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1
Q

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

A

glycogen

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

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fungi

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3
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The power house of the cell is called
nucleus
mitochondria
lysosome
cytoplasm

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mitochondria

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4
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A visible concentrated growth of algae or other aquatic life/plants is called
phytoplankton
amoeba
bloom
zoo-plankton

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bloom

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5
Q

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

A

progesterone

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6
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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

A

lysosomes

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7
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Non-photosynthetic eukaryotes, highly organized with soil as its major habitat
fungi
Virus
protozoa
bacteria

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fungi

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8
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Materials in which microorganisms are grown in a laboratory
nutrients
substrates
enzymes
culture media

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culture media

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9
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A measure of the degree of unsaturation of a fatty acid *
acid number
iodine number
saponification number
deborah number

A

iodine number

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10
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Which of the following is a saturated fatty acid *
oleic acid
linoleic acid
arachidonic acid
palmitic acid

A

palmitic acid

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11
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Which of the following is not steroid
sex hormones
cholesterol
adrenocortical hormones
prostaglandin

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prostaglandin

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12
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Type of bacteria that are considered to be ancient organisms such as
methanogens, halobacteria and thermoacidophiles
archaebacteria
eubacteria
bacteriophage
virus

A

archaebacteria

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13
Q

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

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asexual reproduction

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14
Q

The organism that reproduces by sparulation is
bacteria
molds
protozoa
yeast

A

molds

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15
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These are DNA or RNA coated protein that may or may not be considered as
living things
protozoa
alage
bacteria
virus

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virus

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16
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Group of microorganisms that grow in the presence of low oxygen concentration *
pathogens
bacteria
fungi
microaerophiles

A

microaerophiles

17
Q

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

A

vit C

18
Q

The enzyme in the stomach
urease
papase
pepsin
bromelis

A

pepsin

19
Q

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

A

1:1 mole of glucose and fructose

20
Q

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

A

proteins

21
Q

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

A

sunlight

22
Q

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

A

pasteurization

23
Q

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

A

lactic acid bacteria

23
Q

A basis amino acid is
alanine
lysine
serine
cystein

A

lysine

24
Q

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

A

mesophiles

25
Q

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

A

plasma membrane

26
Q

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

A

phenotype

26
Q

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

A

acetobacters

27
Q

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

A

autotroph

28
Q

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

A

mumps

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