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BIOLOGY MCQS

Tibia is a bone found in the ____________? A. A cellular, eukaryotic organisms


B. Non-chlorophylls, multicellular eukaiyotlc
A. Skull organisms
B. Arm C. Non-chlorophylls, multicellular,thailophytic
C. Leg organisms
D. Face D. both B and C

Which is the largest gland in the human body? Earthworm is included in_____________?

A. Thyroid A. Kingdom Plantae


B. Liver B. Kingdom Protoctista
C. Pancreas C. Kingdom Monera
D. None of these D. Kingdom Animalia

Water has maximum density at____________? The Study of organisms inhabiting the sea and
Ocean and the physical and chemical
A. 0°C characteristics of their environment is:
B. 4°C
C. 4° K A. Social Biology
D. 4.8°C B. Marine Biology
C. Environmental Biology
The scientific study of livings is called? D. Fresh Water Biology

A. Anatomy The branch of Biology which deals with the use


B. Biology of data and techniques of engineering &
C. Geology technology concerning living organisms is:
D. Zoology
A. Human Biology
The word “BIOLOGY” has been derived B. Environmental Biology
from_________ word? C. Genetics
D. Bio-technology
A. Latin
B. English The branch in which organism’s life cycle, mode
C. Greek of transmission and interaction with their hosts
D. French are studied is:

According to modern system of taxonomy, living A. Anatomy


organisms have been classified into? B. Physiology
C. Parasitology
A. Three Kingdoms D. Social Biology
B. Five Kingdoms
C. Two Kingdoms The molecules of living matter that provide
D. Six Kingdoms building blocks are mostly based on:

Kingdom Protoctista includes____________? A. Carbon


B. Nitrogen
A. Fungi C. Hydrogen
B. Prokaryotes D. Ammonia
E. protists
D. Piantae Human blood is an example of__________?

Kingdom Fungi includes_______________? A. Organelle


B. Tissues

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C. Organic compound A. Chloroplast


D. Inorganic compounds B. A Nerve Cell
C. DNA
With different chemical arrangements and D. Hydrogen
formation Of complex molecules, the life
emerges on the level of the ? A group of very similar inter breeding
organisms constitutes?
A. Cells
B. Tissues A. Biosphere
C. Organs B. Ecosystem
D. Organ System C. Population
D. Species
Organelles are_______________?
Members of one species inhabiting the same are
A. Unicellular structures form__________?
B. Multi-cellular structures
C. Sub-cellular structures A. Species
D. Non-cellular structures B. Community
C. Ecosystem
Functional unit of DNA Is____________? D. Population

A. Nucleus On the basis of collected facts and figures, a


B. Genes scientist formulates a factitive statement called:
C. Chromosomes
D. Nucleolus A. Observation
B. Research work
Various tissue types combine to make C. Hypothesis
up__________? D. Inductive Reasoning

A. Cells Robert Hooke discovered_____________?


B. Organs
C. Organ System A. Nucleus
D. Organelles B. Mitochondria
C. Cell
Two or more populations of different species D. DNA
living and interacting in the same area form
Steps Involved in scientific method are ?
A. Biosphere
B. Community A. Hypothesis –>Accumulated data –> observation
C. Population System & experimentation –> conclusion
D. Ecosystem B. New data —> Conclusion —> Accumulated data
E. Species —> Observation & experimentation
C. Accumulated data – New data – Observation &
A group of similar cells that perform a specific experimentation – Hypothesis –> Conclusion
function is: D. Accumulated data —> Hypothesis –>
Observation & experimentation —> New data —
A. Organ > Conclusion
B. Tissues
C. Organelle Malaria is associated with___________?
D. Organ System
A. Culex Mosquito
Which of the following is an example of B. Culiesta Mosquito
“molecule”?

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C. Anopheles Mosquito A. Growth of pathogens


D. Culex & Anopheles Mosquito B. Soil Infertility
C. Slowing of crops growth
Biologist ‘Grass’ discovered the life cycle of D. Eradication of disease
plasmodium in_______?
People living in high altitudes (like mountains)
A. 1896 usually have a _________?
B. 1897
C. 1898 A. smaller number of Red Blood Cells
D. 1899 B. larger number of Red Blood Cells
C. smaller number of White Blood Cells
The first antibiotic to be discovered D. larger number of White Blood Cells
was_____________?
Which character differentiates living things
A. Penicillin from non-living organisms?
B. Cephalosporin
C. Amino glycosides A. They live in the same ecosystem.
D. Erythromycin B. They are highly organized and complex made
of one or more cells and contain genetic
Immunization by vaccination was first material
introduced by? C. They are acted upon by the same environment
D. Both a and b
A. Fleming in 1945
B. Florey & Chain in 1975 Which Vitamin is needed for the formation of a
C. Flore & Chain in 1795 light-sensitive pigment in the retina.
D. Edward Jenner in 1795
A. Vitamin A
B. Vitamin C
The Science of growing terrestrial plants in an C. Vitamin D
aerated solution is_________? D. B complex

A. Hydrodynamics The average internal temperature of human


B. Hydroponics body is __________?
C. Hydrotonics
D. None of them A. 35 oC
B. 36 oC
An educated guess is called: C. 37 oC
D. 38 oC
A. Accumulated Data
B. Observation The study of fossils is called?
C. Hypothesis
D. Conclusion A. Environmental Biology
B. Historical biology
Dolly, the sheep was a highly successful clone C. Palaeontology
from a somatic cell, reported back in________? D. Social biology

About __________ of the body weight of a mammal


A. 1993 is water ?
B. 1994
C. 1995 A. 60%
D. 1996 B. 65%
C. 70%
Crop rotation helps in______________?

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D. 75% Out of 92 naturally occurring chemical elements


how many are considered as bio-elements?

The experiments on DNA molecules in A. 6


chromosomes for knowing the basis of B. 16
inherited diseases are conducted by ? C. 26
D. 15
A. Molecular biologists
B. Microbiologists ___________ are needed as a source of energy for
C. Freshwater biologists the vital activities of the body?
D. Social biologist
A. Calcium
On wound __________ fight foreign particles, like B. Iron
bacteria? C. Water
D. Carbohydrates
A. White Blood cells
B. Red Blood Cells Oxygen accounts for ____ % of totals human body
C. Platelets mass?
D. Plasma
A. 65%
Sythetic insulin from pork was formed by which B. 18%
technique? C. 10%
D. 3%
A. Biotechnology
B. Social biological techniques The atoms of different elements combine with
C. Parasitology each other through ionic or covalent bonding to
D. Both a and c produce compounds this stable form is called:

Blood is carried towards the heart by __________? A. An organ


B. A molecule
A. Arteries C. Tissue
B. Capillaries D. Both a and c
C. Veins
D. none of these Which one of them is a micro-molecule?

The branch of biology which deals with the A. Polysaccharide


study of social behavior and communal life of B. Protein
human beings living in any environment is C. Hemoglobin
called ? D. ATP

A. Environmental biology A structure formed by groups of similar cells


B. Social biology organized into loose sheets or bundles
C. Human biology performing similar functions is called as:
D. Both b and c
A. An organ
__________ is essential for the formation of B. An organism
hemoglobin. C. A Tissue
D. A Cell
A. Calcium
B. Iron Haemodialysis means cleaning of____________?
C. Water
D. Carbohydrates A. Urine
B. Blood

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C. Glomerular filterate A. Population


D. Coelomic fluid B. Community
C. Biome
In animals coordination is achieved by means D. Habita
of?
Most cell membranes are composed principally
A. Nervous system of ?
B. Endocrine system
C. Respiratory system A. DNA ad protein
D. Both A and B B. Protein and Lipids
C. Protein and Chitin
Production of sweat and sebum is related with ? D. Protein and RNA

A. Skin The concept that various organisms dominated


B. Liver this planet during various geological time
C. Lungs period and thus placing organisms in a time
D. GIT squence came from the studies by ?

Group of living organisms of the same species A. Environmental biologist


living in the same place at the same time is B. Paleontologist
called ? C. Marine biologist
D. Social biologist
A. Community
B. Population Normally, in the process of osmosis, the net flow
C. Ecosystem of water molecules into or out of the cell
D. Biome depends upon differences in the ?

The evaporative cooling in the respiratory tract A. Concentration of water molecules inside and
of dogs is called? outside the cell
B. Concentration of enzymes on either side of the
A. Vasodilation cell membrane
B. Vasoconstriction C. Rate of molecular motion on either side of the
C. Panting cell membrane
D. All of these D. None of these

Different species of plants and animals living in It is possible to date the rocks by comparing the
the same habitat is called? amount of specific radioactive isotopes they
contain. Which of the statement is correct in
A. Population this respect?
B. Community
C. Biome A. Older sediment layers have equal amount of
D. Habitat these radioactive isotopes as that of the young ones
B. Older sediment layers have less amount of
Which of the following pathogen type cause these radioactive isotopes as that of the young
disease that can be treated with antibiotics ? ones.
C. Older sediment layers have greater amount of
A. bacteria these radioactive isotopes as that of the young ones.
B. fungi D. Older sediment layers did not have these
C. virus radioactive isotopes
D. none of these
Sodium ions are “pumped” from a region of
A large regional community primarily lower concentration to a region of higher
determined by climate is called ? concentration in the nerve cells of humans. This
process is an example of
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A. Diffusion C. carbon, oxygen, sulfur, phosphorus


B. Passive transport D. carbon, sulfur, hydrogen, magnesium
C. Osmosis
D. Active transport Which one is not correct for a productive
theory?
An unbroken series of species arranged in
ancestors to descendent sequence with each A. It is predictive
later species having evolved from one that B. It has explanatory power
immediately preceded it is called? C. It discourages suggestion of different
hypotheses
A. Biome D. None of these
B. Phyletic lineage
C. Community Conclusion of Mendels work latter became
D. Population a_____________?

Proteins are made from amino acids by the A. Scientific hypothesis


process of ______________? B. Theory
C. Scientific law
A. Hydrolysis D. Productive theory
B. Pinocytosis
C. Dehydration synthesis Starch is converted into maltose by?
D. Active transport
A. diastase
Biological sciences have a set methodology and B. invertase
it is based on ? C. maltase
D. amylase
A. Experimental inquiry
B. Esthetic preference Breeders have developed new and better
C. Philosophical ideas varieties of food items by using which
D. Imaginations technique?

Which is an organic compound found in most A. Pasteurization


cells ? B. Hydroponic culture technique
C. Genetic engineering
A. Water D. Biological control techniques
B. Glucose
C. Oxygen Co-enzyme is often formed from ?
D. Sodium chloride
A. lipid
A series of hypothesis supported by the results B. protein
of many tests is called ? C. inorganic ion
D. vitamin
A. Scientific law
B. Theory Messenger RNA is formed in_________?
C. Data
D. Deduction A.nucleus
B.chloroplast
Which are the four most abundant elements in C.mitochondria
living cells ? D.none of these

A. carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur Astronauts may use which technique to grow
B. carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen fruits and vegetables ?

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A. Tissue culture techniques The major cell infected by the HIV is lymphocyte
B. Cloning ?
C. Pasterisation
D. Hydroponic culture technique A. helper-T
B. B
Number of chromosomes in E.coli ? C. both T and B
D. none of these
A. 1
B. 2 Vaccine was first developed by_______________?
C. 4
D. 6 A. Louis Pasture
B. Edward Jenner
Which statement is incorrect for C. Jaber Ibn Hayan
pasteurization? D. Aristotle

A. It is used to preserve yogurt and milk Pigment present in red algae is_____________?
B. It was developed by Louis Pasteur.
C. It involves heating the substance at high A. fucoxanthin
temperature for just few sec. B. phycocyanin
D. It can be used to preserve vegetables and C. phycoerythrin
meat D. bilirubin

Which disease has been totally eradicated from


Protein factory is___________? the world because of effective vaccination?

A. nucleus A. Measles
B. ribosome B. Polio
C. golgi complex C. Small pox
D. centriole D. Hepatitis

What is the mode of transmission of Hepatitis Nutrition in fungi is___________?


virus?
A. Photosynthetic
A. Aerosol B. Chemosynthetic
B. Parentral (via blood) C. Completely parasitic
C. Skin penetration D. Absorptive heterotrophs
D. Unknown
Which of the following statement is incorrect
Smallest disease causing agents in plants are ? about antibiotics?

A. virion A. They are used against microorganisms


B. mycoplasma B. They are always effective against bacteria
C. viroids C. They are used in diseases like tuberculosis and
D. prions pneumonia
D. They are derived from bacteria only
Which disease can be controlled by vaccination?

A. Measles Fungi resemble plants because they


B. Cancer lack___________?
C. Diabetes
D. Heart attack A. Cell wall
B. Cytoplasm

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C. Centriole A. Cowpox
D. Nucleus B. Mumps
C. Tetanus
Which treatment is instituted in a cancerous D. Small pox
patient?
Enzyme present in the saliva is_____________?
A. Antibiotic therapy
B. Radiotherapy A. lipase
C. Gene therapy B. trypsin
D. None of these C. ptyalin
D. invertase
Which is a parasitic plant?
In human body 99% of total mass is formed
A. cuscuta of_____________?
B. rose
C. ferns A. 16 Bio-elements
D. mosses B. 12 Bio-elements
C. 10 Bio-elements
Which statement is incorrect for cloning? D. 6 Bio-elements

A. The nucleus of a fertilized egg is replaced by the


nucleus from the cell of a fully developed individual Nitrogen is present in___________?
B. Division of a single egg into one or more separate 0
embryos.
C. The individual is the mirror image of the parent A. carbohydrates
organism B. proteins
D. It involve methods of sexual reproduction C. lipids
D. carbonates
True roots absent in_____________?
Biological organization is_____________?
A. ferns
B. bryophytes A. simple
C. gymnosperms B. advance
D. angiosperms C. complex
D. highly complex
Removal or degradation of environmental
pollutants or toxic materials by living Operculum is present in_____________?
organisms is called__________?
A. bony fish
A. Integrated disease management B. sea fish
B. Hydroponic culture technique C. cartilaginous fish
C. Pasteurization D. none of these
D. Bioremediation
The arrangement of ________ speaks of the
The mechanism for ATP synthesis is_____________? division of labour within cell?

A. Chemosynthesis A. Molecule
B. Photosynthesis B. Subatomic particles
C. Phosphorylation C. Atoms
D. Chemiosmosis D. Organelles

Which of the following is not a viral disease? In which animal respiratory surface are found
in more than one organ?

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A. birds A. Immunology
B. human B. Parasitology
C. fish C. Entomology
D. frog D. Paleontology

Communities are ________ collection of The term biology was introduced in__________ in
organisms? 1800?
0
A. Static
B. Dynamic A. Germany
C. May be static or dynamic B. Turkey
D. None of these C. Italy
D. Japan
The heart is enclosed in a membrane
called________? Which of the following is the basic unit of
classification___________?
A. pleura
B. pericardium A. Species
C. peritoneum B. Genus
D. epithelium C. Family
D. Order
The number of species of organisms currently
known to science is? Euglena belongs to the kingdom___________?

A. 3500000 A. Fungi
B. 35000 B. Monera
C. 2500000 C. Protista
D. 25000000 D. Non of them

From right ventricle blood is pushed into? Viruses are considered living organisms
because__________?
A. pulmonary trunk
B. brain A. They can be crystallized
C. aorta B. They occur in plants and animals
D. body C. They are microscopic
D. They contain DNA and can be reproduced
What is the branch of biology in which structure
and function of tissues are studied___________? All of the following are elements that plants
need in very small amounts except___________?
A. Cell Biology
B. Taxonomy A. Iron
C. Histology B. Hydrogen
D. Morphology C. Chlorine
D. Copper
Biometry is the application of_______ in biology.
Capillaries are the example of_________?
A. Algebra
B. Statistics A. Organ System
C. Matrix B. Cell
D. Geometry C. Organ
D. Tissue
Study of insects is called_________?
0 Who discovered the living cell first time?

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A. Robert brown A. Animals


B. Robert hooke B. Homo sepions
C. Rudolf virchow C. Omnivore
D. Antoni van leeuwenhoek D. Consumer

Amoeba can move with the help of? Lactometer is used for__________?

A. Flagella A. Ship
B. Pseudopodia B. Milk
C. Water C. Honey
D. Cilia D. Nonet

enzyme is_____________?
Who is Called the Father of Demography?
A.bio catalyst
A. ALAN Turing B.hormone
B. John Dalton c. Gland
C. Charles Babbage D.None of these
D. IBN KHALDUN
Exact replica of chromosome refers to ___________?
The one which is present in all living things
A. Chromatid
A. Cell nucleus B. Centromere
B. DNA or RNA C. Kinetochore
C. Cell membrane D. Arms
D. Vacuole
Density gradient centrifugation separates the
The study of nature is called__________? materials on the basis of__________?

A. Science A. Size alone


B. Atom B. Density alone
C. Molecule C. Both a & b
D. Element D. Velocity of movement

Animals that eat plants are Ribosomes are tiny Granules first studied in
called___________________? 1955 by__________?

A. Herbivores A. De-Duve
B. Consumer B. Schwann
C. Carnivores C. August Weismann
D. Omnivores D. Palade

_____________________ contains the green chemical Virus consist of Parts:__________?


called chlorophyll.
A. 1
A. Cytoplasm B. 2
B. Cell membrane C. 3
C. Chloroplasts D. 4
D. Vacuole
I can break down fatty acid to
_____________ is a scientific word for human succinate__________?
beings?

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A. Peroxisome A. apoptosis
B. Glyoxisome B. Necrosis
C. Lysosome C. Both a & b
D. Golgi bodies D. Non disjunction

Mitosis is divided into_____________? Polysome is formed during __________ process?

A. Karyokinesis A. Transcription
B. Cytokinesis B. Secretion
C. Interphase C. Translation
D. Both a & b D. Division

Ribosomes and DNA are also present in_________? In 1831, the presence of nucleus in the cells was
reported by__________?
A. mitochondria
B. golgi complex A. Robert Koch
C. endoplasmic reticulum B. Robert Hooke
D. lysosomes C. Robert Mug Abe
D. Robert Brown
Taking in liquid material into the cells is known
as_________? Secretions are products formed within cell
on__________?
A. Phagocytosis
B. Pinocytosis A. E.R
C. Exocytosis B. Golgi bodies
D. Both a and b C. Ribosome
D. Nucleus
Under a compound microscope chromosome is
made of arms and___________? On average there are _______ or more thylakoid
per granum?
A. Centromere
B. Centrosome A. 60
C. Chromatid B. 50
D. Centromere C. 40
D. 70
The main types of plastids are___________?
Un-separated replica of chromosome is
A. Chloroplasts called___________?
B. Chromoplasts
C. Leucoplasts A. Chromatin
D. All of these B. Kinetochore
C. Chromatid
Fibers of the extracellular matrix is the D. Centromere
characteristics of_______________?
A-biogenesis means that_____________?
A. Plant cell wall
B. Bacterial cell wall A. Living things originated from bacteria
C. Cell membrane of bacteria B. Mycobionts
D. Fluid mosaic model of cell membrane C. Non-living things
D. None of these
The process involved in inflammation of
liver___________? The tumours which are of small size and
localized are___________?

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A. benign The experiments on DNA molecules in


B. malignant chromosomes for knowing the basis of
C. gentle inherited diseases are conducted by________?
D. nasty
A. Molecular biologists
PCR stand for _________? B. Microbiologists
C. Freshwater biologists
A. Polymerase chain reaction D. Social biologist
B. Poly carbomyl reaction
C. Peptide chain reaction Percentage of water in brain cells is_______?
D. Pentapeptide chain reaction
A. 20%
The innate tendency of offspring to resemble B. 65%
their parents is called________? C. 85%
D. 89%
A. heridity
B. heridisk The atoms of different elements combine with
C. varaition each other through ionic or covalent bonding to
D. none produce compounds this stable form is
called__________?
Ribosomes were discovered by_______?
A. An organ
A. Golgi B. A molecule
B. De Duve C. Tissue
C. Palade D. Both a and c
D. R.Brown
Different species of plants and animals living in
the same habitat is called ___________?
Which character differentiates living things
from non-living organisms___________? A. Population
B. Community
A. They live in the same ecosystem. C. Biome
B. They are acted upon by the same environment D. Habitat
C. They are highly organized and complex made
of one or more cells and contain genetic In animals coordination is achieved by means
material of_________?
D. Both a and b
A. Respiratory system
The study of fossils is called__________? B. Nervous system
C. Endocrine system
A. Environmental Biology D. Both b and c
B. Historical biology
C. Palaeontology ___________ is the potential surce of chemical
D. Social biology energy for cellular activities?

A chemical substance that reacts with enzyme A. C-H bond


but is not transformed into product and thus B. C-O bond
blocking active site is called__________? C. C-N bond
D. P-O-C bond
A. Substrate
B. Co-factor The branch of biology which deals with the
C. Inhibitor study of social behavior and communal life of
D. Promotor

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human beings living in any environment is A. 6


called________? B. 16
C. 26
A. Environmental biology D. 15
B. Social biology
C. Human biology A large regional community primarily
D. Both b and c determined by climate is called__________?

The concept that various organisms dominated A. Population


this planet during various geological time B. Community
period and thus placing organisms in a time C. Biome
squence came from the studies by________? D. Habitat

A. Environmental biologist Branch of biology which deals with the study of


B. Paleontologist chemical components and chemical processes
C. Marine biologist in living organisms is called________________?
D. Social biologist
A. Molecular biology
Group of living organisms of the same species B. Physiology
living in the same place at the same time is C. Biochemistry
called________? D. Atomic biology

A. Community A structure formed by groups of similar cells


B. Population organized into loose sheetsor bundles
C. Ecosystem performing similar functions is called as________?
D. Biome
A. An organ
Control of organisms by using living organisms B. An organism
is called_______? C. A Tissue
D. A Cell
A. Bioremediation
B. Integrated disease management Oxygen accounts for __________ percent of totals
C. Antisepsis human body mass?
D. Biological control
A. 65%
Which one is a micromolecule__________? B. 18%
C. 10%
A. Polysaccharide D. 3%
B. Protein
C. Hemoglobin Out of total organisms on earth, _____________are
D. ATP vascular plants?

Unbroken series of organisms arranged from A. 53.10%


ancestor to descendant sequence is____________? B. 19.90%
C. 17.60%
A. Biodiversity D. 9.40%
B. Phyletic lineage
C. Connecting link Breakdown of large molecules into smaller ones
D. Evolutionary line utilizing water molecules is_________?

Out of 92 naturally occurring chemical elements A. Hydration


how many are considered as bio- B. Hydrolysis
elements__________?

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C. Dehydration synthesis Bacteria which grow either in the presence or


D. Electrolysis absence of oxygen___________?

Intake of liquid material by cell membrane is A. Aerobic bacteria


called___________? B. Anaerobic bacteria
C. Facultative bacteria
A. Endocytosis D. Microaerophilic
B. Exocytosis
C. Phagocytosis It is possible to date the rocks by comparing the
D. Pinocytosis amount of specific radioactive isotopes they
contain. Which of the statement is correct in
Which one is not correct for a productive this respect:
theory________?
A. Older sediment layers have equal amount of
A. It is predictive these reaioactive isotopes as that of the young ones
B. It has explanatory power B. Older sediment layers have less amount of
C. It discourages suggestion of different these reaioactive isotopes as that of the young
hypotheses ones.
D. None of these C. Older sediment layers have greater amount of
these radioactive isotopes as that of the young ones.
___________ is concerned with cell secretions? D. Older sediment layers did not have these
radioactive isotopes
A. Endoplasmic reticulum
B. Golgi complex
C. Lysosomes Reverse transcriptase is present in____________?
D. Cell membrane
A. All RNA viruses
Sythetic insulin from pork was formed by which B. All DNA viruses
technique__________? C. All retroviruses
D. All viruses
A. Parasitology
B. Social biological techniques Destruction of all life forms is called___________?
C. Biotechnology
D. Both a and c A. Sterilization
B. Disinfection
Cytoskeleton involved in assembly and C. Antisepsis
disassembly of the spindle during mitosis is D. Preservation
of_________?
Pox viruses are_________?
A. Microtubules
B. Microfilaments A. RNA non-enveloped
C. Intermediate filaments B. RNA enveloped
D. None of these C. DNA non-enveloped
D. DNA enveloped
___________ is used to relieve one kind of
headache, migraine? Pollen grains in pinus have __________ for
dispersal through wind?
A. Pencillin
B. Lovastatin A. Flagella
C. Cyclosporine B. Cilia
D. Ergotin C. Wings
D. Feathers

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The single healthy megaspore retained within C. Oxygen


the megasporangium germinates to form an egg D. Glycolysis
containing female gaemtophyte
called______________? Salivary glands present in front of ear
are___________?
A. Ovule
B. Seed A. Sublingual
C. Fruit B. Submaxillary
D. Embroyo sac C. Submandibular
D. Parotid
Alternation of generations is absent in___________?
How many spiracles are present in
A. Hydration cockroach_____________?
B. Obelia
C. Jelly fish A. 5
D. Physalia B. 10
C. 20
Double fertilization is feature of____________? D. 40

A. Ferns Which of the following is the correct sequence


B. Whisk ferns in the biological method?
C. Gymnosperms
D. Angiosperms A. Observation?hypothesis?law?theory
B. Observation?hypothesis?deduction?testing of
If bile pigments are prevented from leaving deduction
digestive tract, then they cause_____________? C. Hypothesis?observation?deduction?testing of
deduction
A. Hepatitis D. law?theory?deduction?observation
B. Jaundice
C. Gall stones Amphibians are considered to be evolved
D. Blockage from___________?

Initial pH of food vacuole during digestion in A. Newts


amoeba is____________? B. Varanope
C. Dipnoi
A. 5.3 D. Hagfishes
B. 5.6
C. 7.3 Enterobius vermicularis is commonly known
D. 7.6 as____________?

