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18281. Storage form of lipids is:
- A. Esterified cholesterol
- B. Glycerophospholipids
- C. Triglycerides
- D. Sphingolipids
Explanation: Correct option is C. Lipids are stored in the body in different forms such as, triglycerides, fat cells, cell membranes and lipoproteins.
Correct answer: Triglycerides- A. Increase in saturated fatty acids in the membrane
- B. Increase in glycolipid content in the membrane
- C. Increase in phospholipid content in the membrane
- D. Increase in unsaturated fatty acids in the membrane
Explanation: The absence or decrease of double bonds, decreases the fluidity, making the membrane strong and rigid.
Correct answer: Increase in saturated fatty acids in the membrane- A. Palmitic acid
- B. Stearic acid
- C. Acetic acid
- D. Linolenic acid
Explanation: Here the most suitable answer will be acetic acid. Other molecules shown resemble fatty acids; they all have long hydrocarbon chains with…
Correct answer: Acetic acid- A. Lymphoid masses
- B. Lymph vessels
- C. Spleen
- D. Lungs
Explanation: The four organs of the lymphatic system are bone marrow, spleen, thymus, lymph nodes, and lymphatic vessels.
Correct answer: Lungs- A. A.V. Leeuwenhoek
- B. Pasteur
- C. Hans
- D. Janssen
Explanation: The first compound microscopes date to 1590, but it was the Dutch Antony Van Leeuwenhoek in the mid-seventeenth century who first used…
Correct answer: A.V. Leeuwenhoek- A. Homozygous dominant
- B. Heterozygous
- C. Homozygous recessive
- D. None of these
Explanation: Pattern baldness is a sex influenced trait. It is inherited as an autosomal dominant trait in males but as an autosomal recessive trait in…
Correct answer: Homozygous recessive- A. A and AB
- B. A and B
- C. A and O
- D. None of these
Explanation: a) A and AB:If one parent has blood type A and the other parent has blood type AB, it is possible for their children to have different…
Correct answer: A and B- A. Incomplete dominance
- B. Codominance
- C. Epistasis
- D. Crossing over
- E. Linkage
Explanation: Explanation for this question will be added soon.
Correct answer: Incomplete dominance- A. 3 : 1
- B. 9 : 3 :3 : 1
- C. 12 : 3 : 1
- D. 9 : 3 : 4
- E. 12 : 9 : 3 : 1
Explanation: Explanation for this question will be added soon.
Correct answer: 9 : 3 : 4- A. 3:1
- B. 1:3
- C. 1:1
- D. All short
- E. All tall
Explanation: Explanation for this question will be added soon.
Correct answer: All tall- A. Complete dominance
- B. Codominance
- C. Partial dominance
- D. All of these
Explanation: Complete dominance is a form of dominance wherein the dominant allele completely masks the effect of the recessive allele in heterozygous…
Correct answer: Partial dominance- A. 1
- B. 2
- C. 3
- D. 4
Explanation: The trait of kernel colour in corn is controlled by three pairs of genes.
Correct answer: 3- A. 10
- B. 17
- C. 6
- D. 14
- E. 11
Explanation: Explanation for this question will be added soon.
Correct answer: 14- A. Corpus Luteum
- B. Uterus
- C. Pituitary gland
- D. Ovary
- E. Both c and b
Explanation: Explanation for this question will be added soon.
Correct answer: Ovary- A. Ovulation
- B. Decrease in FSH production
- C. Increase in estrogen level
- D. Both B and C
Explanation: Option A: Ovulation is the process of releasing a mature egg from the ovary.
Correct answer: Both B and C- A. Progesterone
- B. FSH
- C. LH
- D. Testosterone
Explanation: As the egg migrates down the fallopian tube, progesterone is released. It is secreted by a temporary gland formed within the ovary after…
Correct answer: Progesterone- A. Luteinizing Hormone
- B. Inhibin
- C. Follicle-Stimulating Hormone
- D. Testosterone
Explanation: FSH is responsible for stimulating the growth and development of ovarian follicles in the ovaries.
Correct answer: Follicle-Stimulating Hormone- A. FSH and estrogen
- B. LH and estrogen
- C. FSH and LH
- D. Estrogen and progesterone
Explanation: FSH and LH, both produced by the anterior pituitary gland, regulate the menstrual cycle.
Correct answer: FSH and LH18299. In humans, only one ovum is usually discharged from the ovary at a time. This phenomenon is called?
- A. Ovulation
- B. Menstruation
- C. Oestrous
- D. All of these
Explanation: Ovulation is the release of a mature egg (ovum) from the ovary, and it typically occurs once during each menstrual cycle in humans.
Correct answer: Ovulation18300. The follicle cells, after releasing of the egg, are modified to form a special structure called:
- A. Endometrium
- B. Perimetrium
- C. Corpus luteum
- D. None of these
Explanation: After ovulation has occurred, the remains of the follicle forms the corpus luteum which is a structure involved in the secretion important…
Correct answer: Corpus luteum