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SECTION - A [ZOOLOGY - MCQ]

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MCQ 14 Marks
Collagen is
  • Fibrous protein
  • B
    Globular protein
  • C
    Lipid
  • D
    Carbohydrate
Answer
Correct option: A.
Fibrous protein
(A) Fibrous protein
Collagen is Fibrous protein
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Question 24 Marks
Select the incorrect match
Compositae -Basal placentation
Brassicaceae -Parietal placentation
Malvaceae   -Twisted aestivation
Poaceae   -Vexillary aestivation
Answer
(D) Poaceae - Vexillary aestivation
Compositae - Basal placentation
Brassicaceae - Parietal placentation
Malvaceae - Basal placentation
Fabaceae -Vexillary aestivation
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MCQ 34 Marks
Terminalization, recombinase, crossing over, these are related with :
  • A
    Mitosis
  • Meiosis I
  • C
    Meiosis II
  • D
    All of these
Answer
Correct option: B.
Meiosis I
(B) Meiosis I
Terminalization, recombinase, crossing over, these are related with Meios
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MCQ 44 Marks
Select the correct match
A. UAUI. Arginine
B. CAUII. Alanine
C. CGUIII. Histidine
D. GCCIV. Tyrosine
  • A
    A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV
  • B
    A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III
  • A-IV, B-III, C-I, D-II
  • D
    A-IV, B-I, C-II, D-III
Answer
Correct option: C.
A-IV, B-III, C-I, D-II
(C) A-IV, B-III, C-I, D-II
A. UAUIV. Tyrosine
B. CAUIII. Histidine
C. CGUI. Arginine
D. GCCII. Alanine
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MCQ 54 Marks
In eukaryotic cell transcription, RNA splicing and RNA capping take place inside the
  • A
    Ribosomes
  • Nucleus
  • C
    Dictyosomes
  • D
    ER
Answer
Correct option: B.
Nucleus
(B) Nucleus
In eukaryotic cell transcription, RNA splicing and RNA capping take place inside the Nucleus
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MCQ 64 Marks
Select the correct match for replication
A. The template with polarity 3'$\rightarrow$5'Continous replication
B. The template with polarity 5'$\rightarrow$3'Discontinous replication
C. DNA replicationEnergy expensive process
D. Okazaki fragmentDiscontinous synthesis
  • A
    Only A, B, C
  • B
    Only B, C, D
  • C
    Only A, C, D
  • All
Answer
Correct option: D.
All
(D) All
A. The template with polarity 3'$\rightarrow$5'Continous replication
B. The template with polarity 5'$\rightarrow$3'Discontinous replication
C. DNA replicationEnergy expensive process
D. Okazaki fragmentDiscontinous synthesis
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MCQ 74 Marks
Select the correct match :
(A) 1869I. Friedrich meischer
(B) 1953II. Watson and crick
(C) 1928III. Griffith
(D) 1952IV. Hershey and chase
  • A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV
  • B
    A-IV, B-II, C-I, D-III
  • C
    A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III
  • D
    A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II
Answer
Correct option: A.
A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV
(A) A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV
(A) 1869I. Friedrich meischer
(B) 1953II. Watson and crick
(C) 1928III. Griffith
(D) 1952IV. Hershey and chase
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MCQ 84 Marks
Select the correct match
A.
Image
I. Female
B.
Image
II. Male
C.
Image
III. Sex unspecified
D.
Image
IV. Consanguineous mating
  • A-II, B-I, C-III, D-IV
  • B
    A-IV, B-I, C-III, D-II
  • C
    A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV
  • D
    A-I, B-IV, C-II, D-III
Answer
Correct option: A.
A-II, B-I, C-III, D-IV
(A) A-II, B-I, C-III, D-IV
A.
Image
II. Male
B.
Image
I. Female
C.
Image
III. Sex unspecified
D.
