Description : The vesicles formed via the process known as phagocytosis (pron: fag-eh-seh-toe-sis) are called: a) lysosomes (pron: lye-sah-somes: somes rhymes with homes) b) Golgi apparatus c) food vacuoles d) mitochondria (pron: my-toe-chon-dria)
Last Answer : ANSWER: C -- FOOD VACUOLES
Description : Which of the following is a term for mononuclear, granulocytic white blood cells that produce immunoglobulins? a) lymphocytes b) platelets c) erythrocytes (pron: eh-rith-reh-sites) d) none of these
Last Answer : ANSWER: A -- LYMPHOCYTES
Description : Invagination by a cell membrane forming a vesicle around a solid particle is a: a) lysosome b) phagocytosis (pron: fag-o-sigh-toe-sis) c) pinocytosis (pron: pin-o-sigh-toe-sis) d) peroxisomes (pron: pay-rak-se-som)
Last Answer : ANSWER: B -- PHAGOCYTOSIS
Description : The several types of white blood cells are sometime collectively referred to as: a) erythrocytes (pron: eh-rith-row-cites) b) leukocytes (pron: lew-kah-cites) c) erythroblasts (pron: eh-rith-rah-blast) d) thrombocytes (pron: throm-bow-cites)
Last Answer : ANSWER: B -- leukocytes
Description : The name of the ductless glands which secrete thei product into the circulatory system are: a) exocrine (pron: ek-seh-kren) b) apocrine (pron: ap-eh-kren) c) holocrine (pron: hoe-leh-kren) d) endocrine (pron: en-deh-kren)
Last Answer : ANSWER: D -- ENDOcrine
Description : On the Phanerozoic (pron: fan-eh-reh-zO-ik) time scale, which of the following geologic periods occurred approximately 500 to 570 million years ago? Is it: w) Cambrian x) Ordovician (pron: ord-eh-vish-en) y) Carboniferous z) Silurian
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- CAMBRIAN
Description : On the Phanerozoic (pron: fan-eh-reh-zO-ik) Time Scale, which of the following geologic periods occurred approximately 225 to 280 million years ago? Is it: w) Jurassic x) Permian y) Carboniferous z) Silurian
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- PERMIAN
Description : The condition in which there is a DECREASE in the number of white blood cells in humans is known as: a) leukocytosis (pron: lew-kO-sigh-toe-sis) b) leukopenia (pron: lew-kO-pea-nee-ah) c) leukemia (pron: lew-kee-me-ah) d) leukohyperia (pron: lew-kO-high-per-e-ah)
Last Answer : ANSWER: B -- leukopenia
Description : Which of the following laws best describes the statement: The members of an homologous (pron: ho-MOL-eh-gus) pair of genes are separated during meiosis (pron: my-O-sis) of reproductive cells so that ... law of independent assortment c) law of filial (pron: FILL-ee-al) generation d) law of sorting
Last Answer : ANSWER: A -- LAW OF SEGREGATION
Description : The tendency of a plant to grow toward light is called: a) photosynthesis b) photoinduction c) phototropism (pron: fo-tot-row-piz-em) d) photolysis (pron: fo-tol-eh-sis)
Last Answer : ANSWER: C -- PHOTOTROPISM
Description : The type of gene interaction in which the effects of one gene override or mask the effects of other entirely different genes is called: a) linkage b) mutation c) pleitropy (pron: ply-ah-tropy) d) epistasis (pron: eh-pis-te-sis)
Last Answer : ANSWER: D -- EPISTASIS
Description : Lengthening of long bones in humans occurs in a particular area of the bone. This area is called the: a) medullary canal b) cancellous bone c) periosteum (pron: per-E-ahs-tee-em) d) epiphysis (pron: eh-pif-eh-sis)
Last Answer : ANSWER: D -- Epiphysis
Description : As mitosis (pron: mie-TOE-sis) begins, the structure in the nucleus that disappears is the: a) spindle b) nucleolus (pron: new-klee-O-lus) c) chromatid (pron: KROME-a-tid) d) centromere (pron: SEN-tro-meer)
Last Answer : ANSWER: B -- NUCLEOLUS
Description : Melatonin (pron: mel-eh-toe-nin) is produced by the: a) skin b) pineal gland c) liver d) pituitary gland
Last Answer : ANSWER: B -- PINEAL GLAND
Description : The pentose phosphate pathway protects erythrocytes against hemolysis by assisting the enzyme: (A) Superoxide dismutase (B) Catalase (C) Glutathionic peroxidase (D) Cytochrome oxidase ENZYMES 149
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : On a topographic map, lines that indicate water depth are termed: w) isogonic lines (pron: eye-seh-gone-ik) x) bathymetric lines (pron: bath-i-meh-trik) y) isopachs z) none of these
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- BATHYMETRIC LINES
