quiz

Question 1

It is the major form of stored carbohydrate in animals
glycogen
starch
amylose
amylopectin

Answer 1

glycogen

Question 2

Plants that are devoid of chlorophyll and are therefore unable to synthesize their own food
fungi
bacteria
virus
yeast

Answer 2

fungi

Question 3

The power house of the cell is called
nucleus
mitochondria
lysosome
cytoplasm

Answer 3

mitochondria

Question 4

A visible concentrated growth of algae or other aquatic life/plants is called
phytoplankton
amoeba
bloom
zoo-plankton

Answer 4

bloom

Question 5

Most important pregnancy hormone secreted by the placenta
sex hormones
testosterone
progesterone
androsterone

Answer 5

progesterone

Question 6

These are very small bound particles that release digestive enzymes and
contribute to the digestion of nutrients in a cell
endoplasmic reticulum
golgi bodies
lysosomes
mitochondria

Answer 6

lysosomes

Question 7

Non-photosynthetic eukaryotes, highly organized with soil as its major habitat
fungi
Virus
protozoa
bacteria

Answer 7

fungi

Question 8

Materials in which microorganisms are grown in a laboratory
nutrients
substrates
enzymes
culture media

Answer 8

culture media

Question 9

A measure of the degree of unsaturation of a fatty acid *
acid number
iodine number
saponification number
deborah number

Answer 9

iodine number

Question 10

Which of the following is a saturated fatty acid *
oleic acid
linoleic acid
arachidonic acid
palmitic acid

Answer 10

palmitic acid

Question 11

Which of the following is not steroid
sex hormones
cholesterol
adrenocortical hormones
prostaglandin

Answer 11

prostaglandin

Question 12

Type of bacteria that are considered to be ancient organisms such as
methanogens, halobacteria and thermoacidophiles
archaebacteria
eubacteria
bacteriophage
virus

Answer 12

archaebacteria

Question 13

What mode of reproduction in which a new offspring is produced by a single
parent and genetically and physically identical to each other?
vegetative reproduction
somatic reproduction
asexual reproduction
sexual reproduction

Answer 13

asexual reproduction

Question 14

The organism that reproduces by sparulation is
bacteria
molds
protozoa
yeast

Answer 14

molds

Question 15

These are DNA or RNA coated protein that may or may not be considered as
living things
protozoa
alage
bacteria
virus

Answer 15

virus

Question 16

Group of microorganisms that grow in the presence of low oxygen concentration *
pathogens
bacteria
fungi
microaerophiles

Answer 16

microaerophiles

Question 17

Which of the following vitamins is water-soluble
vitamin C
vitamin A
vitaminD
vitamin E

Answer 17

vit C

Question 18

The enzyme in the stomach
urease
papase
pepsin
bromelis

Answer 18

pepsin

Question 19

Hydrolysis of one mole of sucrose gives
1:1 mole of glucose and galactose
1:1 mole of glucose and fructose
2 moles of glucose
1:1 mole of mannose and glucose

Answer 19

1:1 mole of glucose and fructose

Question 20

These are the most abundant organic molecules in living cells
proteins
carbohydrates
lipids
fats

Answer 20

proteins

Question 21

The only source that naturally contains vitamin D *
sunlight
meat
fish oil
orange

Answer 21

sunlight

Question 22

Meth used to free milk from disease or germs
lyophitization
pasteurisation
fermentation
putrefication

Answer 22

pasteurization

Question 23

The microorganism utilized in the production of pickles
acetobacter
lactic acid bacteria
streptomyces griseus
aspergillus sojae

Answer 23

lactic acid bacteria

Question 23

A basis amino acid is
alanine
lysine
serine
cystein

Answer 23

lysine

Question 24

Bacteria which grow over the temperature range of 30 to 40 degree celsius. * psychrophiles hydrophiles mesophiles thermophiles

Answer 24

mesophiles

Question 25

What bacteria structure that is primarily composed of protein and phospholipid and it performs many functions, including transport, biosynthesis, and energy transduction? plasma membrane cytoplasm nucleiod cell wall

Answer 25

plasma membrane

Question 26

Heredity is a biological process whereby parents pass off genes to their offspring. The set observable expression/characteristics or traits of an organism such as height, eye color, and blood type, refers to? assortment genotype dominant phenotype

Answer 26

phenotype

Question 26

Bacteria which convert alcoholic solution to vinegar are coli acetobacters bacili proteins

Answer 26

acetobacters

Question 27

Organisms that grows or uses C02 as its principal carbon source autotroph aerobe mesophile heterotroph

Answer 27

autotroph

Question 28

Which of the following produced by a viral infection from another member of the paramyxoviruses that produces swollen parotid glands? mumps ulcer botulism

Answer 28

mumps