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451.

When during the Cell Cycle are Chromosomes visible?

A. only during interphase
B. only during cell division
C. only during G1 phase
D. only during they are replicated
Answer» C. only during G1 phase
452.

When is cladistics more useful than linnaean taxonomy?

A. nomenclature
B. classification
C. identification
D. evolutionary relationship
Answer» E.
453.

When does DNA replication happen?

A. S - phase
B. M - Phase
C. Prophase
D. Anaphase
Answer» B. M - Phase
454.

When a chromosome undergoes a deletion mutation information is

A. Repeated
B. Lost
C. Reversed
D. Transferred
Answer» C. Reversed
455.

When a Cuttlefish is described as a Molluscs, it is at which level of classification?

A. Class
B. Order
C. Family
D. Phylum
Answer» E.
456.

When a person can see only nearby objects, the condition is called

A. Hypermetropia
B. Astigmatism
C. Myopia
D. Retinopathy
Answer» D. Retinopathy
457.

What type of macromolecule is an enzyme?

A. Proteins
B. Saturated fats
C. Phospholipids
D. Lipids
Answer» B. Saturated fats
458.

What type of a body plan does coelenterates, ctenophores and echinoderms have?

A. Annelida
B. Radial
C. Bilateral
D. Platyhelminthes
Answer» C. Bilateral
459.

What temperature does bacteria grow quickest at

A. 40°F and 140°F
B. 14°C and 90°C
C. 80°F and 140°F
D. None
Answer» B. 14°C and 90°C
460.

What three statements make up the cell theory?

A. All living things are made up of cells.
B. New cells come frome exisiting cells.
C. Cells are the basic unit of structure/function in living things.
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
461.

What sugar is found in RNA?

A. Deoxyribose
B. Ribose
C. Pentose
D. Sucrose
Answer» C. Pentose
462.

What sugar is found in DNA?

A. Ribose
B. Deoxyribose
C. Pentose
D. Sucrose
Answer» C. Pentose
463.

What structure separates the colon from the small intestine?_x005F_x000D_

A. ileocecal valve
B. Epiglottis
C. Sphincter
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Epiglottis
464.

What process immediately preceeded protein synthesis at the ribosome?

A. transcription
B. replication
C. translation
D. duplication
Answer» B. replication
465.

What process accounts for species diversity?

A. Predation
B. Mitosis
C. Symbiosis
D. Meiosis
Answer» E.
466.

What provides electrons for the light reactions?

A. Water
B. Oxygen
C. Carbon dioxide
D. Light
Answer» B. Oxygen
467.

What prevents food from entering the windpipe?

A. Epiglottis
B. Pharynx
C. Trachea
D. Larynx
Answer» B. Pharynx
468.

What organelle carries out photosynthesis?

A. Chloroplasts
B. Ribosomes
C. Chromosomes
D. All of the above
Answer» B. Ribosomes
469.

What plant has the scientific name Solanum Tuberosum?_x005F_x000D_

A. Potato
B. Tomato
C. Pumpkin
D. Onion
Answer» B. Tomato
470.

What part of the body controls balance?

A. Cerebrum
B. Cerebellum
C. Medulla oblangata
D. Amygdala
Answer» C. Medulla oblangata
471.

What molecule carries genetic information?

A. RNA
B. DNA
C. Proteins
D. Nucleotides
Answer» C. Proteins
472.

What nitrogenous bases are found in RNA?

A. Thymine
B. Uracil
C. Guanine
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
473.

What marks the onset of puberty in females?

A. Menopause
B. Adolescence
C. Menstruation
D. Menarche
Answer» E.
474.

What kingdom does Amoeba belong to

A. Plantae
B. Protista
C. Monera
D. Prokaryotae
Answer» C. Monera
475.

What is the yellow dust present in the middle of a flower called?_x005F_x000D_

A. Zygote
B. Pollen
C. Stomata
D. Sperm
Answer» C. Stomata
476.

What is the unit of heredity?

A. cell
B. blood
C. gene
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
477.

What is the type of asexual reproduction in Amoeba?

