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The component of blood which engulfs pathogens is … White cells Plasma Red corpuscles Platelets

The process of giving birth to young is called … Menstruation Lactation Gestation Parturition

Name the substance excreted during plant respiration. Nitrogen Carbon dioxide Oxygen Urea

Oxygenated blood enters the heart via the … Pulmonary artery Pulmonary vein Aorta Vena cava

A diploid cell resulting from the union of two haploid gametes is also known as a … Spore Endospore Zygospore Zygote

Which of the following elements is most important for protein synthesis? Sodium Nitrogen Phosphorus Iron

The epiglottis is found in the … Larynx Glottis Pharynx Trachea

Which of the following is not found in the dermis of the skin? Hair follicles Sweat glands Nerve endings Sebaceous glands

Maintaining a suitable quantity of water in cells is called … Osmoregulation Hydration Excretion Drinking

Which phase of a growth curve of micro-organisms is a period of rapid growth, as they double their numbers every time they replicate, due to abundance of resources? Lag phase Stationary phase Log phase Decline phase

In which organ does deamination occur? Uterus Liver Leaf Seed

Viruses resemble living things because they … Move Are crystalline Respond to stimuli Reproduce

The gland in the neck requires this to make its hormone. Fluorine Iodine Bromine Chlorine

An example of a vestigial organ or structure is … Claws of a lion Ear muscles of a dog Human appendix Elephant’s tusks

The term given to tests to identify the presence or absence of changed or harmful genes possessed by an individual is called genetic … Mutations Screening Engineering Fingerprinting

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