The arrangement of _________ speaks of the A. Flatworm


division of labour within cell? B. Pinworm
C. Hook worm
A. Molecule D. Tapeworm
B. Subatomic particles
C. Atoms Red to orange pigments are_____________?
D. Organelles
A. Carotenes
NADH is oxidized by___________? B. Carotenoids
C. Xanthophylls
A. Coenzyme ? D. Chlorophyll
B. Cytochrome b

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Animals of which class of arthropoda are C. Tuberculosis


present everywhere_____________? D. Emphysema

A. Crustacean Cuticular transpiration is _____________ of total


B. Insecta transpiration?
C. Arachnida
D. Myriapoda A. 1-2%
B. 3-4%
Gaseous exchange in birds occurs at level C. 5-7%
of_______________? D. 90%

A. Alveoli According to cohesion-tension theory, tension is


B. Air sacs created by__________________?
C. Bronchi
D. Parabronchi A. Hydrogen bonding
B. Transpiration
______________ of earth surface is covered with C. Adhesion
water? D. Root prerssure

A. 10% Deoxygenated blood first enters in _________ part


B. 30% in fishes?
C. 75%
D. 90% A. Sinus venosus
B. Right atrium
An antibody is made of _________ polypeptide C. Left atrium
chains? D. Conus arteriosus

A. 1 Ozone depletion occurs commonly due


B. 2 to_______________?
C. 3
D. 4 A. Carbon dioxide
B. Chlorofluorocarbons
95% of the cytoplasm of RBCs is____________? C. UV rays
D. Deforestation
A. Hemoglobin
B. Enzymes Who coined the term CELL?
C. Salts
D. Other proteins A. Schwann
B. Schleiden
_________________ cells of phloem are directly C. Robert Hook
involved in transport of organic solutes? D. Both a and b

A. Parenchyma “lubb” sound is produced due


B. Companion cell to___________________?
C. Tracheid
D. Sieve element A. Opening of inlet valve
B. Closure of inlet valve
An infectious disorder of respiratory system C. Opening of outlet valve
is_________________? D. Closure of outlet valve

A. Cancer In condition of high temperature, following


B. Asthma does not occur or occurs at low level__________?

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A. Vasodilation Movement of the material across the cell


B. Activation of sweat glands membrane which does not requiring
C. Thermogenesis expenditure of metabolic energy is
D. Evaporative cooling called__________?

Who first observed and thus hypothesized that A. Active transport


new cells are formed from previously existing B. Passive transport
living cell? C. Co-transport
D. Counter transport
A. Theodor Schwann and Schleiden
B. Rudolph Virchows The productivity of aquatic ecosystem is
C. Louis Pasteur basically determined by light and____________?
D. Both b and c
A. CO2
In Hardy-Weinberg formula P2 represents B. O2
frequency of_____________? C. Water
D. Nutrients
A. Recessive allele
B. Dominant allele The first layer of cell wall which is formed
C. Homozygous dominant individual is___________?
D. Homozygous recessive individual
A. Primary wall
_____________ supported theory of special B. Secondary wall
creation? C. Middle lamella
D. All of these
A. Linnaeus
B. Aristotle Annual rainfall in grassland is about_____________?
C. Mendel
D. Lamarck A. More than 2500 mm
B. 750-1500 mm
Percentage of proteins in cell membrane C. 250-750 mm
is____________? D. Less than 250 mm

A. 20-40% Conversion of ammonia or ammonium ion into


B. 40-50% nitrites during nitrogen cycle occurs
C. 60-80% due_____________?
D. 80-100%
A. Rhizobium
Which of the following is most constant abiotic B. Nitrosomonas
component of ecosystem___________? C. Nitrobacter
D. Pseudomonas
A. Air
B. Water Cellulose is the major component of__________?
C. Land
D. Gravity A. Primary wall
B. Secondary wall
Ecosystem not found in Pakistan is_____________? C. Middle lamella
D. all of the above
A. Tropical rain forest
B. Temperate deciduous forest Humming bird is an example of________________?
C. Grassland
D. Tundra A. Cold blooded animal
B. Ectotherm

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C. Endotherm A. 1.0 mm
D. Heterotherm B. 0.1 mm
C. 1.0 cm
Number of cervical vertebrae is_____________? D. 1.0 dm

A. 5 _____________ is a nervous disorder characterized


B. 7 by involuntary tremors, diminished motor
C. 9 power and rigidity?
D. 12
A. Epilepsy
Autophagosomes are____________? B. Meningitis
C. Alzheimer’s disease
A. Those lysosomes which eat parts of their own D. Parkinson’s disease
cells to generate energy.
B. Those lysosomes which eat old and worn out Of the following which one is not the
cellular organelles. characteristic of mitochondria?
C. Lysosomes which help in extracellular digestion
D. Both a and b A. It contains F1 particles
B. It is involved in the synthesis of protein
Sapwood is formed from_____________? C. It is a self replicating organelle
D. Number of mitochondria is constant
A. Primary xylem
B. Secondary xylem In human female, fertilization commonly occurs
C. Primary phloem at______________?
D. Secondary phloem
A. Proximal part of oviduct
Which of the following cytoskeletal fiber B. Distal part of oviduct
contain tubulin protein? C. Uterus
D. Cervix
A. One which help in assembly of spindles
during mitosis. The part of chloroplast where CO2 is fixed to
B. One involved in internal cell motion. manufacture sugar is__________?
C. One involved in maintenance of cell shape.
D. Both b and c A. Stroma
B. Grana
Only myosine is present in_____________? C. Thylakoid
D. Outer membrane
A. A band
B. 1 band Highest form of learning is__________________?
C. H zone
D. Sarcomere A. Latent learning
B. Insight learning
Joints present in skull are example C. Operant conditioning
of_______________? D. Instinct

A. Fibrous joints Which of the following hormone is polypeptide


B. Cartilaginous joints in nature____________?
C. Synovial Joints
D. Slightly moveable joints A. Insulin
B. Thyroxine
The human naked eye can differentiate between C. ADH
two points which are __________ apart? D. Cortisone

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Ribosomes are assembled in__________? An example of codominance is______________?

A. Nucleolus A. A’ blood group


B. Nucleus B. B’ blood group
C. DNA C. O’ blood group
D. RNA D. AB’ blood group

Far-red light promotes flowering Test cross is used to find_____________?


in_______________?
A. Trait
A. Short day plant B. Phenotype
B. Long day plant C. Genotype
C. Day neutral plant D. Ratios
D. None of these
Number of nuclear pores/nucleus in an RBC
Which of the following is not present in are_________?
mitochondria?
A. 1?3
A. Enzymes B. 3?4
B. Co-enzymes C. 10000
C. Ribosomes D. 30000
D. Thylakoids
Yellow cytoplasm in ascidian gives rise
Secretin inhibits production of__________________? to______________?

A. Gastric juice A. Epidermis


B. Pancreatic juice B. Muscle cells
C. Bile C. Gut
D. All of these D. Notochord

Yellowish glandular structure which produces Chlorophyll molecule contrains __________ as


progesterone is_____________? central metal ion.

A. Graffian follicle A. Fe2+


B. Ovary B. Mg2+
C. Corpus luteum C. Zn2+
D. Placenta D. Cu2+

The stent energy in the form of ADP is Okazaki fragments are connected together
regenerated by mitochondria into__________? through action of_________________?

A. AMP A. Primase
B. ADP B. Polymerase
C. ATP C. Helicase
D. All of these D. Ligase

On which of the following component of Which of the following combination is an


chloroplast chlorophyll is arranged? example of self replicating organelles?

A. Cell membrane A. Mitochondria Ribosomes


B. Matrix B. Mitochondria Nucleus
C. Thylakoids C. Mitochondria Chloroplast
D. Stroma D. Mitochondria Vacuole

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Which of the following is an autosomal C. Eukaryotic ribosomes


disorder______________? D. RNA

A. Down’s syndrome Lock and Key model was proposed


B. Klinifelter’s syndrome by______________?
C. Turner’s syndrome
D. Jacob’s syndrome A. Emil Fischer
B. Koshland
Embryonic induction is caused by part C. Robin Williams
developing from_____________? D. Rudolph Virchow

A. Endoderm Which step causes activation of catalytic site of


B. Ectoderm an enzyme__________________?
C. Mesoderm
D. Extraembryonic layers A. Change in pH of the surroundings.
B. Formation of Enzyme Susstrate complex.
Sickle cell anemia is an example C. Change in the charge of the active site.
of_________________? D. Change in temperature

A. Chromosomal aberration Amoeboid movements and movement of


B. Insertion of gene cyclosis is due to_________?
C. Deletion of gene
D. Point mutation A. Microfilaments
B. Microtubules
The type of plastids which help in pollination C. Intermediate filaments
is_________? D. Cytoskeleton

A. Chromoplasts Enzymes __________________ the activation energy of


B. Leucoplasts a chemical reaction?
C. Chloroplasts
D. All of these A. Increases
B. Decreases
Purines and pyrimidines are in equal ration in C. Does not effect
DNA. It was indicated by_______________? D. Increases or decreases depending upon
individual enzyme
A. F.Miescher
B. Chargaff Which one forms the raw material for
C. Watson & Crick coenzymes_______________________?
D. Harshay & Chase
A. Vitamins
Chlorophyll is a/an _____ molecule? B. Carbohydrates
C. Proteins
A. Inorganic D. Metals
B. Cationic
C. Anionic Proteins and lipids are converted into
D. Organic glycolipids and glycoproteins by adding
carbohydrates by___________?
Ribonucleo-protein particles are the name
of__________? A. Ribosomes
B. Cytoplasm
A. DNA C. Golgi apparatus
B. Nucleus D. Endoplasmic reticulum

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Biological molecules (proteins) which catalyze a A. Some of them consist solely of protein with no
biochemical reaction and remain unchanged non protein part.
after completion of reaction are B. They catalyze a chemical reaction without being
called_____________________? utilized.
C. All enzymes are fibrous Proteins.
A. Cofactor D. They without their cofactor are called
B. Coenzymes apoenzyme.
C. Activator
D. Enzymes A three dimensional dcavity bearing a specific
charge by which the enzyme reacts with its
In which of the following location enzymes substrate is called_________________?
controlling cellular respiration are
present____________? A. Active site
B. Binding site
A. Nucleus C. Catalytic site
B. Chlorophast D. Allosteric site
C. Milochondria
D. Ribosome Cellular organelles related with H2O2
are___________?
In golgi apparatus the maturing face
is____________? A. Glyoxisomes
B. Lysosomes
A. Biconcave C. Peroxisomes
B. Convex D. Ribosomes
C. Spherical
D. Concave If more substrate to already occurring
enzymatic reaction is added more enzyme
A cofactor made of inorganic ion which is activity is seen because_____________?
detachable is called__________________?
A. There is probably more substrate present than
A. Prosthetic group there is enzyme.
B. Coenzyme B. There is probably more enzayme available
C. Activator than there is substrate.
D. Cofactor C. There is probably more product present than
there is either substrate or enzyme.
An activated enzyme consisting of polypeptide D. The enzyme substrate complex is probably
chain and a cofactor is called_______________? failing to form during the reaction

A. Apoenzyme A group of ribosomes attached to mRNA is


B. Holoenzyme known as___________?
C. Activated enzyme
D. Both b and c A. Polymer
B. Polypeptide
Centrioles are composed of ________ triplets of C. Polysomes
microtubules. D. Monomer

A. 3 The rate of reaction is directly proportional to


B. 9 the concentration of an enzyme which
C. 10 statement is incorrect in this
D. 15 respect_________________?

Which statement about enzyme is A. Increase in enzyme molecule increases the


incorrect_________________? available active sites.
B. This relation is for unlimited time period
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with unlimited enzyme concentration Who opposed the idea the cell is an empty space
C. If the concentration is doubled the rate will bounded by thick wall?
become two fold.
D. None of these. A. Lorenz Oken
B. Schwann
Which statement is incorrect about Lock and C. Robert Brown
Key Model________________? D. Rudolph Virchow

A. Specific enzyme can transform only a specific Extreme change in pH results in______________?
substrate
B. Active site of an enzyme is a non flexible A. Change in ionization of amino acids at the active
structure site of the enzyme
C. Active site does not change before during or even B. Change in the ionization of the substrate
after the reaction C. Denaturation of the enzyme
D. It explains the mechanism of every chemical D. Increase in the reaction rate
reaction
Resolution power of a compound microscope
If the concentration of enzyme is kept constant is___________?
and amount of substrate is increased a point is
reached where increase in substrates A. 2.0 ?m
concentration does not affect the reaction rate B. 2-4 A
because of____________________? C. 24 ?m
D. 24 A
A. Enzymes get denatured at higher substrate conc
B. Rate of reaction is indirectly proportional to Excessive increase in temperature of medium
substrate concentration at this point causes the enzyme molecule to____________?
C. All the active sites on enzyme molecule are
occupied A. Activate
D. None of these B. Unaffected
C. Denatured
The active site of an enzyme______________? D. None of these

A. Never changes If enzyme concentration is low than substrate


B. Forms no chemical bond with substrate pH and temperature values are equal to
C. Determined by structure and the specificity of requirement then which of the following will
the enzyme increase rate of reaction____________________?
D. They are non specific in their action
A. increase in concentration of enzyme
Factory of Ribosomal systhesis is__________? B. increase in concentration of substrate
C. increase in pH
A. Cytoplasm D. increase in temperature
B. Nucleus
C. Nucleolus In cell fractionation various components of cells
D. Endoplasmic reticulum including its organelles can be isolated in
different layers depending upon____________?
If more substrate to already occurring
enzymatic reaction is added and there is no A. Their physical properties like size & weight.
effect on the rate of the reaction what is the B. Physical properties of the medium like its
form given to this situation___________? density.
C. Their electrical properties like their charges
A. Saturation D. Both a and b
B. Denaturation
C. Composition
D. Inhibition
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The structure of an enzyme is altered A chemical substance which can react (in place
by____________? of substrate) with the enzyme but is not
transformed into product/s and thus blocks the
A. Irreversible inhibitor active site temporarily or permanently is
B. Reversible inhibitor called_______________?
C. Competitive inhibitor
D. Non-competitive inhibitor A. Co-enzyme
B. Blocker
Malonic acid is an example of____________? C. Inhibitor
D. Cofactor
A. Irreversible inhibitor
B. Reversible inhibitor Optimal temperature of enzymes present in
C. Competitive inhibitor human body is_____________?
D. Non-competitive inhibitor
A. 27?C
Magnifying power of electron microscope as B. 37?C
compared to eye is____________? C. 47?C
D. 30?C
A. 500 X
B. 250000X Strengthening material of prokaryotic cell wall
C. 500000X is__________?
D. 250X
A. Cellulose
Inhibitors which block the enzyme by forming B. Chitin
weak bond are called___________? C. Inorganic salts silica waxes and ligin
D. Peptidoglycan or Murein.
A. Competitive inhibitors.
B. Non-competitive inhibitors Spherical or tubular membranes which
C. Irreversible inhibitors. separate the material present in endoplasmic
D. Both a and b reticulum from that of cytoplasmic material are
called__________?
Which of the statement about cell membrane is
not true? A. Cytosol
B. Cisternae
A. It contains protein molecules embedded in lipid C. Polysomes
bilayer D. Cristae
B. It is a differentially permeable membrane.
C. It contains charged pores thus ions being Whone is not the function of endoplasmic
charged particles cross cell membrance much reticulum?
easier than neutral particles.
D. It may get infolded to engulf solid or liquid A. Nerve impulse conduction
material. B. Transport of material
C. Mechanical support
A substance which binds at the active site of the D. Synthesis of conjugated molecules
enzyme but does not result in the formation of
the products is called________________? 60S and 40S subunit combine to form ________
particle.
A. Irreversible inhibitor
B. Reversible inhibitor A. 100 S
C. Competitive inhibitor B. 90 S
D. Non-competitive inhibitor C. 80 S
D. 70 S

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Pancreas produces secretory granules that help C. Covalent bond


in digestion. These granules after passing D. Electrovalent bond
through endoplasmic reticulum are pinched off
from ________ surface of Golgi apparatus: Which one is the basic element of organic
compounds _________________?
A. Forming face
B. Maturating face A. Oxygen
C. Any of them B. Hydrogen
D. None of these C. Sulphur
D. Carbon

Which of the following statement is incorrect Reactions in which simple substances are
about Glyoxisomes? combined to form complex substances are
called_____________?
A. They contain enzymes which help in conversion
of fatty acids into carbohydrate A. Metabolic reactions
B. They are abundant in soyabeans but absent in B. Catabolic reactions
pea. C. Anabolic reactions
C. They are present through out life of a plant D. None of these
and provide them whth energy through
Glyoxylate cycle. Which chemical component has the same % in
D. They are signle membranous organelles bacterial as well as the mammalian
cell_____________?
Ribosomes + m-RNA?
A. Water
A. Polysome B. Carbohydrate
B. Phlosome C. Proteins
C. Polosome D. Lipids
D. None of these
The branch of biology which deals with the
Which of the following impart a red colour to study of chemical compounds and the chemical
Rose petals? processes in the fliving organisms is
called_________________?
A. Chloroplast
B. Chlorophyll A. Chemistry
C. Chromoplast B. Biochemistry
D. Leucoplast C. Molocular biology
D. Both a and b
During digesting the phagocytosed food
particles vesicles formed from fusion of Which chemical component has the greatest
phagocytic vacuole with the enzymes secreted contribution in the total mammalian cell
by Golgi apparantus are called_______? weight__________?

A. Lysosomes A. Proteins
B. Primary lysosomes B. Carbohydrate
C. Secondary lysosomes C. Lipids
D. Food vacuole D. Water

The bond formed when two or more atoms Which one is an organic compound_____________?
complete their electron shells by sharing
electrons is called_____________? A. CO2
B. Water
A. Ionic bond C. Lipids
B. Hydrogen bond D. HCI
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Carbon atom is_____________? A. Algae


B. Fungi
A. Monovalent C. Insects
B. Divalent D. Protozoa
C. Trivalent
D. Tetravalent Which statement is true about an aqueous
medium________________?
The property of water due to which it works as
a temperature stabilizer and hence protect A. Ionic as well as non ionic substance in aqueous
living organisms from sudden thermal changes media retains their identity
is_______________? B. Enzymes can not perform catalysis reaction in
this medium
A. High specific heat of vaporization C. Ions and molecules move randomly thus are
B. High specific heat capacity in more favorable state to react with other
C. Its Dipole nature molecules and ions
D. Its liquid state D. It is less favorable media for chemical reactions

The number of calories required to raise the Which of the following carbohydrate is
temperature of 1g of water from 15 to 16?C is tasteless___________?
called___________?
A. Monosaccharide
A. Specific Heat of Vaporization B. Oligosaccharide
B. Specific Heat capacity C. Polysaccharide
C. Caloric Heat D. None of these
D. Both A and C
Which of the statement is not true for
The one which is present in all living things is compounds like glycoprotein and
___________? glycolipids____________?

A. Cell nucleus A. They are conjugated molecules of carbohydrates


B. DNA or RNA B. Both have role in the extra cellular matrix of
C. Cell membrane animals and bacterial cell wall
D. Vacuole C. They are components of biological membranes.
D. Both are produced and secreted by
The mechanism of stomatal movement is endoplasmic reticulum
related to the branch of Biology called__________?
A complex substance which on hydrolysis yields
A. Taxonomy polyhydroxy aldehyde or ketone subunits is
B. Physiology called__________?
C. Morphology
D. Anatomy A. Lipid
B. Carbohydrate
Which of the following substance is most C. Protein
favorable to form structural component of D. Carotein
biological membranes___________?
Specific heat of vaporization of water
A. Hydrophilic Carbohydrates is_______________?
B. Hydrophobic fats.
C. Both a and b A. 574 Kcal/kg
D. None of these B. 674 Kcal/kg
C. 774 Kcal/kg
Maximum number of species of living things on D. 874 Kcal/kg
earth are___________?
Cn(H2O)n. is a general formula of_____________?
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A. Monosaccharides A. 0.80%
B. Oligosaccharides B. 0.08%
C. Ploysacharides C. 1.80%
D. Carbohydrates D. 8%

Which one are most complex sugar_____________? Which of the following carbohydrate can not be
hydrolysed__________________?
A. Monosaccharides
B. Oligosaccharides A. Monosaccharide
C. Polysaccharides B. Oligosaccharide
D. None of these C. Polysaccharide
D. None of these
Variety among amino acids is produced due
to_____________? An enzyme which converts a dipeptide into
separate amino acids is an example of__________?
A. NH2 group
B. COOH group A. Decarboxylase
C. R group B. Hydrolase
D. All of these C. Oxidoreductase
D. Transferase
Primary structure of proteins
determines__________? Which one is soluble in hot water_____________?

A. Number of polypeptide chains involved A. Starch


B. Bending of polypeptide chains B. Glycogen
C. Amino acid sequence C. Amylose
D. Coiling of polypeptide chains D. Amylopectin.

Ribose is an example of___________? For the synthesis of 10g of glucose ______________


of energy is required?
A. Trioses
B. Tetroses A. 717.6 Kcal
C. Pentose B. 727 Kcal
D. Hexose C. 737 Kcal
D. 747 Kcal
The one which is not a globular protein__________?
Cellular digestion is associated with which
A. Anti Rh-antibody organelle__________?
B. Enzyme
C. Myosin A. Mitochondria
D. Haemoglobin B. Golgi bodies
C. Plastids
Starch cellulose and glaycogen yield ___________ D. Lysosomes
on complete hydrolysis?
The covalent bond between two
A. Maltose monosaccharide subunits is called________________?
B. Sucrose
C. Fructose A. Phosphodiester bond
D. Glucose B. Peptide bond
C. Glycosidic Bond
D. Ionic bond
____________% of Glucose normally present in our
blood is?

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The unicellular organisms ingest large A. Chitin


molecules into their cytoplasm from the B. Cellulose
external environment without previously C. Lignin
digesting them. This process is called___________? D. Proteins

A. Diffusion __________ is example of pure form of cellulose?


B. Osmosis
C. Phagocytosis A. Silk
D. Plasmolysis B. Wool
C. Cotton
Which of the following polysaccharide is called D. Paper
animal starch_________________?
A compound produced as a result of a chemical
A. Starch reaction of an alcohol with an acid in which
B. Glycogen water molecule is released is
C. Cellulose called________________?
D. None of these
A. Monosaccharide
Which one gives blue colour with B. Fatty acid
iodine_______________? C. Neutral lipid
D. Nucleic acid
A. Starch
B. Glycogen Lipids are soluble in which of the
C. Cellulose following_______________?
D. Polysaccharide
A. Water
Mycoplasmas have been included in bacteria B. Ether
because: C. All solvents
D. Not in any of the above
A. Do not have a cell wall
B. Are heterotrophic One celled green ptotists are included
C. Lack membrane bounded organelles in___________?
D. Reproduce by binary fission
A. Monera
Which one is abundant in animals___________? B. Algae
C. Slime molds
A. Starch D. Plants
B. Glycogen
C. Cellulose Lipid molecules can store double amount of
D. None of these energy as compared to same amount of
carbohydrate because of high number
The one which can tolerate highest external of__________________?
osmotic pressure is __________?
A. C-C bonds
A. Algae B. C-H bonds
B. Amoeba C. C-N bonds
C. Fungi D. C-O bonds
D. Bacteria
Fatty acids containing 18 C atoms and a single
The cell wall of oomycetes is chiefly composed double bond is____________?
of___________?
A. Saturated Fatty acid
B. Unsaturated fatty acid

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C. Oleic Acid A. All plants


D. Plamitic acid B. All seed plants
C. Gymnosperms
Pick the odd one out D. Angiosperms

A. Psilophyton Proteins comprise of ___________% of the total dry


B. Rhynia weight of a cell?
C. Cooksonia
D. Psilotum A. 40%
B. 50%
Which of the following statement is incorrect5 C. 60%
for fats containing unsaturated fatty D. 70%
acid_____________?
Adult birds normally possess only one
A. They contain double bond functional____________?
B. They are usually solid at room temperature
C. They are lighter than water A. Ureter
D. Their specific gravity is less than 1 B. Ovary
C. Lung
Which one the following fatty acid is more D. Testis
soluble in an organic solvent and has higher
melting point____________? Chemical component/s less in eukaryotic cell as
compared to prokaryotic cell is / are (i) lipids
A. Acetic acid (ii) carbodydrates (iii) proteins (iv)
B. Butyric acid DNA_________________?
C. Palmitic acid
D. All have same A. i & ii
B. iii & iv
Peptide bond is_____________? C. i ii iii & iv
D. iv only
A. C-N link
B. C- O lind Following possess bilateral symmetry as larva
C. N-H link and radial symmetry as adult:
D. C-H link
A. Chordata
Animals obtain carbohydrates mainly B. Hydra
from___________? C. Echinodermata
D. Hemichordata
A. Glucose
B. Starch Proteins are polymers of___________?
C. Sucrose
D. Glycogen A. Fatty acids
B. Isoprenoid units
The one which is incorrect pair? C. Amino acids
D. Nucleotides
A. Sori – Indusium
B. Arthrophytes – Jointed Which of the following is the empirical formula
C. Dichotomous – Vernation of chlorophyll b?
D. Lycopods – Ground pries
A. C55H70O5N4Mg
Double fertilization occurs in_________? B. C55H72O6N4Mg
C. C55H70O6N4Mg
D. C55H72O5N4Mg

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In Glycin an amino acid R group is replaced A. 1


by____________? B. 2
C. 3
A. H D. 4
B. CH3
C. COOH The windpipe or trachea lies?
D. C = O
A. Dorsal to oesophagus
How many moles of carbon dioxide are B. Ventral to oesophagus
produced by complete oxidation of one mole of C. Lateral to oesophagus
puruvic acid? D. None of these

A. 1 A bond formed by linkage between -OH of


B. 2 carboxyl group of one amino acid and H of
C. 3 amino group of another amino acid which
D. 6 releases water is called__________?

The element in basic structure of proteins A. Phosphodiester linkage


which differentiate them from B. Glycosidic bond
carbohydrates________? C. Peptide bond
D. Hydrogen bond
A. C
B. S Total number of amino acids in a hemoglobin
C. H molecule are__________?
D. N
A. 554
Hunger pangs usually begin ______ after the B. 564
previous meal. C. 574
D. 584
A. 2-4 hours
B. 6-8 hours Which structure of protein gives information
C. 10-12 hours aboutnumber and sequence of amino acids in
D. 12-24 hours it_______________?

