Which of these regulates sugar metabolism?
Correct answer C. Insulin
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What is the membrane that covers the lungs called?
Correct answer C. Pleura
Which enzyme does saliva contain?
Correct answer A. Amylase
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One torr is equal to how many millimetres of mercury?
Correct answer D. 1 mm
In which part of the human body is the parasite Entamoeba histolytica found?
Correct answer B. Intestines
Which colour of light does chlorophyll not absorb?
Correct answer D. Green
Where is food stored in an onion?
Correct answer A. Scale leaves
Compared with liquids, how does sound travel in solids?
Correct answer A. Fastest
For what work were Kornberg and Ochoa awarded the Nobel Prize?
Correct answer A. Artificial synthesis of DNA
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How much fat yields 9.3 kilocalories of energy?
Correct answer D. 1.0 gram
What does the term gene refer to?
Correct answer D. A portion of DNA
How much energy does one gram of carbohydrate provide?
Correct answer B. 4.1 kcal
In chromosomes, which material controls heredity?
Correct answer B. DNA
What are muscles, tissues and blood all largely made of?
Correct answer A. Proteins
Which molecule carries genetic information on chromosomes from one generation of cells to the next?
Correct answer C. DNA
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Roughly how long can a person survive without food (given water)?
Correct answer A. About one month
What are genes made of?
Correct answer B. Polynucleotides
Into how many groups is human blood divided?
Correct answer D. Four groups
Who first described chromosomes as thread-like structures in the nucleus?
Correct answer D. Strasburger
Which substance do we use to purify water?
Correct answer C. Chlorine