Biology Quiz 4

Ringworm is a fungal disease. It is a common infection of the skin that is caused by a type of fungus called dermatophytes.

Protein is most important for the growth of children up to the age of 14 as during the teenage, children experience rapid changes in their physical development. Protein is a slow-digesting nutrient, which is needed for the repair and growth of muscles and tissues. It is also essential for the production of enzymes and hormones.

A third molar is commonly known as a wisdom tooth. It is one of the three molars per quadrant of the human dentition. It is the most posterior of the three. The age at which wisdom teeth come through (erupt) is variable, but this generally occurs between late teens and early twenties.

A Roundworm (called Ascaris lumbricoides) is a human parasite found in the Small intestine. It infects a human's small intestine and acts as a parasite, getting nutrients from its host's intestinal tract.

Biological control is the use of living organisms to maintain pest populations below damaging levels. Predators of a pest, Pheromone traps and neem extracts are used as a Biological control. Pesticides are not used as a Biological control as it is a chemical agents.

Birds which swim in water have webbed feet. Ducks, geese, and swans all have webbed feet. The primary use for webbed feet is paddling through the water.

Mycobacterium Bovis, a bacterial species of the M. tuberculosis complex, is a pathogen that primarily infects cattle. However, humans also can become infected, most commonly through the consumption of unpasteurized milk products from infected cows.

Corpus luteum (CL) is a yellow hormone-secreting body in the female reproductive system which secretes progesterone. It is a completely normal cyst that forms on the ovary every single month in women of childbearing age. This cyst is actually a group of cells inside ovaries that forms during each menstrual cycle. It appears right after an egg leaves the ovary (ovulation).

Xenobiotics which are inherently resistant to microbial attack are called as Recalcitrant.

Due to the presence of Carotene, a fat-soluble pigment, the colour of cows milk is slightly yellow. β-Carotene is a secondary source of vitamin A, considered a precursor, and is usually present in milk.