LAT General Knowledge MCQs

The Silk Road was a network of overland and maritime routes.
It carried goods, ideas, and technologies across Eurasia.

Specialized cells in the pancreas produce insulin.
Insulin helps regulate blood glucose.

Hammurabi was a king of Babylon.
His law code is one of the best-known ancient legal collections.

Plants use carbon dioxide and water to make glucose during photosynthesis.
Oxygen is released as a by-product.

Machu Picchu was built by the Inca civilization.
It is located high in the Andes of Peru.

Chlorophyll absorbs light energy for photosynthesis.
It gives most plant leaves their green color.

The cell is the smallest structural and functional unit of living organisms.
All living things are made of one or more cells.

Mitochondria produce much of the cell's usable energy as ATP.
They are therefore called the powerhouse of the cell.

The heart pumps blood through the circulatory system.
Its contractions deliver oxygen and nutrients to tissues.

Roots anchor the plant and absorb water and minerals.
Root hairs increase the absorbing surface.

The skin is the body's largest organ by surface area and mass.
It protects internal tissues and helps regulate temperature.

Transpiration is the loss of water vapor through plant surfaces.
Most of it occurs through leaf stomata.