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Biology Medium

Which process converts mRNA information into a protein sequence at ribosomes?

  • ATranscription
  • BTranslation
  • CReplication
  • DTransduction
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Correct Answer: Option B — Translation
Explanation: Translation is the process by which ribosomes read the mRNA sequence and assemble amino acids in the correct order to synthesise a specific protein using tRNA molecules.
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Biology Medium

Which process copies DNA information into mRNA in the nucleus?

  • ATranslation
  • BReplication
  • CTransduction
  • DTranscription
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Correct Answer: Option D — Transcription
Explanation: Transcription is the process by which the information in a DNA sequence is copied into mRNA by the enzyme RNA polymerase taking place in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells.
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Biology Medium

Which molecule carries genetic information from DNA to ribosomes for protein synthesis?

  • AmRNA
  • BtRNA
  • CrRNA
  • DsnRNA
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Correct Answer: Option A — mRNA
Explanation: Messenger RNA or mRNA carries the genetic code from DNA in the nucleus to ribosomes in the cytoplasm where it serves as a template for protein synthesis through translation.
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Biology Medium

What is the term for a community of organisms interacting with their physical environment?

  • ABiome
  • BPopulation
  • CEcosystem
  • DCommunity
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Correct Answer: Option C — Ecosystem
Explanation: An ecosystem is a biological community of interacting organisms together with the physical environment in which they live including both biotic living and abiotic non-living components.
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Biology Medium

What is the term for all the populations of different species living and interacting in the same area?

  • ACommunity
  • BPopulation
  • CBiosphere
  • DEcosystem
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Correct Answer: Option A — Community
Explanation: A community is an assemblage of populations of different species that live and interact in the same geographical area at a given time sharing resources and affecting each other.
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Biology Medium

What is the term for all the organisms of the same species living in the same area at the same time?

  • ACommunity
  • BEcosystem
  • CPopulation
  • DBiome
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Correct Answer: Option C — Population
Explanation: A population is a group of individuals of the same species living in the same area at the same time who can interbreed and share genetic resources.
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Biology Medium

What is the term for an interconnected network of food chains in an ecosystem?

  • APyramid of biomass
  • BTrophic level
  • CFood web
  • DFood chain
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Correct Answer: Option C — Food web
Explanation: A food web is a complex network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem representing the multiple feeding relationships and energy pathways between organisms.
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Biology Easy

What is the term for the sequence of feeding relationships in an ecosystem?

  • APyramid of numbers
  • BEcological niche
  • CTrophic level
  • DFood chain
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Correct Answer: Option D — Food chain
Explanation: A food chain is a linear sequence showing how energy and nutrients are transferred from one organism to another through feeding relationships starting from producers.
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Biology Medium

Which type of nutrition involves organisms that feed on dead and decaying organic matter?

  • ASaprotrophic
  • BAutotrophic
  • CHolozoic
  • DParasitic
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Correct Answer: Option A — Saprotrophic
Explanation: Saprotrophic nutrition involves organisms such as fungi and bacteria secreting digestive enzymes onto dead organic matter and absorbing the digested nutrients playing a key role in decomposition.
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Biology Medium

What is the term for the growth of plant roots downward in response to gravity?

  • APhototropism
  • BGeotropism
  • CHydrotropism
  • DThigmotropism
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Correct Answer: Option B — Geotropism
Explanation: Geotropism is the directional growth response of plant roots toward the pull of gravity ensuring they penetrate the soil to anchor the plant and absorb water and nutrients.
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