A) Cholesterol is an essential dietary requirement of khapra beetle
B) Growth of khapra beetle is directly proportional to cholesterol concentration
C) Cholesterol concentration of \[2\mu g/g\] diet is the optimum level
D) Growth of khapra beetle in inhibited when cholesterol concentration exceeds \[2\mu g/g\] diet
Correct Answer: A
Solution :
The graph indicates that cholesterol is an essential dietary requirement of khapra beetle because weight of insect larva increases with the increase in amount of cholesterol and weight becomes static at 6 ng cholesterol/g basal diet. If the growth rate would have been directly proportional to the cholesterol concentration then the graph would have been straight line.You need to login to perform this action.
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