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  • A. One cell control activities of others
  • B. One cell transfers its activities to others
  • C. One cell destroys other cells
  • D. One cell transfers germs to another cell

Explanation: In metastasis, cancer cells break away from where they first formed (primary cancer), travel through the blood or lymph system, and form…

Correct answer: One cell transfers its activities to others
  • A. Rickets
  • B. Anemia
  • C. Heart disorders other than stroke
  • D. Stroke

Explanation: Correct option is B. Conditions that can cause increased LDH (lactate dehydrogenase and lactic acid dehydrogenase) in the blood may…

Correct answer: Anemia
  • A. Leukemia
  • B. Edema
  • C. Thalassemia
  • D. Atherosclerosis

Explanation: "Leukaemia" is a type of cancer that results in the body making too many abnormal white blood cells.

Correct answer: Leukemia
  • A. Prothrombin
  • B. Lipoprotein
  • C. Albumin
  • D. Iron

Explanation: Serum albumin accounts for 55% of blood proteins and is a major contributor to maintaining the osmotic pressure of the plasma to assist in…

Correct answer: Albumin
  • A. 100 days
  • B. 110 days
  • C. 120 days
  • D. 130 days

Explanation: This is a standard answer. Lifespan of RBCs is approximately 120 days.This option c suggests that the life span of red blood cells (RBCs)…

Correct answer: 120 days
  • A. A+ve
  • B. O-ve
  • C. AB+ve
  • D. O+ve

Explanation: O negative donors are often called 'universal donors' because anyone can receive the red blood cells from their donations.

Correct answer: O-ve
  • A. Liver
  • B. Large intestine
  • C. Stomach
  • D. Gall bladder

Explanation: Explanation for this question will be added soon.

Correct answer: Large intestine
  • A. Hippocampus
  • B. Hypothalamus
  • C. Amygdala
  • D. Thalamus

Explanation: Amygdala controls feelings and emotions of love, hate, anger, fear, rage, and sexual arousal.

Correct answer: Amygdala
  • A. Skull
  • B. Vertebral column
  • C. Meninges
  • D. CSF (cerebrospinal fluid)
  • E. All of the above

Explanation: Explanation for this question will be added soon.

Correct answer: All of the above
  • A. Limbic system
  • B. Cerebellum
  • C. Cerebrum
  • D. Thalamus
  • E. Hypothalamus

Explanation: Explanation for this question will be added soon.

Correct answer: Thalamus
  • A. Brain
  • B. Adrenal gland
  • C. Stomach
  • D. Thymus

Explanation: Endorphins are neurotransmitters that are produced in various parts of the brain, including the hypothalamus and the pituitary gland.

Correct answer: Brain
  • A. Triose
  • B. Tetrose
  • C. Pentose
  • D. Hexose
  • E. Heptose

Explanation: Explanation for this question will be added soon.

Correct answer: Tetrose
  • A. Sucrose
  • B. Fructose
  • C. Lactose
  • D. Maltose
  • E. Glycerose

Explanation: Explanation for this question will be added soon.

Correct answer: Lactose
  • A. It has a sweet taste
  • B. It is found in fruits
  • C. It rotates the plane of polarized light to left
  • D. It exhibits mutarotation

Explanation: The explanation for this question will be added soon.

Correct answer: It rotates the plane of polarized light to left
  • A. C-H
  • B. C-N
  • C. C-O
  • D. C-C

Explanation: Hydroxyl groups allow for the carbs to make glycosidic linkages which are the important bonds that allow for polymers.

Correct answer: C-O
  • A. Proteins
  • B. Carbohydrates
  • C. Lipids
  • D. Vitamins

Explanation: Carbohydrates (example cellulose, starch, glycogen, glucose, fructose etc) are the most abundant biomolecules on earth.

Correct answer: Carbohydrates
  • A. Fructose
  • B. Sucrose
  • C. Lactose
  • D. Maltose

Explanation: Option A: Fructose is not a disaccharide. Disaccharides are carbohydrates that are composed of two monosaccharides joined together by a…

Correct answer: Fructose
  • A. Monosaccharides
  • B. Oligosaccharides
  • C. Polysaccharides
  • D. Carbohydrates

Explanation: Option A: Monosaccharides are the simplest form of carbohydrates and cannot be further hydrolyzed into smaller units.

Correct answer: Monosaccharides
  • A. C
  • B. H
  • C. N
  • D. O

Explanation: 'Carbohydrates' are primordial and essential compounds, crucial to the body.

Correct answer: N