Total number of amino acids discovered so far A. Primary structure


in cells and tissues are______________? B. Secondary structure
C. Tertiary structure
A. 20 D. Quaternary structure
B. 25
C. 150 Locomotory structures are not found in which
D. 170 of the following group?

The major constituent of blood plasma A. Amoebas


is___________? B. Zooflagellates
C. Ciliates
A. Protein D. Apicomplexans
B. NaCl
C. Water Hemoglobin molecule exhibits which structural
D. Cholesterol organization of proteins___________?

An insulin molecule consists of _________ A. Primary structure


polypeptide chains? B. Secondary structure

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C. Tertiary structure C. Both a and b


D. Quaternary structure D. None of these

In an aqueous environment the most stable The simplest of oxygen producting


tertiary conformation is that in which _________ photosynthetic organisms are____________?
amino acids are buried inside the
conformation? A. Algae
B. Bacteria
A. Hydrophobic C. Cyanobacteria
B. Hydrophilic D. Chlamydomonas
C. Basic
D. None of these Amphoixus is a__________?

Which of the following statement is incorrect A. Chordate


about RNA_________________? B. Protochordate
C. Lower chordate
A. The pentose sugar in it is Ribose. D. All of these
B. It contains Adenine Guanine Thymine and
Cytosine Which structural organization is most common
C. It is present in the nucleoli in globular proteins____________?
D. It may be folded back on itself to give double
helical characteristics. A. Primary
B. Secondary
Protein coasts of viruses are synthesized C. Tertiary
in____________? D. Quaternary

A. Lytic cycle Which of the following does not show


B. Lysogenic cycle quaternary structure____________?
C. Both a & b
D. All of these A. Haemoglobin
B. Pepsin
Each turn of DNA contain ____________ nitrogenous C. Fibrin
base pairs? D. Insulin

A. 5 Which of the following occurs in anaerobic


B. 10 respiration but not in aerobic respiration?
C. 20
D. 25 A. Release of CO2
B. Reduction of NAD
Membranes of the grane are sites where? C. Formation of ATP
D. Production of ethanol from acetaldehyde
A. Oxygen is stored
B. Food is stored helical structure is kept by the formation of
C. Sunlight is trapped _________ bonds among amino acids molecules?
D. CO2 is stored.
A. H bonds
Antibodies play important role against B. Disulphide Bond
microorganisms and other pathogens to which C. Ionic bond
type of proteins do they belong________? D. Hydrophobic bonds

A. Globular proteins Which of the following are triploblastic and


B. Fibrous Proteins acoelomate?

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A. Sponges Animals fats are ______________ atroom


B. Annelida temperature?
C. Platyhelminthes
D. Aves A. Liquids
B. Gases
The food of hydra consists of___________? C. Solids
D. None of these
A. Humus
B. Detritus Sebum produced from sebaceous glands in a
C. Dead microscopic animals mammal helps in___________?
D. Small crustaceans
A. Protection against micro organisms
Actin and myosin are the basic proteins B. Temperature regulation
involved in contractile machinery of our body to C. Excretion
which type of proteins do they D. All of these
belong____________?0
Which one is not found in fatty acids in
A. Globular proteins acylglycerols____________?
B. Fibrous Proteins
C. Both a and b A. C-6
D. None of these B. C-25
C. C-26
If a plasmolysed plant cell is placed in water the D. C-30
cell will___________?
The one that stores calcium is __________?
A. Burst
B. Be Killed A. Sarcolemma
C. Be deplasmolysed B. Sarcoplasm
D. Show no change in it C. Sarcoplasmic reticulum
D. Cytosol
ATP is a an important molecule for its major
function___________? Which one of the following is most likely to
occur in an animal during winter?
A. As an energy currency of the cell
B. As a coenzyme A. Activation of sweat glands
C. Both a and b B. Dilation of skin blood vessels
D. None of these C. Panting
D. Thermogenesis
The first organism of whose genome was
completely discovered was____________? In esterification OH comes from_______________?

A. Human beings A. Organic acid


B. Influenza Virus B. Alcohol
C. Hemophilus Influenza C. Water
D. None of these D. Sugar

All of the following veins carry deoxygenated How many carbon atoms are required to form a
blood except furan ring (ribofuranose)_____________?

A. Superior vena cava A. 3


B. Inferior vena cava B. 4
C. Hepatic vein C. 5
D. Pulmonary vein D. 2

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Sleep movements are a type of___________? The basic structural unit of a chromosome
is____________?
A. Turgor movements
B. Growth movements A. The centromere
C. Tactic movements B. Nuceleosome
D. Paratonic movments C. Telomere
D. Histone
Keto group is represented as___________?
In living organisms the lubricant which
A. CO provides protection against damage resulting
B. C-COO-C from friction is___________?
C. HCOH
D. HOH A. Carbohydrates
B. Fatty acid
The type of learning in which there is loss or C. Water
decrease in response to repeated stimuli? D. Protein

A. Imprinting The first stage of development in which a cavity


B. Habituation appears is the__________?
C. Latent learning
D. Insight learning A. Neurula
B. Morula
Glycolipids and glycoproteins have structural C. Gastrula
role in the ______________ matrix of animal and D. Balastula
bacterial cell?
The trioses which are intermediate in
A. Extracellular respiration and photosynthesis
B. Intracellular are_______________?
C. Both of these
D. Glucose A. Glyceraldehydes
B. Dihydroxy acetone
The cells present in testes and secrete C. Both of these
testosterone are___________? D. None of these

A. Sertoli cells The one which causes contraction of wall of the


B. Germinal cell uterus during and after birth?
C. Interstitial cells
D. Spermatocyte A. ADH
B. MSH
In Cx(H2O)y x ranges from______________? C. Oxytocin
D. Progesterone
A. 1 to 3 thousand
B. 3 to many thousand The monosaccharide found in some bacteria
C. 3 to 5 thousand and occurring rarely are______________?
D. 5 to 9 thousand
A. Trioses
Exposure to low temperature stimulates plants B. Hexoses
to flower. This is called___________? C. Tetroses
D. Pentoses
A. Photoperiodism
B. Thermotropism Which statement correctly describes the
C. Vernalisation transcription of DNA?
D. Thermoregulation

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A. It produces another DNA molecule Interconversion of carbohydrates proteins and


B. It produces mRNA lipids in living cells are an example of____________?
C. It is a semi conservation process
D. It occurs at surface of ribosomes A. Coordinated catabolic activities
B. Coordinated anabolic activities
Triglyceride is also known as_____________? C. Both A and B
D. Any one
A. Natural lipid
B. Neutral lipid Which one of the following is correct sequence
C. Neutral wax of stages of prophase 1 of meiosis
D. All of these
A. Diakinesis diplotene pachytene leptotene
Carbon commonly combines with______________? zygotene
B. Zygotene leptotene pachytene diplotene
A. H diakinesis
B. N & O C. Leptotene zygotene pachytene diplotene
C. P & S diakinesis
D. All of these D. Pachytene leptotene diplotene zygotene
diakinesis
The sequence of 3 bases on tRNA which is
complementary to condon of mRNA is Which one of the following syndrome is the
called____________? result of meiotic non dysjunction?

A. Gene A. Klinefelters syndrome


B. Anticodon B. Turners syndrome
C. Code C. Downs syndrome
D. Codon D. All of these

The survival of an animal depends upon its Which one of the following stage preceeds
ability to take some from its mitosis during cell cycle?
environment____________?
A. G1 phase
A. Chemicals B. S phase
B. Hydrocarbons C. G2 phase
C. Organic molecules D. M phase
D. Inorganic molecules
Most of the cellular secretions are ________ in
In humans the number of tetrads formed during nature?
mitosis is___________?
A. Glycolipids
A. 23 B. Glycoproteins
B. 46 C. Nucleohistones
C. 0 D. Proteins
D. 4
Genes will not be found in gene pairs in
Non polar organic molecules are ___________ in the_____________?
water?
A. Muscle cell of worm
A. Soluble B. Uterine cells of dog
B. Insoluble C. Sperm cells of frog
C. Partially soluble D. Guard cells of leaf
D. Depends upon condition

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RRNA constitutes ____________% of the total Organisms of which of the following kingdom
cellular RNA? have absorptive mode of nutrition______________?

A. 3-4 % A. Prokaryotae
B. 10-20% B. Protoctista
C. 80% C. Animalia
D. 90% D. Fungi

A genome is___________? Which of the Euglenas (a Protoctista) character


resembles that of animals______________?
A. Appearance of an individual
B. Genetic basis of few characters A. They can move
C. Full set of genes of an individual B. They lack cell wall
D. All of these C. They do not have chlorophyll
D. Both a and b
Which conjegated molecules play important
role in gene expression___________? The one which can break open a plasmid ring
is__________?
A. Glycolipids
B. Glycoproteins A. Ligase enzyme
C. Nucleohistones B. Primase enzyme
D. None of these C. Restriction endonuclease
D. ATP-ase enzyme
There are mainly __________ types of tRNA?
According to Lamarch evolution occurred as the
A. 170 result of__________?
B. 20
C. 25 A. Natural selection
D. 15 B. The theory of recapitulation
C. Inheritance of acquired characters
The discease in which transmembrane carrier D. Over production
for the chloride ion is not produced is__________?
Allium cepa is the scientific name of______________?
A. Hyperchloesterolemia
B. Cystic fibrosis A. Onion
C. Severe combined immunodeficiency syndrome B. Amaltas
D. AIDS C. Potato
D. Tomato
The one which is a weed killer is___________?
Which of the following category is most general
A. IAA with its members lest resembling with each
B. NAA other than the other categries_____________?
C. 2 4-D
D. GA A. Species
B. Genus
Five kingdom classification was proposed C. Family
by_____________? D. Order

A. Carlous Linnaeus The first eukarotes appeared about __________


B. E-Chatton years ago?
C. Robert Whittaker
D. Lynn Margulis and Karlene Schwartz A. 1.5 billion
B. 2.5 billion

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C. 3.5 billion So far over _____________ number of species of


D. 4.5 billion animals are known?

Those organisms which can prepare their own A. million


food from simple inorganic material and can B. 1 million
store energy are called___________? C. 1
D. 2 million
A. Autotrophs
B. Heterotrophs What is the characteristic feature of consumers?
C. Procariotique
D. Eu-cariotique A. Autotroph
B. Heterotroph
Solanum tuberosum is a scientific name C. Parasite
of___________? D. Saprophyte

A. Onion Which of the following organisms have Chitin as


B. Amaltas a major structural component of their cell
C. Potato wall________________?
D. Tomato
A. Prokaryotae
The structure which has been formed or B. Protoctista
modified from gill pouches in humans C. Plantae
is___________? D. Fungi

A. Gills All of the following are involved in nitrification


B. Eustachian tube except
C. Middle ear
D. Lungs A. Nitrobacter
B. Nitrosomonas
Scurvy and beri – beri and caused by the C. Rhizohium
deficiency of___________? D. All of these

A. Vitamin B and C DNA or RNA of viruses is enclosed in


B. Vitamin B and D _______________ coat?
C. Vitamin C and B
D. Vitamin A and B A. Protein
B. Carbohydrate
The word which E-Chatton suggested for C. Lipid
bacteria and blue green algae was_____________? D. DNA

A. Autotrophs In most ecosystems the greatest amount of


B. Heterotrophs energy flows through the____________?
C. Pro-cariotique
D. Eu-cariotique A. Secondary consumers
B. Herbivores
The greatest diversity of animals in the lake is C. Carnivores
found in which one of the following zones? D. Decomposers

A. Limmnetic zone Which of the following relationship is NOT an


B. Littoral zone example of symbiosis?
C. Profundal zone
D. None of these A. Rhizobium and leguminous plants
B. Marchantia sporophyte and gametophyte

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C. Algae and fungi in a lichen A. 10 nm


D. Mycorrhizal fungi and tree roots B. 20 nm
C. 30 nm
Other name for Kingdom monera D. 40 nm
is_______________?
What percentage of light reaching the earth is
A. Protoctista used in photosynthesis?
B. Prokaryotae
C. Archae A. 25%
D. None of these B. 10%
C. 5%
Animals with greatest number of similarities D. 1%
are grouped together in a/an___________?
Viruses are __________ smaller than bacteria?
A. Phylum
B. Family A. 10 – 100 times
C. Genus B. 10 – 1000 times
D. Order C. 100 – 1000 times
D. 1000 – 10000 times
Amoeba belongs to which kingdom______________?
Kangaroo rat most probably would be found
A. Prokaryotae in___________?
B. Plantae
C. Monera A. Tropical rain forest
D. Protista B. Tundra
C. Grass land
Competition between species will be greatest if D. Desert
they attempt to occupy the same___________?
Vaccine Was discovered by______________?
A. Ecosystem
B. Community A. Louis Pasteur
C. Habitat B. Edward Jennar
D. Niche C. Ivanowski
D. Stanely
The word virus is derived from Latin word
venome meaning____________? The name Bacteriophage was coined
by____________?
A. Sweet fluid
B. Sore Fluid A. Charles Chamberland
C. Poisonous Fluid B. Ivanowski
D. Salty Fluid C. Twort
D. D Herelle
The one which is present in all aerobic species
is _________? Protein subunits of capsid is called the
capsomeres is a characteristic of each virus.
A. Cytohrome c Their number in Herpes virus is__________?
B. Cytochrome a
C. Cytochrome a3 A. 100
D. Cytochrome b B. 152
C. 162
The size of smallest virus is______________? D. 172

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Which of the statement about viruses is A. Strong covalent bond between virion and the
incorrect___________________? receptor site.
B. Week chemical unior between them
A. We can not grow them in laboratories on C. Both A and B depending upon the phage
artificial medias D. None of these
B. They are obligate intracellular parasite.
C. They can synthesize their nucleic acid Which of the following statement about AIDS is
D. They are resistant to most of antibiotic treatment incorrect:

A virion is______________? A. is a host specific disease


B. An infected mother cannot pass the virus to
A. Virus her baby.
B. Viral protein C. Results in enlargement of lymph nodes
C. Viral lysozyme D. Can be prevented.
D. Viral gene
Bacteriopahage that infect E. coli are
called_____________?
For which of the following no preventive
vaccine is available? A. M type
B. N type
A. HAV C. T type
B. HBV D. S type
C. HCV
D. HEV Complex symptoms like severe pneumonia
vascular tumor sudden weight loss swollen
Which one of the following specially result in lymph nodes and immune deficiency are
chronic liver disease leading to hepatic failure: features of:

A. HAV A. Polio
B. HBV B. Hepatitis
C. HCV C. AIDS
D. HEV D. HIV

Protein coat the capsid of adenovirus An isolated virus is not considered living since
is________________? it________________?

A. Surrounded by genome A. Separates in to two inner parts


B. Surrounding genome B. Can not metabolize
C. Surrounding the envelope C. Rapidly looses its Genome chemical inert
D. Both B and C D. Is coated with an air tight shield

Mode of transmission of hepatitis A is__________? Which of the following is the smallest known
virus:
A. Serum
B. Faeco-oral A. Hepatitis virus
C. Sexual contact B. Retrovirus
D. All of these C. Polio virus
D. Pox virus
Attachment of the bacteriophage with the
receptor site on the bacterial cell wall The agent of controversial nature causing mad
involves_______________? cow infection is_____________?

A. Bacteria
B. Cowpox Virus
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C. Adenovirus A. Absorption
D. Prion B. Multiplication
C. Lysogeny
Which of the following virus has special D. Penetration
affiliations with the tumor production:
Tobacco mosaic virus is__________?
A. Hepatitis virus
B. Retrovirus A. Spherical
C. Polio virus B. Rod Shaped
D. Pox virus C. Tadpole like
D. Hexagonal
Which of the following is incorrect for the
lysogenic cycle in life cycle of In the Lysogenic cycle the DNA of the
bacteriophage_____________? bacteriophage__________________?

A. Phage when gets incorporated with the bacterial A. Joins the bacterial chromosomes
chromosome is called prophage B. Attaches to the inner surface of the host
B. The bacterium continues to live and reproduce membrane
normally C. Is immediately degraded when enters the host
C. Lysogenic bacteria may get infected by the D. Goes directly to host ribosomes for translation
related phage
D. The cycle may convert into lytic type resulting Which of the following is an RNA virus:
from environmental exposure
A. Influenza virus
An enzyme which can convert single stranded B. Herpes virus
RNA into double stranded viral DNA is C. HBV
called____________? D. Pox virus

A. DNAase Temperate phage may exist as_____________?


B. RNAase
C. DNA polymerase A. Prophage
D. Reverse Transcriptase B. Capsid
C. Viron
In lysogenic cycle the process of spearation of D. Retrovirus
phage DNA from the hosts chromosome and
initiation of lytic cycle is called______________? In the lytic cycle of bacteriophage the host DNA
is__________?
A. Lysis
B. Lysogeny A. Replicated
C. Induction B. Turn off by the protein coat.
D. Adsorption C. Digested into its nucleotides
D. Turned on by the removal of the protein coat
Which of the following disease results in
Paralysis due to viral attack on C.N.S: Pepsinogen is produced from__________?

A. Measles A. Mucous cells


B. Herpes simplex B. Parietal cells
C. Hepatitis C. Zymogen cells
D. Polio D. All of these

In life cycle of bacteriophage which step occur Carbohydrates, fats & proteins are essential
after attachment of prophage with the receptor for_______________?
site of the bacterial cell wall_____________?

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A. Metabolic processes of an organism A. Plant


B. Providing energy B. Fungus
C. Formation of sturctures C. Animal
D. All of these D. Algae

Dipeptides into amino acids are are converted An illness which largely affects girls usually just
through_____________? after the onset of puberty.

A. Amino peptidase A. Bulimia nervosa


B. Erypsin B. Obesity
C. Pepsin C. Anorexia nervosa
D. Trypsin D. None of these

Magnesium is present in which of the Autotrophic organisms can exist in an


following__________________? exclusively ________________ environment?

A. Cytochromes A. Organic
B. ATP B. Inorganic
C. Chlorophyll C. Wet
D. Haemoglobin D. Terrestrial

Deficiency of which of the following causes Loss of appetite due to the fear of becoming
chlorosis__________________? obese is____________?

A. Nitrogen A. Anorexia nervosa


B. Magnesium B. Bulimia nervosa
C. Iron C. Piles
D. Both A and B D. Dyspepsia

Mastication is carried out by__________? Strong chlorosis is due to the deficiency of


_____________ in plants?
A. Teeth
B. Tongue A. Magnesium
C. Smooth muscles B. Nitrogen
D. All of these C. Potassium
D. Phosphorus
Deficiency of K+ causes_____________?
Stunted growth of roots is due to the deficiency
A. Stunted growth & strong chlorosis of____________in plants?
B. No electron transport chains
C. Premature death of leaves A. Potassium
D. Stunted growth of roots B. Magnesium
C. Phosphorus
Masses of dilated tortuous veins in the D. Iron.
anorectal mucosa are known as___________?
The liquid that escapes during defrosting frozen
A. Bulimia meat contains _____ bacteria?
B. Ulcer
C. Adipose tissue A. Campylobacter
D. Hemorrhoids B. Nitrobacter
C. Azobacter
Puccinia is a parasitic___________? D. Salmonella

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One of the commonest cause of food poisoning C. Anorexia nervous


are the toxins produced by__________? D. Bulimia nervosa

A. Azobacter The leaf is bilobed with midrib between them.


B. Nitrosomonas The plant is____________?
C. Campylobacter
D. Nitrobacter A. Saraccnia
B. Dionaea
Puccinia commonly destroys______________? C. Pitcher plant
D. None of these
A. Corn
B. Tomato Anus is surrounded by _____ types of muscles?
C. Dodder
D. Wheat A. 2
B. 3
Nodules on roots of leguminous plants have C. 1
__________ bacteria? D. 4

A. Anaerobic Of the following, which one is missing in


B. Nitrogen fixing herbivores_______________?
C. Nitrifying
D. Ammonifying A. Premolars
B. Canines
C. Incisors
Earthworm is an example of ______________feeder? D. Molars.

A. Detritus Certain types of whales are also __________ feeder?


B. Fluid
C. Macrophageus A. Fluid
D. Filter B. Macrophagous
C. Filter
All of the insectivorous plants are D. None of these
true________________?
____________is about 2.4 meter in length and
A. Heterotrophs comprising about two fifth of the small
B. Autotrophes intestine?
C. Carnivores
D. Saprotrophs A. Duodenum
B. Jejunum
Of the following, which one has more variety of C. Ileum
nutrition________________? D. Caecum

A. Animals Hydra is an example of ______________ feeder?


B. Bacteria
C. Plants A. Fluid
D. Fungi B. Macrophagous
C. Fluid
Incomplete or imperfect digestion is known D. All of these
as________?
Hepatic and Pancreatic secretions are also
A. Obesity stimulated by a hormone produced by the
B. Dyspepsia intestinal mucosa. The hormone is___________?

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A. Creatin How many species of fungi are known till now?


B. Gastrin
C. Secretin A. 10000
D. Pepsin B. 100000
C. 10000000
Parasites capable of living independently of its D. 1000
host at times is called as ___________ parasite?
Which of the following group represent
A. Obligate pathological fungi______________?
B. Strict
C. Facultative A. Mushrooms morels and truffles
D. Endoparasite B. Rusts smuts and molds
C. Penicillium
In planaria, numerous small branches which D. All of these
end blindly are called as__________?
Death cap/death angel (Amanita) and Jack O
A. Digestive tract Latern mushroom are examples of__________?
B. Intestinal caeca
C. Hepatic caeca A. Edible mushrooms
D. Both B & C B. Poisonous mushrooms
C. Both of these
A painful burning sensation produced in the D. None of these
chest cavity usually associated with the back
flush of acidic chyme into the esophagus Which one of the following is different from all
is__________? the rest regarding the number of cells inits
body_______________?
A. Pyrolysis
B. Pyrosis A. Rusts
C. Peristalsis B. Mushrooms
D. Dyspepsia C. Molds
D. Yeasts
Midgut in cockroach is a short narrow tube
called____________? Fungi which get their food directly from dead
organic matter are called______________?
A. Hepatic caeca
B. Gizzard A. Parasitic fungi
C. Stomach B. Predators
D. Rectum C. Mutualists
D. Decomposers
Hunger contractions are _____ contractions?
How many species of mushrooms are edible?
A. Antiperistalsis
B. Peristalsis A. 100
C. Voluntary B. 200
D. None of these C. 3000
D. 4000
The partly digested food is stored in________in
cockroach? Root like structure in saprotrophic fungi are
called_______________?
A. Gizzard
B. Crop A. Rhizodis
C. Hepatic caeca B. Haustoria
D. Rectum

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C. Hyphae A. 30%
D. Constricting rings B. 40%
C. 50%
Penicillium reproduce via___________? D. 60%

A. Spores An association in which fungal hyphae


B. Conidia penetrate the outer cells of the plant root
C. Budding forming coils swellings and minute branches
D. Fragmentation and also extend out into surrounding soil is
called______________?
Those fungi which can grow only on their living
host and cannot be grown on available defined A. Mycorrizael association
growth culture medium e.g. various mildews B. Endomycorrhizae
and most rust species are called_____________? C. Ectomycorrhizae
D. Lichen
A. Parasitic fungi
B. Obligate parasitic fungi Which one of the following is the largest group
C. Facultative parasitic fungi of fungi?
D. All of these
A. Zygomycota
Mode of nutrition in penecillium is____________? B. Ascomycota
C. Basidiomycota
A. Saprotrophs D. Deuteromycota
B. Parasitic
C. Predators The Kingdom of recyclers is known as
D. Mutualistics kingdom_____________?

Oyster mushroom is an example of predator A. Algae


fungi which attack on______________? B. Bacteria
C. Fungi
A. Pin warms D. Embryophata
B. Tape worms
C. Round worms According to two kingdom classification fungi
D. Platehelminthes were placed in kingdom___________?

Lichen is a symbiotic mutualistic association of A. Plantae


fungi with______________? B. Animalia
C. Protista
A. Autotrophs D. Fungi
B. Roots of vascular plants
C. Green algae and cyanobacterium At which stage in the life cycle of Rhizopus
D. Leguminous plants meiosis takes place?

Foliose lichen are_____________? A. Formation of sporangiophore via


germination of zygospore.
A. Stem like B. Formation of spores in sporangia
B. Branching C. Fusion of two hyphae
C. Leaf like D. Formation of Zygote by fusion of gametangia.
D. Crust like
Ecological role of fungi as decomposers is only
How many species of ascomycota occur in lichen paralleled by_____________?
symbiotic association?

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A. Cyanobacteria C. Budding
B. Blue green algae D. Fragmentation
C. Bacteria
D. Virus Constricting ring around nematode is formed
by_____________?
Which of the following is called black bread
mold? A. Arthrobotrys
B. Pleurotus ostreatus
A. Pilobolus C. Mildews
B. Penicillium D. All of these
C. Neurospora
D. Rhizopus Simple breaking of mycelium resulting in
formation of a new mycelium from each broken
Coenocytic hyphae are also known segments is called__________?
as______________?
A. Sporing
A. Septate B. Conidiation
B. Perforated hyphae C. Budding
C. Aseptate D. Fragmentation
D. Uninucleate hyphae
Type of lichen which tightly attaches to rocks
In which of the following example of fungi is_____________?
dikaryotic hyphae exist for long period?
A. Parmelia
A. Deuteromycota B. Fruticose
B. Basidiomycota C. Foliose
C. Zygomycota D. Crustose
D. All of these
Mycorrhizae are found in about__________vascular
plants?
Unicellular fungi which is non-hyphal
is___________? A. 90%
B. 95%
A. Mushroom C. 98%
B. Yeast D. 96%
C. Penicillium
D. Mold Spores in sporangia are produced by process?