Image
IV. Consanguineous mating
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MCQ 94 Marks
Select the correct match
Total Chromosome
A. Turner syndromeI. 47
B. Down syndromeII. 45
C. Male honey beeIII. 32
D. Female honey beeIV. 16
  • A
    A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV
  • B
    A-IV, B-I, C-II, D-III
  • A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III
  • D
    A-IV, B-I, C-III, D-II
Answer
Correct option: C.
A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III
(C) A-II, B-I, C-IV, D-III
A. Turner syndromeII. 45
B. Down syndromeI. 47
C. Male honey beeIV. 16
D. Female honey beeIII. 32
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MCQ 104 Marks
Select the correct match
A. RRYYI. Round Yellow
B. RryyII. Round green
C. rryyIII. Wrinkled green
D. rrYYIV. Wrinkled yellow
  • A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV
  • B
    A-II, B-III, C-I, D-IV
  • C
    A-III, B-IV, C-II, D-I
  • D
    A-IV, B-I, C-III, D-II
Answer
Correct option: A.
A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV
(A) A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV
A. RRYYI. Round Yellow
B. RryyII. Round green
C. rryyIII. Wrinkled green
D. rrYYIV. Wrinkled yellow
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MCQ 114 Marks
Select the Incorrect match
  • A
    Monohybrid Testcross - 1 : 1
  • B
    Incomplete dominance - 1 : 2 : 1
  • C
    Dihybrid test cross - 1 : 1 : 1 : 1
  • Monohybrid genotypic ratio - 1 : 3 : 1
Answer
Correct option: D.
Monohybrid genotypic ratio - 1 : 3 : 1
(D) onohybrid genotypic  ratio- 1 : 3 : 1
(1) Monohybrid Testcross - 1 : 1
(2) Incomplete dominance - 1 : 2 : 1
(3) Dihybrid test cross - 1 : 1 : 1 : 1
(4) Monohybrid genotypic  ratio- 1 : 2 : 1 
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MCQ 124 Marks
Select the correct match
A. Multiload 375I. Pills
B. VasectomyII. Sterilisation
C. SaheliIII. IUD
  • A-III, B-II, C-I
  • B
    A-I, B-II, C-III
  • C
    A-II, B-I, C-III
  • D
    A-I, B-III, C-II
Answer
Correct option: A.
A-III, B-II, C-I
(A) A-III, B-II, C-I
A. Multiload 375III. IUD
B. VasectomyII. Sterilisation
C. SahelI. Pill
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MCQ 134 Marks
Select the correct statement for human
  • A
    The average duration of human pregnancy is about 9 months.
  • B
    The stimulatory reflex between the uterine contraction and oxytocin secretion continues resulting in stronger and stronger contraction
  • C
    Scientifically it is correct to say that the sex of the baby is determined by the father and not by the mother
  • All
Answer
Correct option: D.
All
(D) All
The correct statement for human
(1) The average duration of human pregnancy is about 9 months.
(2) The stimulatory reflex between the uterine contraction and oxytocin secretion continues resulting in stronger and stronger contraction
(3) Scientifically it is correct to say that the sex of the baby is determined by the father and not by the mother
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MCQ 144 Marks
Select the correct statement
  • A
    Polar body and sperm are haploid
  • B
    Morula and blastocyst are a type of embryo
  • C
    Relaxin is secreted from ovary and placenta
  • All
Answer
Correct option: D.
All
(D) All
(1) Polar body and sperm are haploid
(2) Morula and blastocyst are a type of embryo
(3) Relaxin is secreted from ovary and placenta
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MCQ 154 Marks
Select the Ex-situ conservation
  • A
    Hot spot
  • Tissue culture method
  • C
    Sacred groves
  • D
    Biosphere reserve
Answer
Correct option: B.
Tissue culture method
(B) Tissue culture method
Tissue culture method - Ex situ conservation
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MCQ 164 Marks
Which one of the following is not observed in biodiversity hotspots ?
  • Lesser inter - specific competition
  • B
    Species richness
  • C
    Endemism
  • D
    Accelerated species loss
Answer
Correct option: A.
