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  • 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 LH
  • 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: Ovulation
  • 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