Biology miscellaneous


  1. Amoebiasis is causing









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    Amoebiasis refers to infection caused by the amoeba Entamoeba histolytica. Amoebiasis is estimated to cause 70,000 deaths per year worldwide. Symptoms can range from mild diarrhea to dysentery with blood and mucus in the stool. E. histolytica is usually a commensal organism.

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    Amoebiasis refers to infection caused by the amoeba Entamoeba histolytica. Amoebiasis is estimated to cause 70,000 deaths per year worldwide. Symptoms can range from mild diarrhea to dysentery with blood and mucus in the stool. E. histolytica is usually a commensal organism.


  1. The presence of air cavities is an adaptation of









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    Totally submerged plants are the true water plants or hydrophytes. Because they are truly aquatic they have the greatest number of adaptations to life in water. Air-filled cavities often extend throughout the leaves and stems of aquatic plants, providing an internal atmosphere.

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    Totally submerged plants are the true water plants or hydrophytes. Because they are truly aquatic they have the greatest number of adaptations to life in water. Air-filled cavities often extend throughout the leaves and stems of aquatic plants, providing an internal atmosphere.



  1. Some viruses have RNA but no DNA. This would indicate that–









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    DNA is an informational molecule encoding the genetic instructions Along with RNA and proteins, it is one of the three major macromolecules that are essential for all known forms of life. Genetic information is encoded as a sequence of nucleotides (guanine, adenine, thymine, and cytosine) recorded using the letters G, A, T, and C.

    Correct Option: B

    DNA is an informational molecule encoding the genetic instructions Along with RNA and proteins, it is one of the three major macromolecules that are essential for all known forms of life. Genetic information is encoded as a sequence of nucleotides (guanine, adenine, thymine, and cytosine) recorded using the letters G, A, T, and C.


  1. Accupuncture is









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    Acupuncture is an alternative medicine methodology originating in ancient China that treats patients by manipulating thin, solid needles that have been inserted into acupuncture points in the skin. According to Traditional Chinese medicine, stimulating these points can correct imbalances in the flow of qi through channels known as meridians.

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    Acupuncture is an alternative medicine methodology originating in ancient China that treats patients by manipulating thin, solid needles that have been inserted into acupuncture points in the skin. According to Traditional Chinese medicine, stimulating these points can correct imbalances in the flow of qi through channels known as meridians.



  1. Number of Eyes in an Earthworm is—









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    Earthworms have no eyes, but they do have light receptors and can tell when they are in the dark, or in the light.

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    Earthworms have no eyes, but they do have light receptors and can tell when they are in the dark, or in the light.