Parasitic fungi absorb nutrients directly from A. Sexual


the living host cytoplasm with the help of B. Asexual
special hyphal tips called___________? C. Both of these
D. None of these
A. Mildew
B. Constricting ring Fungi can tolerate pH from____________?
C. Haustoria
D. All of these A. 3-7
B. 2-6
By which of the following mechanism C. 2-9
unicellular yeast reproduce? D. 3-6

A. Sporing Which of the following is responsible for Irish


B. Conidiation potato famine?

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A. Dinoflagellates B. They are generally accepted as the ancestors of


B. Kleps green plants
C. Physarum polycephalum C. Chlorella is unicellular non-motile green algae
D. Phytophthora infestans D. None of these

Radiolarians belong to which of the following


Which of the following statement about protozoal group____________?
Kingdom Protista is incorrect_______________?
A. Zooflagellates
A. Their members have characteristics which B. Actinopods
separate them from other kingdoms C. Foraminifera
B. They only include unicellular aquatic D. Apicomplexans
eukaryotic organisms
C. They do not develop from Blastula or embryo In chlorophytes the main energy stores
D. They contain ancestors for fungi plants & are__________?
animals
A. Cellulose
Spores produced by slime molds are__________? B. Starch
C. Glycogen
A. Haploid D. All of these
B. Diploid
C. Triploid Which of the following statement about eiliates
D. None of these in incorrect_____________?

Who first separated bacteria from other A. Contain mainly unicellular organisms.
protists as a group_____________? B. Their contractile vacoule is respobsible for water
regulation.
A. John Hogg C. They are even capable of sexual reproduction.
B. Ernst Haeckel D. Diploid nucleus being smaller is responsible
C. Margulis and Schwartz for cells metabolism and growth
D. Herbert Copeland while polyploidy nucleus functions in sexual
process.
In slime molds spores develop into__________?
Examples of Rhodophytes are___________?
A. Swarm cells
B. Biflagellated cells A. Chondrus
C. Amoeboid reproductive cells B. Polysiphonia
D. All of these C. Both of these
D. Pinnularia
Which of the protozoa has a striking
resemblance to collar cells in Of the following which one is not the
sponges_____________? characteristic of dinoflagellates?

A. Zooflagellates A. Most of them are unicellular


B. Choanflagellates B. They have blooms
C. Trypanosomoa C. Their cells are often covered with shells of
D. Trichonymphas interlocking cellulose plates impregnated with
calcium
Of the following which one is not the D. None of these
characteristic of green algae?
Lime stone deposits are formed from__________?
A. Some green algae possess cell wall with
cellulose A. Zooflagellates
B. Foraminferans
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C. Aetinopods A. Dinoflagellates
D. Apicomplexans B. Zooflagellates
C. Protozoans
The most important group of producers in D. Algae
marine ecosystem is of__________?
Complex specialized flagellates living
A. Diatoms symbiotically in the gut of termites
B. Euglenoids are___________?
C. Dinoflagellates
D. Brown algae A. Trichonymphas
B. Trypanosoma
Plasmodium belongs to__________? C. Euglena
D. Radiolarians
A. Ciliates
B. Apicomplexans Golden algae are also known as___________?
C. Actinopods
D. Foraminferans A. Chrysophyta
B. Phaeophyta
Most dinoflagellates are___________? C. Pyrrophyta
D. Rhodophyta
A. Unicellular
B. Multicellular The drfinite shape to ciliates is given
C. Both of these by____________?
D. Zooflagellates
A. Pellicle
Kingdom protista includes_____________phyla? B. Penicle
C. Calcium
A. 27 D. Cell wall
B. 28
C. 26 Brown algae are also known as___________?
D. 29
A. Phaeophyta
All phostosynthetic euglenoids lose their B. Rhodophyta
chlorophyll when grown in dark and obtain C. Pyrrophyta
their nutrients heterotrophically this statement D. Chrysophyta
is___________?
Chalk is gradually formed of dead______________?
A. True
B. False A. Actinopods
C. May be true may be false B. Foraminiferans
D. Unpredictable C. Apicomplexans
D. Radiolarians
Stentor is a/an____________?
The only group of algae having no flagellated
A. Ciliate motile cells at any stage is___________?
B. Foraniniferan
C. Actinopods A. Chrysophyta
D. Apicomplexan B. Phaeophyta
C. Pyrrophyta
Based on molecular data euglenoids are thought D. Rhodophyta
to be closely related to___________?
Of the following which one has glassy
shells________________?

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A. Radiolarians A. Robert Koch


B. Forams B. Louis Pasteur
C. Both of these C. Alexander Fleming
D. None of these D. Leeuwenhoek

Most of the photosynthesis on earth is carried Which of the following statement is incorrect
by__________? regarding germ theory of diseases postulated by
Robert Koch_____________?
A. Kelps
B. Gymnosperms A. A specific organism can always be found in
C. Angiosperms association with a given disease
D. Algae B. The organism can be isolated and grown in pure
culture in the laboratories
Which of the following statement is incorrect C. The pure culture cannot produce the disease
about algae______________? when inoculated into susceptible animal
however the causative organism isolated from
A. Their zygote unlike plants is protected by pure culture can do so.
parental tissue D. It is possible to recover the organism in pure
B. Their classification is based on pigment culture from the experimentally infected animals
composition
C. Most of them have different morphological forms Which of the following structure is not present
in-different stages of their life cycle in all the bacteria_____________?
D. Almost all of them are aquatic
A. Cell membrane
In which of the following pigments major B. Chromatin bodies
energy reserves and cell wall are like plants? C. Ribosomes
D. Capsule
A. Rhodophyta
B. Chlorophyta The size of Spirochete is_____________?
C. Phaeophyta
D. Chrysophyta A. 0.1 -600 um
B. 100-200 nm
The word Archaeobacteria (a division of C. 500 um
bacteria) derived from Greek means___________? D. 0.75-1.25 um

A. True bacteria E. coli and example of entrobacteriace is


B. False bacteria important for causing diarrheal diseases its size
C. Recent bacteria is____________?
D. Ancient bacteria
A. 0.1-600 um
Who coined the term Animalcules for B. 100-200 nm
microorganisms like Bacteria and C. 1.1-1.5 um (width) 2.0-6.0 um (length)
protozoa______________? D. 0.75-1.25 um

A. Robert Koch In bacterial categories the bacteria smaller in


B. Louis Pasteur number are_______________?
C. Alexander Fleming
D. Leeuwenhoek A. Gram-ive bacteria
B. Eubacteria
Who discovered the bacteria causing C. Ancient bacteria
tuberculosis and also developed various D. Gram +ive bacteria
techniques of media preparation and
maintenance of pure culture_____________? Germ theory of disease
has________________postulates?
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A. 3 A. Binary fission
B. 5 B. Mitosis
C. 4 C. Meiosis
D. 6 D. Conjugation

Some bacteria ranging occasionally a size of 500 Which of the following help cyanobacteria to
?m in length are___________________? locomote?

A. Escherichia coli A. Flagella


B. Spirochetes B. Gas vesicles
C. Mycoplasma C. Both of these
D. Epulopiscuim D. None of these

Coccobacillus has a shape similar Cyanobacteria have ________ cell wall?


to________________?
A. Gram +ve.
A. Diplobacillus B. Gram – ve.
B. Sarcina C. Acid fast
C. Egg D. Cellulose rich
D. None of these
Who developed the vaccine against anthrax?
The first bacterium isolated was_________________?
A. Louis Pasteur
A. Coccus B. Edward Jennar
B. Bacillus C. Leuvenhoek
C. Vibrio D. Alexander Fleming
D. Spirochete
Chemical substances used on living tissues that
Which of the following bacteria are thick rigid inhibit the growth of micro organism are
and spiral______________? called___________?

A. Vibrio A. Antiseptics
B. Spirillum B. Disinfectants
C. Spirochete C. Antibiotics
D. Coccus D. Vaccines

A group of 8 cocci is called______________? Rapid growth at exponential ration occurs in


which phase of bacterial growth:
A. Diplococci
B. Octococci A. Lag phase
C. Tetrad B. Log phase
D. Sarcina C. Stationary phase
D. Death / decline phase
Approximately _____ species of bacteria are
known to cause diseases in humans. Spirochete is an example of___________?

A. 100 A. Aerobic bacteria


B. 200 B. Anaerobic bacteria
C. 300 C. Facultative bacteria
D. 400 D. Microaerophilic

Cyanobacteria reproduce by____________? E. coli and example of____________?

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A. Aerobic bacteria Which of the following bacteria do not have


B. Anaerobic bacteria flagella commonly__________?
C. Facultative bacteria
D. Microaerophilic A. Cocci
B. Bacilli
Nitrifying bacteria are the examples C. Streptobacilli
of___________? D. Vibrio

A. Hetrotrophic bacteria A bacterium with tuft of flagella at both poles is


B. Chemosynthetic bacteria called_____________?
C. Saprophytic bacteria
D. Parasitic bacteria A. Lophotrichus
B. Monotrichous
Those bacteria which are fully dependent upon C. Peritrichous
their host for nutrition are called__________? D. Amphitrichou

A. Heterotrophic bacteria Flagella originate from_______________?


B. Chemosynthetic bacteria
C. Saprophytic bacteria A. Cell membrane
D. Parasitic bacteria B. Cell wall
C. Capsule
Purple non-sulphur bacteria is an example D. Basal body
of___________?
Which of the following structure provides
A. Heterotrophic bacteria greater pathogenicity to the bacteria__________?
B. Chemosynthetic bacteria
C. Photosynthetic bacteria A. Capsule
D. Saprotrophic bacteria B. Slime
C. Cell Wall
Example of bacteria requiring low D. Cell membrane
concentration of oxygen is__________?
Which of the following structure primarily
A. Campylobactor helps in attachment of bacteria on various
B. spirocheta surfaces____________?
C. E-coli
D. Pseudomonas A. Flagella
B. Pili
The common waste material in bacteria C. Both of these
is____________? D. None of these

A. Glycogen Cell wall is absent in___________?


B. Lactic acid
C. Ammonia A. Cocci
D. Urea B. Bacilli
C. Mycobacterium
Which of the following contains genes for drug D. Mycoplasma
and disease resistance in bacteria?
Cell wass of Archaeobacteria does not
A. Necleotide contain_____________________?
B. Plasmid
C. Mesosome A. Peptidoglycan
D. Ribosome B. Proteins

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C. Glycoproteins The animals in which coelom is formed due to


D. Polysaccharides splitting of mesocerm are known as____________?

Gram positive bacteria appear_______________? A. Pseudocoelous


B. Schizocoelous
A. Purple C. Enterocoelous
B. Red D. Emphicoelous
C. Pink
D. Blue In some cases the blastomere can produce
complete embryo the cleavage will be___________?
Extremely long molecule of DNA that is tightly
folded to fit inside the cell component is A. Spiral and determinate
called_____________? B. Radial and indeterminate
C. Spiral and indeterminate
A. Nucleus D. Radial and determinate
B. Chromosome
C. Chromatid Of the following which one is non-cellular in
D. Chromatin body most cases in animals?

All of the following are coelomates A. Mesenchyme


except:____________? B. Sclerenchyma
C. Chlorenchyma
A. Deuterosomes D. Mesoderm
B. Proterosomes
C. Hemichordates Aquatic arthropods respire through__________?
D. Aschelminthes
A. Spiracles
The radial symmetry is found in the animals B. Gills
of___________? C. Book lungs
D. Both b and c
A. Protozoa
B. Porifera Circulatory system is open type in all of the
C. Cnidaria following except:___________?
D. All of these
A. Arthropoda
Both radial and bilateral symmetry is found in B. Gastropoda
the phylum____________? C. Pelecypoda
D. Cephalopoda
A. Protozoa
B. Porifera Shell of egg is leathery in appearance
C. Echinodermata in___________?
D. None of these
A. Amphibians
Of the following which one is not the B. Reptiles
characteristic of triploblasts? C. Birds
D. Prototherians
A. All of them have blood vascular system
B. They may be coelomate pseudocoelomate or Aschelminthes is also known as____________?
acoelomate
C. They are included in grade bilaterian A. Protozoans
D. All of them have digestive system B. Eumatazoa
C. Nematodes
D. Protoctist ancestors

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The name animal is derived from the The skeleton of the sponges is in the form of
word__________? variously shaped needle like structures
called___________?
A. Anima
B. Anemia A. Stripules
C. Aname B. Spicules
D. All of these C. Brails
D. Spines
All the animals of the grade radiata
are____________? Gut in pseudocoelomates is made
from___________?
A. Diploblastic
B. Triploblastic A. Ectoderm
C. Both B. Mesoderm
D. Unicellular C. Endoderm
D. All of these
The fate of each blastomere is foretold. The
cleavage will be as____________? Sperms are _________ in origin.

A. Spiral and indeterminate A. Ectodermal


B. Radial and indeterminate B. Mesodermal
C. Radial and indeterminate C. Endodermal
D. Spiral and determinate D. None of these

The system well developed in the acoelomate Inner layers of the sponges are made up
is___________? of__________?

A. Excretory system A. Pinacocytes


B. Nervous system B. Choanoderm
C. Transport system C. Choanoytes
D. All of these D. Pinacoderm

In acoelomates gut is ________ in origin. Of the following which one is not included in
Proterostomes?
A. Ectodermal
B. Endodermal A. Arthropods
C. Mesodermal B. Hemichordates
D. None of these C. Annelids
D. Molluses
Venus flower basket is also known as___________?
Coelom that develops from the archenteron as
A. Sycon outpouching is__________?
B. Euplectella
C. Leucoselenia A. Pseudocoelom
D. Spongilla B. Enterocoelom
C. Schizocoelom
The internal buds are known as__________? D. None of these

A. Spicules Of the following which one is not found in series


B. Choanocytes proterostomia?
C. Gemmules
D. None of these A. Annelida
B. Arthropoda

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C. Mollusea A. Osculum
D. Echinodermata B. Ostia
C. Spongocoel
In most triploblasts after embryonic D. None of these
development the three layers are represented
as___________? 80% of the food of sponges consists of__________?

A. Separate layers of cells A. Detrital organic particles


B. Structures formed from them B. Zooplankton and small animals
C. Structures associated with them C. Phytoplanktons
D. Their functions in body D. all of these

The function of coelom is__________?


In sponges fertilization takes place in____________?
A. To increase the size of the animals
B. To help in the functioning of reproductive system A. Ectoderm
C. To provide space for the development of B. Mesenchyme
organs and systems C. Endoderm
D. None of these D. Uterus

A sponge of Antarctica which is more than a Which of the following are motile zooids in
meter tall is____________? cnidarians?

A. Scolymastra joubini A. Polyps


B. Euplectella B. Medusae
C. Spongilla C. Both of these
D. Leucoselenia D. None of these

The sponges in which sperms develop first are Mammals became dominant in__________?
included in the category of__________?
A. Proterozoic era
A. Peritandrous B. Mesozoic era
B. Pertandrous C. Paleozoic era
C. Protendrous D. Cenozoic era
D. Protandrous
Which of the following fishes contained lungs?
The skeleton of sponges is made up of___________?
A. Lamprey
A. Calcium B. Perch
B. Silica C. Plaice
C. Both of these D. Dipnoi
D. None of these
Notochord is present throughout life
Sperms released in water are carried to the in___________?
mesenchyme in sponges by__________?
A. Urochordates
A. Amoeboid cell B. Cephalochordates
B. Stipules C. Chordates
C. Spicules D. Vertebrates
D. Spines
Body is eel like in___________?
The single main opening of the sponge cavity
is____________?

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A. Cyclostomata A. Few millimeter wide to more than one meter


B. Chondrichthyes tall
C. Osteichthyes B. Few centimeter wide to more than one meter tall
D. None of these C. Few decimeter wide to more than one meter tall
D. One meter wide to more than millimeter tall.
Body is globular in_________?
Enteron in coelenterates acts as___________?
A. Cake urchin
B. Sea Urchin A. Digestive cavity
C. Sea cucumber B. Body cavity
D. Brittle star C. Transporting cavity
D. all of these
Second largest phylum of invertebrates
is____________? All of the following coelenterates show
alternation of generation except:
A. Porifera
B. Arthropoda A. Hydra
C. Mollusca B. Obelia
D. Chordata C. Aurelia
D. None of these
Main blood vessel of arthropods usually:
Excretory system of platyhlminthes consists
A. Lies on dorsal side of___________?
B. Lies on ventral side
C. Lies on lateral side A. Nephridia
D. Is not present B. Flame cells
C. Malpighian tubules
_______ are the first group of invertebrates which D. Nephrons
have developed a closed circulatory system.
Pseudocoelem develops from____________?
A. Nematods
B. Annelids A. Blastopore
C. Arthropods B. Plastoquinone
D. Molluscs C. Blastocoel
D. Splitting of mesoderm
Of the following which one is not the
characteristic of Kingdom Animalia. Exoskeoeton of coelenterates terates is made up
to__________?
A. All animals are ingestive heterotrophs
B. All animals are eukaryotes A. Calcium
C. All animals develop from the dissimilar B. Silica
gametes i.e. large sperm and small egg. C. Chitin
D. It is largest kingdom. D. Both A & B

Coelom is lined by__________? All of the following are true for Platyhelminthes
except____________?
A. Parietal mesoderm
B. Visceral mesoderm A. Flatwarms
C. Mesoderm B. Triploblastic
D. Both A & B C. Coelomate
D. Bilateral symmetry
Porifera range in size from__________?
Nervous system of nematods consists of?

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A. Ventral nerve cord C. Circulatory system


B. Dorsal nerve cord D. Respiratory system
C. Lateral nerve cord
D. All of these Which of following system is segmentally
arranged in annelids?
Polychaeta have____________?
A. Excretory system
A. Tentacles B. Digestive system
B. Palps C. Criculatory system
C. Eyes D. Nervous system
D. All of these
The organs of locomotion in annelids
__________ are believed to have common origin are__________?
with annelids.
A. Muscles
A. Nematods B. Hydrostatic skeleton
B. Arthropods C. Parapodia
C. Molluscs D. Setae
D. None of these
The number of chromosomes in human cell
Mantle in molluscs is present over____________? is_____________?

A. Head A. 48
B. Ventral muscular foot B. 44
C. Dorsal visceral region C. 46
D. All of these D. 26

Prechordates is another name used The resolving power of electric microscope


for___________? is____________?

A. Echinoderms A. 0.2 mm
B. Hemichordates B. 0.2 nm
C. Vertebrates C. 0.2 m
D. Chordates D. none of these

True metamorphosis is not present in________? Free living example of Platyhelminthes


is____________?
A. Crustacea
B. Insecta A. Dugesia
C. Arachnida B. Fasciola
D. Myriapoda C. Taenia
D. None of these
Pin warm is common name used for__________?
Psedudocoelom is character of____________?
A. Rhabditis
B. Enterobius vermicularis A. Coelenterates
C. Ancylostoma duodenale B. Platyhelminthes
D. Taenia solium C. Aschelminthes
D. Annelids
Which system is present in nematodes?
Which of the following statement about plants is
A. Sac – like digestive system incorrect?
B. Tube – like digestive system

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A. All are eukaryotes four daughter cells are given to rise during the
B. They are multicellular. process of____________?
C. Non-motile organisms
D. They Are heterotrophes A. meiosis
B. mitosis
Antheridia and archegonia are born on C. cell division
______________ in bryophytes. D. none of these

A. Sporophyte which of the following gives to rise two


B. Gametophyte daughter cell during cell division?
C. Both of these
D. None of these A. meiosis
B. mitosis
Which of the following of bryophytes are the C. both a & b
simplest one? D. none of these

A. Porella in animals meiosis produces____________?


B. Funaria
C. Anthocerus A. spores
D. Polytrichum B. gametes
C. both a & b
Ferns are included in__________? D. all the above

A. Psilopsida prokaryotic and eukaryotic are two types


B. Lycopsida of___________?
C. Sphenopsida
D. Pteropsida A. cells
B. tissues
in which cell ribosome are of large size and C. organs
present either on endoplasmic reticulum or free D. organisms
in cytoplasm?
cells are of__________types?
A. prokaryotic
B. eukaryotic A. 4
C. both B. 3
D. all the above C. 2
D. 1
mitochondria in heart muscles are
nearly_____________? Gametophyte of Psilopsida develops a symbiotic
association with which of the
A. 400 following______________?
B. 375
C. 350 A. Algae
D. 325 B. Bacteria
C. Protozoa
mitochondria in ear lobe cells are D. Fungus
nearly____________?
Which of the following is an example of the
A. 40 living member of Psilopsida________________?
B. 50
C. 55 A. Rhynia
D. 60 B. Psilophyton

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C. Psilotum Of the following which one is not the


D. Cooksonia characteristic of the plants included in
psilopsida_____________?
In term of spore production Selaginella is
characterized by________________? A. Gametophyte is colourless
B. They have mycorrhizal association
A. Homosporous C. Rhizoids bear Rhizome
B. Hetrosporous D. Aerial branches have veinless outgrowths
C. Both depending upon the conditions
D. None of these Horsetails are included in class of____________?

Which of the following tracheophytes are also A. Sphenopeida


called arthrophytes______________? B. Lycopsida
C. Psilopsida
A. Psilopsids D. Pteropsida
B. Lycopsids
C. Sphenopsids Megaphylls are characteristic for____________?
D. Prteropsids
A. Ferns
Equistem is an example of___________? B. Seed plants
C. Both of these
A. Psilopsida D. None of these
B. Lycopsida
C. Sphenopsida In bryophytes fertilization takes place
D. Prteropsida in___________?

Bryophtes are called amphiabians of plant A. Antheridia


world because: B. Archegonia
C. water
A. Bryophytes like amphibian ancestors are one of D. Ovule
the most primitive organisms in this world.
B. Bryophytes like amphibian live in damp The dichotomously branching system has shape
shady places and close to water body. similar to________________?
C. Amphibians have close relation with bryophytes
in their habitat. A. U
D. All of these B. R
C. Y
Today the land habitat is dominated D. Fork
by__________________?
Which of the following statement about
A. Fungi alternation of generation in bryophytes is
B. Gymnosperms incorrect?
C. Angiosperms
D. Tracheophytes A. It involves alternation of morphologically
different generations
Hornwarts are included in sub-class of __________? B. Their gametophyte is independent while
sporophyte depends upon gametophyte for
A. Anthoceropsida nutrition.
B. Bryopsida C. Both the gametophyte and sporophytes are
C. Hepaticopsida haploid generations thus can produce haploids
D. Psilopsida gametes to continue the diploid number on
fertilization
D. Spore formation occurs through meiosis

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The space between the overtopped A. Lycopods


dichotomous branches was occupies by a sheet B. Ferns
of _________ cells during evolution of C. Seed plants
megaphyllas? D. Both b and c

A. Sclerenchyma Mosses are included in sub-division of


B. Chlorenchyma ___________?
C. Parenchyma
D. Collenchyma A. Anthoceropsida
B. Hepaticopsida
C. Bryopsida
Production of two types of spores is known D. Lycopsida
as________________?
The arrangement of unequal dichotomous
A. Heterospory branches in one plane during evolution of
B. Homospory leaves is called_____________?
C. Heterogamy
D. Gamospory A. Overtopping
B. Fusion
The zygote formed in liverworts is___________? C. Webbing
D. Planation
A. Unicellular
B. Mulicellular The simplest of all bryophytes are___________?
C. Multinucleate
D. None of these A. Thallophytes
B. Embryophytes
Ground pries are also known as___________? C. Mosses
D. Liverworts
A. Lycopods
B. Spike mosses Which of the following statement about filicinae
C. Both of these a group of tracheophytes is
D. None of these incorrect_________________?

Sporophyte is____________? A. They belong to sphenopsida


B. They are seedless and their leaves are called
A. Monoploid fronds
B. Haploid C. They live in shady and moist areas.
C. Diploid D. They show circinate vernation.
D. Polyploidy
Antheridiophore and archegoniophore are
Which of the following plant group first formed found in_____________?
true leaves________________?
A. Marchantia
A. Psilopsida B. Funaria
B. Lycopsida C. Both of these
C. Sphenopsida D. None of these
D. Pteropsida
Due to which property of Adiantum and
Megaphylls i.e. leaves with divided veins with example of Filicinae is called
an expanded lamina is a dharacteristic of Maidenhairfern________________?
___________________?
A. Its short thick branched horizontally growing
rhizome

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B. Fibrous adventituous roots arise from the lower C. Both depending upon the conditions
side of rhizome D. None of these
C. Shows heteromorphic alternation of generation
D. Stipe (stalk) and rachis of leaf have black In Hornworts the band of meristematic tissue is
smooth and shiny hair like structures found near_____________?

Specialized protective coverings around A. Foot


megasporangium which vary in number are B. Gamete producing region
called_________________? C. Spore producing region
D. At junction of A & B
A. Sporangium
B. Integuments Microspore of a seed plant that contain male
C. Ovule gametophyte including the gamete is
D. Pericarp called_______________?

Protonema is___________? A. Pollen grain


B. Ovule
A. Thallus like C. Microgametophyte
B. Algae like D. Microsporangium
C. Fungus like
D. Plant like The part of sporophyte which is called
sporangium is____________?
In which group of tracheophytes ovules are
born on the exposed surface of A. Capsule
megasporophylls______________? B. Foot
C. Stalk
A. Spheospsida D. None of these
B. Filicineae
C. Gymnosperms Monocots are characterized by___________?
D. Angiosperms
A. Number of sepals and petals are 2 or multiple of
Pinus Taxus and Picea belong to_________________? 2
B. Number of sepals and petals are 3 or multiple
A. Spheospsida of 3
B. Filicineae C. Number of sepals and petals are 4 or multiple of
C. Gymnosperms 4
D. Angiosperms D. Number of sepals and petals are 5 or multiple of
5
Of the following four options which one is most
advanced? The first cell of the sporophyte generation
is______________?
A. Anthoceropsida
B. Bryopsida A. Oospore
C. Hepaticopsida B. Spore mother cell
D. None of these C. Spore
D. Gamete
In life cycle of Pinus megaspores produced by
megasporangium divide into 4 megaspores Which of the following statement about dicots is
by__________________? incorrect _________________?

