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  • A. Lamarck
  • B. Charles Darwin
  • C. Herbert spencer
  • D. Aristotle

Explanation: The term "survival of the fittest" was used by Herbert Spencer, an English philosopher and scientist.

Correct answer: Herbert spencer
  • A. Vestigial organs
  • B. Homologous organs
  • C. Analogous organs
  • D. Embryonic organs

Explanation: Vestigial organs are structures in the body that have lost or greatly reduced their original function in the course of evolution.

Correct answer: Vestigial organs
  • A. Analogy
  • B. Homology
  • C. Evolutionary relationship
  • D. Phylogeny

Explanation: Homology refers to the similarity in characteristics or traits between different species that is due to shared ancestry.

Correct answer: Homology
  • A. Von bear
  • B. Hackel
  • C. Herbert Spencer
  • D. Darwin

Explanation: Option B is correct.The principle that "ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny" was formulated by Ernst Hackel.

Correct answer: Hackel
  • A. Haemocyonin
  • B. Haemoprotein
  • C. Myoglobin
  • D. Haemorrhoids

Explanation: A coiled haemoglobin is referred to as 'Haemoprotein' because haemoglobin is a type of haemoprotein.

Correct answer: Haemoprotein
  • A. Magnesium
  • B. Sodium
  • C. Iron
  • D. Potassium

Explanation: Hemoglobin is a protein in red blood cells responsible for oxygen transport.

Correct answer: Iron
  • A. Secreted proteins
  • B. Blood clotting factors
  • C. Antibodies
  • D. All of the above

Explanation: The correct answer is All of the above because oligosaccharides are involved in the modification and functionality of secreted proteins…

Correct answer: All of the above
  • A. Lipoprotein
  • B. Nucleoprotein
  • C. Glycolipid
  • D. Glycoprotein

Explanation: Option D is correct.The conjugated molecule that is primarily present in egg albumin is glycoprotein.

Correct answer: Glycoprotein
  • A. Vitamins
  • B. Amino acids
  • C. Nucleotides
  • D. Sugar

Explanation: NAD (Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide) is a coenzyme that plays a central role in various cellular processes, including energy…

Correct answer: Nucleotides
  • A. Cytoplasm
  • B. Nucleus
  • C. Vacuoles
  • D. Nuclear pores

Explanation: The cytoplasm is the gel-like fluid inside the cell. It is the medium for chemical reactions.

Correct answer: Nucleus
  • A. Proteins
  • B. Carbohydrates
  • C. Phospholipids
  • D. Terpendoids

Explanation: rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER), a series of connected flattened sacs, part of a continuous membrane organelle within the cytoplasm of…

Correct answer: Proteins
  • A. lysosomes
  • B. ribosome
  • C. rough endoplasmic reticulum
  • D. smooth endoplasmic reticulum

Explanation: The cell organelle responsible for the detoxification of waste substances is the smooth endoplasmic reticulum.

Correct answer: smooth endoplasmic reticulum
  • A. Peroxisomes
  • B. Lysosomes
  • C. Glyoxisomes
  • D. Ribosomes

Explanation: Glyoxisomes are specialized organelles found only in plants. These contain enzymes for the glyoxylate cycle, through which fats are…

Correct answer: Glyoxisomes
  • A. A (outer membrane) - regulates molecule passage
  • B. B (inner membrane) - forms infoldings called cristae
  • C. C (crista) - site of Glycolysis.
  • D. D (matrix) - site of Anaerobic fermentation.

Explanation: The correct answer is B (inner membrane) - forms infoldings called cristae.

Correct answer: B (inner membrane) - forms infoldings called cristae
  • A. Sodium ions
  • B. Calcium ions
  • C. Potassium ions
  • D. Magnesium ions

Explanation: The correct answer is Option D: Magnesium ions. Magnesium ions play a crucial role in stabilizing the ribosome-mRNA complex by…

Correct answer: Magnesium ions
  • A. Chloroplastids
  • B. Proplastids
  • C. Chromoplastids
  • D. Leucoplastids

Explanation: All types of plastids are produced from proplastids. Proplastids are undifferentiated, non-pigmented plastids that serve as the precursor…

Correct answer: Proplastids
  • A. Glyoxisome
  • B. Bile juice
  • C. Pancreatic juice
  • D. Lysosomes

Explanation: Glyoxisomes are specialized organelles found in plant cells and some microorganisms.

Correct answer: Glyoxisome
  • A. Enzymes
  • B. Protein
  • C. Sugar
  • D. Lipids

Explanation: The smooth endoplasmic reticulum (SER) is primarily responsible for the synthesis of lipids, which include phospholipids, cholesterol, and…

Correct answer: Lipids
  • A. Golgi-Apparatus
  • B. Lysosomes
  • C. Peroxisomes
  • D. Glyoxisomes

Explanation: Lysosomes perform phagocytosis, pinocutosis and autophagy as they contain enzymes to digest foreign material and casue cell death.

Correct answer: Lysosomes
  • A. Stroma
  • B. Grana
  • C. Thylakoid membrane
  • D. Crista

Explanation: The correct answer is the thylakoid membrane. This is where the pigments chlorophyll a, b, and carotenoids are located, as they are…

Correct answer: Thylakoid membrane