Biology Practice Test 1




Biology Practice Test 1

Biology Practice Test 1 is designed to help students strengthen their understanding of key biological concepts, theories, and processes for competitive entry tests like MDCAT, NUMS, AKU, UET, ECAT, NTS, as well as FSC Board Exams. This test covers topics from cell biology, genetics, physiology, ecology, evolution, and more, helping students improve accuracy and retention.

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Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 11

Which of the following has the ability to develop ester linkage with the OH group of Pentose sugar?

NUMS 2017
Biology
Biological Molecules
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Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 12

Malpighian tubules are involved in excretion in:

NTS 2011
Biology
Homeostasis
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Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 11

Which one of the following organelles is required for aerobic respiration?

NTS 2018
Biology
Cell Structure and Function
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Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 12

The sequence of nucleotides that determines the amino acid sequence of a protein is

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Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 12

Speed of growth is

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Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 11

Identify the wrong statements.

(a) The substrate binds to active site of enzyme and not fitting into active site

(b) The binding of substrate induces the enzyme to alter its shape

(c) Chemical bonds of substrate break down not to form new enzyme-product complex

(d) The enzyme releases the products of the reaction and runs through catalytic cycle once again

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Enzymes
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Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 12

Chemical nature of primers used in the PCR process is _______.

UHS 2018
Biology
Biotechnology
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Category: Biology

Icosahedral viruses have how many faces?

NUMS Mock 4
Biology
Variety of Life

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Category: Biology Ch 12 Class 12

One of the most important cause of desertification is

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Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 11

Etioplasts found in plants are actually one of the types of:

NUMS 2015
Biology
Cell Structure and Function
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Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 12

Meiosis occurs at the time of

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Category: Biology

Q.42 All of the following are paired facial bones except:

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Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 12

In which stage of meiotic division centromere divides?

NUMS 2017
Biology
Cell Cycle
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Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 12

Developing seeds are rich source of

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Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 12

Which of the following is NOT true for meiosis?

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Cell Cycle
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Category: Biology Ch 14 Class 11

The massive accumulation of blood with is a tissue is called as:

NTS 2011
Biology
Transport
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Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 12

Each kinetochore gets ________ fibers in mitosis

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Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 12

Synaptonemal complex helps in:

NUMS 2014
Biology
Cell Cycle
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Bac

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Category: Biology Ch 11 Class 12

All populations within an ecosystem interconnected to one another are known as

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Category: Biology

Q.14 Protein coat of a virus enclosing nucleic acid is called?

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Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 11

Which type of chlorophyll is found in all types of algae?

NUMS 2015
Biology
Kingdom Protista
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Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 11

The release of droplets of water from hydathodes is called:

PMC 2021 Tested
Biology
Kingdom Plantae
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Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 11

Vaccine Was discovered by :

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Category: Biology

The wings of the birds and forelegs of a horse are ______ structures.

NUMS Mock 3
Biology
Evolution

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Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 12

_______ is the stage of mitosis characterized by the physical separation of ________ chromatids.

NTS 2019
Biology
Cell Cycle
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Category: Biology

Q.29 A monohybrid cross yielded 3:1 in F2. What could be mode of inheritance?

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Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 12

This enzyme is used to cut DNA molecule in rDNA technology

PMC Sample 2
Biology
Biotechnology
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Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 12

Which disorder among the following CANNOT be detected by amniocentesis?..

NTS 2019
Biology
Reproduction
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Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 11

During breathing air from Pharynx enters to:

UHS 2018
Biology
Gaseous Exchange
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Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 11

Virus is a _____ entity among living and non-living.

PMC Sample 2
Biology
Bio-diversity | Variety of Life
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Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 11

The function of respiratory passage, Cilia is to keep the airways clear of:

NTS 2019
Biology
Gaseous Exchange
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Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 12

Transgenic plants are produced when foreign genes are introduced into

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Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 12

The individual with harelip shows which of the following conditions?

NUMS 2014
Biology
Growth and Development
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Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 12

Deficient production of hormones by adrenal glands results in: .

NTS 2011
Biology
Coordination and Control
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Category: Biology

Q.58 Acording to the law of independent assortment, what is the possible number of combinations that chromosomes can assort to independently in the gamete?