A. Mitosis A. They have 4 or 5 sepals and petals or their


B. Meiosis multiple.
B. They have parallel vein pattern on their
leaves
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C. They are both herbaceous and woody C. Short supplies of mineral nutrients in the soil.
D. Vascular bundles are ring shaped in their stems. D. All of these

Maize is an example of_________________? Chemically auxins are____________?

A. Monocot A. Indole propionic acid.


B. Dicot B. Indole carboxylic acid.
C. Gymnosperms C. Indole acetaldehyde
D. none of these D. Indole acetic acid.

Stem of Psilophyton an example of psilogsida is Gibberellins may be substituted for ___________


differentiated into an underground rhizome light, therefore promote flowering in long day
and an aerial part both of which are _________ plants?
branched
A. White
A. Isotomous B. Red
B. Dichotomously C. Blue
C. Trichotomously D. Green
D. Multichotomously
Which of the following is antagonist to Auxin in
Which of the following group of tracheophyta terms of promotion of stem growth______________?
has expanded or scale like leaves which are
alwaysed arranges in whorls? A. Gibberellins
B. Cytokinins
A. Psilopsida C. Abscisic Acid
B. Lycopsida D. none of these.
C. Sphenopsida
D. Prteropsida Abscisic acid promotes flowering in short day
plants and inhibits in long day plants, which of
Sporangia of which of the following the following is antagonistic to abscisic acid in
tracheopytes develop singly on the upper side terms of flowering______________?
of sporophylls which may or may not be
arranged to form strobili_____________? A. Gibberellins
B. Cytokinins
A. Psilopsida C. Auxins
B. Lycopsida D. Ethene.
C. Sphenopsida
D. Prteropsida The only promoter of leaf senescence in the
following plant hormones is________________?
Which of the following tracheophytes are
leafless? A. Gibberellins
B. Cytokinins
A. Psilopsida C. Auxins
B. Lycopsida D. Abscisic Acid
C. Sphenopsida
D. Prteropsida Which of the following is used in brewing
industry to promote malting_______________?
Chlorosis, i.e., yellowish hue on the leaves
results from_____________? A. Gibberellins
B. Cytokinins
A. Accumulation of toxic waste products in leaves. C. Auxins
B. Deficiency of chlorophyll. D. Abscisic Acid

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Which type of the receptors are present in the A. Kinesis


ear__________________? B. Taxes
C. Instinct
A. Chemoreceptors D. Learning
B. Mechanoreceptors
C. Photoreceptors Nissl’s granules are present in which part of the
D. Thermoreceptors neuron_________________?

Type of sensations carried by nociceptors A. Axoplasm


are_________________? B. Myelin sheath
C. Dendrite
A. Touch. D. Soma
B. Temperature.
C. Pressure. All of the following are similarities between
D. Pain nervous and endocrine system
except:_____________?
Which type of sensory structures carrying the
touch sensations are present in papillae A. Produce chemical messengers
extending into ridges of the B. Release chemical messengers in extracellular
fingertips___________________? space
C. Homestatic in function
A. Hair end organs D. Having slow but prolonged effects
B. Meissner’s Corpuscles
C. Pacinian corpuscles Which of the following statement about neuron
D. None of these is incorrect___________________?

Which type of sensory structures carry deep A. They not only conduct impulses but also
pressure and vibration sensations______________? generate them
B. They are not the only cellular component of
A. Hair end organs nervous system
B. Meissner’s Corpuscles C. They may show limited regenerative capabilities
C. Pacinian corpuscles D. Like all the living cell, when they mature and
D. none of these divide to form similar cells

____________ is simplest form of learning. Secretin is a hormone produced by___________?

A. Imprinting A. Stomach
B. Habituation B. Liver
C. Insight learning C. Pancreas
D. Latent learning D. Duodenum

____________ was first to propose an objective Type of neurons found exclusively in CNS
definition of instinct. are_____________?

A. Thorpe A. Sensory neurons


B. Darwin B. Motor neurons
C. Pavlov C. Associative neurons
D. Kohler D. None of these

Types of behaviour enabling pillbugs to reach Maintenance of normal resting potential via
moist area is___________? movement of K+ inside the cell and na+ out is
a/an ___________ process?

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A. Active A. – 50 mv
B. Passive B. – 60 mv
C. Diffusional C. – 70 mv
D. None of these. D. – 80 mv

Cell membrane under resting conditions is Insufficient secretion of iodothyroxine in adults


impermeable to all the ions except_____________? causes____________?

A. Na+ A. Myxedema
B. K+ B. Cretinism
C. Cl- C. Goiter
D. PO4-2 D. Exopthalmic goiter

Grave’s disease is produced due to____________? Normal action potential of a neuronal cell is
___________?
A. Undersecretion of thyroxin
B. Overproduction of thyroxin A. plus 50 mv
C. Undersecretion of corticosteroids B. plus 60 mv
D. Overproduction of corticosteroids C. plus 70 mv
D. plus 80 mv
MSH is produced from___________?
Number of pairs of cranial nerves is__________?
A. Anterior pituitary
B. Median pituitary A. 10
C. Posterior pituitary B. 11
D. None of these C. 12
D. 13
At the induction of action potential opening of
Na+ gate with influx of Na+ is a ___________ Na+ -K+ ATPase pump is important
processes? for_______________?

A. Active transport A. Maintenance of resting potential


B. Passive transport B. Massive out flux of K+ after depolarization
C. Diffusion C. Recovery of resting potential
D. none of these D. Conversion of resting potential into action
potential
Acromegaly is caused due to oversecretion
of____________? Which of the following has no central nervous
system?
A. STH
B. TSH A. Hydra
C. ACTH B. Man
D. Thyroxin C. Planaria
D. Cockroach
Insulin and glucagons are __________ in nature.
Maximum speed of nerve impulse transmission
A. Protein is____________?
B. Amino acid derivative
C. Polypeptide A. 100 m/sec
D. Steroid B. 110 m/sec
C. 120m/sec
Normal resting membrane potential of a neuron D. 130 m/sec.
is_____________?

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Which of the following are responsible for the Which of the following transmits nerve impulse
detection of changes in environment? from receptors to central nervous system?

A. Receptors A. Sensory neuron


B. Neurons B. Motor neuron
C. Effectors C. Associative neuron
D. All of these D. none of these

Any change in the environment of an organism In which of the following neurons length of
is called___________? dendrite is greater than axon_______________?

A. Stimulus A. Sensory neuron


B. Variation B. Motor neuron
C. Response C. Associative neuron
D. Reaction D. none of these.

Co-ordination results in_____________? Which of the following neuron has a single long
dendron?
A. Regulation of body functions
B. Organization of body functions A. Sensory neuron
C. Integration of body functions B. Motor neuron
D. All of these C. Associative neuron
D. none of these.
Which of the followings are
effectors______________? Which of the following cytoplasmic extensions
carry the message toward the cell
A. Muscles body___________?
B. Glands
C. Sensory organs A. Dendrites
D. Both ‘a’ & ‘b’ B. Axon
C. Both of these
Hydra has___________? D. none of these

A. Brain Microscopic gaps between the neuron endings


B. Nerves are called__________?
C. Neuron-cells
D. All of these A. Transmitters
B. Synapses
Co-ordination in man is brought about C. Pores
by___________? D. Nodes

A. Nervous system What is the function of synapse________________?


B. Endocrine system
C. Both of these A. To allow nerve impulse to move in backward
D. none of these. direction
B. To decrease the speed of nerve impulse
Which of the followings is missing from the C. To stop the nerve impulse
nervous system of planaria_____________? D. To provide cytoplasmic connection between
neurons.
A. Ganglia
B. Longitudinal nerves Under resting membrane potentials:
C. Lateral nerves
D. none of these

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A. Outer surface of neuron is more positive A. Cerebrum


B. Inner surface of neuron is more positive B. Cerebellum
C. Both of these surfaces are equally positive C. Thalamus
D. none of these. D. Hypothalamus

Which of the following ions are involved in the Which of the following acts as thermoregulator?
initiation of nerve impulse_______________?
A. Cerebrum
A. Na+ B. Cerebellum
B. K+ C. Thalamus
C. Fe D. Hypothalamus
D. none of these
Which of the following allows precise muscular
Central nervous system of man consists movements_______________?
of______________?
A. Cerebrum
A. Brain B. Cerebellum
B. Spinal cord C. Thalamus
C. Both of these D. Hypothalamus
D. none of these
It is one of the convulsive disorders of nerves
Reflex actions below the neck are under control which are characterized by abrupt transient
of____________? symptoms of motor, sensory, psychic or
autonomic nature________________?
A. Brain
B. Spinal cord A. Parkinson’s disease
C. Hypothalamus B. Epilepsy
D. none of these. C. Alzheimer’s discease
D. Dementia
Which of the following is present inside the
vertebral column______________? Value of resting membrane potential
is_____________?
A. Brain
B. Spinal cord A. 0.03 V
C. Both of these B. 0.05 V
D. none of these. C. 0.07 V
D. 0.09V
Which of the following is largest part of brain?
Receptors for hearing come under heading
A. Cerebrum of___________?
B. Cerebellum
C. Medulla oblongata A. Chemical
D. Thalamus B. Mechanical
C. Photo
Which of the following is second largest part of D. Nociceptors
the brain_______________?
Which of the following feature is not related to
A. Cerebrum neuron?
B. Cerebellum
C. Thalamus A. Conduction
D. Hypothalamus B. Regeneration
C. Reflex
Intelligence is under the control of____________? D. Movement

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Which of the following is a chemical link A. Leaves respire and utilize O2 and release CO2.
between catabolism and anabolism? B. Photosynthesis and respiration occur at same
rate. So there is not net exchange of gases
A. AMP between atmosphere and plants.
B. ADP C. Rate of photosynthesis increases, so do the O2
C. ATP production, with a net release of oxygen coupled
D. All of these with the uptake of CO2.
D. Rate of respiration becomes more than rate of
Photosynthesis is process in which ________ photosynthesis.
compounds of carbon (CO2) and hydrogen
(H2O) are reduced to carbohydrate like Quantitative study of energy relationships in
(glucose) using light energy. biological systems obeys.

A. Organic A. Bioenergetics
B. Energy rich B. Laws of thermodynamics
C. Energy poor C. Laws of thermo chemistry
D. Reduced D. Laws of chemical energetic

C6H12O6 + 6O2 ? 6CO2 + 6H20 + ENERGY The organisms able to use sunlight directly as a
represents:____________? source of energy are_____________?

A. Photosynthesis A. Plants
B. Aerobic respiration B. Animals
C. Anaerobic respiration C. Omnivores
D. Respiration D. Fungi

Bacteriochlorophylls does not Carotenoids perform protective function


include________________? in_____________?

A. Chlorophyll e A. Animals
B. Chlorophyll d B. Plants
C. Chlorophyll a C. Both of these
D. Chlorophyll c D. None of these

At which times there is no net gaseous exchange Of the following which one is not an energy
between leaves and the atmosphere. releasing process?

A. Day time. A. Glycolysis


B. Night time. B. Respiration
C. Dawn & Dusk. C. Photosynthesis
D. Mid night. D. Kreb’s cycle

Molecular formula of chlorophyll b About __________ % of photosynthesis is carried


is_____________? by terrestrial plants, while rest occurs in ocean,
lakes, and ponds?
A. C55 H10 O4 N6 Mg
B. C55 H70 O6 N5 Mg A. 10%
C. C55 H71 O6 N4 Mg B. 20%
D. C55 H70 O6 N4 Mg C. 30%
D. 40%
Which of the following is a compensation point:
Net yield of H2O in Photosynthesis is__________?

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A. 1 molecule Which of the following light is least absorbed by


B. 6 molecules the plants?
C. 3 molecules
D. 0 molecule A. Orange
B. Red
The point at which there is no net exchange of C. Blue
gases between leaves and atmosphere is known D. Green
as_____________?
The first action spectrum was obtained
A. Neutral point by___________?
B. Compensation point
C. Parallel point A. T.W.Englemam
D. Competitive point B. Malleus
C. T.W.Inws
Air contains __________ % of CO2 ? D. W.Stapes

A. 0.02-0.03 Which of the light is mainly absorbed by the


B. 0.03-0.04 plants?
C. 0.04-0.05
D. 0.05-0.06 A. Orange
B. Red
Van neil hypothesis about the production of C. Green
oxygen during phosynthesis was based on the D. Both A and B
study and investigations on___________?
First Actions spectrum was obtained by
A. Bacteria using__________?
B. Algae
C. Protenema A. Algae
D. Cyanobacteria B. Fungi
C. Bacteria
PS I has chlorophyll a molecule which absorbs D. Spirogyra
maximum light of _________ nm ?
Chlorophyll is insoluble in_____________?
A. 600
B. 650 A. Carbon tetrachloride
C. 680 B. Alcohol
D. 700 C. Organic solvents
D. Water
Visible light used in photosynthesis ranges
from:__________? Of the following, which one causes higher
production of food in green plants?
A. 300 – 700 nm in wavelength
B. 350 – 750 nm in wavelength A. Blue
C. 380 – 750 nm in wavelength B. Orange
D. 390 – 790 nm in wavelength. C. Red
D. Violet
The percentage of light absorbed by the leaf is
___________? Which of the following statement about the
head of a chlorophyll molecule is incorrect?
A. 20%
B. 15% A. It is a porphyrin ring or tetrapyrrole ring
C. 10% structure
D. 1% B. It is flat, square and light absorbing

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C. Composed of carbon and nitrogen atoms with A. assimilatory power


Magnesium as central metal ion, which is B. chemical energy
coordinated with nitrogen. C. energized electrons
D. It is hydrophobic D. All of these

Photosynthesis carried out by terrestrial plants Thylakoids in chloroplasts are stacked


is _________ of total photosynthesis? into___________?

A. 1-2% A. Grana
B. 5% B. Stroma
C. 10% C. Nucleus
D. 20% D. None of these

Molecular formula of chlorophyll ‘a’ molecule Of the following, which one light – gathering?
is___________?
A. Antenna complex
A. C55H72O5N4Mg B. Reaction centre
B. C55H70O6N4Mg C. Photosystem
C. C50H72O6N4Mg D. None of these
D. C55H70O5N4Mg
In all plants the major sites of phosynthesis
Stomata cover only ______________ of leaf surface? are___________?

A. 0.03 – 0.04% A. Leaves respire and utilize O2 and release


B. 10% CO2.
C. 1-2 % B. Stems
D. 50% C. Roots
D. Branches
Which of the following pigment is Blue- green in
colour? Photosystem II has molecules which absorbs
maximum light of___________?
A. Chlorophyll a
B. Chlorophyll b. A. 680 nm
C. Chlorophyll c B. 100 m
D. Chlorophyll d. C. 700 nm
D. 670 nm
Reduction in photosynthesis is of____________?
The dense fluid filled region in the chloroplast
A. O2 is____________?
B. CO2
C. H2O A. Grana
D. light energy B. Stroma
C. Thylakoid
Light reaction takes place on/in____________? D. None of these

A. Thylakoid Chlorophylls are found embedded in the


B. Storma __________ membranes?
C. Chloroplast
D. Grana A. Stroma
B. Grana
NADPH2 provides___________? C. Thylakoid
D. Intergrana

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Glycolysis takes place in____________? C. Both of these


D. None of these
A. Nucleus
B. Cytosol The most important photosynthetic pigment is
C. Mitochondria. ___________?
D. Ribosomes
A. Chlorophyll a
Xanthophylls are _________ pigments B. Chlorophyll b
C. Xanthophyll
A. Yellow D. Carotenes
B. Red
C. Orange In which of the following component of the
D. Green body, lactic acid fermentation takes place?

Complete breakdown of glucose molecule takes A. Brain


place in which of the following? B. Heart
C. Liver
A. Alcoholic fermentation D. Muscles
B. Lactic acid fermentation
C. Aerobic respiration Final acceptor of electrons in respiratory chain
D. All of these is____________?

Chlorophylls mainly absorb _________ A. NADH


wavelengths? B. Cytochrome a3
C. Water
A. Orange – blue D. Oxygen
B. Violet – red
C. Yellow – orange In Anaerobic respiration only __________ % of the
D. Orange – red. energy present within the chemical bond of
glucose is converted into ATP?
Deficiency of ___________ causes yellowing in
plants? A. 1%
B. 2%
A. Magnesium C. 3%
B. Iron D. 4%
C. Chlorine
D. Oxygen From one pyruvate passing through Kreb’s
cycle, how many NADH are formed?
In alcoholic fermentation Pyruvic acid is broken
down into? A. 1
B. 2
A. Acetaldehyde C. 3
B. Methyl alcohol D. 4
C. Ethyl alcohol
D. Lactic acid Cellular respiration is essentially a/an
_____________ process?
The chlorophyll molecule is embedded in the
core of thylakoid membrane which acts A. Oxidation.
as___________? B. Reduction.
C. Redox.
A. Hydrophilic D. None of the above.
B. Hydrophobic
ATP are consumed during___________?

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A. Glycolysis During rest the breathing occurs rhythmically


B. Kreb’s cycle at the frequency of _________ times per minute in
C. Light dependent phase human?
D. none of these
A. 16-30
Breaking of terminal phosphate of ATP releases B. 15-20
about ___________ Kcal of energy? C. 5?10
D. 6?12
A. 6.1
B. 6.3 Of the following, which one is better respiratory
C. 7.1 medium___________?
D. 7.3
A. Air
Functional units of lungs are called________? B. Water
C. Soil
A. Alveoli D. None of these
B. Air sacs
C. Parabronchi The maximum amount of oxygen which normal
D. None of these human blood absorbs and carries at sea level is
________ per 100 ml of blood.
Lungs are spongy due to the presence of million
of___________? A. 10 ml
B. 20 ml
A. Air sacs C. 30 ml
B. Alveoli D. 40 ml
C. Bronchioles
D. Parabronchi Oxygen contents per liter of air is____________?

___________ respiration is directly involved in the A. 10 ml


production of energy, necessary for all living B. 100 ml
activities? C. 200 ml
D. 100ml
A. Organismic
B. Cellular Haemoglobin can be almost completely
C. Both of these oxygenated by an oxygen pressure of __________ of
D. None of these mercury.

Lungs are covered with double layered thin A. 10 mm


membranous sac called___________? B. 60 mm
C. 10 cm
A. Disphragm D. 100 mm
B. Pleura
C. Pericardium Water is _________ times viscous than air?
D. Rib cage
A. 50
___________ respiration is the process by which B. 1000
cell utilized oxygen and produces CO2 ? C. 5000
D. 8000
A. Cellular
B. Organismic Important factors which affect the capacity of
C. Both of these haemoglobin to combine with oxygen is
D. None of these

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A. Temperature Active site of Rubisco is evolved to bind?


B. Carbon dioxide
C. pH A. CO2
D. All of these B. O2
C. H2O
There are _________ stomata per square cm of leaf D. All of these
surface in Tobacco plants?
More than ___________ compounds of tar of
A. 1200 tobacco smoke are involved to cause cancer?
B. 12000
C. 100,000 A. 5
D. 1000 B. 90
C. 15
The air spaces may comprise upto _________ of D. 10
total volume of leaf surface?
A disease of longs in which inside of the lungs is
A. 30% damaged resulting in cough and fever?
B. 20%
C. 40% A. Lung cancer
D. 50% B. Asthma
C. Emphysema
The glycolate produced diffuses into the D. Pulmonary tuberculosis
membrane bounded organelles
called____________? Number of spiracles present in cockroach
is___________?
A. Glyoxisomes
B. Peroxisomes A. 15
C. Lysosomes B. 10
D. Mitochondria C. 20
D. 30
The increase in pH of blood has ________ effect on
the oxygen carrying capacity of haemogolobin? Of the following, which one is a contagious
disease?
A. plus ve
B. – ve A. Tuberculosis
C. No B. Lungs cancer
D. All of these C. Asthma
D. Emphysema
Percentage of CO2 carried as
carboxyhaemoglobin is_________? Number of spiracles present in the thorax of
cockroach is___________?
A. 5%
B. 70% A. 2
C. 20% B. 3
D. 10% C. 5
D. 4
Arterial blood contains _________ of CO2 per 100
ml of blood Which of the following promotes growth in
plants?
A. 54 ml
B. 60 ml A. Photorespiration
C. 64 ml B. Calvin cycle
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C. Both of these Respiratory distress syndrome is common


D. None of these especially for infants with a__________?

When abdomen expands, the number of A. Less than 7 month


spiracles open is_____________? B. Less than 8 month
C. Less than 9 month
A. 2 D. More than 9 month
B. 3
C. 6 Parabronchi are open at ______________ end/s?
D. 8
A. Single
Which of the following animals has a B. Both
respiratory system with one way flow of the air C. Do not have opening
through the lungs, and the air is renewed after D. None of these
inspiration?
In most birds air sacs are ____________ in number?
A. Cockroach
B. Earthworm A. 10
C. Aves B. 3
D. Frog C. 4
D. 9
The blood enters the ________________ side of heart
? Vocal cords are stretched across_______?

A. Posterior A. Larynx
B. Anterior B. Pharynx
C. Lateral C. Golttis
D. All possible D. None of these

Voice box is another name used for___________? A joint formed between humerus, radius and
ulna is an example of__________?
A. Buccal cavity
B. Pharynx A. Immovable joint.
C. Larynx B. Slightly movable joint.
D. Chest Cavity C. Freely movable joint.
D. Fibrous joint
All of the following contain cartilage
except:___________? Which of the following plays the major role in
providing support to young herbaceous parts of
A. Larynx the plant?
B. Trachea
C. Bronchi A. Living cells of epidermis with higher turgor
D. Bronchioles pressure.
B. Living cells of cortex and pith with higher turgor
Gaseous exchange through the skin is known as pressure.
______________ respiration? C. Collenchyma cells
D. All of these
A. Cuticular
B. Cutaneous Joint between two parietal bones, which is
C. Skin infact immovable one is an example of_________?
D. Pulmonary
A. Fibrous joints.
B. Cartilaginous joints.

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C. Synovial joints. Among the followings which is the most longest


D. None of these supportive cell?

Fibrous capsule surrounding synovial joints A. Tracheids


may be thickened at some places to form: B. Sclereids
C. Trachea
A. Synovial membrane. D. Collenchyma cells
B. Ligaments.
C. Muscles. Which of the following statement about
D. Tendon osteoporosis is incorrect.

Higher turgor pressure in a plant cell is A. It results from estrogen deficiency.


maintained by________________? B. Bone eating process takes over bone formation
process.
A. Large number of vacoules in a plant cell. C. There is reduction of bone mass and change
B. Higher ionic concentration inside vacuoles in chemical composition of the matrix
resulting from active pumping of ions at their D. It is common in old age.
tonoplastic membrane
C. Higher osmotic pressure of the cell vacuole An increrase in plant girth due to activity of
D. both b and c _____________ is called secondary growth?

In which of the following joint muscles are A. Cork cambium


arranged in the same plane as that of joint? B. Pith.
C. Vascular cambium.
A. Between radius and ulna. D. Both a and c
B. Between ulna and scapula
C. Between humerus and scapula Which of the following statements about
D. Between femur and tibia. fractures in old age is incorrect?

Which of the following hormone is A. They are more common than in adult age.
predominantly responsible for bone weakening B. Occur as a result of bone being thin and weak.
in older women? C. Due to good blood supply it results in quick
healing.
A. Progesterone. D. It involves osteoblasts and osteocytes.
B. Oestrogen.
C. Parathyroid hormone. If two ends of fractured bone are opened and
D. Calcitonin. kept united via screws and wires drilled in bone
substance. This step in fracture repair is
Secondary cell wall of sclerenchyma cells is called___________?
impregnated with_________________?
A. Open reduction.
A. Cellulose. B. Closed Fixation.
B. Peptidoglycan and murein. C. Open fixation.
C. Lignin. D. Immobilization
D. Pectin.
Vascular Cambium initially appears as actively
Which of the follwing is a childhood disease dividing cells between_________________?
resulting from nutritive Ca2+ deficiency?
A. Primary Xylem and secondary xylem.
A. Hypocalcaemia Tatanic spasms. B. Primary xylem and secondary phloem.
B. Osteomalacis. C. Primary xylem and primary phloem
C. Rickets. D. Secondary xylem and secondary phloem.
D. Tetany

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A fracture hematoma has____________? D. Growth movement

A. Healing properties. The contraction of which of the following


B. Destructive properties. muscle fibers, is controlled by hormones?
C. Neutralizing properties.
D. Dead cells A. A smooth muscle
B. A cardiac muscle
Sperms of liverworts, mosses, ferns move C. A skeletal muscle.
towards archegonia, in response to uncleic acid D. All of these
released by the ovum. This is an example of
____________? Roots of a plant show______________?

A. Chemotropic movement A. Positive phototropism and negative geotropism


B. Chemotactic movement B. Negative phototropism and positive
C. Chemosastic movement geotropism
D. Haptonastic movement C. Negative tactic movement and positive tropic
movement
Which of the following cells are involved in soft D. Positive geotropism of stem and roots
callus formation?
Why skeletal muscles are called striated
A. Fibroblast and osteoblast. muscles?
B. Osteoblast and osteoclast.
C. Osteoclast and osteocyte A. They appear darker than smooth muscles by
D. Onteocyte and osteoblast naked eye.
B. Alternating dark and light bands appear on their
Bony callus formation completes in___________? surface when visualized by naked eye.
C. Alternating dark and light bands appear on
A. 2-3 weeks their surface when visualized via a microscope.
B. 3-4 weeks. D. All of these
C. 2-3 months.
D. 3-4 months. Epinasty is controlled by_____________?

The place of attachment of leaf with the shoot is A. Gibberellins


called__________? B. Abscisins
C. Auxins
A. Pith. D. Cytokinins
B. Pit.
C. Petiole Which of the following statements is incorrect
D. Ecdysone about skeletal muscle fibers?

Which of the following is a uni-nucleated cell? A. They are multinucleated.


