Biology miscellaneous


  1. Sugarcane plants are usually propagated by vegetative means because









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    Vegetative reproduction is a form of asexual reproduction in plants. It is a process by which new individuals arise without production of seeds or spores. The methods of vegetative propagation include cutting, vegetative apomixis, layering, division, budding, grafting and tissue culture.

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    Vegetative reproduction is a form of asexual reproduction in plants. It is a process by which new individuals arise without production of seeds or spores. The methods of vegetative propagation include cutting, vegetative apomixis, layering, division, budding, grafting and tissue culture.


  1. Normal blood pressure of man is









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    Normal blood pressure is considered to be at or below 120 over 80 (120/80). Normally, blood pressures are usually categorized into three groups: low (90/60 or lower), high (140/90 or higher), and normal (values above 90/60 and below 130/80).

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    Normal blood pressure is considered to be at or below 120 over 80 (120/80). Normally, blood pressures are usually categorized into three groups: low (90/60 or lower), high (140/90 or higher), and normal (values above 90/60 and below 130/80).



  1. Approximately how many times each day, do our heart valves open and close normally?









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    The opening and closing of heart valves is known as a heartbeat. The average human heart beats 100,000 times per day.

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    The opening and closing of heart valves is known as a heartbeat. The average human heart beats 100,000 times per day.


  1. Haemophilia is mostly associated with









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    Hemophilia is a group of hereditary genetic disorders that impair the body's ability to control blood clotting or coagulation, which is used to stop bleeding when a blood vessel is broken. It has been associated with royal families due to inbreeding, and is sometimes called the 'Royal Disease,' Queen Victoria of England had this disease. However, it can occur in any family as a result of genetic mutation or a change in the genetic code.

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    Hemophilia is a group of hereditary genetic disorders that impair the body's ability to control blood clotting or coagulation, which is used to stop bleeding when a blood vessel is broken. It has been associated with royal families due to inbreeding, and is sometimes called the 'Royal Disease,' Queen Victoria of England had this disease. However, it can occur in any family as a result of genetic mutation or a change in the genetic code.



  1. Protein which renders a cell less susceptible to attack by viruses is called—









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    Interferons are proteins which render the cells less susceptible to attack by viruses. Interferons are proteins made and released by host cells in response to the presence of pathogens such as viruses, bacteria, parasites or tumor cells.

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    Interferons are proteins which render the cells less susceptible to attack by viruses. Interferons are proteins made and released by host cells in response to the presence of pathogens such as viruses, bacteria, parasites or tumor cells.