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1 Normally, how many pairs of chromosomes are present in a human cell?
A 23 Most cells in the human body are diploid, meaning they have two complete sets of chromosomes, one inherited from each parent.
2 Oncology is the study and treatment of which disease?
A Cancer
3 Name one of the two wild big cats (of different genus) that cannot roar because of their type of larynx?
A Cougar or cheetah – they don’t have the hyoid bone adaptation that lions, tigers, leopards, jaguars, and snow leopards have, which means they can’t roar, but they can purr.
4 What would you be suffering from if you had an epistaxis?
A A Nosebleed
5 Stainless steel also contains a minimum of 10.5% of which metal other than iron?
A Chromium.
6 Be, at atomic number 4, is the symbol for which element?
A Beryllium
7 On what does a carpophagous animal mainly feed?
A Fruit – The carpophagous bat species are crucial for pollination as they feed on nectar and fruit
8 What name is given to a medicinal extract dissolved in alcohol?
A Tincture
9 Which metal is extracted from bauxite ore?
A Aluminium – Bauxite ore is refined to produce alumina (aluminium oxide), which is then further processed through electrolysis to yield aluminum metal.
10 If an animal is described as “palmate”, what specific feature does it have?
A Webbed feet, specifically with webbing between the anterior digits (2-4), like those found in ducks, geese, and swans.