B. They are 10 – 100 ?m in diameter & surrounded
A. A smooth muscle cell. by sarcolemma
B. A cardiac muscle cell. C. They contain O2 storing molecules called
C. A skeletal muscle cell. hemoglobin.
D. All of these D. Their cytoplasm contains high concentration of
carbohydrates
Rapid movement of leaves of mimosa on
touching is an example of _____________? Gibberellins is an example of_________________?

A. Turgor movement A. Growth inhibitor


B. Nastic movement B. Growth stimulator
C. Tropic movements. C. Growth hormone
D. None of these
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A smallest contractile unit of muscle A. 9


contraction called sarcomere is the area B. 5
between two: C. 6
D. 7
A. H- zone
B. M- Line Which one of the following forms the blk of
C. Z- Line exoskeleton of an arthropod?
D. A band
A. Epicuticle
Which of the following animal has a hydrostatic B. Procuticle
skeleton? C. Ectocuticle
D. None of these
A. Earthworm
B. Round worm What happens during muscle contraction to the
C. Tape worm length of each myosin and action filament?
D. Pin worm
A. Z- lines get closer
Diameter of thick filament is____________? B. A band becomes short
C. 1 band elongates
A. 7 nm. D. There is no change in sarcomere
B. 8 nm
C. 16nm Which of the following step occurs immediately
D. 10-100 ?m. after binding of Ca2+ with troponin molecule
during muscle contraction.
In an annelids, the contraction of circular
muscle results in___________? A. Binding sites of actin get attached to the myosin
head.
A. Lengthening of the body. B. Troponin uncovers the actin binding sites.
B. Shortening of the body. C. Tropomyosin gets removed from the binding
C. Widening of body sites of actin filaments.
D. Thinning of body D. Ca2+ goes back inside sarcoplasmic reticulum.

The most important function of troponin Exoskeleton of a marine snail is composed


is___________? of________________?

A. To bind with actin A. CaPO4


B. To bind with tropomyosin. B. CaCO3
C. To bind with Ca2+ ions. C. CaSO4
D. All of these D. SiO2

Which of the following statement is incorrect Rigor mortis i.e, stiffening of body after death
about Molluscans? results from__________?

A. They are surrounded by single or double pieces A. Accunulation of rigid proteins molecules in
of hard skeleton. sarcoplam.
B. Their shell grows as the animal grows. B. Unavailability of ATP, which is necessary to
C. They have hydrostatic skeleton. break the link between actin and myosin.
D. They move by tube feet C. Decrease in body temperature after death.
D. Death of tissue due to unavailability of O2.
If a cross section of a sarcomere is seen, each
myosin is surrounded by how many actin Which of the following statement about an
molecules: arthropod exoskeleton is incorrect?

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A. It permits gaseous exchange C. Muscles.


B. It contains joints, for the same purpose as D. None of these
present in human skeletal system
C. It provides muscle attachment Which one of the following is avascular
D. Like all the other types of exoskeleton, they lack structure?
sensation
A. A compact bone.
Ecdysone is_________________? B. A spongy bone.
C. Cartilage
A. An enzyme that digest endocuticle during an D. All of these
arthropodal ecdysis
B. A newly formed exoskeleton in authropods Which of the following muscle is an antagonistic
C. A hormone that regulates moulting in member of Biceps brachii?
arthropods
D. A process that involves moulting A. Bracheoradialis
B. Brachialis.
Endoskeleton is secreted by? C. Intercostals
D. Triceps
A. Ectoderm.
B. Endoderm. Which of the following bone is not present in
C. Mesoderm. the hind-limb?
D. All of these
A. Femur
Which of the following statement about fatigue B. Tibia
is correct? C. Radius
D. Fibula
A. The major event in it is accumulation of lactic
acid. Insertion of Biceps is on_________?
B. Lactic acid accumulation turns pH in acidic range
leading to muscle ache. A. Ulna
C. Ionic imbalance may also cause it. B. Radius
D. All of these C. Olecronon process of ulna.
D. Scapula
Tetany is caused by__________?
How many bones are present in the wrist?
A. Hypocalcemia
B. Hypercalcemia A. 4 bones
C. Clostridum tetani. B. 6 bones
D. Low O2 level C. 8 bones
D. 14 bones
Collagen fibers of bone are hardened by
deposition of_____________? Which of the following statement is incorrect
regarding the locomotion in Euglena?
A. Ca & PO4
B. CaCO3 A. Move with the help of flagellum, attached to the
C. CaSO4 anterior pole of the body.
D. SiO2 B. Flagellum whipping backwards moving the
organism forward, and when moves forward the
Which one of the following is an example of a organism moves backward.
non-elastic connective tissue? C. Myonemes can change the direction of the body
by making it to shorten from anterior to the
A. Ligaments. posterior pole.
B. Tendon D. None of these

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Which of the following bones bones are present C. 5


in the plam of hand? D. 4

A. Carpals Among the following organisms which shows


B. Metacarpals the best adaptations for locomotion?
C. Phalanges
D. Metatarsals A. Amoeba.
B. Earthworm.
Which of the following animal uses Setae and C. Reptiles
Muscles for their Iocomotion? D. Amphibians.

A. Cockroach How many vertebrae are in sacrum?


B. Snail
C. Earthworm A. 7
D. Star fish B. 12
C. 5
How many vertebrae are present in vertebral D. 4
column of man?
Which of the following is the swiftest form of the
A. 33 vertebrae locomotion?
B. 33 pairs of vertebrae
C. 25 vertebrae A. Plantigrade
D. 31 vertebrae B. Digitigrade
C. Unguligrade
Which of the following vertebrates have a fish- D. Hopping
like body?
S-band locomotion is characteristically seen
A. Reptiles in___________?
B. Aves
C. Amphibians A. Bony fish
D. Mammals. B. Cartilaginous fish.
C. Fish like mammals.
How many vertebrae are present in coccyx? D. All fishes.

A. 7 How many vertebrae are present in lumbar


B. 12 region?
C. 9
D. 4 A. 7
B. 12
Which of the following pairs of fins in a fish C. 5
body are paired? D. 4

A. Dorsal and ventral. Which of the following bones are present in


B. Pectoral and Pelvic. pectoral girdle?
C. Tail and anal
D. All of these A. Clavicle
B. Scapula
How many vertebrae are present in thoracic C. Both of these
region? D. None of these

A. 7 There are __________ types of nutrients needed by


B. 12 plants besides light to carry out photosynthesis

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A. Two In the root cells _______ pathway becomes


B. Three discontinuous in the endodermis due to the
C. Four presence of casparian strip.
D. Five
A. Tonoplast
The site/s where most of the uptake of water B. Apoplast
and minerals take place is/are__________? C. Symplast
D. Vacuolar.
A. Root hairs
B. Root cells Cytoplasmic strands that extend through pores
C. Underground stem in adjacent cell walls are known as___________?
D. All of these
A. Pseudopods
The uptake of water in plants involves__________? B. Symplasts
C. Plasmodesmata
A. Active transport D. Pili
B. Passive transport
C. Both of these In plants, water potential is determined by
D. None of these major factors?

The membrane of vacuoles is known as__________? A. Three


B. Four
A. Vacuoloplast C. Two
B. Tonoplast D. Five
C. Tanoplast
D. All of these The pressure generated when water enters &
inflates plant cells is called ___________ potential?
The diffusion of ions along with water also takes
place by mass flow system along the ________ A. Water
path? B. Osmotic
C. Pressure
A. Tonoplast D. Solute
B. Apoplast
C. Symplast The movement of water molecules from a
D. Vacuolar region of higher water potential to a region of
lower water potential (through membrane)
Active transport is dependent on____________?
A. Deffusion
A. Photosynthesis B. Osmosis
B. Respiration C. Active transport
C. Photophosporylation D. None of these
D. None of these
___________ potential is the measure of the change
In plants, the neighbouring cells are connected in water potential of a system due to the
with one another by__________? presence of solute molecules?

A. Plasmodesmata A. Osmotic
B. Cell walls B. Pressure
C. Vacuoles C. Both of these
D. Both ‘A’ & ‘B’ D. None of these

___________ component of cell wall has grreat


affinity with water?

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A. Lignin The flow of lymph is maintained by__________?


B. Cellulose
C. Pectin A. Movement of viscera
D. All of these B. Breathing movements
C. Valves
Commonly in other plants than tall ones the D. All of these
speed of upward movement of water
is____________? It is the discharge of blood from blood vessels?

A. 8mh-1 A. Myocardial infarction


B. 1 mh-1 B. Cerebral infarction
C. 7 mh-1 C. Cerebral Hemorrhage
D. 4 mh-1 D. Thromboembolism

Exceptionally the positive hydrostatic pressure All of the follwing are blood clots
generated by root pressure is about___________? except:___________?

A. 600 Kpa A. Thrombus


B. 800 Kpa B. Embolus
C. 1000 Kpa C. Atheroma
D. 900 Kpa D. Hematoma

Cuticular transpiration is _________ of total It is the measure of force with which blood
transpiration? pushes up against the walls of blood vessels.

A. 6-8% A. Stroke volume


B. 5-7% B. Cardiac output
C. 7-9% C. Blood pressure
D. 4-6% D. Blood flow

All plants do not possess___________? Which of the following have thickest walls?

A. Lenticels A. Arteries
B. Cuticle B. Veins
C. Stomata C. Capillaries
D. All of these D. None of these

Lenticular transpiration is ___________ of total QRS complex represents____________?


transpiration?
A. Atrial systole
A. 2-3% B. Ventricular systole
B. 1-3% C. Atrial diastole
C. 1-4% D. Ventricular diastole
D. 1-2%
Tricuspid valve is present_____________?
Introduction of vaccine within the body to
produce immunity is an example of____________? A. Between right atrium and right ventricle
B. Between left atrium and left ventricle
A. Artificially induced active immunity C. At base of pulmonary artery
B. Naturally induced active immunity D. At base of aorta
C. Artificially induced passive immunity
D. Naturally induced passive immunity Cooley’s anemia is another name used
for___________?

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A. Leucemia C. Osmotic pressure.


B. Thalassaemia D. None of these
C. Sickle cell anemia
D. None of these Stomatal transpiration is __________ of total
transpiration
Which of the following are proteins in nature?
A. 90%
A. Antibodies. B. 91%
B. Interferons C. 93%
C. Antitoxins D. 95%
D. All of these
___________ function as multisensory hydraulic
Aerating openings formed in the bark through valve?
which exchange of gases takes place and water
is lost in the form of vapours are___________? A. Lenticels
B. Guard cells
A. Hydathods C. Hydathods
B. Stomata D. All of these
C. Lenticels
D. None of these _________ give rise to macrophages, which destroy
larger particles by phagocytosis.
Lenticels look like__________?
A. Nautrophils
A. A big pore B. Basophila
B. Stoma C. Monocyte
C. Sponge D. Lymphocyte
D. Cars or small protusions
95% of the cytoplasm of red blood cells is
Transport of minerals from soil to epidermal the___________?
cells of roots via carrier protein molcules along
their concentration gradient is called___________? A. Antibodies
B. Hemoglobin
A. Diffusion. C. Enzymes
B. Facilitated diffusion. D. Proteins
C. Passive transport.
D. Active transport. Open circulatory system can contain_________?

Pulling upward of water and dissolved minerals A. Red Blood Cells


towards the leaves through the xylem tissue is B. White Blood Cells
called__________? C. Haemoglobin
D. All of these
A. Transpiration pull
B. Root pressure Pressure flow theory was proposed by_________?
C. Ascent of sap.
D. All of these A. H-Van Mohl
B. Dixon
A pressure created by active secretion of salts C. Vander wall.
and other solutes from other cells into xylem D. Earnst Munch
sap is called___________?
The opening and closing of stomata is directly
A. Transpiration pull controlled by the___________?
B. Root pressure

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A. Temperature Which of the following is true about hearts of


B. pH earthworm?
C. Light
D. None of these A. There are 5-7 pairs of heart.
B. They are present between 1-7th segments.
There are _________ hypothesis which may explain C. They are present lateral to the oesophagus.
opening and closing of stomata? D. They pump blood from ventral to dorsal vessel.

A. One It has been estimated that in a normal person


B. Two plasma constitutes about ________ by volume of
C. Three blood.
D. Four
A. 35%
Low level of CO2 favours _________ of the stomata. B. 45%
C. 55%
A. Opening D. 75%
B. Closure
C. Both of these Brown fat present in certain mammals is
D. None of these specialized in___________?

Symbionts which help plants in uptake of A. Providing insulation in cold environment.


phosphorous and trace metals such as zinc and B. Providing insulation in hot environment
copper. C. Rapid heat production.
D. Controlling heat production.
A. Bacteria
B. Viruses Panting is a representative of which
C. Fungi mechanism?
D. Cyanobacteria
A. Pigmentation.
Addition of salts and other solutes from other B. Respiration.
cells into xylem sap, __________ the water C. Evaporative cooling.
potential of the xylem sap D. Excretion.

A. Increases. Formation of heat shock proteins in plants


B. Lowers. results in___________?
C. Doesn’t effect.
D. Maintains. A. Elevation of temperature in cold conditions.
B. Embracing the enzymes and other proteins
Single circuit heart is found in_________? and prevent their denaturation.
C. Change the chemical nature of other proteins
A. Fishes thus making them heat resistant.
B. Amphibians D. Help in evaporative cooling.
C. Reptiles
D. Mammals Fishes, most of the invertebrates and
amphibians are examples of ________ animals?
Stomata open due to _________ of K+ into the
guard cells from the surrounding epidermis A. Endotherms
B. Ectotherms
A. Diffusion C. Heterotherms
B. Active transport D. Homeotherms
C. Osmosis
D. All of these The mechanism of regulation, generally
between organism and its environment, of

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BIOLOGY MCQS

solutes and the gain and the loss of water is Purine and pyrimidine metabolism results in
called________? production of____________?

A. Homeostasis A. Creatinine
B. Hemostasis B. Trimethyamine oxide
C. Osmoregualtion C. Xanthine
D. Thermoregulation D. None of these

Which of the following represents Amount of water required to excrete 1gN of


osmoregulatory steps taken by hydrophytes? Urea is_________?

A. Increases transpiration by increasing the A. 1 ml


surface area of the leave. B. 50 ml
B. Small and thick leaves to decrease the surface C. 100 ml
area proportional to the volume of the leave. D. 150 ml
C. Stomata closing in sufficient supply, and opening
in restricted supply of water. Each ach nephridium of earthworm opens to the
D. None of these exterior by__________?

Most of the marine invertebrates are__________? A. Nephrostome


B. Nephridiopore
A. Osmoconformers C. Flame cell
B. Osmoregulators D. Anus
C. Both depend upon the concentration of sea water
D. None of these The main nitrogenous waste formed in the body
of earthworm is/are___________?
Which of the following marine fishes are
considered direct descendents of fresh water A. Ammonia
ancestors? B. Urea
C. Uric acid
A. Hagfish D. Trimethylamine oxide
B. Jelly Fish
C. Star Fish Which of the following excretory structure is
D. Bony fishes associated with gut of the organism?

Which excretory product in produced in plants A. Protonephridium


during autotrophic mode of life? B. Metanephridium
C. Malpighian tubules
A. CO2 D. Nephrons
B. H2O
C. O2 Which of the following nephrons play important
D. Both A and B role in production of concentrated urine?

Which of the following statement about conifers A. Crotical


is correct? B. Medullary
C. Juxtramedullary
A. Stored excretory products in vacuoles, at a D. None of these
concentration that leads to crystal formation.
B. Accumulate waste in leaves, which fall in autumn. Which of the following kidney stones are most
C. Production of black wood in the center. common?
D. Excrete some of the waste materials directly
into soil, occasionally using them as a chemical A. Calcium oxalate
weapon against other competing plants. B. Calcium phosphate

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C. Uric acid Excessive lactic acid is converted into __________


D. All of these by liver?

Which of the following treatment will be A. Glucose


administered first in a newly diagnosed renal B. Fructose
failure patient? C. Sucrose
D. Glycogen
A. Renal transplant
B. Peritoneal Dialysis Each human kidney receives _______% of total
C. Lithotripsy cardiac out put?
D. Hemodialysis
A. 10%
In plants, which of the following is a waste B. 20%
product produced both during photosynthesis C. 30%
and respiration? D. 40%

A. CO2 On which of the following site the posterior


B. H2O pituitary hormone acts predominantly?
C. O2
D. Both A and B A. Proximal convoluted tubule
B. Descending limb of loop of Henle
In animals excess of nitrogen is excreted C. Ascending limb of loop of Henle
primarily in form of___________? D. Collecting tubules

A. Creatinine Animals that produce metabolic heat at low


B. Trimethyamine oxide level and also absorb heat from the
C. Pyrimidine surroundings are called__________?
D. Ammonia
A. Endotherms
Hydra has no specialized excretory system B. Ectotherms
because: C. Heterotherms
D. Homeotherms
A. It does not produce waste material
B. Due to absence of mesoderm Blubber a thick layer of fat is present
C. The whole body cells are in contact with in___________?
water
D. It has pseudocoelom. A. Fresh water mammals
B. Terrestrial mammals
The distal blind end of the malpighian tubules C. Marine Mammals
bathes freely in____________? D. Flying mammals

A. Digestive tract Production of pyrogens is a __________


B. Intestines phenomenon?
C. Haemocoel
D. Coelom A. Protective
B. Destructive
Which of the following is a sentimentally C. Constructive
arranged excretory system? D. Aggressive

A. Protonephridium Thermostat of human body is present


B. Metanephridium in__________?
C. Malpighian tubules
D. Nephrons

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A. Fore brain B. Trimethyl alanine


B. Hind Brain C. Ammonia
C. Thalamus D. Trimethylamine oxide
D. Hypothalamus
Terrestrial animals like kangaroo rat survive
Which of the following structure in plant’s body even without drinking water since__________?
is called excretophores?
A. They don’t require water for their metabolic
A. Stem process
B. Leaves B. They can retain excessive water in their body
C. Flowers during raining season.
D. Roots C. They feed on carbohydrate rich seeds which can
provide them with metabolic water
The characteristic which enable animals to D. They are anhydrobiotic organisms
tolerate dehydration is called__________?

A. Osmoconformation Aquatic animals excrete nitrogenous waste


B. Osmoregulaton commonly in the form of_____________?
C. Anhydrobiosis
D. Anhydrosis A. Ammonia
B. Urea
Which of the following fishes excrete large C. Uric acid
volume of diluted urine? D. Trimethylamine oxide

A. Bony Marine fishes Protonephridia are present in____________?


B. Fresh water fishes
C. Both depending upon the surrounding water A. Round worms
D. None of these B. Flateworm
C. Tape worms
Rose is an example of____________? D. Segmented worms

A. Hydrophytes Which of the following constituent is/are


B. Mesophytes maximum in the filtrate that leaves proximal
C. Xerophytes convoluted tubules?
D. Halophytes
A. Glucose
In a hot summer after noon, if your body’s B. Amino acids
Homeostatic machinery keep your internal C. Nitrogenous waste
temperature quite lower than that of external D. All of these
than this is an example of____________?
Which of the following mechanism explains
A. Positive feed back development of anemia in Renal failure?
B. Negative feed back
C. Feed back A. Failure of bone marrow is accompanied with
D. Osmoregulation renal failure.
B. Destruction of RBC results from accumulated
Marine fish can keep their internal urea in the blood.
environment hypertonic with respect to the C. Chronicity of the disease is respobsible for
surrounding salty water by retaining. anemia
D. Failure of proper RBC synthesis, due to lack
A. Excessive urea which will increase their internal of chemical stimulation.
solute concentration and prevent body shrinkage in
hypertonic environment

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Which adaptation is acquired by plants of Which of the following is most toxic?


cooler areas to prevent lipid crystal formation
in cell membrane? A. Ammonia
B. Urea
A. Change in membrane protein composition. C. Uric acid
B. Change in the solute composition of the cell D. Trimethylamine oxide
membrane which prevents crystallization.
C. Increase in proportion of unsaturated fatty In Urea cycle __________ ammonia molecules
acids. combine with 1 CO2 molecule to form 1
D. Development of heat shock proteins. molecule of urea.

Which of the following statement about A. 1


Homeostasis is incorrect? B. 2
C. 3
A. There is a definite control system that regulates D. 4
the homeostatic activities
B. Homeostatic mechanisms keep the internal Which of the vascular channels are related to
environment fixed despite of wide changes in Juxtramedullary nephrous only?
external environment
C. Because of this the fluctuations of internal A. Afferent and efferent arterioles
environment are of extremely narrow range as B. Peritubualr capillaries
compared to that of external environment C. Vasa nervosa
D. All are correct D. Vasa recta

Which of the following fish drink large amount A stone measuring 0.4 cm, blocking the outlet of
of sea water and excrete concentrated urine renal pelvis resulting in mild to moderate tract
resulting in maximum salt excretion and obstruction. Which of the following technique
minimal water loss? will be opted to remove this stone?

A. Hagfish A. Kidney surgery


B. Fresh water fishes B. Burring a hole and removing the stone manually
C. Bony fishes (nephrolithotomy)
D. None of these C. Extracorporeal Shock wave lithotripsy
D. None of these
Normal body temperature in mamals like
human beings is____________? Bats & humming birds belong to___________?

A. 26 – 28°C A. Endotherms
B. 36 – 38°C B. Ectotherms
C. 46 – 48°C C. Heterotherms
D. 56 – 58°C D. Homeotherms

In osmosis water molecules move from area of Thick, waxy & leathery cuticle around leaves is
_____________ through semipermeable present in___________?
memberane?
A. Hydrophytes
A. Higher solute concentration to lower solute B. Mesophytes
concentration C. Xerophytes
B. Lower solute concentration to higher solute D. Halophytes
concentration
C. Lower solvent concentration to higher solvent Which of the following animal excrete
concentration nitrogenous waste mainly as uric acid?
D. All of these

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A. Hydra Scolidon or dog fish belong to the group of


B. Planaria. fishes called__________?
C. Humans
D. Birds. A. Cartilaginous fishes
B. Bony fishes
Which of the following openings have cilia? C. Running fishes
D. Jawless fishes
A. Nephrostome
B. Nephridiopore They are considered to be the most primitive
C. Both of these and are surely the first of the vertebrates?
D. None of these
A. Frogs
Malphighian tubules absorb waste materials B. Reptiles
and salts from__________? C. Amphibinas
D. Jawless fishes
A. Blood
B. Lymph Sub- phylum vertebrate is also known
C. Gut as__________?
D. Hemolymph
A. Pisces
Which of the following filtrate contains B. Craniata
excessive amount of amino acids, glucose, and C. Aves
salts? D. Amphibia

A. Glomerular filtrate The phylum chrordata comprise about how


B. Filtrate passing through ascending limb many species?
C. Filtrate passing through distal conveluted tubule
D. Filtrate passing through collecting tubules A. 25,000
B. 50,000
Mammalian kidney, under restricted water C. 100,000
supply can conserve water by over ________ % D. 10,00,000
reabsorption of glomerular filtrate
It is stiff rod of special cells surrounded by
A. 80.50% connecive tissue present in the mid -dorsal
B. 90.50% region and appears in the embryos of all
C. 95.50% chordates
D. 99.50%
A. Placenta
The nephridia of earthworm open into the B. Notochord
coelom by_________? C. Cranianta
D. Ligule
A. Nephrostome
B. Nephridiopore Snails belong to__________?
C. Flame cell
D. Anus A. Cephalopodsxc
B. Gastropods
Nephrostome in earthworm opens in____________? C. Bivalves
D. Athropods
A. External space
B. Internal Body cavity In mouth cavity of many molluscs there is a
C. In gut rasping tongue like structure_________provided
D. In Bladder with many horny teeth.

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A. Ligule The bristles on the body of the cockroach arise


B. Radula from__________?
C. Mantle
D. Muscle A. Epidermis
B. Trichogen cell
All insects have how many parts of legs? C. Basement membrane
D. Malpighian cell
A. 4
B. 2 The wax present on the body of cockroach is
C. 3 secreted:
D. 6
A. Mucocytes
In all arthropods,the body is covered with a B. Leucocytes
chittinous cuticle which is secreted by C. Oenocytes
the____________? D. Granulocytes

A. Endodermis Which organisms are sometimes called the ”


B. Mesophyll pastures of the sea”?
C. Chitin
D. Epidermis A. Diatoms
B. Radiolarians
In many which phylum the body of an C. Dinoflagellates
organisms is usually divided in there regions D. Foraminiferans
called head, thorax and abdomen?
Diatoms belong to___________?
A. Arthropods
B. Chordata A. Chrysophyta
C. Annelida B. Bacillariophyceae
D. Echinodermata C. Xanthophyceae
D. Both A. and B.
In man which organisms cause abscesses on the
skin of arms or legs? Which one of the following is representing the
group of diatoms?
A. Ascaris
B. Bacteria A. Pinnularia, Navicula, Cymbella, Melosira
C. Ring worm B. Euglenamorpha, Hedneria , Heteronema,
D. Suinea worm Colacium
C. Nostoc, Anabaena, Aulosira, Cylindrospermum
Chitin in cockroach is absent in____________? D. Cochlodinium, Gymnodinium, Lenodinium,
Peridinium
A. Epicuticle
B. Exocuticle Diatoms are found in__________?
C. Endocuticle
D. All of these A. Phytoplanktonic population
B. Freshwater lakes and ponds
Melanin pigment in cockroach is found C. Marine environment
in__________? D. All of the above

A. Epicuticle Centric discoid form of diatoms is__________?


B. Exocuticle
C. Endocuticle A. Diplaneis
D. All of these B. Coscinodiscus

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C. Camphyloneiscus A. Silica
D. Stephanodis B. Calcium carbonate
C. Manesium carbonate
Microfossile often present in petroleum D. Both B. and C.
producing formationsare those of__________?
The chloroplasts of diatoms and chrysophycean
A. Diatioms algae do not possess____________?
B. Heliozoans
C. Radiolarians A. Chloryphyllpigments
D. Foraminiferans B. Enzymes for photolysis
C. Defined grana and stroma
Cell wall is richly impregnated with silica D. Carotenes with chlorophylls
in__________?
Oil body is found in the cells of___________?
A. Rhodophyta
B. Phaeophyta A. Diatoms
C. Baciliariophyta B. Slime moulds
D. Euglenophyta C. Chlorophycean forms
D. None of the these
The cell wall is usually composed of two
overlapping halves called epitheca and Diatoms stay afloat due to___________?
hypotheca in__________?
A. Flagella
A. Diatoms B. Stored lpids
B. Desmids C. Pseudopodia
C. Pyrrophyta D. All of these
D. Chlorophyta
Diatomaceous earth is used for making
Unlike other algae, diatoms do not readily decay __________?
due to___________?
A. Fertilizers
A. Nonliving cells B. Weedicides
B. Siliceous wall C. Insecticides
C. Mucilaginous wall D. Fire proof bricks
D. Water proof cell
Locomotion in diatoms is carried out with the
Cell wall is extremely well preserved in fossil help of__________?
specimens in__________?
A. Valve
A. Diatoms B. Raphe
B. Dinoflagellates C. Pseudopodium
C. Slime moulds D. Cilia or flagella
D. None of these
Golden brown colour of diatoms is due to
Empty diatom cells are called___________? presence of__________?

