The disease caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV) is: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

The disease caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV) is:
A. Cholera
B. Tuberculosis
C. Malaria
D. Cervical cancer
Answer: Option D
Solution (By JKExamLibrary)
Certain high-risk strains of HPV are a major cause of cervical cancer. Vaccines are available. TB is bacterial, malaria protozoan, cholera bacterial.

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Question #1
The term used for organisms that can synthesize their own food from inorganic substances is:
A. Heterotrophs
B. Saprotrophs
C. Autotrophs
D. Parasites

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
Autotrophs (self-feeders) include photoautotrophs (plants, algae, cyanobacteria) and chemoautotrophs (some bacteria). They produce organic matter from CO₂. Heterotrophs depend on others, saprotrophs decompose dead matter, parasites live on hosts.

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Question #2
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the Kingdom Fungi?
A. Heterotrophic nutrition
B. Autotrophic nutrition
C. Cell wall of chitin
D. Multicellular (except yeast) and filamentous

Correct Answer: Option B


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 #3
Consider the following statements about vitamins:
1. Vitamin A is fat-soluble.
2. Vitamin C is water-soluble.
3. Vitamin D can be synthesized in the skin by sunlight.
Which of the above is/are correct?
A. 1 and 3 only
B. 1 and 2 only
C. 1, 2, and 3
D. 2 and 3 only

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
All three are correct: A is fat-soluble, C is water-soluble, D is synthesized in skin from cholesterol derivatives upon UV exposure.

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