Description : Which of the following statement(s) is/are true concerning the cell function of phagocytosis? a. Phagocytosis is a mechanistically distinct process of endocytosis performed by special cells to take ... known as clathrin d. Phagocytosis is performed only by white blood cells and tissue macrophages
Last Answer : Answer: a Phagocytosis is a specialized form of endocytosis by which large particles are internalized by specialized cells primarily macrophages and neutrophils. To be phagocytosed, particles ... the lumen of the thyroid follicle, thereby releasing the thyroid hormones, thyroxine triiodothyronine
Description : Which of the following antibacterial substances is known to primarily affect gram-negative bacteria? a) spermine (pron: SPER-meen) b) interferon (pron: in-ter-FEER-en) c) phagocytin (pron: fag-a-SITE-en) d) leukins (pron: LEW-kins)
Last Answer : ANSWER: C -- PHAGOCYTIN
Description : In studies of the human body, which of the following terms can also be used when referring to the pituitary gland? I it: a) thymus b) hypophysis (pron: hypo-fi-sis) c) pancreas d) none of the above
Last Answer : ANSWER: B -- HYPOPHYSIS
Description : What is the primary CONSTITUENT of human bones? w) Calcium sulfate x) Calcium carbonate y) Hydroxyapatite (pron: high-drox-ee-ap-eh-tite) z) Chloroapatite (pron: klor-o-ap-eh-tite)
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- HYDROXYAPATITE
Description : Which of the following terms relates to the mating of genetically-related individuals ("blood relatives")? a) familialism (pron: feh-mil-yel-ism) b) kinship genetics c) consanguinity (pron: kon-sang-gwin-eh-tee) d) none of these
Last Answer : ANSWER: C -- CONSANGUINITY
Description : Gluconeogenesis (pron: glue-ko-nee-o-gen-e-sis) occur in which organ?
Last Answer : ANSWER: LIVER
Description : Bile has what function in digestion? a) emulsify lipids b) digest proteins c) gluconeogenesis (pron: glue-ko-nee-o-gen-e-sis) d) digest carbohydrates
Last Answer : ANSWER: A -- EMULSIFY LIPIDS
Description : Pedocal (pron: ped-eh-kal) soils are usually found to have developed in: w) forests x) swamps y) grasslands z) jungles
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- GRASSLANDS
Description : On the Phanerozoic (pron: fan-eh-row-zo-ick) Time Scale, which of the following geologic periods occurred approximately 395 to 430 million years ago? Is it: w) Jurassic (pron: ju-ras-ick) x) Permian y) Carboniferous z) Silurian
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- SILURIAN
Description : Calciferol (pron: kal-sif-eh-rol) is the common name of what vitamin?
Last Answer : ANSWER: VITAMIN D
Description : The loss of water of crystallization from a hydrat when exposed to air is termed: w) efflorescence (pron: eh-floor-es-ence) x) deliquescence (pron: del-i-kwes-ence) y) quiescence (pron: kwi-es-ence) z) anhydrogenation
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- EFFLORESCENCE
Description : Which one of the following is NOT a vitamin? w) ascorbic acid x) niacin (pron: nI-eh-sen) y) trypsin (pron: trip-sen) z) riboflavin (pron: rye-bow-fla-vin)
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- TRYPSIN
Description : Which of the following terms describes the study o animal behavior based on comparisons, the observation of patterns, and the consideration of environmental adaptations? Is it: a) ethology (pron: eh-thol-eh-gee) b) evisceration (pron: eh-vis-eh-ray-shun) c) promotorism d) sociology
Last Answer : ANSWER: A -- ETHOLOGY
Description : Which of the following refers to the term -- tracheotomy (pron: tray-key-ot-eh-me)? a) an electrical determination of the flow rate of air through the trachea b) an incision of the trachea c) the removal of the trachea due to gross cancerous tumor formation d) none of these
Last Answer : ANSWER: B -- AN INCISION OF THE TRACHEA
Description : Which two of the following four bases in DNA are pyrimidine (pron: pie-rim-eh-den) bases? a) cytosine b) thymine c) adenine d) guanine (pron: gwa - neen)
Last Answer : ANSWER: A and B -- CYTOSINE and THYMINE
Description : Sharks are: a) amphibians b) bony fish c) cartilaginous fish (pron: kart-el-aj-eh-nes) d) reptiles
Last Answer : ANSWER: C -- CARTILAGINOUS FISH
Description : Name a pyrimidine (pron: pie-rim-eh-den) base.
