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  • A. Spirochete
  • B. E. coli
  • C. Cyanobacteria
  • D. Pseudomonas

Explanation: Explanation:This option is correct because pseudomonas is an aerobic bacteria.

Correct answer: Pseudomonas
  • A. Microscopic bacteria
  • B. Anaerobic bacteria
  • C. Aerobic bacteria
  • D. Methanogenic bacteria

Explanation: Explanation:The giant amoebas obtain energy from methanogenic bacteria which reside inside them, giant amoebas inhabit the mud at the…

Correct answer: Methanogenic bacteria
  • A. Hyphomicrobium
  • B. Haemophilus aquaticus
  • C. Haemophillus malariae
  • D. Haemophillus infulenzae

Explanation: H. influenzae was the first free-living organism to have its entire genome sequenced.

Correct answer: Haemophillus infulenzae
  • A. Bacteria
  • B. Fungi Cell
  • C. Algae
  • D. Cortex cells

Explanation: Bacterias have their cell walls made from peptidoglycan which is known to have sugars and amino acids as its constituents.

Correct answer: Bacteria
  • A. Round
  • B. Oval
  • C. Spiral
  • D. Rod

Explanation: Escherichia coli is an example of rod shaped bacteria, also called Bacilli.

Correct answer: Rod
  • A. Spirilla
  • B. Bacilli
  • C. Spirochete
  • D. Cocci

Explanation: Bacilli are rod shaped bacteria. Cocci are spherical shaped bacteria. Spirillas are corkscrew shaped bacteria.

Correct answer: Bacilli
  • A. Plant & Algae
  • B. Algae & Fungi
  • C. Fungi & Archaea
  • D. Bacteria & Archaea

Explanation: Bacteria and Archaea are the groups where cell walls may be absent. While many bacteria have cell walls, there are some bacteria such as…

Correct answer: Bacteria & Archaea
  • A. 02
  • B. 04
  • C. 08
  • D. 16

Explanation: Sarcina is a genus of bacteria that divides in three planes, resulting in the formation of packets of cells arranged in a cube-like…

Correct answer: 08
  • A. Cocci
  • B. Bacilli
  • C. Pleomorphic
  • D. Spiral

Explanation: Helicobacter pylori exists as both a helix-shaped form (classified as a curved rod) and a coccoid form.

Correct answer: Pleomorphic
  • A. Entamoeba histolytica.
  • B. Zooflagellates.
  • C. Trypanosoma.
  • D. Ciliates.

Explanation: African Trypanosomiasis, also known as "sleeping sickness", is caused by microscopic parasites of the species Trypanosoma brucei.

Correct answer: Trypanosoma.
  • A. Apicomplexans
  • B. Annelida
  • C. Platyhelminthes
  • D. Arthropods

Explanation: Explanation:A large group of parasitic protozoa, some of which causes various diseases such as malaria to humans, are…

Correct answer: Apicomplexans
  • A. Multicellular organisms
  • B. Biosphere
  • C. Species
  • D. Population

Explanation: Option A is correct since Multicellular organism level is the lowest that consist only one organism.Option B is incorrect because…

Correct answer: Multicellular organisms
  • A. Organ
  • B. Organelle
  • C. Organ system
  • D. Whole organism

Explanation: An organ is defined as a collection of tissues, which combine to form a functional unit within the body, specialized at carrying out a…

Correct answer: Organ
  • A. Proteins
  • B. Ascorbic Acid
  • C. Carbohydrates.
  • D. Lipids

Explanation: Explanation:Tay Sach disease is a lipid storage disease. The enzyme absent is involved in catabolism of lipids.

Correct answer: Lipids
  • A. -COOH
  • B. -NH2
  • C. Acyl
  • D. Sucrose

Explanation: A fatty acid consists of a straight chain of an even number of carbon atoms, with hydrogen atoms along the length of the chain and at one…

Correct answer: -COOH
  • A. Fatty acids and water
  • B. Fatty acids and alcohols
  • C. Fatty acids and glucose
  • D. Fatty acids and phosphates

Explanation: Acyl-glycerols, such as fats and oils, are esters formed by a condensation reaction between fatty acids and alcohols.

Correct answer: Fatty acids and alcohols
  • A. Phospholipids
  • B. Waxes
  • C. Terpenoids
  • D. Acylglycerols

Explanation: Cutin in leaves and exoskeleton of insects is made up of wax. Cutin and suberin are complex bio polyesters composed of fatty acids and…

Correct answer: Waxes
  • A. Triglycerides
  • B. Phospholipids
  • C. Waxes
  • D. Terpenoids

Explanation: Phospholipids are soluble in both water and oil (amphiphilic) because the hydrocarbon tails of two fatty acids are still hydrophobic, but…

Correct answer: Phospholipids
  • A. Stearic Acid
  • B. Palmitic Acid
  • C. Butyric Acid
  • D. Oleic Acid

Explanation: Oleic acid is a mono-unsaturated omega-9 fatty acid found in various animal and vegetable sources.

Correct answer: Oleic Acid
  • A. Higher proportion of C-H
  • B. Higher proportion of C-O
  • C. Higher proportion of Oxygen
  • D. Low proportion of C-H bonds

Explanation: C-H bond is a stronger bond than the C-O bond, and since lipids contain a much higher proportion of C-H bonds than carbohydrates (because…

Correct answer: Higher proportion of C-H