A. Raphe A. Mycoxanthin, mucoxanthin and


B. Valves myxoxanthophylls
C. Frustule B. Alpha and beta carotenes and myxoxanthin
D. Girdles C. Fucoxanthin, diatoxanthin, diadinoxanthin
D. None of the above
Diatom frustule/ shell is made of_____________?
Which of the following is not nocturnal?

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BIOLOGY MCQS

A. Bedbug A. S Phase
B. Mosquito B. G1 Phase
C. Butterfly C. G2 Phase
D. Cockroach D. G0 Phase

Which one of these is an insect? Vacuoles are fluid filled sacs surrounded by a
membrane called__________?
A. Mite
B. Spider A. tonoplast
C. Moth B. nuclear membrane
D. Scorpion C. cell membrane
D. cell wall
A moth is closely related to_________?
During the process of cell division which of the
A. Wasp following divides first?
B. Beetle
C. Cricket A. cytodplasm
D. Butterfly B. vacuoles
C. mitochondria
Which one of these is a set of useful insects? D. nucleus

A. Sandfly , butterfly, hoeybee Which of the following manufactures


B. Sikmoth, honeybee, locust carbohydrates by the process of
C. Honeybee, silkmoth, tsetse fly photosynthesis?
D. Honeybee , lac insect, cochineal insect
A. chloroplast
Which of the following organ is responsible for B. chromoplast
blood filtration: C. leucoplast
D. All of these
A. Liver
B. Kidney which of the following is called protein
C. Lungs synthesizing machine?
D. Heart
A. mitochondria
Which of the following organ is responsible for B. nucleus
body metabolism? C. chromosomes
D. ribosomes
A. Kidney
B. Liver Cell wall is the non living , outermost boundary
C. Lungs of__________cell?
D. Heart
A. plant
The part of the brain that connects the two B. bacterial
hemispheres of the brain is called____________? C. fungal
D. all the above
A. Corpus callosum
B. Medulla oblongata
C. Cerebral cortex
D. Cerebellum The light microscope can make the
object_________times bigger?
In which phase of cell cycle cell organelles are
formed? A. 10 times
B. 100 times

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C. 1000 times A. animals


D. 10000 times B. plants
C. micro orgamnisms
Which of the following is a selectively D. all the above
permeable membrane?
Human brain contains__________neurons.
A. cell wall
B. cytoplasm A. 10,000,00
C. cell membrane B. 100,000,000
D. none of these C. 100,000,000,000
D. 1000
Which of the following endoplasmic reticulum
has no ribosome on its surface? Which of the following are connective tissues?

A. smooth A. cartilage
B. rough B. bone
C. both C. blood
D. all of above D. all the above

which of the following gas discovered by Which one of these structures involved in
Scheele? replication of bacterial dna?

A. chlorine A. chromosomes
B. hydrogen B. pilli
C. oxygen C. plasmid
D. carbon dioxide D. mesosome

In plants there are_______basic types of tissues? Adult human brain is about_________% of the total
body weight.
A. 2
B. 3 A. 2%
C. 4 B. 3%
D. None of these C. 7%
D. 8%
Simple tissues and complex tissues are two
groups of_________tissues. Humans can hear in the range of ______ to
_______Hertz (Hz).?
A. Meristematic
B. Permanent A. 10 Hz to 10,000 Hz.
C. Epidermal B. 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz.
D. Supporting C. 30 Hz to 30,000 Hz.
D. 40 Hz to 40,000 Hz.
which of the following consists of the dead cells?
branches of biology and medicine concerned
A. Parenchyma with the structure and function of plant and
animal cells is called___________?
B. collenchyma
C. sclerenchyma A. Nephrology
D. none of these B. Semiology
C. Orology
Xylem and phloem are conducting tissues found D. Cytology
in ……….?

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Which Part of the Brain Regulates Body C. Oviduct


Temperature? D. Cervix

A. cerebellum The following vegetable have 90% of water?


B. cerebrum
C. hypothalamus A. Cabbage
D. medulla B. Lady finger(okra)
C. Cassava
A Vegetable containing sulphur is____________? D Non of these

A. Potato Splitting of glucose relates to_________?


B. Cabbage
C. Brinjal A. respiration
D. Pumpkin B. photorespiration
C. glycolysis
Which type of motions are present in solid? D. pyruvic acid

A. translational Artherosclerosis is a major condition leading


B. rotational to__________?
C. vibrational
D. all of these A. heart attack
B. hypertension
If a man having blood group AB marries a C. stroke
woman who is heterozygous for blood group, D. tumor
what is the probability of their first child having
blood group B? Shrinkage of protoplast due to exosmosis of
water is__________?
A. 40%
B. 45% A. imbibition
C. 50% B. plasmolysis
D. 71% C. deplasmolysis
D. adhesion
Animals living in the Tree trunks are known
as___________? The normal pH of human blood is____________?

A. Arboreal A. 6.4
B. Volant B. 7.0
C. Amphibious C. 7.4
D. Aquaticx D. 7.5

Who discovered the peptic ulcer causing Bean shaped cells in plants are_________?
bacteria H.PYLORI?
A. mesophyll cells
A. Robert Hook B. xylem cells
B. James parkinson C. phloem cells
C. Dr Barry Marshall and dr Robin Warren D. guard cells
D. None of these
Villi and microvilli increase__________?
In HomoSapiens (Human) the fertilization
occurs in the___________? A. digestion
B. assimilation
A. Uterus C. absorption
B. Ovaries D. ingestion

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Water potential of pure water is__________? A. glucose


B. fructose
A. zero C. lactose
B. one D. sacrose
C. negative
D. two The foetus is protected from the mechanical
damage by the__________?
The respiratory problem most common in
smokers is_________? A. cervix
B. vagina
A. tuberculosis C. uterus
B. emphysema D. amniotic fluid
C. asthma
D. cancer Release of the ovum from ovary is
called__________?
Parabronchi are present in__________?
A. fertilization
A. cockroach B. ovulation
B. frog C. implantation
C. fish D. none of these
D. birds
Detachment of myosin head and actin in rigor
The utilization of the products of digestion is mortis occurs due to__________?
called___________?
A. stored ATP in body
A. ingestion B. hypercalcemia
B. absorption C. autolysis in body
C. assimilation D. hyperactivity of mitochondria
D. both a and b
Which bone is called beauty bone in women?
Kangaroo has an abdominal pouch known
as__________? A. sternum
B. clavicle
A. placenta C. maxilla
B. guttural pouch D. radius
C. marsupial
D. all of these The plants which produce embryo but lack
vascular tissues and seeds are placed in_________?
Earthworm lives in___________?
A. bryophytes
A. sea water B. pteridophytes
B. moist soil C. tracheophytes
C. fresh water D. all of these
D. none of these
Higher vascular plants are also called__________?
Sickle cell anemia was discovered by_________?
A. flowering plants
A. Vernon Ingram B. seed plants
B. Sanger C. ferns
C. Miescher D. none of these
D. none of these
In all coelentrates endoderm give rise
Rich source of energy in seimen is__________? to__________?

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BIOLOGY MCQS

A. nervous system A. red


B. digestive system B. green
C. reproductive system C. purple
D. circulatory system D. pink

Liver fluke is parasite in the liver of__________? Malarial parasite is injected into man
as__________?
A. cattle
B. sheep A. sporozoites
C. goat B. merozoites
D. all of these C. zygote
D. none of these
Amoeba moves in water with the help of
locomotory organs called_________? The terms procariotique and eucariotique were
proposed by___________?
A. tube feet
B. cilia A. Whittaker
C. pseudopodia B. Chatton
D. flagella C. Haeckel
D. Margulis and Schwartz
Snails belong to_________?
Outside the thallus of Marchantia there are
A. gastropods special structures called__________?
B. bivalves
C. arthropods A. stem tuber
D. platyhelminthes B. rhizoids
C. sporangium
In many which phylum the body of an D. none of these
organisms is usually divided in there regions
called head, thorax and abdomen? The vascular plants are termed as____________?

A. echinodermata A. tracheophytes
B. mollusca B. bryophytes
C. nematoda C. pteridophytes
D. arthropoda D. all of these

In human beings influenza is caused by_________? Tobacco mosaic virus was crystallized
by__________?
A. bacteria
B. protist A. Pasteur
C. virus B. Chamberland
D. fungi C. Stanely
D. Ivanowski
Non-enveloped naked viruses are known
as___________? Flagella are composed of________?

A. prions A. micro tubules


B. bacteriophages B. micro filaments
C. oncoviruses C. intermediate filaments
D. virions D. glycoproteins

Gram +ve bacteria on treatment with crystal The life and activities of a cell is controlled
violet dye give _________colour? by__________?

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BIOLOGY MCQS

A. cytoplasm Many bacteria in our digestive system


B. nucleus synthesize vitamins for example
C. vacuole vitamin_________?
D. mitochondria
A. B1
Accumulation of lipid molecules in brain cells B. B2
lead to____________? C. B12
D. B6
A. paralysis
B. oedema Which is not a vertebrate ?
C. mental retardation
D. all of these A. Reptiles
B. Fish
Accumulation of lipid molecules in brain cells C. Insect
lead to__________? D. None of these

A. paralysis Which of the following is the less important


B. oedema organ in human body?
C. mental retardation
D. all of these A. Hair
B. Appendix
The simplest amino acid is_________? C. Hip bone
D. Navel
A. alanine
B. glycine Who is the father of Genetics?
C. valine
D. phenylalanine A. Robert Hook
B. Robert Brown
They are present in the underground parts of C. Gregor Mendel
the plants and stored food? D. Charless Darwin

A. leucoplast which of the following hepatitis is more


B. chromoplast contagious ?
C. chloroplast
D. stem A. HAV
B. HBV
They are widespread as protective coatings on C. HCV
fruits and leaves? D. HDV

A. cholesterol Which branch of science is short in laws ?


B. waxes
C. chitin A. Biology
D. all of these B. Physics
C. Chemistry
It is very serious disease of brain which is D. All of these
caused by fungi________?
A condition in which there is a decrease of
A. ring worm oxygen to the tissue despite adequate blood
B. meningitis flow to the tissue is_________?
C. hepatitis
D. none of these A. Aphasia
B. Dysphasia

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C. Hypoxia C. Amino acids


D. None D. Protein and amino acids

Insulin is a human__________? Disease which transferred from animal to


Human is_________?
A. Gene
B. Protein Sporadic
C. Glucose Epidemic
D. Diabetes Endemic
Zoonosis
The body of ________ is not made of cell.
Trisomy 21 is most common in mothers of the
A. Bacteria ________ age group.
B. Fungi
C. Viruses A. 15 to 19
D. Algae B. 20 to 34
C. 35 to 39
The biggest group of invertebrates is_________? D. 40 to 45

A. Worms Ingestion of some water with food in Amoeba


B. Insects takes place by the process of ______ ?
C. Jelly fish
D. None of these A. Endosmosis
B. Pinocytosis
Which among the following is an Autotroph C. Phagocytosis
_________ ? D. None of these

A. Butterfly Amoeba secretes digestive enzymes to


B. Mushroom hydrolyse _________ ?
C. Fish
D. Algae A. Starch
B. Sugar
Which of the following ” Tikka disease” is C. Proteins
related with the crop? D. All of these and fats

A. Musturd The number of daughter paramecia produced


B. Paddy following conjugation is _______ ?
C. Ground nut
D. None of these A. 8 from one conjugant
B. 8 from two conjugants
The hormone that helps in Parthenocarpy? C. 16 from two conjugants
D. 8-16 from two conjugants
A. Abscisic acid
B. Cytokinin Corolla and calyx collectively termed
C. Ethylene as___________?
D. Gibberellin
A. Prienth
The plant dye Henna imparts orangered colour B. Hermaphrodite
to skin and hairs due to its reaction with which C. Complete flower
of the following? D. Se*ual whorls

A. Lipids Sporogony of malaria parasite occurs in _______ ?


B. Carbohydrates

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A. Liver of man A. Ascorbic acid


B. RBC of man B. Retinol
C. Stomach wall of mosquito C. Riboflavin
D. Salivary glands of mosquito D. a-tocopherols

Under unfavourable conditions, the Amoeba Which of the following vitamins is useful in
reproduces by ________ ? ostcoimalacia?

A. Binary fission A. Vitamin D


B. Conjugation B. Vitamin E
C. Encystment C. Vitamin C
D. Endomixis D. Vitamin A

Mild tertian malaria is caused by _______ ? Human body makes about 20 million
erythrocytes in__________?
A. Plasmodium vivax
B. Plasmodium falciparum A. One Second
C. Plasmodium ovale B. Two Seconds
D. Plasmodium malariae C. Three Seconds
D. Four Seconds
Blood does not coagulate inside the body due to
the presence of___________? Ingestion of bacteria by certain type of cells is
termed as ________ ?
A. Haemoglobin
B. Fibrin A. Acclimatization
C. Heparin B. Agglutination
D. Plasma C. Paralysis
D. Phagocytosis
Accurate name given to blood is ___________ ?
The expected number of RBCs in a single drop,
A. Red fluid or microliter, of blood is _________ million in
B. Hemoglobin Women.
C. Fluid tissue
D. Plasma A. 4.5 to 6.2 million
B. 3.4 to 6.8 million
Sweat glands occur in greatest number in the C. 3.2 to 7.2 million
skin of the__________? D. 4.0 to 5.2 million

A. Forehead The normal range of the number of white blood


B. Back cells in a microliter of blood is between _________
C. Armpits ?
D. Palm of hand
A. 2,500 and 09,300
Protein which acts as hormone is__________? B. 4,500 and 10,000
C. 4,900 and 12,000
A. Casein D. None of these
B. Trypsin
C. Oxytocin The expected number of RBCs in a single drop,
D. Keratin or microliter, of blood is _________ million in Men.

Which one of the following vitamin is known as A. 4.5 to 6.2 million


the “anti- Sterile” factor? B. 3.4 to 6.8 million

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C. 3.2 to 7.2 million “lub” sound is produced after _________ ?


D. 4.0 to 5.2 million
A. The ventricles are fully contracted
Parkinson is a disease of_________? B. The ventricles start to relax
C. The bicuspid and tricuspid valves suddenly
A. Lungs close
B. Eyes D. The semilunar valves are closed
C. Brain
D. Bones Examples of Epigeal germination include
_________ ?
Acetabularia is a kind of __________ ?
A. Maize
A. Fungi B. Sword bean seed
B. Protist C. Broad bean seed
C. Multicellular alga D. Corn
D. Unicellular alga
All are functions of hypothalamus, but, _________ ?
Acetabularia mediterranea has a cap of _________
? A. Regulation of body temperature
B. Regulation of anti-diuretic hormones
A. Regular shape C. Regulation of sleep and emotions
B. Circular shape D. Regulation of blood osmotic pressure
C. Triangular shape
D. Cone shape More water is reabsorbed in blood due to
_________ ?
What is hibernation and aestivation________?
A. More anti-diuretic hormone
A.Thermal adaptation shown by animals B. Lesser anti-diuretic hormone
B. wind adaptation shown by animals C. Active functioning of pancreas
C. adaptation of animals to escape from predators D. Inactivity of pituitary gland
D. none of the above
Sessile flowers have _________ ?
Enzyme activity can also be charted through the
__________ ? A. No scent
B. Irregular shape
A. Rate of digestion C. No pedicles
B. Rate of reaction D. No petals
C. Level of pH
D. Number of active sites Stamens are not usually pendulous in plants
pollinated by __________ ?
BOD refers to the __________?
A. Wind
A. Bidding of Dermatology B. Insects
B. Binding of Dirt C. Water
C. Biochemical occupied Date D. Rain
D. Biochemical Oxygen demand
Guard cells of stoma are ________ ?
Self pollination is not possible in ________ ?
A. Irregular in shape
A. Dioecious plants B. Convex in shape
B. Pawpaw C. Long and cylindrical in shape
C. Flowers D. Kidney-shaped
D. both A and B

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BIOLOGY MCQS

Special kind of protein containing iron is called A. 20 to 35 billion cells


as _________ ? B. 50 to 70 billion cells
C. 10 to 20 billion cells
A. Hormones D. 15 to 25 billion cells
B. Hemoglobin
C. Red blood cell Biebs that are broke off from cell are called
D. White blood cell __________?

Zygote with three copies chromosome 21, is A. Apoptotic bodies


known to cause _________? B. Necrosis bodies
C. Tuberculosis bodies
A. Hay fever D. Cytokinetic bodies
B. Scurvy
C. Parkinson Disease Crysanthemum is propagated by___________?
D. Downs syndrome
A. Suckers
Kind of respiration through which skeletal B. corms
muscles of human body gets the energy is C. corals
________ ? D. None

A Acidic respiration Outer surface of bones is covered by a dense


B. Anaerobic respiration layer of connective tissue, called as ___________ ?
C. Aerobic respiration
D. Nitrogenous respiration A. Periosteum
B. Woven bone
Fuel used by cells in cellular respiration to get C. Epithelium lining
energy is ________ ? D. Connective lining

A. polysaccharides Another name for liver is called ___________ ?


B. Polypeptides
C. Glucose A. Hepar
D. Sugar B. Hepta
C. Heptum
Kind of cellular respiration which occurs in D. Hilum
presence of oxygen is _________ ?
Joints between flat bones of skull are termed as
A. Anaerobic respiration ____________ ?
B. Aerobic respiration
C. Nitrogenous respiration A. Suture
D. Acidic respiration B. Sutural joints
C. Syndesmosis
Special enzymes are released during necrosis D. Both A and B
from __________ ?
Length of membranous urethra is about
A. lysosomes ___________ ?
B. Vacuoles
C. Cytoplasm A. 1 cm
D. Golgi bodies B. 2 cm
C. 5 cm
Number of cells that are destroyed in adults by D. 9 cm
apoptosis are ________ ?
Division of nucleus is termed as___________ ?

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A. Karyokinesis Study of interaction of living organisms with


B. Cytokinesis other organisms and their environment relates
C. Anaphase with ___________ ?
D. Meiosis
A. Botany
Membrane that separates ‘cytoplasm’ and B. Ecology
‘nucleus’ is called ___________ ? C. Social biology
D. Pharmacology
A. Cell wall
B. Cell membrane __________is a condition in which there is an
C. Boundary absence of oxygen supply to an organ’s tissues?
D. Nuclear envelop
A. Anoxia
Which one of the following is referred as the B. Anorexia
species occupation? C. Hypoxia
D. Enuresis
A. Autecology
B. Niche Virus is__________?
C. Ecosystem
D. Biome A. unicellular
B. multicellular
The first ever vascular plants are_________? C. acellular
D. none of these
A. Cooksonia
B. Selaginella Term the time during which an orgnism is
C. Adiantum present in the body before causing disease ?
D. Dryopteris
A. Rest period
Circular disc shaped structure with a round B. Incubation period
hole is ___________ ? C. Sleeping period
D. Inclubation time
A. Iris
B. Pupil Insects responsible for transmitting diseases
C. Horoid coat are called___________?
D. Ciliary body
A. Drones
The higher animals have special organs for B. Vectors
exchange of gases as their skin is ___________ ? C. Hybirds
D. None of these
A. Thin
B. Thick The first cloned animal was____________?
C. Soft
D. Hard A. Goat
B. Cow
C. Rat
D. Sheep
Dorsal root of spinal nerves contain only
__________ ? Genetic information carriers is/are____________?

A. Effectors neurons A. DNA


B. Receptor neurons B. Chromosomes
C. Stimulators C. Gene
D. Detector neurons D. Nucleus

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BIOLOGY MCQS

The number carpels in our feet is__________? Deficiency of vitamin C will cause:__________?

A. 7 A. Beri-Beri
B. 14 B. Architis
C. 16 C. Scurvy
D. 0 D. Night-blindness

Oxygen is the production of____________? Coelom is divided into septa in case of:__________?

A. Mitochonderia A. Molluscs
B. Chloroplast B. Annelids
C. Peroxisomes C. Sponges
D. Both A & B D. Cniderians

The method of reproduction of new plants by Haemoglobin is dissolved in the blood


cells instead of seed is known is:___________? of:___________?

A. Tissue culture A. Earthworm


B. Mutation B. Cockroach
C. Antibiosis C. Hydra
D. Recombination D. Sponges

The cardio respiratory capacity is related Like enzymes , co enzyme can be used ?
to____________?
A. only once
A. Strength B. only few times
B. Flexibility C. again and again
C. Normal physical endurance D. non of above
D. Agility
Which of the following gases readily combines
Ultra Microscopic viruses are the main cause with the haemoglobin of the blood?
of__________?
A. Carbon monoxide
A. Malaria B. Methene
B. Measles C. Oxygen
C. Mumps D. Nitrogen dioxide
D. Cholera
Which of the following is a disease caused by
Which is NOT an example of a microbial deficiency of protein in children?
symbiosis?
A. Pellagra
A. bacteria in the human colon B. Marasmus
B. tapeworm in the cow intestine C. Beri-Beri
C. bacteria passing through the placenta D. Rickets
D. protozoans found within termites
Which of the following secrete hydrochloric
Which of the following proteins have role in acid in stomach?
heredity?
A. Mucosa
A. Chromo-proteins B. Goblet
B. Lipo-proteins C. Epithelial
C. Phospho-proteins D. Oxyntic
D. Nucleo-proteins

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What is called movement of cell against Cats mostly show which type of Diabetes
concentration gradient ? Mellitus?

A. Passive Transport A.Type 1 diabetes


B. Osmosis B. Type 2 diabetes
C. Active Transport C.Both A. & B
D. Diffusion D. None of these

Human blood is a viscous fluid due to_________? Which of the following are insulin dependent
Glut receptors?
A. Platelets in plasma
B. Proteins in blood A. Glut 1&3
C. RBC and WBC in blood B. Glut 2
D. Sodium in serum C. Glut 1
D. Glut 4
There are cells in human body called Faggot
cells which cause__________? Stress indicating hormones are____________?

A. AIDS A. Cortisol
B. Tuberculosis B. Adrenaline
C. Smallpox C. ACTH
D. Leukaemia D. All of these

What is the percentage of water present in our Which of the following are the properties of Anti
brain? inflammatory medicines?

A. 85% A. Anti inflammation


B. 95% B. Immuno suprent
C. 97% C. Anti pyratic
D. 73% D. All

Which tube joins kidneys and bladder? Linnaeus published the list of names of plants
in___________?
A. Urethra
B. Uretar A. 1752
C. Inferno Verna Cava B. 1753
D. Suprapubic Tube C. 1754
D. 1755
Stimulus for CCK hormone is___________?
___________ is a mammal who fly?
A. Fat, Protein
B. Acid A. Ostrich
C. Base B. Bat
D. Both A & B C. Peacock
D. None of these
Dogs mostly show which type of Diabetes
Mellitus: Highly intelligent Mammals are_________?

A. Type 1 diabetes A. rat


B. Type 2 diabetes B. dolphin
C. Both a& b C. bat
D. None of these D. Elephant

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what is the scientific name of onion? C. 800 millions


D. 1 billion
A. Rana tigrina
B. Allium cepa Smooth muscles, cardiac muscles and glands are
C. Aspergillus regulated by:
D. None of these
A. Central nervous system
Non flowering plants are also called B. Parasympathetic nervous system
plant_________? C. Sympathetic nervous syetem
D. Autonomous nervous system
A. coniferous
B. Abortic Kranz anatomy is a characteristic feature
C. Green of_________?
D. None of these
A. C4 plants
Which of the following viruses has caused B. C3 plants
thousands of deaths globally as an ’emergent’ C. C2 plants
virus? D. CAM plants

A. MERS At level above _____ , sound turns into harmful


B. SARS-CoV-2 noise pollution?
C. OC43
D. HKUt A. 80db
B. 30db
Which one of the following toxic metals is C. 100db
extensively present in newspaper? D. 120db

A. Mg How many milky teeth or primary teeth does a


B. Cd human have?
C. Pb
D. Hg A. 33
B. 20
Among the following which one is a diploblastic C. 15
organism? D. 32

A. Hydra How many liters of saliva inhale by a Human?


B. Crabs
C. Squids A. 2 Liter
D. Earthworm B. 1 Liter
C. Half Liter
New alleles can be introduced into a D. 3 Liter
population’s gene pool by:_________?
In the human body Gall bladder is the part of
A. Mutation the ___________ system?
B. Natural selection
C. Gene flow A. Nervous
D. Both A & C B. Reproductive
C. Digestive
The number of alveoli in human lungs is D. Respiratory
estimated to be around:_________?
Bio means: ___________?
A. 150 millions
B. 500 millions

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A. Life Which one of the following animal has two


B. Community separate circulatory pathways?
C. Cycle
D. None of These A. Shark
B. Whale
Which of the following is incorrect: C. Frog
D. Lizard
A. Sales is a sum of cost of goods sold and gross
profit. Serum differs from blood in________?
B. Gross profit is a sum of net profit and operating
expenses. A. Lacking globulins
C. Operating expenses means a difference between B. Lacking albumins
gross profit and net profit. C. Lacking clotting factors
D. None of these D. Lacking antibodies

Who is the father of biology? Muscle fatigue occurs due to accumulation


of___________?
A. Albert Einstein
B. Aristotle A. Acidic acid
C. Ronald Fisher B. Butyric acid
D. None of above C. Citric acid
D. Lactic acid
Keratin is a type of Protein Found in __________?
An increase in the heart rate is termed
A. Skin Fiber as:_________?
B. Nails
C. Blood Cells A. Bradycardia
D. Muscle Cells B. Tachycardia
C. Trachybradycardia
How many types of genomic mapping are there? D. Non of these

A. 2 A decrease in the rate of beating of heart is


B. 4 called__________?
C. 5
D. None of these A. Bradycardia
B. Tachycardia
Which one of the following remove nucleotides C. Braditachycardia
from the ends of DNA or RNA? D. Non of these

A. Endonuclease Which organelles contain its own DNA?


B. Exonuclease
C. S 1 nuclease A. nucleus
D. Deoxyribonuclease B. mitochondria
C. chloroplast
The hepatic portal vein drains blood to liver D. All of these
from___________?
DNA of mitochondria is__________?
A. Intestine
B. Stomach A. circular
C. Kidney B. spring
D. Heart C. straight
D. All of these

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All cell of an organism are similar in_________? A. Chicken farming


B. Horse forming
A. Shape C. Silkworm farming
B. Size D. Honey bee farming
C. Structure
D. Fundamental organization The structure of DNA was proposed by_________?

