Biology - Comprehensive Mock Test 163

Question 1621 Easy

Why lipids are waterproof?

A) contain ethanol chain with acidic B) contain hydrogen chain with basic C) contain hydrophobic chain with basic D) contain hydrocarbon chain with acidic

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Question 1622 Easy

Protein content in wheat is approximately?

A) 6% B) 8% C) 12% D) 16%

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Question 1623 Easy

is called the Power house‟ of cell ?

A) Mitochondria B) Lisosome C) Ribosome D) Golgi Body

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Solution Breakdown:

The Powerhouse of the Cell. Mitochondria play host to one of the most important processes in your body: cellular respiration. Taking in glucose and oxygen, mitochondria produce energy, which they capture and package as energy-rich molecules of ATP.

Question 1624 Medium

In the following plants in which a part of leaf gives rise to a new plant?

A) Rose B) Mango C) Bryophylum D) Banana

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Solution Breakdown:

Bryophyllum (sprout leaf plant) has buds in the margins of leaves . If a leaf of this plant falls on a moist soil, each bud can give rise to a new plant.The roots of some plants can also give rise to new plants.

Question 1625 Easy

All Genes are made up of?

A) Ribonucleic Acid B) Deoxyribonucleic Acid C) Nucleic Acids D) Amino Acids

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Solution Breakdown:

The vast majority of living organisms encode their genes in long strands of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid). DNA consists of a chain made from four types of nucleotide subunits, each composed of: a five-carbon sugar (2'-deoxyribose), a phosphate group, and one of the four bases adenine, cytosine, guanine, and thymine.

Question 1626 Easy

Vitamin soluble in water is?

A) Vitamin A B) Vitamin C C) Vitamin D D) Vitamin K

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Solution Breakdown:

Vitamins are classified as either fat soluble (vitamins A, D, E and K) or water soluble (vitamins B and C).

Question 1627 Easy

The number of segments in leech is?

A) 26 B) 33 C) 36 D) 40

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Question 1628 Easy

Who is called the Father of Genetics‟ ?

A) Fleming B) Lemark C) Darwin D) Mendal

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Gregor Mendel, through his work on pea plants, discovered the fundamental laws of inheritance. He deduced that genes come in pairs and are inherited as distinct units, one from each parent.

Question 1629 Medium

Which of the following is the best source of vitamin A ?

A) Apple B) Honey C) Honey D) Peanut

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Question 1630 Easy

How many bones are there in a human body?

A) 206 B) 205 C) 150 D) 300

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Solution Breakdown:

The human skeleton is the internal framework of the body. It is composed of 270 bones at birth – this total decreases to 206 bones by adulthood after some bones have fused together.