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 : Of the following, which mechanisms are important i the death of erythrocytes (pron: eh-rith-reh-sites) in human blood? Is it a) phagocytosis (pron: fag-eh-seh-toe-sis) b) hemolysis c) mechanical damage d) all of the above
Last Answer : ANSWER: D -- all of the above
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 : 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 : White bloods cells are also known as----? A. Thrombocytes B. Leucocytes (Answer) C. Erythrocytes D. None of These
Last Answer : B. Leucocytes (Answer)
Description : Name the blood cells, whose reduction in number can cause clotting disorder, leading to excessive loss of blood from the body. (a) Erythrocytes (b) Leucocytes (c) Neutrophils (d) Thrombocytes
Last Answer : (d) Thrombocytes
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 : 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 : 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 : Transport of oxygen by blood takes place with the help of (1) Erythrocytes (2) Thrombocytes (3) Lymphocytes (4) Leuecocytes
Last Answer : (1) Erythrocytes Explanation: Red blood cells, or erythrocytes, are the most common type of blood cell and the vertebrate organism's principal means of delivering oxygen (O2) to the body tissues via ... iron-containing bio-molecule that can bind oxygen and is responsible for the blood's red color.
Description : Component of blood responsible for producing antibodies is (a) thrombocytes (b) monocytes (c) erythrocytes (d) lymphocytes
Last Answer : (d) lymphocytes.
Description : Transport of oxygen by blood takes place with the help of (1) Erythrocytes (2) Thrombocytes (3) Lymphocytes (4) Leucocytes
Last Answer : Erythrocytes
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 : The hormone causing growth of the endometrium (pron: en-doe-me-tree-um) is: a) androgen (pron: ann-drah-jen) b) leutenizing hormone (pron: lew-ten-I-zing) c) estrogen d) prolactin
Last Answer : ANSWER: C -- estrogen
Description : Glucose is the only source of energy for (A) Myocardium (B) Kidneys (C) Erythrocytes (D) Thrombocytes
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : The order of insects which includes beetles is known as: a) Coleoptera (pron: kO-lee-op-teh-rah) b) Orthoptera (pron: or-tho-op-teh-rah) c) Hymenoptera (pron: high-meh-nop-teh-rah) d) Diptera (pron: dip-teh-rah)
Last Answer : ANSWER: A -- Coleoptera
Description : Sickle-cell anemia is a disease caused due to the abnormality in – (1) white blood cells (2) red blood cells (3) thrombocytes (4) blood plasma composition
Last Answer : (2) red blood cells Explanation: Sickle cell anemia (sickle cell disease) is a disorder of the blood caused by an inherited abnormal hemoglobin (the oxygencarrying protein within the red blood cells).
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 : What is the difference between white and red blood cells? What are leukocytes?
Last Answer : Red blood cells are erythrocytes and white blood cells are the leukocytes. Leukocytes are cells specialized in the defense of the body against strange agents and they are part of the immune system.
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 : 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-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 : 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 : 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 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : 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 : The smallest of the FORMED elements of the blood are the: a) white cells b) red cells c) platelets d) erythrocytes
Last Answer : ANSWER: C -- platelets
Description : Which of the following statements regarding the complement system are true? a. Complement activation yields products which are directly cytotoxic as well as products which act indirectly via activated ... and classical pathways converge proximal to generating the membrane attack complex (C5b-9)
Last Answer : Answer: a, d The complement system is composed of two different but linked sequences, the classic and alternative pathways. The pathways involve serum proteins that act to amplify the inflammatory-immune ... the C5 level proximal to generating the membrane attack complex (C5b-9) (Figure 6-3)
Description : Predominant cell types in typical chronic inflammation are all of the following EXCEPT: A A. Polymorphonuclear leukocytes B. Macrophages C. T helper lymphocytes D. NK cells
Last Answer : Polymorphonuclear leukocytes
Description : Which of the following cells or blood elements play a role in the initial phases of wound healing? a. Polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs) b. Platelets c. Monocytes d. Lymphocytes
Last Answer : Answer: a, b, c, d Shortly after the initial injury, the wound is full of debris which is cleared over the next several days by recruited and activated phagocytic cells. ... in the initial hemostatic process as well as releasing chemotactic factors and factors leading to fibroblast proliferation
Description : Ehrlichiosis is transmitted by _____ and infects _____. a. Lice; Red Blood Cells b. Ticks; Leukocytes c. Fleas; Skin Cells d. Ticks; Liver Cells
Last Answer : b. Ticks; Leukocytes
Description : When the patient's eosinophil count is 50-90% of blood leukocytes, the nurse interprets the result as a) indicative of idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome. When eosinophils make up 50-90% of white cell ... d) normal. Eosinophils normally make up 1-3% of the total number of white blood cells.
Last Answer : a) indicative of idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome. When eosinophils make up 50-90% of white cell count, the patient is demonstrating severe eosinophilia.
Description : Cryptography is an interdisciplinary subject, drawing from several fields. Before the time of computers, it was closely related to linguistic. Nowadays the emphasis has shifted, and cryptography makes extensive use ... as _______mathematics: a) Increte b) Discrete c) Both of Above d) None of These
Last Answer : b) Discrete
Description : The characters making up the message in a synchronous transmission are collectively referred to as the data
Last Answer : block
Description : I dance in the wind and I bow to a storm. I grow best in temperatures that are warm. By the riverbeds I like to grow, where the people in boats like to row. What am I? -Riddles
Last Answer : A river reed. Didn't guess it did you?