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Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 11

Lysosomes are also called:

NTS 2012
Biology
Cell Structure and Function
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Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 12

Chlorosis, i.e., yellowish hue on the leaves results from

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Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 12

What is critical in photoperiodism?

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Category: Biology

Q.41  Corpus luteum is yellow glandular mass and is important source of:

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Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 11

Four plants are present in different environmental conditions. Plant A is present in a warm climate with continuous rainfall, plant B is present in a cool forest, plant C is present in a warm climate with little breeze, while plant D is present in a warm climate with high wind speed. Which one of the above plants will have the highest rate of transpiration?

UHS 2019
Biology
Gaseous Exchange
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Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 12

The following observations refer to evolution:

I. Inherited variations which are ‘favoured’ in particular environments are passed on.

II. There is a struggle for existence.

III. In time, ‘favoured’ inherited variations may accumulate causing gradual changes in the organism.

IV. Although populations tend to overproduce, they remain more or less constant in numbers from generation to generation.

In what sequence should the statements be placed to support Darwin’s theory of evolution?

NTS 2014
Biology
Evolution
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Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 12

Consider the following statements about biological communities.

I. Their members share a common gene pool

II. The community remains stable even though some physical aspect of the environment may undergo a change

III. It consists of all the populations living in a particular area.

IV. A community interacts with a non-living environment and both function together to form an ecosystem

Which two of the above statements are true?

NTS 2014
Biology
Evolution
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Category: Biology

Carbon dioxide joins the photosynthetic pathway at:

NUMS Mock 1
Biology
Bioenergetics

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Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 12

Which of the following statements correctly describes homologous chromosomes?

NTS 2016 DUHS & JSMU
Biology
Chromosomes and DNA
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Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 11

Which of the following is TRUE about the structure of a typical bacterium?

PMC 2020
Biology
Kingdom Prokaryote
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Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 12

Which of the following occurs in the body in response to the secretion of Glucagon?

NUMS 2020
Biology
Homeostasis
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Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 12

Which statement correctly describes the transcription of DNA?

PMC 2020
Biology
Chromosomes and DNA
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Category: Biology

Egg-Laying mammals are called:

NUMS Mock 3
Biology
Reproduction

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Category: Biology Ch 11 Class 12

Secondary succession starts from A.

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Category: Biology

Q.17  Teichoic acids are the characters of:

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Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 11

A cofactor made of inorganic ion which is detachable is called

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Category: Biology

Q.33 The presence of peptidoglycan in Gram positive bacteria is

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Category: Biology

Nitrogen-fixing bacteria in root nodules fix nitrogen in soil air into:

NUMS Mock 1
Biology
Nutrition

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Category: Biology

Below the point at which the cotyledons are attached, the embryo axis is called _______.

NUMS Mock 2
Biology
Kingdom Plantae

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Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 12

In the Hardy – Weinberg principle,p2 + 2pq + q2= ?

NTS 2016 SMBBMC
Biology
Evolution
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Category: Biology

The smaller (40S) of ribosome combines with larger subunit (60S) in the presence of Mg2+ ion to form _____ particle.

NUMS Mock 3
Biology
Cell Structure and Function

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Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 12

Wind blows from area of

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Category: Biology Ch 11 Class 11

Of the following which one is not an energy releasing process?

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Category: Biology

Q37 An entire skeletal muscle is surrounded by

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Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 12

The egg-laying birds are called:

NUMS 2016
Biology
Reproduction
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Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 12

The disease that arises due to increasing age is:

NTS 2018
Biology
Growth and Development
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Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 11

In which of the following pigments major energy reserves and cell wall are like plants?

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Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 11

Numerous opportunistic diseases might attack a person suffering from which of the following diseases?

NUMS 2020
Biology
Bio-diversity | Variety of Life
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Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 12

Microtubule subunits (for spindle fibers) are synthesized in _______ phase.

UHS 2019
Biology
Cell Cycle
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Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 12

On land, frogs are:

NUMS 2014
Biology
Coordination and Control
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Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 12

Which statement is correct?

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Category: Biology Ch 14 Class 11

Highest blood pressure is found in:

NUMS 2015
Biology
Transport
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Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 12

Homology means

PMC Sample 3
Biology
Evolution
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Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 11

Organs which produce voice in birds is:

NUMS 2016
Biology
Kingdom Animalia
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Category: Biology

Q.42 Antibodies play important role against microorganisms and other pathogens to which type of proteins do they belong?

