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Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 11

Which of the following is the constituent of RNA molecule?

NUMS 2019 Cancelled
Biology
Biological Molecules
Elimination Tool:

A) Fatty acids

B) Ribulose

C) Ascorbic acid

E) Ribonucleic acid

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Category: Biology Ch 12 Class 11

The propulsive movement of the gastrointestinal tract (GI tract) is:

NTS 2010
Biology
Nutrition
Elimination Tool:

A) Peristalsis

B) Epiglottis

C) Antiperistalsis

D) Anus

3 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 12

How many meninges cover the human brain?

NTS 2014
Biology
Coordination and Control
Elimination Tool:

A) 5

B) 4

C) 3

D) 2

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Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 11

Proteoglycan in cartilages (which consists of polysaccharides) are also attached to:

NUMS 2014
Biology
Biological Molecules
Elimination Tool:

A) Chondroitin

B) Ossein

C) Casein

D) Cartilagin

5 / 100

Category: Biology

Choose the term from the following which is NOT a part of gene therapy?

NUMS Mock 2
Biology
Biotechnology

A) Bone marrow transplant

B) Retrovirus

C) DNA Fingerprinting

D) Somatic cells

6 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 12 Class 11

Carotenoids are related to:

NUMS 2015
Biology
Nutrition
Elimination Tool:

A) Vitamin A

B) Vitamin B

C) Vitamin C

D) Vitamin D

7 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 12

Nissl’s granules are present in which part of the neuron?

Axoplasm

Myelin sheath.

Dendrite

Soma

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Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 12

The concentration of Na ions in the body fluids is controlled by the ____ hormone.

NTS 2012
Biology
Homeostasis
Elimination Tool:

A) ADH

B) Parathormone

C) Aldosterone

D) Estrogen

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Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 11

The size of poxvirus is:

20 nm

200 nm

250 nm

300 nm

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Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 11

Cellulose is the major component of

Primary wall

Secondary wall

Middle lamella

all of the above

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Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 12

The position of an organism in a food chain of an ecosystem called:

NUMS 2018
Biology
Man and His Environment
Elimination Tool:

A) Level of ecosystem

B) Food chain

C) Food web

D) Trophic level

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Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 12

Which one is not a nitrogen waste?

NUMS 2018
Biology
Homeostasis
Elimination Tool:

A) Hypoxanthine

B) Xanthophyll

C) Adenine

E) Citrulline

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Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 11

In animals coordination is achieved by means of

Respiratory system

Nervous system

Endocrine system

Both b and c

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Category: Biology

Digestion of which food components starts from the oral cavity?

NUMS Mock 3
Biology
Nutrition

A) Proteins

B) Fats

C) Carbohydrates

D) Vitamins

15 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 12

The water content of mammalian blood is regulated by antidiuretic hormone(ADH). In which part of the nephron does regulation occur ?

NTS 2015 SMBBMC
Biology
Homeostasis
Elimination Tool:

A) The ascending limb of the loop of gentle

B) The collecting duct

C) The descending limb of the loop of gentle

D) The proximal convoluted tubule

16 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 11

Lysosomes are also called:

NTS 2012
Biology
Cell Structure and Function
Elimination Tool:

A) Suicide Sacs

B) Chondriosome

C) Storage organelle

D) Dicytosome

17 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.53____________________are among smallest known virus

A. Picornavirus

B. Parvoviruses

C. Herpes virus

D. Rotavirus

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Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 12

Which of the following statement is incorrect about Molluscans?

They are surrounded by single or double pieces of hard skeleton.

Their shell grows as the animal grows.

They have hydrostatic skeleton

They move by tube feet

19 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 14 Class 11

The favourite host cells of the HIV-Virus are:

NUMS 2014
Biology
Transport
Elimination Tool:

A) Lymphocytes

B) RBCs

C) T-cells

D) B-cells

20 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 11

Class Elasmobranchi have an outer covering of?

NTS 2015 DUHS and JSMU
Biology
Kingdom Animalia
Elimination Tool:

A) Placoid scale

B) Cycloid

C) Ctenoid scales

D) Epidermal scales

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Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 12

The only promoter of leaf senescence in the following plant hormones is:

Gibberellins

Cytokinins

Auxins

Abscisic Acid

22 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.24 Pepsinogen is produce by:

A. Mucous cells

B. Zymogen cells

C. Parietal cells

D. None of these

23 / 100

Category: Biology

Why cannot viruses replicate on their own?