Last Answer : ANSWER: THYMINE or CYTOSINE or URACIL
Description : Sponges are included in which of the following phyla? a) Cnidaria (pron: nid-air-e-ah) b) Porifera c) Reptilia d) Foraminifera (pron: feh-ram-eh-nif-eh-rah)
Last Answer : ANSWER: B -- PORIFERA
Description : A lake which has high nutrient availability is: a) oligotrophic (pron: all-i-go-tro-fik) b) eutrophic (pron: you-tro-fik) c) mesotrophic (pron: mez-eh-tro-fik)
Last Answer : ANSWER: B -- eutropHic
Description : Octopus and squid belong to the class of molluscs known as: a) cephalopoda (pron: sef-eh-lah-pod-ah) b) bivalvia c) gastropoda (pron: gas-tro-pod-ah) d) polyplacophora (pron: poly-pla-so-for-ah)
Last Answer : ANSWER: A -- CEPHALOPODA
Description : The per capita birth rate of a population is known as its: w) mortality x) natality (pron: nay-tal-eh-ty) y) population density z) carrying capacity
Last Answer : ANSWER: X -- NATALITY
Description : The chromosomes of a eukaryotic cell are located i the: a) mitochondria (pron: my-toe-kon-dria) b) nucleus c) ribosome d) endoplasma
Last Answer : ANSWER: B -- NUCLEUS
Description : From which grandparent or grandparents did you inherit your mitochondria (pron: my-toe-chon-dria)? Is it your: a) mother's parents b) paternal grandfather c) grand mothers d) maternal grandmother
Last Answer : ANSWER: D -- maternal grandmother
Description : Which stage of shock is best described as that stage when the mechanisms that regulate blood pressure fail to sustain a systolic pressure above 90 mm Hg? a) Progressive In the progressive stage of ... which organ damage is so severe that the patient does not respond to treatment and cannot survive.
Last Answer : a) Progressive In the progressive stage of shock, the mechanisms that regulate blood pressure can no longer compensate, and the mean arterial pressure falls below normal limits.
Description : Which of the following terms refers to a form of white blood cell involved in immune response? a) Lymphocyte Both B and T lymphocytes respond to exposure to antigens. b) Granulocyte Granulocytes ... blood cell without central pallor, seen with hemolysis. d) Thrombocyte A thombocyte is a platelet.
Last Answer : a) Lymphocyte Both B and T lymphocytes respond to exposure to antigens.
Description : Why does the use of the word "fag" by gay people seem to not bother other gay people?
Last Answer : Same thing goes for the N word used by black people. Apparently it’s cool if you’re that stereotype.
Description : What is the meaning of Fag ?
Last Answer : Fag means Abir , powder of various colors.
Description : An important feature of maple syrup urine disease is (A) Patient can not be treated by dietary regulation (B) Without treatment death, of patient may occur by the end of second year of life (C) Blood levels of leucine, isoleucine and serine are increased (D) Excessive brain damage
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : Number of erythrocytes per `m m^(2)` of human blood is
Last Answer : Number of erythrocytes per `m m^(2)` of human blood is A. 4 million B. 5 million C. 6 million D. 0.5 million
Description : Which of the following refers to the white salt which covers the land in some areas during dry season? (1) usar (2) reh (3) erg (4) reg
Last Answer : (2) reh Explanation: Reh refers to a mixture of soluble sodium salts appearing as efflorescence on the ground in arid or semiarid regions in India. It covers the land in the form of a white layer. It is also known as Kallar.
Description : ___ soil is also known by different names like Reh, Kallar and Usar? a Peaty and Marshy Soils b Saline and Alkaline Soil c Red soils d Alluvial Soil e Laterite Soil
Last Answer : c Red soils
Last Answer : reh
Description : ___is rupture of red cells with release of intracellular haemoglobin can occur if the Antibody has the property of hemolysin. a) Agglutination b) Hemolysis c) Reaction
Last Answer : b) Hemolysis is the rupture of red blood cells with the release of intracellular hemoglobin, and it can occur if the antibody has the property of hemolysin. Hemolysis is the destruction or ... bacteria, and viruses, and it is a key principle in many diagnostic tests for infectious diseases.
Description : ___is defined as clumping of particles that have antigen on their surface and is brought about by anti-bodies. a) Agglutination b) Hemolysis c) Reaction
Last Answer : a) Agglutination is defined as clumping of particles that have antigen on their surface and is brought about by antibodies. Agglutination is a phenomenon that occurs when there are particles with antigens on ... reactions. In this context, it's not specific enough to be an answer to the question.