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Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 12

An area previously supporting life is made barren, the subsequent recolonization is called ______.

UHS 2018
Biology
Man and His Environment
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Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 12

If the seed is heterozygous yellow (Yy). In a test cross, what will be the probability of appearance of seed colors?

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Variation and Genetics
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Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 11

The first simplest oxygen producing organism:

NUMS 2016
Biology
Kingdom Prokaryote
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Category: Biology

The table shows the characteristics of the blood in one blood vessel in the body.

Which blood vessel contains blood with these characteristics?

NUMS Mock 1
Biology
Transport

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Category: Biology Ch 11 Class 11

Carbon dioxide joins the photosynthetic pathway at:

NTS 2018
Biology
Bioenergetics
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Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 12

Cystic fibrosis patients lack a gene that codes for a transmembrane carrier of:

NTS 2017
Biology
Biotechnology
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Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 11

How are flat worms not similar to round worms?

PMC Practice 4
Biology
Kingdom Protista
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Category: Biology

Q.47 Which of the following are believed to have common origin with annelids?

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Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 11

When the concentration of the external medium is equal to the concentration of the internal medium of a cell, the situation is called:

NUMS 2017
Biology
Biological Molecules
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Category: Biology

Q.28 The enzyme which plays important role in HIV pathogenesis

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Category: Biology

_________ is sometimes given by injection as an emergency treatment in cardiac arrest:

NUMS Mock 3
Biology
Coordination and Control

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Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 11

In which of the following growth phases, the number of bacteria increases the most rapidly?

NTS 2018
Biology
Kingdom Protista
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Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 11

Which of the following is not a sterilization method for the control of bacteria?

PMC Practice 4
Biology
Kingdom Prokaryote
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Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 11

Which one of the following coelenterate is also called the Portuguese man of war?

NUMS 2014
Biology
Kingdom Animalia
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Category: Biology Ch 14 Class 11

The main cause of creation of tension between water molecules is ______ which helps to make water chains pulled up xylem sap.

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Transport
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Category: Biology Ch 12 Class 11

Optimum pH for action of pepsin and salivary amylase is

NTS 2016 DUHS & JSMU
Biology
Nutrition
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Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 12

Cloning is the production of genetically identical copies of organisms/cells by:

NUMS 2015
Biology
Biotechnology
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Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 11

A bacterium with tuft of flagella at both poles is called

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Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 11

Which of the following endoparasites of humans does show viviparity?

NTS 2018
Biology
Kingdom Fungi
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Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 11

Purple non-sulphur bacteria is an example of which of the following?

PMC Practice 2
Biology
Kingdom Prokaryote
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Category: Biology

Four events in the transmission of nerve impulses across synapses are:

I. depolarisation of the presynaptic membrane

II. propagation of postsynaptic action potential

III. reabsorption of the transmitter substance

IV. release of transmitter substance into the synaptic cleft

In which sequence do these events occur?

FIRST -> LAST

NUMS Mock 3
Biology
Coordination and Control

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Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 12

The disease, which is caused by defect in a single gene or pair of genes is referred to as:

NTS 2016 SMBBMC
Biology
Variation and Genetics
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Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 11

If enzyme concentration is low than substrate pH and temperature values are equal to requirement then which of the following will increase rate of reaction.

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Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 11

A structure formed by groups of similar cells organized into loose sheetsor bundles performing similar functions is called as:

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Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 12

Gibberellins may be substituted for _____ light, therefore promote flowering in long day plants.

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Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 12

Archaebacteria can survive at

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Category: Biology Ch 12 Class 11

A part of the digestive system that is not in contact with food is the:

NTS 2017
Biology
Nutrition
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Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 11

Optimal temperature of enzymes present in human body is

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Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 12

In nitrogen fixation, nitrogen is converted to:

NUMS 2019 Cancelled
Biology
Man and His Environment
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Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 12

Vegetative roots and shoots grow by

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3 responses to “Biology Practice Test 1”

  1. Anonymous

    Hello sr thanks for your service
    But there are some MCQ Wich are out of the PMC slabus in this test
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  3. Anonymous

    AOA sir
    Here in the test there are many mcqs that are not included in Nums r Pmc syllabus
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    Thanks
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