Lesser inter - specific competition
(A) Lesser inter - specific competition
More inter - specific competition is observed in biodiversity hotspots
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MCQ 174 Marks
Based on the source of their nutrition or food, organisms occupy a specific place in the food chain that is known as their ________
Fill in the blank in given sentence
  • Trophic level
  • B
    Stratification
  • C
    Standing crop
  • D
    Standing state
Answer
Correct option: A.
Trophic level
(A) Trophic level
Based on the source of their nutrition or food, organisms occupy a specific place in the food chain that is known as their Trophic level
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MCQ 184 Marks
Which of the following are important for healthy ecosystem:
(a) Producer
(b) Herbivores
(c) Carnivores
(d) Decomposer
  • A
    only a,b,c
  • B
    only a,b
  • C
    only b,c,d
  • All
Answer
Correct option: D.
All
(D) All
The following are important for healthy ecosystem:
(a) Producer
(b) Herbivores
(c) Carnivores
(d) Decomposer
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MCQ 194 Marks
Given below are two statements
Statement I :
For protection from predators plants have evolved an astonishing variety of morophlogical and chemical defences against herbivores.
Statement II :
Bird is predator of monarch butterfly.
Choose the correct answer from the option given below:
  • A
    Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
  • B
    Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
  • C
    Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
  • Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
Answer
Correct option: D.
Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
(D) Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
Statement I :
For protection from predators plants have evolved an astonishing variety of morophlogical and chemical defences against herbivores.
Statement II :
Bird is predator of monarch butterfly
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MCQ 204 Marks
The age pyramid with broad base indicates
  • A
    High percentage of old individuals
  • B
    Low percentage of young individuals
  • C
    A stable population
  • High percentage of young individuals
Answer
Correct option: D.
High percentage of young individuals
(D) High percentage of young individuals
The age pyramid with broad base indicates
(4) High percentage of young individuals
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MCQ 214 Marks
Study of inter - relationships between organisms and their environment is
  • Ecology
  • B
    Ecosystem
  • C
    Phytogeography
  • D
    Ethology
Answer
Correct option: A.
Ecology
(A) Ecology
Study of inter - relationships between organisms and their environment is Ecology
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MCQ 224 Marks
Which is a type of transgenic animals :
  • A
    Rabbits
  • B
    Pigs
  • C
    Mice
  • All
Answer
Correct option: D.
All
(D) All
Transgenic animals- Rabbits, Pigs, Mice
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MCQ 234 Marks
Some of the characteristics of Bt cotton are
  • A
    long fibre and resistance to aphids
  • B
    medium yield, long fibre and resistance to beetle pests
  • C
    high yield and production of toxic protein crystals which kill dipteran pests
  • high yield and resistance to bollworms
Answer
Correct option: D.
high yield and resistance to bollworms
(D) high yield and resistance to bollworms
Some of the characteristics of Bt cotton are
high yield and resistance to bollworms
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MCQ 244 Marks
If we isolate the desired DNA from fungal cells then which enzyme are used
  • A
    PEPcase
  • B
    RuBisCO
  • Chitinase
  • D
    RNA polymerase
Answer
Correct option: C.
Chitinase
(C) Chitinase
Fungal cell wall digestion - Chitinase
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MCQ 254 Marks
Select the correct statement for outbreeding devices
A. In some species, pollen release and stigma receptivity are not synchronised.
B. In some species, the anther and stigma are placed at different positions so that the pollen can not come in contact with the stigma of the same flower.
C. Continued cross-pollination result in inbreeding depression.
D. In dioecious plant only autogamy prevents.
  • A, B, C
  • B
    A, C. D
  • C
    A, B
  • D
    B, C, D
Answer
Correct option: A.
A, B, C
(A) A, B, C
Select the correct statement for outbreeding devices
A. In some species, pollen release and stigma receptivity are not synchronised.
B. In some species, the anther and stigma are placed at different positions so that the pollen can not come in contact with the stigma of the same flower.