NUMS Mock 2
Biology
Variety of Life

A) They are too small.

B) They have no cell wall.

C) They lack metabolic machinery.

D) All of theoptions are correct.

24 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.59 The last common ancestor of humans is known to be which of the following?

A. Homo neanderthalensis

B. Lemuroidea

Dromaeosaunas

D. Pan troglodytes

25 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 12

Leukaemia is associated with an increased number of _____ in blood.

NTS 2016 DUHS & JSMU
Biology
Growth and Development
Elimination Tool:

A) Erythrocytes

B) Basophils

C) Eosinophils

D) Leucocytes

26 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 11

Allium cepa is the scientific name of :

Onion

Amaltas

Potato

Tomato

27 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 12

Who discovered DNA?

P.A.Levene

Frederick Griffith

Friedrich Miescher

Rosalind Franklin

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Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 11

Which of the following is included in Bryophytes?

NTS 2011
Biology
Kingdom Plantae
Elimination Tool:

A) Mosses

B) Club mosses

C) Ferns

D) Seed plants

29 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 11

The stored food in fungi is usually lipid droplets of:

NUMS 2017
Biology
Kingdom Fungi
Elimination Tool:

A) Glucose

B) Glycogen

C) Starch

D) Protein

30 / 100

Category: Biology

The inhibitor which closely resembles the substrate in its molecular structure and inhibits the enzyme activity by binding to the active site of the enzyme is called:

NUMS Mock 1
Biology
Enzymes

A) Feedback inhibitor

B) Non-competitive inhibitor

C) Allosteric modulator

D) Competitive inhibitor

31 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 12

Most of the marine invertebrates are

Osmoconformers

Osmoregulators

Both depend upon the concentration of sea water

None of these

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Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 12

The condition of a stable internal environment in an organism is:

NTS 2015 SMBBMC
Biology
Homeostasis
Elimination Tool:

A) Coordination

B) Organisation

C) Homeostasis

D) Integration

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Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 12

Endangered species are

Dangerous for the life of humans

Reduced in number

Already extinct

All of these

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Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 12

Natural selection can amplify or diminish variations that are

Non heritable

Heritable

Both heritable and non heritable

Acquired

35 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 12

A single gene can be amplified by using:

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Biotechnology
Elimination Tool:

A) DNA fingerprinting

B) Polymerase Chain Reaction

C) Gel Electrophoresis

D) Recombinant DNA technology

36 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 12

Which of the following statement about conifers is correct?

Stored excretory products in vacuoles, at a concentration that leads to crystal formation.

ccumulate waste in leaves, which fall in autumn.

Production of black wood in the center.

Excrete some of the waste materials directly into soil, occasionally using them as a chemical weapon against other competing plants.

37 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 12

Which hormone prepares the body for situations of stress and emergency?

NUMS 2014
Biology
Homeostasis
Elimination Tool:

A) Adrenaline

B) Non adrenaline

C) Thyroxin

D) Insulin

38 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 12

Typical symptoms like enlarged breasts and small testis in male are attributed to:

UHS 2015
Biology
Growth and Development
Elimination Tool:

A) Down’s Syndrome

B) Turner’s Syndrome

C) Klinefelter’s Syndrome

D) Phenylketonuria

39 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 12

Bacterial cells take up recombinant plasmids when they are treated with:

UHS 2015
Biology
Biotechnology
Elimination Tool:

A) CaCl2

B) NaCl

C) KCl

D) NaOH

40 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 11

Scales are present in:

NUMS 2015
Biology
Kingdom Animalia
Elimination Tool:

A) Fishes

B) Reptiles

C) Birds

E) A and B

41 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 12

Spread of tumor cells and establishment of secondary areas of growth is

Benign tumors

Cancer

Metastasis

Epistasis

42 / 100

Category: Biology

Mutations can occur in:

NUMS Mock 4
Biology
Chromosomes and DNA

A) DNA

B) Protein

C) RNA

D) A and C

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Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 11

The following are all features of eukaryotic cells:

I. chloroplast

II. peroxisome

III. lysosome

IV. mitochondrion

v. nucleus

Which of these have a double membrane?

