerve, hypoglossal nerve, vestibulocochlear nerve, accessory nerve, trochlear nerve, glossopharyngeal nerve, trigeminal nerve, and abdominal nerve.
35. Neutrophils, basophils, lymphocytes, eosinophils, and monocytes are examples of __.
[A] Physical barrier
[B] Cellular barriers
[C] Cytokine barriers
[D] Physiological barriers
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Correct Answer: B [Cellular barriers]
Notes:
Neutrophils, basophils, lymphocytes, eosinophils, and monocytes are examples of Cellular barriers.
36. Which of the following is a highly contagious viral disease of cattle?
[A] foot and mouth disease
[B] rinderpest
[C] smallpox
[D] Ranikhet
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Correct Answer: B [rinderpest]
Notes:
Rinderpest is a highly contagious viral disease of cattle. Rinderpest is an ancient plague of cattle and other large ruminants. It belongs to the Paramyxoviridae family.
37. Which of the following organs is majorly affected by hepatitis?
[A] liver
[B] heart
[C] kidney
[D] brain
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Correct Answer: A [liver]
Notes:
The liver is majorly affected by hepatitis. It is a viral disease that causes anorexia of the liver, resulting in liver damage or jaundice.
38. Which of the following species of Plasmodium don’t cause Malaria?
[A] Plasmodium piper
[B] Plasmodium vivax
[C] Plasmodium falciparum
[D] Plasmodium malaria
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Correct Answer: A [Plasmodium piper]
Notes:
Plasmodium vivax, falciparum, and malariae species of Plasmodium cause Malaria. Whereas Plasmodium piper species of Plasmodium don’t cause Malaria.
39. Filariasis is also known as elephantiasis because?
[A] disease Spreads through Elephants
[B] excessive enlargement of teeth
[C] excessive enlargement of legs
[D] the patient starts looking like an elephant
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Correct Answer: C [excessive enlargement of legs]
Notes:
Filariasis is also known as elephantiasis because of excessive enlargement of the legs.
40. Approximately how many pairs are there in the human genome?
[A] 6 billion base pairs
[B] 5 billion base pairs
[C] 3 billion base pairs
[D] 4 billion base pairs
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Correct Answer: C [3 billion base pairs]
Notes:
Approximately 3 billion base pairs are there in the human genome. The complete set of nucleic acid sequences for humans encoded as DNA within 23 chromosome pairs in the cell nucleus and a small DNA molecule found within individual mitochondria is called the human genome.