C. Continued cross-pollination result in inbreeding depression.
D. In dioecious plant both autogamy and geitonogamy prevents.
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MCQ 264 Marks
The symptom of common cold are:
(a) Nasal congestion
(b) Sore throat
(c) Hoarseness
(d) Cough
(e) Headache
  • only a,b,c
  • B
    only b,c,d
  • C
    All
  • D
    only a,b,d,e
Answer
Correct option: A.
only a,b,c
(A) All
The symptom of common cold are
(a) Nasal congestion
(b) Sore throat
(c) Hoarseness
(d) Cough
(e) Headache
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MCQ 284 Marks
Dinosaurs dominated the world in which of the following geological eras ?
  • A
    Cenozoic
  • B
    Jurassic
  • Mesozoic
  • D
    Devonian
Answer
Correct option: C.
Mesozoic
(C) Mesozoic
Dinosaurs dominated the world in Mesozoic era
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MCQ 294 Marks
Select the correct statements for pollination :
a. Pollinating agents are air, water and animals.
b. Pollination by water is more common amongst abiotic pollination.
c. All aquatic plants use water for pollination.
d. Among animals only insects are pollinating agent
  • A
    Only a, d
  • B
    a, b, c
  • Only a
  • D
    a,b,d
Answer
Correct option: C.
Only a
(C) Only a
Select the correct statements for pollination
a. Pollinating agents are air, water and animals.
b. Pollination by wind is more common amongst abiotic pollination.
c. Not all aquatic plants use water for pollination.
d. Among animals insects and other animals are pollinating agent
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MCQ 304 Marks
De Vries gave his mutation theory on organic evolution while working on
  • A
    Pisum sativum → Pea
  • B
    Drosophila melanogaster → Fruit fly
  • Oenothera lamarckiana → Evening primrose
  • D
    Althea rosea → Holly hock
Answer
Correct option: C.
Oenothera lamarckiana → Evening primrose
(C) Oenothera lamarckiana → Evening primrose
De Vries gave his mutation theory on organic evolution while working on Oenothera lamarckiana or evening primrose
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Question 314 Marks
Select the Incorrect match
Swollen leaf base   -Pulvinus
Lamina   - Green expanded part of leaf
Trimerous   -The floral appendages are in multiple of 5
Rachis   -Represents the midrib of the leaf
Answer
(C) Trimerous - The floral appendages are in multiple of 5
Swollen leaf base - Pulvinus
Lamina  - Green expanded part of leaf
Trimerous  - The floral appendages are in multiple of 5
Rachis -Represents the midrib of the leaf
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MCQ 324 Marks
Given below are two statements
Statement I :
Starfish is marine animal.
Statement II :
Dog fish is marine animal.
Choose the correct answer from the option given below:
  • A
    Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
  • B
    Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
  • C
    Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
  • Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
Answer
Correct option: D.
Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
(D) Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
Statement I :
Starfish is marine animal.
Statement II :
Dog fish is marine animal.
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MCQ 334 Marks
Given below are two statements
Statement I : Water vascular system is character of sea fan.
Statement II : Water canal system is character of Bath sponge.
Choose the correct answer from the option given below:
  • A
    Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
  • B
    Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
  • Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
  • D
    Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
Answer
Correct option: C.
Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
(C) Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
Statement I :
Water vascular system is not character of sea fan.
Statement II :
Water canal system is character of Bath sponge.
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MCQ 344 Marks
Select the correct statements for algae
A. Starch, Mannitol and laminarin are a type of stored food
B. Fucoxanthin and phycoerythrin are a type of pigment
C. Flagellated gametes present in chlorophyceae and rhodophyceae
D. Chlorophyll 'a' is not present all classes of algae
  • A
    A, B, C
  • B
    A, B, D
  • C
    B, C, D
  • Only A, B
Answer
Correct option: D.