NTS 2014
Biology
Cell Structure and Function
Elimination Tool:

A) I, II and IV

B) I, III and V

C) I, IV and V

D) II, III and V

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Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 12

Colour of corpus luteum is:

NUMS 2018
Biology
Reproduction
Elimination Tool:

A) Red

B) Yellow

C) Grey

D) Black

45 / 100

Category: Biology

The rate of photosynthesis and respiration may equal one another at what time?

NUMS Mock 4
Biology
Bioenergetics

A) Dawn

B) Noon

C) Dusk

D) Dawn and dusk

46 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 11

Vibrio cholera is an example of ______ type of bacteria.

NUMS 2017
Biology
Kingdom Prokaryote
Elimination Tool:

A) Cocci

B) Bacilli

C) Spirilla

D) Commas

47 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 11

Identify the phylum in which the larvae is bilaterally symmetrical but the adult Is radially symmetrical:

NTS 2013
Biology
Kingdom Animalia
Elimination Tool:

A) Ctenophora

B) Coelenterata

C) Echinodermata

D) Sipunculoidea

48 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 12

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

NUMS 2016
Biology
Evolution
Elimination Tool:

A) Analogous

B) Homologous

C) Vestigial

D) Evolutionary convergent

49 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 12

Chance of a cross over between two loci is directly proportional to their

UHS 2018
Biology
Cell Cycle
Elimination Tool:

A) Thickens

B) Width

C) Length

D) Distance

50 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 11 Class 11

Which of the light is mainly absorbed by the plants:

Orange

Red

Green

Both A and B

51 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 12

he only promoter of Leaf’s senescence in the following plant hormones is:

PMC Practice 9
Biology
Coordination and Control
Growth and Development
Elimination Tool:

A) Gibberellins

B) Cytokinins

C) Auxins

D) Abscisic acid

52 / 100

Category: Biology

Which of the following part of the cell is described as a fluid mosaic?

NUMS Mock 4
Biology
Cell Structure and Function

A) Chloroplast.

B) Vacuole.

C) Cell membrane.

D) Endoplasmic Reticulum.

53 / 100

Category: Biology

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

NUMS Mock 1
Biology
Biological Molecules

A) Hypertonic

B) Hypotonic

C) Isotonic

D) Heterotonic

54 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 11

Lock and Key model was proposed by

Emil Fischer

Koshland

Robin Williams

Rudolph Virchow

55 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 11

These protists are mostly unicellular (a few are colonial) organisms with spherical or elongated bodies with a single central nucleus. They possess from one to many long, whip-like flagella that enable them to move. Flagellates move rapidly, pulling themselves forward by lashing flexible flagella that are usually located at the anterior end. Examples include trypanosome, euglena, etc.

The above give lines indicate which of the following group of protozoa:

NUMS 2017
Biology
Kingdom Protista
Elimination Tool:

A) Amoeba

B) Arthropods

C) Foraminifera

D) Zooflagellates

56 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 11

Leaves of ……….. are used to cure cough and cold in horses.

NUMS 2015
Biology
Kingdom Plantae
Elimination Tool:

A) Glycyrrhiza glabra

B) Cassia alata

C) Bamboo

D) Both bamboo and Glycyrrhiza glabra

57 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 12

Some transgenic bacteria produce a dipeptide sweetener called

Ultrasweet

Disweet

Monosweet

Neutrasweet

58 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 11

In which type of cells, cell wall is not present?

PMC 2020
Biology
Cell Structure and Function
Elimination Tool:

A) Plant cells

B) Fungal cells

C) Bacterial cells

D) Liver cells

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Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 11

Group of living organisms of the same species living in the same place at the same time is called

Community

Ecosystem

Biome

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Category: Biology

Q.7 The thalamus and the hypothalamus are located in which region of the brain?

