Consider statements about human nutrition: 1. Essential amino acids cannot be synthesized by the body. 2. Saturated fats are liquid at room temperature. 3. Dietary fiber aids in digestion. Which are correct? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

Explanation:
Tetanus (lockjaw) is caused by a neurotoxin produced by Clostridium tetani, which enters through wounds and causes painful muscle spasms. Botulism is C. botulinum, gas gangrene C. perfringens, leprosy M. leprae.

Explanation:
Budding is an asymmetric division where a new yeast cell forms as a small bud on the parent, eventually pinching off. Binary fission is symmetric splitting (bacteria), fragmentation is breaking into pieces, spore formation involves spores. Budding can occur in some hydra as well.

Explanation:
The Munch hypothesis, or mass flow hypothesis, explains the translocation of organic solutes (primarily sucrose) through the phloem. It proposes that the movement is driven by a turgor pressure gradient between the source (where sugars are loaded into the phloem, increasing osmotic pressure) and the sink (where sugars are unloaded, decreasing osmotic pressure). Water flows from xylem to phloem and back, driving the bulk flow.