Only A, B
(D) Only A, B
the correct statements for algae
A. Starch, Mannitol and laminarin are a type of stored food
B. Fucoxanthin and phycoerythrin are a type of pigment
C. Flagellated gametes present in chlorophyceae and non flagellated gametesrhodophyceae
D. Chlorophyll 'a' is present all classes of algae
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MCQ 354 Marks
The parts of human brain that helps in regulation of sexual behaviour, expression of excitement, pleasure, rage, fear etc. are:
  • A
    Brain stem & epithalamus
  • B
    Corpus callosum and thalamus
  • Limbic system & hypothalamus
  • D
    Corpora quadrigemina & hippocampus
Answer
Correct option: C.
Limbic system & hypothalamus
(C) Limbic system & hypothalamus
Limbic system & hypothalamus -The parts of human brain that helps in regulation of sexual behaviour, expression of excitement, pleasure, rage, fear etc.
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MCQ 364 Marks
Given below are two statements
Statement I :
Many bony fishes are ammonotelic while mammals are ureotelic.
Statement II :
Reptiles are uricotelic while birds are ureotelic.
Choose the correct answer from the option given below:
  • A
    Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
  • Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
  • C
    Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
  • D
    Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
Answer
Correct option: B.
Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
(B) Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
Statement I :
Many bony fishes are ammonotelic while mammals are ureotelic.
Statement II :
Reptiles, birds and land snail are uricotelic.
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MCQ 374 Marks
Given below are two statements
Statement I :
Image
Statement II :
Image
Choose the correct answer from the option given below :
  • A
    Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
  • B
    Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
  • C
    Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
  • Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
Answer
Correct option: D.
Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
(D) Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
Statement I :
Image
Statement II :
Image
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MCQ 384 Marks
Dwarfness can be controlled by treating the plant with
  • A
    Cytokinin
  • Gibberellic acid
  • C
    Auxin
  • D
    Anti-gibberellin
Answer
Correct option: B.
Gibberellic acid
(B) Gibberellic acid
Dwarfness can be controlled by treating the plant with Gibberellic acid
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MCQ 394 Marks
Name the chronic respiratory disorder caused mainly by cigarette smoking
  • A
    Respiratory acidosis
  • B
    Respiratory alkalosis
  • Emphysema
  • D
    Asthma
Answer
Correct option: C.
Emphysema
(C) Emphysema
Emphysema - the chronic respiratory disorder caused mainly by cigarette smoking
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Question 404 Marks
Select the correct match
Cholera - A type of disease
Mycorrhiza - A type of disease
Lichen -A type of pathogen
BSE -A type of symbiotic association
Answer
(A) 
Cholera - A type of disease
Mycorrhiza - A type of symbiotic association
Lichen -A type of symbiotic association
BSE -A type of disease
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MCQ 414 Marks
Which of the following is not a product of light reaction of photosynthesis
  • A
    ATP
  • NADH
  • C
    NADPH
  • D
    Oxygen
Answer
Correct option: B.
NADH
(B) NADH
NADH is not a product of light reaction of photosynthesis
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MCQ 424 Marks
In prophase I which event is not takes place :
  • A
    Crossing over
  • B
    Formation of chaismata
  • Splitting of centromere
  • D
    Formation of synaptonemal complex
Answer
Correct option: C.
Splitting of centromere
(C) Splitting of centromere
Separation of homologous chromosome - Anaphase-I
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MCQ 444 Marks
A non - proteinaceous enzyme is
  • A
    Lysozyme
  • Ribozyme
  • C
    Ligase
  • D
    Deoxyribonuclease
Answer
Correct option: B.
Ribozyme
(B) Ribozyme
non - proteinaceous enzyme - Ribozyme
Ribozyme - RNA
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MCQ 454 Marks
Select the correct match
A. GlycineI. Amino acid
B. TriglycerideII. Lipids
C. UridineIII. Nucleoside
D. InulinIV. Carbohydrate
  • A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV
  • B
    A-III, B-I, C-II, D-IV
  • C
    A-IV, B-II, C-I, D-III
  • D
    A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II
Answer
Correct option: A.
A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV
(A) A-I, B-II, C-III, D-IV
A. GlycineI. Amino acid
B. TriglycerideII. Lipids
C. UridineIII. Nucleoside
D. InulinIV. Carbohydrate
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