Cotton, wool, silk are examples of ____________ ? A. Louis Pasture


B. William Harvey
A. Plant Fibres C. Charles Darwin
B. Animal Fibres D. Watson and Crick
C. Natural Fibres
D. Synthetic Fibres Chlorophyll is a naturally occurring chelate
compound in which central metal is
Pineal gland situated in________?
A. copper
A. Brain B. magnesium
B. Neck C. iron
C. Stomach D. None of these
D. Above kideys
Nutritionally Viruses are__________?
Which of following is a tiny gland?
A. Obligate parasite
A. Thyroid B. Autotrophs
B. Pancrease C. Heterotrophs
C. Pineal D. Absorptive heterotrophs
D. Pituitary
Steroids, a biologically active organic
Who is commonly known as “the Father of compound, are derived from __________?
Microbiology”?
A. Hormones
A. Charles Darwin B. Chemicals
B. Robert Hook C. Cholesterol
C. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek D. Carbohydrates
D. None of these
In which organ RBC are selectively destroyed/
A species inhabiting different geographical recycled by macrophages?
areas is known as_________ ?
A. Spleen
A. Hetropatric Specie B. Kidney
B. Allopatric Specie C. Liver
C. Homopatric Specie D. Pancreas
D. Astroparic specie
Banana belongs to which category?
The place of centromere where spindle fibres
get attached is_________? A. herb
B. tree
A. Kinetochore C. grass
B. Kinochore D. None of these
C. Centromere region
D. all of these ‘Mastectomy’ is mainly associated with which of
these diseases?
Apiculture means:____________?

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A. AIDS A. 1811
B. Breast Cancer B.1927
C. Tuberculosis C. 1911
D. Blood Cancer D. 1990

Who introduced Homeopathy in 1796? Term allele was coined by?

A. Samuel Hahnemann A. Negalli


B. Franz Anton Mesmer B. Bitson
C. Edward Jenner C. Dixon
D. Hakim Ajmal Khand D. Robert Brown

The skull contains? Wilkins X-ray diffraction showed the diameter


of the DNA helix as ________?
A. 18 bones
B. 20 bones A. 10A
C. 22 bones B. 20A
D. 28 bones C. 30A
D. 40A
What is the average adult Pulse rate?
The term ‘gene’ was first used by _______?
A. 140-150
B. 115-125 A. Johannsen
C. 72-80 B. Mendel
D. None of these C. Lemark
D. Cuvier
Smallest bone of human body is?
A normal metaphase chromosome with a midial
A. vomer centromere is ________?
B. stapes
C. navicular A. Metacentric
D. occipita B. Sub-metacentric
C. Acrocentric
Which Of The Following Produces Harmful D. Telocentric
Gases_________?
Lampbrush chromosomes are found inside
A. Plants _______?
B. Motor Vehicles
C. Bacteria A. Salvary glands of Drosophila
D. None of these B. Salvary gland of silk moth
C. Oocytes of frog
programmed death of cells is called D. Nucleus of man
_____________________?
The chromosomes as thread like structures in
A. Necrosis nucleus was first described by ________?
B. Apoptosis
C. Blood cancer A. Mendel
D. All of these B. Strasburger
C. Darwin
First time crossing over was observed in D. Levitzky
___________?
Genes are made up of ________ ?

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A. Histones A. Pleura
B. Lipoproteins B. Pericardium
C. Polynucleotides C. Peritoneum
D. Hydrocarbons D. Mesothelium

The function of chrosomes of carrying genetic The form of carbohydrate which is synthesised
information from cell generation to another is in a plants is_________?
performed by _________?
A. Starch
A. RNA B. Glucose
B. DNA C. Fructose
C. Histones D. Cellulose
D. Calcium
An adult human normally has______?
In chrosomes, the material controlling heredity
is ________ ? A. 6 molar teeth
B. 8 molar teeth
A. DNA C. 10 molar teeth
B. Histones D. 12 molar teeth
C. Chromocentres
D. RNA The blood vessel carrying blood from the lungs
to the heart is_______?
The term ‘gene’ refers to __________?
A. Hepatic artery
A. A portion of RNA B. Pulmonary artery
B. A linkage group C. Pulmonary vein
C. A portions of DNA D. Renal artery
D. A sequence of Amino
Which of the following CANNOT be transmitted
Nobel prize to Komberg and Ochoa was given via infectious droplets?
for ________?
A. Rubella
A. Artificial synthesis of genes B. Common cold
B. Chemistry of DNA and RNA C. Influenza
C. One gene one enzyme hypothesis D. None of the above
D. Artificial sysnthesis of DNA
What is the number of “True Ribs” in human
In onion food is stored in_______________? body?

A. Aerial stem A. 12
B. Root B. 14
C. Scale leaves C. 16
D. Bud D. 18

Entamoeba histolytica is a parasite found in Transport of oxygen by blood takes place with
man’s__________? the help of________?

A. Liver A. Erythrocytes
B. Intestines B. Thrombocytes
C. Lungs C. Lymphocytes
D. Kidneys D. Leucocytes

The membrane covering the lungs is a________? Major Biological Issues of today________?

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A. Human population growth A giant chromosome with a number of


B. Infectious diseases chromonemeta is ________ ?
C. Addictive drugs
D. Pollution A. Lampbrush chromosome
E. All of these B. Hetero chromosome
C. Supernumerary chromosome
Metabolism of photosynthesis and respiration D. Polytene chromosome
involves the knowledge of____________?
Chromatid is _________ ?
A. Genetic engineering
B. Biotechnology A. One half of chromosome
C. Biochemistry B. Haploid chromosome
D. Chemistry C. Complete chromosome
D. Duplicate chromosome
The part the body may be repaired, replaced or
removed _____________? A gene is said to be dominant, if _________?

A. Pharmacology A. It is never expressed in any condition


B. Medicine B. It is expressed only in heterozygous
C. Physiology C. It expresses its effect only in heterozygous state
D. Surgery D. It is expressed both in heterozygous and
heterozygous condition
Homologous chrosomes which are present in
male and female both are known a _________? Laws of segregation and dominance were given
by ________?
A. Heterosomes
B. Replosomes A. Darwin
C. Androsomes B. Morgan
D. Autosomes C. Mendel
D. De Vries
A chromosome with centromere near the
middle is called _________ ? The sum of genes in a population is called
________?
A. Metacentric
B. Submetacentric A. Genotype
C. Acrocentric B. Karyotype
D. Telocentric C. Gene pool
D. Lethal gene
X-chrosome is _________?
If two opposite alleles come together, one
A. Telocentric finding morphological expression masking the
B. Submetacentric other, the fact is described as law of _________ ?
C. Acrocentric
D. Acentric A. Inheritance
B. Dominance
Y-chromosome is _________? C. Limiting factor
D. Segregation
A. Acrocentric
B. Telocentric
C. Submetacentric
D. Acentric Blood does not clot in the blood vessels due to
the presence of ___________?

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A. Thrombin A. Genotype
B. Fibrinogen B. Phenotype
C. Heparin C. Heterotype
D. Prothrombin D. Morphozygous

In the human body, fats are stored in The frequency of a character is found to be
the__________? increasing when __________?

A. Epidermis A. It is dominant
B. Adipose tissue B. It is recessive
C. Liver C. It is adaptable
D. Epithelium D. It is inheritable

Which of the following cells secrete insulin? How many nucleosomes are found in helical coil
of 30 nm chromatin fibre ____?
A. Alpha cells
B. Delta cells A. 10
C. Nerve cells B. 12
D. Beta cells C. 06
D. 09
Which part of the nervous system controls the
activities of internal organs________? If the number of chromosomes in most body
cells of a mammal is 40, the cells in the
A. Spinal cord seminiferous tubule will have___________?
B. Cerebrum
C. Cerebellum A. 40 chromosomes
D. Medulla Oblongata B. 20 chromosomes
C. 10 chromosomes
When the Left Ventricle in the human heart D. While some other will have 20
contracts, the blood moves to the_________ ?
Balbiani discovered special type of
A. Brain chromosome from the salivary gland of
B. Pulmonary Artery chironomus larva which are recognized by the
C. Aorta presence of ________?
D. Lungs
A. Bands
The food conducting tissue of a plant is __________ B. Loops
? C. Both bands and loops
D All of the above
A. Phloem
B. Xylem A cistron is ________?
C. Parenchyma
D. Collenchyma A. Structural of gene
B. Functional unit of RNA
The haploid condition is found in _________? C. Functional unit gene
D. Replication unit of gene
A. Amoeba
B. Bacteria Genetic information are carried in the form of
C. Ovum long chain of molecules made-up-of _________?
D. Zygote
A Amino acids
The character which appears physically in an B. RNA
animal is __________?

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C. Nucleotides C. Typhoid
D. Polypeptides D. Influenza

Tjio and Levan’s contribution is very significant The gal bladder releases _________ enzyme to
because they __________ ? digest the food ?

A. Identified barr bodies A. Pepsin


B. Detected sex linkage B. Hcl
C. Pointed out mutational changes C. Both
D. Gave the number of human chromosomes D. None

The elimination of toxic nitrogenous waste and Life span of Red Blood Cells_____?
excess water in man is by______?
A. 150 Days
A. Excretion B. 120 Days
B. Circulation C. 80 Days
C. Reproduction D. 100 Days
D. Pollution
The enzyme which is secreted by salivary gland
Acid present in gastric juice is_________? is?

A. Hydrochloric Acid A. Pepsin


B. Citric Acid B. Ptyalin
C. Sulphuric Acid C. Lactalase
D. Acetic Acid D. Bile

Which blood cells are called ‘Soldiers’ of the Where is the thyroid gland located_________ ?
body_________?
A. In the thighs
A. WBC B. In the brain
B. Platelets C. Near the liver
C. RBC D. At the back of neck
D. All of the above
Which is the smallest gland in human body
If the radius of blood vessels of a person ______?
decreases his/her blood pressure will__________?
A. Pituitary Gland
A. Decrease B. Pineal Gland
B. Increase C. Adrenal Gland
C. Remain Same D. Parathyroid
D. Becomes zero
The doctor who helps in the delivery of babies is
How many hearts does an Octopus have? an ___________?

A. 1 A. Obstetrician
B. 2 B. Gynecologist
C. 3 C. Pediatrician
D. 4 D. Podiatrist

Typical example of water born disease_______? The pelvic girdle connect the leg with_________?

A. Malaria A. Vertebral column


B. Cholera B. Rib cage

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C. Skull C. Pancreas
D. Shoulder D. None of these

Carrot is a source of_________? Which one of the following is called the Blood
Bank?
A. Vitamin A
B. Vitamin B A. Kidneys
C. Vitamin C B. Liver
D. Vitamin D C. Spleen
D. Heart
Pancreas is/are__________?
Main use of salt in diet is to_________?
A. Endocrine Gland
B. Exocrine Gland A. Ease the process of cooking
C. Digestive Gland B. produce small amount of hydrochloric acid
D. All of the above required for digestion
C. Increase the taste
Cell use _______ to make proteins? D. None of the above

A. DNA Typhoid is caused by_________?


B. RNA
C. Ribosomes A. Salmonella typhi
D. Cytoplasm B. Hepatatis
C. Bacillus
How many bones does a baby have_______? D. None of the above

A. 212 Fresh Yeast cells are good source of :___________?


B. 206
C. 300 A. Vitamin-B
D. None of these B. Nicotine
C. Morphine
Which of the following animals do not have D. None of the above
jaws?
Which fungus is known as ‘Green Mold’ ?
A. Mammals
B. Protochordates A. Aspergillus
C. Reptiles B. Penicillium
D. Birds C. Mucus
D. None of the above
Dysentery is a disease that can lead to severe
diarrhea with mucus or blood in the feces Leprosy bacillus was invented by :__________?
caused by inflammation in?
A. Koch
A. Stomach B. Harvey
B. Small intestine C. Hansen
C. Colon D. Fleming
D. Liver
Which tissue of plants conducts food to its
Which one of the following is known as body?
graveyard of RBCs?
A. Phloem
A. Liver B. Parenchyma
B. Spleen

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C. Xylem Which area of the brain does mathematical


D. None of the above process occur?

Fermentation takes place in which componenet A. The left parietal lobe


of a cell ? B. cerebrum
C. The right parietal lobe
A. Cytoplasm D. Mid brain
B. Nucleus
C. Mitochondria Carotid artery location in human body?
D. None of the above
A. Neck
MDT is used for disease :_________? B. Wrist
C. Elbow
A. Tuberculosis D. Brain
B. Polio
C. Leprosy _________ is a condition characterized by an
D. None of these abnormal inability to see in dim light or at
night.
Oncogene is responsible for:_________?
A. Nyctalopia
A. Cancer B. Myopia
B. Malaria C. Hyperopia
C. Typhoid D. All of the above
D. Lung Disease
What does lalopathy mean?
Which pollutant may lead to ‘Black foot disease’
? A. A disorder of speech
B. A disorder of hearing
A. Cd C. A disorder of learning
B. As D. None of the above
C. Hg
D. Cu the food ground in cockroach in______?

Febries are what kind of cells ? A. mesentron


B. crop
A. Parenchymatous C. gizzard
B. Sclerenchymatous D. intestine
C. Chloroplast
D. None of the above operculum is present in________?

BCG immunisation is for:__________? A. bony fish


B. sea fish
A. Leprosy C. cartilaginous fish
B. Tuberculosis D. None of these
C. Cancer
D. None of the above from right ventricle the blood is pushed
into________?
Pus is formed by the dead _____________cells.
A. pulmonary trunk
A. RBCs B. brain
B. Platelets C. aorta
C. White Blood Cells D. None of these
D. Hemoglobin

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The process in which a sperm joins with an egg Which of the following cell organelles is absent
is__________? in animal cells and present in a plant cell?

A. Pollination A. Cell wall


B. Respiration B. Cytoplasm
C. Fertilization C. Vacuoles
D. Asexual reproduction D. Mitochondria

Which of the following allows precise muscular Which of the following cell organelles does not
movements? contain DNA?

A. Cerebrum A. Nucleus
B. Cerebellum B. Lysosomes
C. Thalamus C. Chloroplast
D. Hypothalamus D. None of these

What content does only a plant cell The small intestine has three parts. The first
has___________? part is called________?

A. Cell Membrane A. Duodenum


B. Cell wall B. Oesophagus
C. Cytoplasm C. Larynx
D. Chromatin D. None of these

how many kingdoms of life exist? One of the reasons why some people cough
while eating a meal may be due to the improper
A. 1 movement of _______ :
B. 5
C. 6 A. Larynx
D. None of these B. Diaphram
C. Epiglottis
Amylase becomes denatured at an alkaline pH D. None of these
of:__________?
_________ stimulates the production of gastric
A. 6 juice in the stomach:
B. 7
C. 8 A. Gastrin
D. 9 B. Enterokinase
C. Rennin
Blood vessels which carry deoxygenated blood D. None of these
are called__________?
Terrestrial plants carry out ________ of total
A. Arteries photosynthesis on the earth?
B. Veins
C. Capillaries A. 10%
D. None of these B. 20%
C. 50%
Prokaryotes don’t have:________? D. None of these

A. Cell membrane PH of fresh Saliva?


B. Nucleus
C. Cytoplasm A. 6
D. None of these B. 7

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C. 8 Most abundant muscles in human beings?


D. 0
A. Skeletal Muscles
HIV is a ________ virus? B. Smooth Muscles
C. Cardiac Muscles
A. SsRNA D. All of these
B. DsRNA
C. SsDNA There are about _________ muscles in human
D. DsDNA beings.

AIDS is caused by ________ virus? A. 206


B. 300
A. HAV C. 650
B. HIV D. 703
C. Rabies
D. Pigs A single heart beat involves ________ stages.

Mendal studied _________ traits of pisum A. 1


sativum? B. 2
C. 3
A. Six D. 4
B. Seven
C. Eight Heart beats about ________ times in one’s life.
D. Nine
A. 2.8 Billion
Human skin colour is _________? B. 3.7 Billion
C. 4.2 Billion
A. Multifactorial D. Infinite
B. Pleiotropic
C. Polygenic Organ rejection is caused by__________?
D. Epistatic
A. B-Lymphocytes
Morgan studied how many traits of Drosophila? B. T-lymphocytes
C. Both B and T lymphocytes
A. 7 D. RBCs
B. 67
C. 85 Which of the following diseases induce
D. All immunity?

Father of genetics? A. Smallpox


B. Jaundice
A. Morgan C. Diabetes
B. Darwin D. None of these
C. Aristotle
D. Mendal 2. Which one of the following organisms can
serve as a biofertilizer for rice crop?
Link between living and non-living organisms?
A. Blue-green algae
A. Bacteria B. Rhizobium sp.
B. Virus C. Mycorrhizal fungi
C. Cyanobacteria D. None of these
D. Plants
“Athlete’s Foot” is a disease caused by_________?

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A. Bacteria A. Jons Jacob Berzelius


B. Fungus B. Anselme Payen
C. Protozoan C. Walter Bradford Cannon
D. Nematode D. None of these

Epiphytes are plants which depend on other Who is the father of carbohydrate ?
plants for________?
A. Claude Silbert Hudson
A. food B. Anselme Payen
B. mechanical support C. Jons jacob Berzeliis
C. shade D. Justus von Liebig
D. None of these
Who discovered glucose?
A line on map connecting places that receives
equal solar radiation is called:________? A. Emil Fischer
B. Emil Fischeraf
A. Isobar C. Anselme Payen
B. Isohel D. Mandel
C. Isochore
D. None of these What is the first carbohydrate?

What is the Pathogen that causes Acne? A. Glucose


B. Monosaccharides
A. staphylococcus C. Starch
B. Mycobacterium D. None of these
C. Streptococcus
D. Propionibacterium Who discovered Fats?

The Process of egg formation in the female is A. Leeuwenhoek


called ________? B. Michel-Eugène Chevreul
C. C.W. Scheele
A. oocyte D. None of these
B. oogenesis
C. Oviduct What is the nickname of glucose?
D. None of these
A. Dextrose
homeostasis discovered by __________? B. Sugar
C. Glycogen
A. Walter Bradford Cannon D. Starch
B. Anselme Payen
C. Jons jacob Berzeliis Variation in the size of red blood cells is called
D. None of these __________?

Enzyme discovered by: ___________? A. hypochromia


B. Anisocytosis
A. Jons Jacob Berzelius C. Poikilocytosis
B. Anselme Payen D. Polychromatophilia
C. Walter Bradford Cannon
D. None of these Bean shaped cells in plants are: _________?

protein discovered by: ___________? A. Mesophyll cells


B. Xylem Cells

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C. Phloem Cells The vaccines prepared through recombinant


D. Guard Cells DNA technology are_____________?

Lungs are situated in the __________? A. Third generation vaccines


B. First-generation vaccines
A. Abdominal cavity C. Second-generation vaccines
B. Pericardial cavity D. None of these
C. Buccal cavity
D. Thoracic cavity Plasmids are used as cloning vectors for which
of the following reasons?
cataracts is a disease which is due to__________?
A. Can be multiplied in culture
A. Opacity of Cornea B. Self-replication in bacterial cells
B. Opacity of lens C. Can be multiplied in laboratories with the help of
C. None enzymes
D. None of these D. Replicate freely outside bacterial cells

Who is the Father of Genetics? The first clinical application of gene therapy
over a 4 year old girl was for_________?
A. Gregor Mendel
B. Alexendar A. Adenosine deaminase deficiency
C. Darewin B. Adenosine deficiency
D. Louis pasture C. Growth deficiency
D. Adenine deficiency
Which bacterium is used in the production of
insulin by genetic engineering? RNA interference helps in__________?

A. saccharomyces A. Cell proliferation


B. Rhizobium B. Micropropagation
C. Escherichia C. Cell defence
D. Mycobacterium D. Cell differentiation

——– is used as a vector for cloning into higher The first transgenic plant to be produced
organisms. is__________?

A. Retrovirus A. Brinjal
B. Baculovirus B. Tobacco
C. Salmonella typhimurium C. Rice
D. Rhizopus nigricans D. Cotton

PCR technique was invented by__________? Which of the following is the quality of
improved transgenic basmati rice?
A. Karry Mullis
B. Boyer A. Gives high yield but no characteristic aroma
C. Sanger B. Gives high yield and is rich in vitamin A
D. Cohn C. Does not require chemical fertilizers and growth
hormones
Which is a genetically modified crop? D. Resistant to insects and diseases

A. Bt-cotton The DNA fragments have sticky ends due


B. Bt-brinjal to___________?
C. Golden rice
D. All

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BIOLOGY MCQS

A. Endonuclease Tibia bone is in the body _____________?


B. Unpaired bases
C. Calcium ions A. Leg
D. Free methylation B. Ear
C. Hand
ELISA is _________? D. Nose

A. Using radiolabelled second antibody Which of the following plant group first formed
B. Usage of RBCs true leaves?
C. Using complement-mediated cell lysis
D. Addition of substrate that is converted into a A. Psilopsida
coloured end product B. Lycopsida
C. Sphenopsida
Bacteria protect themselves from viruses by D. Pteropsida
fragmenting viral DNA with ____________?0
Study of liver is called _________?
A. Ligase
B. Endonuclease A. hepatology
C. Exonuclease B. hematology
D. Gyrase C. mycology
D. None of These
The expression of a transgene in the target
tissue is identified by a ___________? Stoma, found in the epidermis of leaves closes
when guard cells
A. Transgene
B. Promoter A. Gain Water
C. Enhancer B. Lose Water
D. Reporter C. Exchange gas
D. None of These
The energy currency of the cell is called
___________? heart beats 72 times in a male and _________Times
in female in one minute.?
A. ATP
B. DNA A. 60 Times
C. RNA B. 70 Times
D. ADP C. 80 Times
D. 85 Times
During anaerobic respiration the final electron
acceptor in electron transport chain is: _______ bacterial disease affects Eye?

A. Molecular oxygen A. Trachoma


B. NADP+ B. Rickets
C. water C. Osteoporosis
D. Sulfate D. Gum disease

In fermentation …………. ATP produce per All Of the follwing Can Treat kidney Stone
glucose molecule : Except?

A. 2 A. Medicine
B. 4 B. Surgery
C. 6 C. Lithotripsy
D. 36 D. Dialysis

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BIOLOGY MCQS

The human sperm was first discovered by How many of the bio elements constituent 99%
___________? of the total human body?

A. Anton van Leeuwenhoek A. 8


B. Von Baer B. 4
C. Robert Hook C. 6
D. None of These D. None of These

Which structure gives ability to the bacterial The interphase of meiosis lacks the stage?
cell to form biofilm?
A. G1
A. Slime B. S
B. Mesosomes C. G2
C. Capsule D. All of these
D. Flagella
Which is not recycled in the ecosystem?
In humans no of tetrads formed during mitosis
is __________? A. Wind
B. Carbon
A. 23 C. Oxygen
B. 46 D. Energy
C. 0
D. None of These Which is important for screening the input
information, before they reach the higher brain
The scientific name of cat is _________? centers?

A. Felis A. Pons
B. Ficus B. Cranium
C. Homo C. Reticular formation
D. Tigris D. Amygdala

Path of Blood present in vessels called __________? Endocrine system consists of some/how _______
Endocrine glands /tissues.
A. Capillaries
B. Lumen A. 59
C. Platelates B. 29
D. Plasma C. 78
D. 20
Average of heart beat of Adult Human?
Gonorrhoea is caused by ________?
A. 60 to 100
B. 70 to 100 A. Gram + bacteria
C. 50 to 100 B. Gram – bacteria
D. 80 to 100 C. Chalko Virus
D. Treponema palladium
Study of impact of extra-terrestrial
environments on organisms belonging to earth Nuclein is in its nature?
is component of
A. Basic
A. Ecology B. Acidic
B. Cosmology C. Both
C. Exobiology D. None of these
D. None of These

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BIOLOGY MCQS

Medulla oblangata and pons are collectively C. Liver


called _________? D. None of these

A. Brain stem
B. Brain base
C. Brain root
D. None of These

The number of naturally accusing chemical


elements involved in bio chemical reaction is

A. 126
B. 86
C. 92
D. 206

Which is not a category of classification in


biology.

A. ecotype
B. Species
C. Genus
D. Order

which bonds are broken during oxidation


reduction reaction.

A. C-H
B. C-N
C. C-O
D. C-S

Sex chromosomes present in female are


_________?

A. XY
B. XX
C. XXY
D. XXX

Secretin is secreted when _________ touches


alimentary canal.

A. Acidic
B. Basic
C. Neutral
D. All of these

Sensory Nerve carry message from body to


____________?

A. Brain
B. Body

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