Biology Quiz 8

Pink mould is the common name for Neurospora. Neurospora is a genus of Ascomycete fungi. It produces pink or red bread mould.

Typhoid is not transmitted via blood transfusion. It is a highly contagious disease that's mostly spread through fecal contamination of food and water.

Compared with other types of grains, whole grains are better sources of fiber and other important nutrients, such as vitamin B, iron, folate, selenium, potassium and magnesium.

The rhizomes of ginger are considered as stems and not as roots as it contains nodes and internodes.

The study of extinct animals is called Paleontology. Paleontology is the study of the history of life on Earth as based on fossils. Fossils are the remains of plants, animals, fungi, bacteria, and single-celled living things that have been replaced by rock material or impressions of organisms preserved in rock.

Zymase is a complex enzyme whose presence in glucose and fructose is converted into alcohol. It catalyzes the fermentation of sugar into ethanol and carbon dioxide.

Conduction and respiration are associated with plants during the dark period. Conduction is the process by which vital nutrients are transported to the different parts of a plant. This process is independent of the light factor. Respiration always occurs in plants, but night respiration is more evident since the photosynthesis process ceases.

Saliva helps in the digestion of starch (complex carbohydrates). It contains special enzymes called amylase that help digest the starches in food. Amylase breaks down starches into sugars, which the body can more easily absorb.

The human skeleton of an adult consists of around 206 bones. There are typically around 270 bones in human infants, which fuse to become 206 to 213 bones in the human adult.

Trypanosomiasis, also known as sleeping sickness, is caused by microscopic parasites of the species Trypanosoma brucei.