A. brain stem

B. cerebrum

C. cerebellum

D. Diencephalon

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Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 11

The animals in which coelom is formed due to splitting of mesocerm are known as

Pseudocoelous

Schizocoelous

Enterocoelous

Emphicoelous

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Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 11

The passageways of the respiratory system mucous secreting cells called:

NTS 2019
Biology
Gaseous Exchange
Elimination Tool:

A) Tracheal cells

B) Goblet cells

C) Surfactant cells

D) Pleural cells

63 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 12

Chromosome is made of

2 chromatids +1 centromere +secondary constriction

1 chromated + 1 centromere + primary constriction

2 chromatids + 1 centromere + primary constriction

2 chromatids + 2 centromere + secondary constriction

64 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 14 Class 11

Choose the correct pathway for the flow of blood:

NUMS 2020
Biology
Transport
Elimination Tool:

A) Arterioles → metarterioles → capillaries → thoroughfare channels

B) Arterioles → thoroughfare channel → metarterioles → capillaries

C) Thoroughfare channel → arterioles → capillaries → metarterioles

D) Metarterioles → arterioles → thoroughfare channels → capillaries

65 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 11

Vaccine Was discovered by :

Louis Pasteur

Edward Jennar

Ivanowski

Stanely

66 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 12

Which statement is incorrect?

In human, cell cycle is about 24 hrs

Mitosis takes 30 min

G2 5.5 hrs

Yeast cell only 90 min

67 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 12 Class 11

Strong chlorosis is due to the deficiency of _____ in plants.

Magnesium

Nitrogen

Potassium

Phosphorus

68 / 100

Category: Biology

How many fatty acid molecules are normally present in a fat or oil molecule?

NUMS Mock 4
Biology
Biological Molecules

A) 1

B) 2

C) 3

D) 4

69 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 11

Which of the following offers an active barrier between the cell content and their environment by allowing only selective substances to pass through it?

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Cell Structure and Function
Elimination Tool:

A) Cell wall

B) Plasma membrane

C) Nuclear membrane

D) Vacuole

70 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 12

Humans maintain their body temperature within a narrow limit due to their _____ characteristics.

NUMS 2019 Cancelled
Biology
Homeostasis
Elimination Tool:

A) Ectothermic

B) Endothermic

C) Heterothermic

D) Hypothermic

71 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 14 Class 11

T-Lymphocytes are matured in thymus glands and they are produced in:

NUMS 2016
Biology
Transport
Elimination Tool:

A) Thymus glands

B) Bone marrow

D) Heart

C) Pancreas

72 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 12

Hepatic and Pancreatic secretions are also stimulated by a hormone called:

NUMS 2016
Biology
Coordination and Control
Elimination Tool:

A) Gastrin

B) Secretin

C) Insulin

D) Glucagon

73 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 11

Eukaryotic, multicellular, and consumers belong to ______ kingdom.

NUMS 2017
Biology
Bio-diversity | Variety of Life
Elimination Tool:

A) Monera

B) Protista

C) Fungi

D) Animalia

74 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.63 Which hormone is produced mainly by corpus luteum in she ovary following ovulation?

A. Progesterone

B. FSH

C.LH

D. Chorionic gonadotrophic hormone

75 / 100

Category: Biology

What is the size of Parvovirus?

NUMS Mock 4
Biology
Bio-diversity | Variety of Life

A) 200nm

B) 20nm

C) 30nm

D) 100nm

76 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 11

Archaeopteryx is a connecting link between:

NUMS 2014
Biology
Kingdom Animalia
Elimination Tool:

A) Amphibians and reptiles

B) Reptiles and birds

C) Birds and mammals

D) None of these

77 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.45 Muscle fatigue is characterized by all except:

A. Accumulation of lactic acid

B. pH drops

C. Cross bridges are unable to detach

D. Increased ATP concentration

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Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 11

Coelom is lined by

Parietal mesoderm

Visceral mesoderm

Mesoderm

Both A & B

79 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 12 Class 11

Nodules on roots of leguminous plants have _____ bacteria

Anaerobic

Nitrogen fixing

Nitrifying

Ammonifying

80 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 11 Class 11

Lactic Acid Fermentation is a type of anaerobic respiration that occurs in human muscle cells. It yields only ____ % of the energy present in a glucose molecule.

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) 5

B) 7

C) 10

D) 20

81 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 12

Terrestrial animals like kangaroo rat survive even without drinking water since

They don't require water for their metabolic process

They can retain excessive water in their body during raining season.

