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  • A. Cluster
  • B. Spherical or curried up ball
  • C. Long strands or fibrils
  • D. Flat uncoiled chains

Explanation: The options describe different conformations of polypeptide chains.Option A describes a formation, not characteristic of fibrous…

Correct answer: Long strands or fibrils
  • A. Ethane
  • B. Fatty acid
  • C. H atom
  • D. Competitive reversible

Explanation: Glycine is the simplest amino acid, with its R group (the side chain of an amino acid) consisting of just a single hydrogen atom.

Correct answer: H atom
  • A. Primary structure of protein
  • B. Secondary structure of protein
  • C. Tertiary structure of protein
  • D. Quaternary structure of protein

Explanation: Tertiary structure of protein represents the unique three-dimensional shape of the fully folded polypeptide.

Correct answer: Tertiary structure of protein
  • A. Physiological components
  • B. Functional components
  • C. Structural components
  • D. Biological components

Explanation: Proteins play a crucial role as the main structural components of the cell.

Correct answer: Structural components
  • A. Condensation
  • B. Hydrolysis
  • C. Glycolysis
  • D. Fixation

Explanation: Hydrolysis is a chemical reaction where water is used to break down a compound, resulting in the separation of the compound into its…

Correct answer: Hydrolysis
  • A. Mechanoreceptor
  • B. Nociceptors
  • C. Chemoreceptors
  • D. Thermoreceptors

Explanation: Nociceptors are responsible for detecting pain sensations and transmitting them to the brain.This option is not correct.

Correct answer: Nociceptors
  • A. Homeostasis
  • B. Sensory receptors
  • C. Caffeine
  • D. The medulla

Explanation: Sensory receptors, specifically nociceptors, are responsible for sending the pain message to the brain when a finger (or any other part of…

Correct answer: Sensory receptors
  • A. Necrosis
  • B. Metastasis
  • C. Epistasis
  • D. Apoptosis

Explanation: Explanation:The internal program of events and sequences of morphological changes by which a cell commits suicide is collectively called…

Correct answer: Apoptosis
  • A. Necrosis
  • B. Metastasis
  • C. Apoptosis
  • D. Epistasis

Explanation: [A] Necrosis is the death of a body tissue,occurring when too little blood flows to the tissue.[B]Metastasis means that cancer has spread…

Correct answer: Necrosis
  • A. Mitosis
  • B. Meiosis
  • C. Cell Growth
  • D. Mitosis & Meiosis

Explanation: Mitosis is important for three main reasons: development and growth, cell replacement, and asexual reproduction.Mitosis heals wounds by…

Correct answer: Mitosis
  • A. Anticodon site
  • B. Ribosomes recognition site
  • C. 3'-site with terminal OH
  • D. Activation enzyme recognition site

Explanation: [A] At anticodon site is complementary to a corresponding codon in mRNA and binds to that specific complementary codons[B] Ribosome…

Correct answer: 3'-site with terminal OH
  • A. Genital herpes
  • B. Gonorrhea
  • C. AIDS
  • D. Syphilis

Explanation: Explanation:Gonorrhea is a bacterial infection caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhea.

Correct answer: Gonorrhea
  • A. Abdominal Pain
  • B. Vesicular lesions in the epithelial layer
  • C. Fever
  • D. Failure of immune system

Explanation: Explanation:This is a common symptom of herpes simplex, which presents as painful, fluid-filled blisters or vesicles on or around the…

Correct answer: Vesicular lesions in the epithelial layer
  • A. Blood transfusion
  • B. Blood clotting
  • C. Absence of fibrinogen
  • D. Contaminated soil

Explanation: Hepatitis B is a potentially life-threatening liver infection caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). It is a major global health problem.

Correct answer: Blood transfusion
  • A. Oro-fecal Route
  • B. Unsafe Sex
  • C. Vector Borne
  • D. Droplet Infection

Explanation: Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted disease that is introduced into the body through sexual contact, usually through genitals and oral…

Correct answer: Unsafe Sex
  • A. Hair
  • B. Heart
  • C. Peripheral Nervous System
  • D. Birth canal

Explanation: Syphilis, at its late stages, is known to cause cardiovascular diseases which involve the enlargement of the heart such that the aorta can…

Correct answer: Heart
  • A. Will produce anti-Rh antibodies if given Rh* blood
  • B. Rh* antigens are present on RBCs
  • C. Cannot produce anti-Rh antibodies in any case
  • D. Rh* antibodies are present in blood

Explanation: Explanation:If Rh- person receives Rh antigen through the wrong Rh+ blood transfusion, he will begin to produce anti-Rh antibodies against…

Correct answer: Will produce anti-Rh antibodies if given Rh* blood
  • A. AIDS and Cancer
  • B. Malaria and AIDS
  • C. Typhoid and Cancer
  • D. Measles and Mumps

Explanation: Measles and mumps, both can be prevented by a joint two-dose vaccine, i.e. the MMR vaccine.

Correct answer: Measles and Mumps
  • A. Platelets
  • B. B-Lymphocytes
  • C. Eosinophils
  • D. T-Lymphocytes

Explanation: The thymus gland is involved in the maturation of T cells, a type of white blood cell that plays a vital role in the immune system.

Correct answer: T-Lymphocytes
  • A. Antigens
  • B. Immunogens
  • C. Serum
  • D. Immunoglobulins

Explanation: Immunoglobulins (antibodies) are directly introduced to provide immediate immunity.

Correct answer: Immunoglobulins