Biology miscellaneous


  1. Quarantine regulation is concerned with









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    Quarantine is compulsory isolation, typically to contain the spread of something considered dangerous, often but not always disease. Quarantine legislation is in place in countries worldwide restricting the import of non-indigenous plant and animal pathogens. Those who wish to import such organisms must hold the relevant import permit, which can be obtained, from the relevant country Authority.

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    Quarantine is compulsory isolation, typically to contain the spread of something considered dangerous, often but not always disease. Quarantine legislation is in place in countries worldwide restricting the import of non-indigenous plant and animal pathogens. Those who wish to import such organisms must hold the relevant import permit, which can be obtained, from the relevant country Authority.


  1. Lac is produced from









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    Lac is the scarlet resinous secretion of a number of species of insects, namely some of the species of the genera Metatachardia, Laccifer, Tachordiella, Austrotacharidia, Afrotac-hardina, and Tachardina of the superfamily Coccoidea, of which the most commonly cultivated species is Kerria lacca. The above-mentioned families are some of the 28 families of scale insects and mealybugs comprising a large group of about 8,000 described species of plant sucking insects, a few of which produce similar natural products (e.g., cochineal and crimson). Thousands of these tiny insects colonize branches of suitable host trees and secrete the resinous pigment. The coated branches of the host trees are cut and harvested as sticklac.

    Correct Option: B

    Lac is the scarlet resinous secretion of a number of species of insects, namely some of the species of the genera Metatachardia, Laccifer, Tachordiella, Austrotacharidia, Afrotac-hardina, and Tachardina of the superfamily Coccoidea, of which the most commonly cultivated species is Kerria lacca. The above-mentioned families are some of the 28 families of scale insects and mealybugs comprising a large group of about 8,000 described species of plant sucking insects, a few of which produce similar natural products (e.g., cochineal and crimson). Thousands of these tiny insects colonize branches of suitable host trees and secrete the resinous pigment. The coated branches of the host trees are cut and harvested as sticklac.



  1. Through ‘Photosynthesis’ green plants generate









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    Photosynthesis is the process by which green plants and certain other organisms transform light energy into chemical energy. Photosynthesis in green plants harnesses the energy of sunlight to convert carbon dioxide, water, and minerals into organic compounds and gaseous oxygen. The principal organic products of plant photosynthesis are carbohydrates. Formation of the simple carbohydrate glucose is shown by the equation: 6CO2 (carbon dioxide) + 12H2O (water) → C6H12O6 (glucose) + 6O2 (oxygen) + H2O (water).

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    Photosynthesis is the process by which green plants and certain other organisms transform light energy into chemical energy. Photosynthesis in green plants harnesses the energy of sunlight to convert carbon dioxide, water, and minerals into organic compounds and gaseous oxygen. The principal organic products of plant photosynthesis are carbohydrates. Formation of the simple carbohydrate glucose is shown by the equation: 6CO2 (carbon dioxide) + 12H2O (water) → C6H12O6 (glucose) + 6O2 (oxygen) + H2O (water).


  1. The name of the first cloned sheep was









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    Dolly was a female domestic sheep, and the first mammal to be cloned from an adult somatic cell, using the process of nuclear transfer. She was cloned by Ian Wilmut, Keith Campbell and colleagues at the Roslin Institute and the biotechnology company PPL Therapeutics near Edinburgh in Scotland. The cell used as the donor for the cloning of Dolly was taken from a mammary gland, and the production of a healthy clone therefore proved that a cell taken from a specific part of the body could recreate a whole individual.

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    Dolly was a female domestic sheep, and the first mammal to be cloned from an adult somatic cell, using the process of nuclear transfer. She was cloned by Ian Wilmut, Keith Campbell and colleagues at the Roslin Institute and the biotechnology company PPL Therapeutics near Edinburgh in Scotland. The cell used as the donor for the cloning of Dolly was taken from a mammary gland, and the production of a healthy clone therefore proved that a cell taken from a specific part of the body could recreate a whole individual.



  1. ‘Why excessive heating and repeated use of cooking oil are most undesirable ?









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    Repeated use of cooking oil at high temperatures will cause the hydraulic fat into free fatty acids are easily oxidized, so that the oil becomes rancid and form trans fatty acids can lead to health problems associated with the metabolism of cholesterol, high blood pressure, and heart. Not only that, the repeated use of used oil will also form acrolein is a compound that causes intense itching in the throat and cause coughing. And that is not less dangerous, this oil is a carcinogen that can cause cancer. Therefore, experts recommend eating foods that contain saturated fat less than 10 percent of the daily intake.

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    Repeated use of cooking oil at high temperatures will cause the hydraulic fat into free fatty acids are easily oxidized, so that the oil becomes rancid and form trans fatty acids can lead to health problems associated with the metabolism of cholesterol, high blood pressure, and heart. Not only that, the repeated use of used oil will also form acrolein is a compound that causes intense itching in the throat and cause coughing. And that is not less dangerous, this oil is a carcinogen that can cause cancer. Therefore, experts recommend eating foods that contain saturated fat less than 10 percent of the daily intake.