A. Spore formation
B. Binary fission
C. Vegetative propagation
D. Budding
Answer» C. Vegetative propagation
478.

What is the transplantation of graft between genetically identical individuals ?

A. Autograft
B. Isograft
C. Allograft
D. Xenograft
Answer» C. Allograft
479.

What is the total number of bones in the human body?

A. 206
B. 103
C. 309
D. 412
Answer» B. 103
480.

What Is The Study Of Cells Called

A. Cellogysm
B. Cytology
C. Cell Biology
D. Both B & C
Answer» E.
481.

What is the structural unit of compact bone?

A. Osteon
B. Spongy bone
C. Lamellae
D. Periosteum
Answer» B. Spongy bone
482.

What is the shortest phase of the cell cycle?

A. M
B. G1
C. S
D. G2
Answer» B. G1
483.

What is the shape of the two guard cells which enclose stomata?

A. Oval
B. Triangular
C. Rectangular
D. Kidney shaped
Answer» E.
484.

What is the role of Pneumatophores?

A. Protect plant from animals
B. Get oxygen for respiration
C. Supports plant in standing upright
D. Helps plant for pollination
Answer» C. Supports plant in standing upright
485.

What is the purpose of the mucus in your nose?

A. Protects lungs
B. Clear air passage
C. Protects nose
D. All of the above
Answer» B. Clear air passage
486.

What is the proper term for a skeletal joint?

A. Articulation
B. Compact Bone
C. Articular Cartilage
D. Lacuna
Answer» B. Compact Bone
487.

What is the process of production of ovum in the females called?_x005F_x000D_

A. Adolescence
B. Menarche
C. Oogenesis
D. Menstruation
Answer» D. Menstruation
488.

What is the outcome when a cell undergoes meiosis?

A. Two haploid cells
B. Four haploid cells
C. Two diploid cells
D. Four diploid cells
Answer» C. Two diploid cells
489.

What is the process by which autotrophs take in substances from the outside and convert them into stored form of energy?_x005F_x000D_

A. Respiration
B. Photosynthesis
C. Ingestion
D. Transpiration
Answer» C. Ingestion
490.

What is the normal resting heart rate range for adults (beats/min)?

A. 60 to 100
B. 50 to 80
C. 120 to 180
D. 75 to 120
Answer» B. 50 to 80
491.

What is the name of the point at which the chromatids are attached in a chromosome?

A. Centrosome
B. Centromere
C. Nucleosome
D. Gene
Answer» C. Nucleosome
492.

What is the name of the hormone produced by thymus gland?

A. Thyroxine
B. Auxins
C. Cytokinins
D. Thymosin
Answer» E.
493.

What is the name of a group of similar cells performing a specific function?

A. Tissue
B. Organ
C. Organ system
D. Cellular organization
Answer» B. Organ
494.

What is the main purpose of white blood corpuscles?

A. to carry nutrients
B. to combat infection
C. to carry oxygen
D. to give strength
Answer» C. to carry oxygen
495.

What is the heaviest internal organ in the human body?

A. Skin
B. Lungs
C. Heart
D. Liver
Answer» E.
496.

What is the functional unit of a skeletal muscle called?

A. Myofibril
B. Sarcomere
C. Fiber
D. Fasciculus
Answer» C. Fiber
497.

What is the function of guard cells of stomata?

A. Opening of stomata only
B. Closing of stomata only
C. Both opening and closing of stomata
D. Neither opening nor closing of stomata
Answer» D. Neither opening nor closing of stomata
498.

What is the function of reverse transcriptase?

A. synthesis of RNA from protein
B. synthesis of DNA from an RNA template
C. synthesis of protein from DNA
D. synthesis of DNA from protein
Answer» C. synthesis of protein from DNA
499.

What is the function of chloroplast in a plant cell?

A. absorb nutrients from soil
B. absorb water
C. absorb sunlight
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
500.

What is the full form of RNA?

A. Ribonucleic Acid
B. Ribonitric Acid
C. Ribonutrient Acid
D. Reverse Nucleic Acid
Answer» B. Ribonitric Acid