Biology miscellaneous


  1. Which one of the following organs converts glycogen into glucose and purifies the blood?









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    Liver produces bile which is stored in the gall bladder. Liver is the largest gland in the body.

    Correct Option: A

    Liver produces bile which is stored in the gall bladder. Liver is the largest gland in the body.


  1. The lockjaw is a pathological condition of









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    The lockjaw is a pathological condition of tetanus. Clostridium tetani bacteria are responsible for tetanus. Main symptoms of tetanus : spasms of muscles and convulsions, lockjaw.

    Correct Option: D

    The lockjaw is a pathological condition of tetanus. Clostridium tetani bacteria are responsible for tetanus. Main symptoms of tetanus : spasms of muscles and convulsions, lockjaw.



  1. Blood fails to clot white flowing in the blood vessel because of the presence of









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    Heparin also known as un-fractionated heparin, a highly sulfated glycosaminoglycan, is widely used as an injectable anticoagulant, and has the highest negative charge density of any known biological molecule.

    Correct Option: A

    Heparin also known as un-fractionated heparin, a highly sulfated glycosaminoglycan, is widely used as an injectable anticoagulant, and has the highest negative charge density of any known biological molecule.


  1. In which of the following animals, is open circulatory system found?









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    The open circulatory system is a system in which fluid in a cavity called the hemocoel bathes the organs directly with oxygen and nutrients and there is no distinction between blood and interstitial fluid; this combined fluid is called hemolymph or hemolymph. Arthropods and mollusks have an open circulatory system.

    Correct Option: A

    The open circulatory system is a system in which fluid in a cavity called the hemocoel bathes the organs directly with oxygen and nutrients and there is no distinction between blood and interstitial fluid; this combined fluid is called hemolymph or hemolymph. Arthropods and mollusks have an open circulatory system.



  1. The larvae of cockroach is called









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    Cockroaches develop through a process called gradual metamorphosis. This process has three stages: egg, nymph, and adult.

    Correct Option: B

    Cockroaches develop through a process called gradual metamorphosis. This process has three stages: egg, nymph, and adult.