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What element is necessary for the formation of chlorophyll? Magnesium CopperPhosphorus Calcium
Which of the following is an enzyme, produced by the pancreas, whose product is amino acids? Catalase LipaseTrypsin Maltase
Name an enzyme, produced by the pancreas, whose products are fatty acids and glycerol. CatalaseLipase AmylaseMaltase
Name an enzyme in saliva which breaks down starch to maltose. MaltaseAmylase LipaseCatalase
A device consisting of one or a number of hollow tubes radiating from the centre and pierced by a number of very small perforations for admitting gases or liquids into a mixture is called a … AgitatorOxygenator StirrerSparger
In a certain type of processing the organisms being grown are maintained in the log phase of the growth curve. Name this type of processing. Bioprocessing Continuous flow processing Batch processingBiophysics
Which of the following gases contributes most to the increase in weight of a plant? NitrogenOxygen Carbon dioxideWater vapour
The force with which molecules of the same substance can stick to each other is known as … ActiveCohesion AdhesionCrenation
The amount or number of molecules of a solvent, which is dissolved in a solute is known as … The concentrationThe solution HaemolysisBody fluid
The movement of solute from a region of high solute concentration to a region of lower solute concentration and no membrane is necessary, describes what process? OsmosisActive transport DiffusionPlasmolysis
A solution with a higher solute concentration than the surrounding solution is known as what type of solution? HypotonicHypertonic IsotonicIsotopic
What process is the movement of water from a region of high solvent concentration to a region of lower solvent concentration through a semi- permeable membrane? DiffusionActive transport PlasmolysisOsmosis
A normal man marries a woman who is a carrier of the recessive haemophilia gene, which is sex-linked and occurs only in males. What proportion of their offspring could have the condition? 1 in 21 in 4 1 in 61 in 8
Which of the following is an inherited disease in which blood does not clot? Sickle-cell anaemiaArteriosclerosis HaemophiliaAnaemia
A person with blood type A may receive a transfusion of which type(s) of blood? AB & OA & O ABA & AB
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