Biology miscellaneous
- Quinine, the commonly used drug to treat malaria, is obtained from a plant. What part of the plant yields the drug ?
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Quinine, as a component of the bark of the cinchona tree, was used to treat malaria from as early as the 1600s. The bark of trees in this genus is the source of a variety of alkaloids, the most familiar of which is quinine, an antipyretic (anti-fever) agent.
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Quinine, as a component of the bark of the cinchona tree, was used to treat malaria from as early as the 1600s. The bark of trees in this genus is the source of a variety of alkaloids, the most familiar of which is quinine, an antipyretic (anti-fever) agent.
- What vessel carries the venous blood to the lungs for oxygenation?
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Pulmonary arteries carry venous blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs. They carry deoxygenated blood to the lungs, where it releases carbon dioxide and pick up oxygen during respiration.
Correct Option: A
Pulmonary arteries carry venous blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs. They carry deoxygenated blood to the lungs, where it releases carbon dioxide and pick up oxygen during respiration.
- Which of the following metals is present in chlorophyll?
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Chlorophyll is a chlorin pigment, which is structurally similar to and produced through the same metabolic pathway as other porphyrin pigments such as heme. At the center of the chlorin ring is a magnesium ion.
Correct Option: B
Chlorophyll is a chlorin pigment, which is structurally similar to and produced through the same metabolic pathway as other porphyrin pigments such as heme. At the center of the chlorin ring is a magnesium ion.
- The trace metal present in insulin is
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Trace elements play important role in Insulin metabolism. The relationship between diabetes, insulin and zinc (Zn) is complex with no clear cause and effect relationships. Several of the complications of diabetes may be related to increased intracellular oxidants and free radicals associated with decreases in intracellular Zn and in Zn dependent antioxidant enzymes.
Correct Option: B
Trace elements play important role in Insulin metabolism. The relationship between diabetes, insulin and zinc (Zn) is complex with no clear cause and effect relationships. Several of the complications of diabetes may be related to increased intracellular oxidants and free radicals associated with decreases in intracellular Zn and in Zn dependent antioxidant enzymes.
- Which one of the following organs excretes water, fat and various catabolic wastes ?
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The kidneys are essential in the urinary system and also serve homeostatic functions such as the regulation of electrolytes, maintenance of acid–base balance, and regulation of blood pressure (via maintaining salt and water balance). They serve the body as a natural filter of the blood, and remove wastes which are diverted to the urinary bladder.
Correct Option: A
The kidneys are essential in the urinary system and also serve homeostatic functions such as the regulation of electrolytes, maintenance of acid–base balance, and regulation of blood pressure (via maintaining salt and water balance). They serve the body as a natural filter of the blood, and remove wastes which are diverted to the urinary bladder.