The process by which a cell engulfs large particles such as bacteria is: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

The process by which a cell engulfs large particles such as bacteria is:
A. Osmosis
B. Pinocytosis
C. Phagocytosis
D. Exocytosis
Answer: Option C
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Phagocytosis is receptor-mediated or non-specific engulfment of large particles, forming a phagosome that fuses with lysosomes. Key in immune defense.

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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the Kingdom Fungi?
A. Autotrophic nutrition
B. Multicellular (except yeast) and filamentous
C. Heterotrophic nutrition
D. Cell wall of chitin

Correct Answer: Option A


Explanation:
Fungi are heterotrophic organisms; they cannot perform photosynthesis because they lack chlorophyll and chloroplasts. They obtain nutrients through absorption after extracellular digestion (saprophytic or parasitic). The cell wall contains chitin, and most are multicellular with a filamentous body (mycelium), though yeasts are unicellular. Thus, autotrophy is not a fungal characteristic.

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Question #2
The structure that connects the hypothalamus to the pituitary gland is the:
A. Optic chiasm
B. Pineal stalk
C. Infundibulum
D. Corpus callosum

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
The infundibulum (pituitary stalk) physically connects the hypothalamus to the pituitary gland, transporting hormones and nerve signals.

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Assertion (A): Humans are ureotelic.
Reason (R): The liver converts ammonia to urea, which is excreted in urine.
A. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation.
B. A false, R true.
C. A true, R false.
D. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation.

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
Ammonia, toxic, is converted to less toxic urea in the liver via the urea cycle, then excreted by kidneys. Thus, humans excrete urea (ureotelic). R explains A.

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