Biology miscellaneous
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.