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[#691] Rod shaped bacteria are known as
Correct Answer

(B) Bacilli

Explanation

Solution: Bacilli are rod-shaped bacteria. Bacilli all divide in one plane producing a bacillus, streptobacillus, or coccobacillus arrangement.

[#692] Virus is not regarded as a cell, because
Correct Answer

(D) All of the above

Explanation

Solution: Viruses are not made out of cells, they can't keep themselves in a stable state, they don't grow, and they can't make their own energy. Even though they definitely replicate and adapt to their environment, viruses are more like androids than real living organisms.

[#693] Most of the digestion occur in which part of alimentary canal of man
Correct Answer

(B) Small intestine

Explanation

Solution: Most of the digestion of food takes place in the small intestine which is the longest part of the GI tract. A major digestive organ is the stomach. Within its mucosa are millions of embedded gastric glands.

[#694] Which of the following is not an enzyme?
Correct Answer

(A) Oxytocin

Explanation

Solution: Oxytocin is not an enzyme.

[#695] Man has ________ pairs of salivary glands.
Correct Answer

(A) 3

Explanation

Solution: There are three pairs of major salivary glands: the parotid glands, the submandibular glands, and the sublingual glands.