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  • The grouping of blood is based on substances called


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  • A. antibodies
  • B. antigens
  • C. antitoxin
  • D. enzymes

  • Correct Answer
  • antigens 

    Explanation

    The red blood corpuscles  or erythrocytes usually carry antigens and there are two types of antigens. The A group persons have antigen A in their red corpuscles and the B group have antigen B in their red corpuscles. The AB group person have both antigen A and antigen B in their erythrocytes. The 'O' group persons have no antigens in their red corpuscles.


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    • 1. Organisms which synthesise their own food are called

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    • A. autotrophs
    • B. heterotrophs
    • C. auxotrophs
    • D. saprotrophs
    • Discuss
    • 2. Organisms that feed on the excreta of other organisms are called

    • Options
    • A. autotrophs
    • B. heterotrophs
    • C. coprophagous
    • D. saprotrophs
    • Discuss
    • 3. Which observation proves that a cell is a eukaryote?

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    • A. It contains DNA
    • B. It contains ribosomes
    • C. It has a cell membrane
    • D. It has DNA inside a nucleus
    • Discuss
    • 4. The normal blood pressure in human beings is

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    • A. 80/120
    • B. 120/80
    • C. 80/110
    • D. 110/90
    • Discuss
    • 5. Sort each description by the type of RNA it describes? a) contains an anticodon b) specifies the amino acid squence for a protein c) contains exons d) has amino acids covalently attached e) is a component of ribosomes f) is the most abundant form of RNA

    • Options
    • A. a, b, d - tRNA, c - mRNA, e, f - rRNA
    • B. a, c - tRNA, b, d - mRNA, e, f - rRNA
    • C. a, e, f - rRNA, b - mRNA, c, d - tRNA
    • D. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 6. Organisms that live in the deep sea are mainly

    • Options
    • A. Herbivores
    • B. Carnivores
    • C. Detritivores
    • D. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 7. Genes are made of

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    • A. Carbohydrates
    • B. Proteins
    • C. Fats
    • D. Nucleotides
    • Discuss
    • 8. The book Historia plantrum is written by

    • Options
    • A. Aristotle
    • B. Theophrastus
    • C. Hipporates
    • D. Darwin
    • Discuss
    • 9. The insects do not have blood pigments because

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    • A. there is no blood
    • B. blood does not have a respirratory function
    • C. tissues have pigments
    • D. pigments are elsewhere
    • Discuss
    • 10. In photosynthesis________

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    • A. Light energy is converted into chemical energy
    • B. Chemical energy is converted into Light energy
    • C. Chemical energy is converted into electrical energy
    • D. Light energy is converted into Mechanical energy
    • Discuss


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