They feed on carbohydrate rich seeds which can provide them with metabolic water

They are anhydrobiotic organisms

82 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 11

Foliose lichen are

Stem like

Branching

Leaf like

Crust like

83 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 14 Class 11

The function of papillary muscles is to:

NUMS 2020
Biology
Transport
Elimination Tool:

A) Move blood from semilunar valve into pulmonary vein

B) Prevent the backward flow of blood from the ventricle

C) Push the blood from right atrium to left atrium

D) Push the blood from left atrium to aorta

84 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 12

Poliomyelitis normally affects the:

NUMS 2014
Biology
Support and Movement
Elimination Tool:

A) Legs

B) Brain

C) Spinal cord

D) Both B and C

85 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 14 Class 11

Arteriosclerosis is:

NUMS 2016
Biology
Transport
Elimination Tool:

A) A metabolic disorder

B) A degenerative disorder

C) An infectious disorder

D) A nutritional deficiency disorder

86 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 11

If we add more substrate to an already occurring enzymatic reaction and it has no affect on the rate of reaction, the process is called?

PMC Practice 2
Biology
Enzymes
Elimination Tool:

A) Denaturation

B) Saturation

C) Composition

D) Inhibition

87 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 12

In an annelids, the contraction of circular muscle results in:

Lengthening of the body.

Shortening of the body.

Widening of body

Thinning of body

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Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 11

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

NTS 2016 SMBBMC
Biology
Kingdom Plantae
Elimination Tool:

A) Radicle

B) Epicotyl

C) Hypocotyl

D) Coleoptile

89 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 11

The mammals termed as the connecting link between reptilians and mammals are:

NUMS 2014
Biology
Kingdom Animalia
Elimination Tool:

A) Marsupials

B) Eutherians

C) Monotremes

D) Metatherians

90 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 11

Root like structure in saprotrophic fungi are called

Rhizodis

Haustoria

Hyphae

Constricting rings

91 / 100

Category: Biology

Which of the following single membranous organelle is absent in plant cells?

a. Vacuole

B. Golgi apparatus

C. Lysosomes

D. Endoplasmic reticulum

92 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 14 Class 11

Antibodies are manufactured in:

PMC 2020
Biology
Transport
Elimination Tool:

A) T Lymphocytes

B) Red Blood Cells

C) Platelets

D) B Lymphocytes

93 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 11

Enzymes work by which of the following?

PMC Practice 1
Biology
Enzymes
Elimination Tool:

A) Increasing the activation energy

B) Reducing the activation energy

C) Making exergonic reactions endergonic

D) Making endergonic reactions exergonic

94 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 12

Which of the following types of transpiration account for 5 – 7 % of total transpiration that take place in plants?

NUMS 2019 Cancelled
Biology
Homeostasis
Elimination Tool:

A) Cuticular

B) Lenticular

C) Stomatal

D) Leaves

95 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 11

Parasitic fungi absorbs nutrients directly from the living host with the help of special hyphae tips called _______.

NTS 2012
Biology
Kingdom Fungi
Elimination Tool:

A) Roots

B) Root hair

C) Rhizoids

D) Haustoria

96 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 12

Normal resting membrane potential of a neuron is

50 mv

60 mv

70 mv

80 mv

97 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 14 Class 11

How many ml of blood is pumped by each contraction of the heart?

NUMS 2016
Biology
Transport
Elimination Tool:

A) 80 ml

B) 90 ml

C) 70 ml

D) 60 ml

98 / 100

Category: Biology

A group of biologically active molecules formed from amino acids which interact with the surface of the lipid bilayer of cell membranes are called:

NUMS Mock 3
Biology
Biological Molecules

A) Integral Proteins

B) Peripheral proteins

C) Cell wall

D) Plasmodesmata

99 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 11

Which of the following bacteria possesses a spherical shape?

PMC Practice 4
Biology
Kingdom Prokaryote
Elimination Tool:

A) Bacillus anthracis

B) Escherichia coli

C) Spirillum minus

D) Staphylococcus aureus

100 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 12

______ are more common in human males than females.

NUMS 2016
Biology
Variation and Genetics
Elimination Tool:

A) X-linked dominant traits

B) X-linked recessive traits

C) Y-linked dominant traits

D) Autosomal linked recessive traits

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