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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

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Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 12

The major portion of (NH)2CO is secreted by:

NUMS 2018
Biology
Homeostasis
Elimination Tool:

A) Sweat

B) Saliva

C) Urine

D) Stool

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Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 12

Marine fish can keep their internal environment hypertonic with respect to the surrounding salty water by retaining.

Excessive urea which will increase their internal solute concentration and prevent body shrinkage in hypertonic environment

Trimethyl alanine

Ammonia

Trimethylamine oxide

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Category: Biology Ch 14 Class 11

Autoimmune diseases act at the principle of:

NUMS 2020
Biology
Transport
Elimination Tool:

A) Self against antigens

B) Antigen against self

C) Self against self

D) Antigen destroyed

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Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 11

Which of the following phylum and its examples is NOT correct?

NUMS 2017
Biology
Kingdom Animalia
Elimination Tool:

A) Nematoda… Ascaris and hookworm

B) Annelid … Nereis and leech

C) Echinodermata … sea star and brittle star

E) Cnidaria … Euplectell and bath sponge

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Category: Biology

DNA fingerprinting is basically done for:

NUMS Mock 1
Biology
Biotechnology

A) DNA cloning

B) DNA analysis

C) DNA sequencing

D) DNA splicing

7 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 11

Spherical or tubular membranes which separate the material present in endoplasmic reticulum from that of cytoplasmic material are called

Cytosol

Cisternae

Polysomes

Cristae

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Category: Biology Ch 11 Class 11

Which component enters into mitochondria after glycolysis?

NUMS 2015
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) Pyruvate

B) Acetate

C) Oxaloacetate

D) Acetyl – CoA

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Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 12

Luteinizing hormone, which is produced by the pituitary gland, promotes ovulation and stimulate the ovaries to produce:

NUMS 2019 Cancelled
Biology
Reproduction
Elimination Tool:

A) Estrogen

B) Estrogen and progesterone

C) Progesterone

D) Oxytocin

10 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 12

A plant has a growth pattern called

Closed growth

Open growth

In between the two

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Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 12

Intercalary meristems are of

Permanent nature

Temporary nature

Some are permanent some temporary

None of these

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Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 11

Exoskeleton of cockroach is made up of:

NUMS 2017
Biology
Kingdom Animalia
Elimination Tool:

A) Cartilage

B) Cuticle

C) Chitin

D) Amino acids

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Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 12

In a marine environment, the ion secreted by the kidney is:

NUMS 2020
Biology
Homeostasis
Elimination Tool:

A) Na+

B) K+

C) Mg2+

D) Cl-

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Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 12

A fern has _____ pairs of chromosomes.

NTS 2012
Biology
Chromosomes and DNA
Elimination Tool:

A) 23

B) 40

C) 500

D) 13

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Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 12

The genetically engineered vaccine is available for which of the following hepatitis virus?

PMC Practice 5
Biology
Biotechnology
Elimination Tool:

A) HBV

B) HAV

C) HCV

D) Options A and B are correct

16 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 12

First restriction enzyme was isolated by

Kary Mullis B

Hamilton O. Smith

Maxam Gilbert

Hamilton John

17 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 12

In asexual reproduction offspring are produced by which of the following?

PMC Sample 2
Biology
Reproduction
Elimination Tool:

A) meiosis

B) mitosis

C) both a and b

D) none of these

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Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 11

Pili are mainly found on certain species of:

PMC 2021 Tested
Biology
Kingdom Protista
Elimination Tool:

A) All bacteria

B) Gram negative bacteria

C) Both gram positive and gram negative bacteria

D) Gram positive bacteria

19 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 12

Which of the following is found beneath the prostate gland?

PMC Sample 1
Biology
Reproduction
Elimination Tool:

A) vas deferens

B) seminal vesicle

C) urethra

D) cowper's gland

20 / 100

Category: Biology

Lymph vessels transfer the lymph into blood through_________.

NUMS Mock 3
Biology
Transport

A) Subclavian artery

B) Subclavian vein

C) Iliac artery

D) Iliac vein

21 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 12

When the temperature of the surrounding environment rises, body responds by:

PMC 2020
Biology
Homeostasis
Elimination Tool:

A) Vasoconstriction

B) Vasodilation

C) Shivering

D) Raising body hairs

22 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.68 A person was married to his cousin and both are heterozygous for sickle cell anemia. Among their four kids, what will be proportion of affected homozygotes?

A. 50%

B. 25%

C. 75%

D. 100%

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Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 11

The melting point of unsaturated fatty acids:

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Biological Molecules
Elimination Tool:

A) Increases with increase in double bonds

B) Decreases with increase in double bonds

C) Rises in some and falls in others

D) There is no relationship between unsaturation and melting point

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Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 12

The following observations refer to evolution:

Inherited variations which are favored in a particular environment are passed on
There is a struggle for existence
Across time, inherited variations may accumulate causing gradual changes in the organism
Although populations tend to overproduce, they remain more or less constant in numbers from generation to generation
In what sequence should the statement be placed to support the Darwin theory of evolution?

NTS 2015 DUHS and JSMU
Biology
Evolution
Elimination Tool:

A) I, II, III, IV

B) II, I, III, IV

C) III, I, IV, II

E) IV, II, I, III

25 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 11

Who discovered the bacteria causing tuberculosis and also developed various techniques of media preparation and maintenance of pure culture?

Robert Koch

Louis Pasteur

Alexander Fleming

Leeuwenhoek

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Category: Biology

Q.5 Evaporation of water from aerial parts of plants is called:

A. ascent ofI Sap

B. deplasmolysis

C. deplasmolysis

D. none of these

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Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 11

Which of the following organisms have Chitin as a major structural component of their cell wall:

Prokaryotae

Protoctista

Plantae

Fungi

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Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 11

Which of the following organelles are present in all the bacteria?

NTS 2014
Biology
Kingdom Prokaryote
Elimination Tool:

A) Mesosome

B) Golgi bodies

C) Mitochondria

D) Chloroplast

29 / 100

Category: Biology

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

A. RNA polymerase I

B. DNA polymerase II

C. Reverse Transcriptase I

D. Reverse Transcriptase

30 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 12

Gametes in animals are produced by:

PMC 2021 Tested
Biology
Cell Cycle
Elimination Tool:

A) Meiosis

B) Fission

C) Mitosis

D) All three

31 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 11

Complex specialized flagellates living symbiotically in the gut of termites are

Trichonymphas

Trypanosoma

Euglena

Radiolarians

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Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 11

The genome of the virus includes the:

PMC Sample 1
Biology
Bio-diversity | Variety of Life
Elimination Tool:

A) Deoxyribonucleic acid

B) Ribonucleic acid

C) Amino acids

D) Deoxyribonucleic acid and ribonucleic acids

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Category: Biology Ch 11 Class 12

Plants growing in xeric conditions are called

Spherophytes

Mesophytes

Xerophytes

Teridophytes

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Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 11

Trypanosoma belongs to class:

NTS 2011
Biology
Kingdom Protista
Elimination Tool:

A) Sarcodina

B) Flagellata

C) Ciliata

D) Suctoria

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Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 11

Which of the following bacteria are without a cell wall?

NUMS 2016
Biology
Kingdom Prokaryote
Elimination Tool:

A) Mycoplasma

B) Gram positive bacteria

C) Gram negative bacteria

D) Archaeo bacteria

36 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 11

Gram negative bacteria are stained pink by the use of:

NUMS 2016
Biology
Kingdom Prokaryote
Elimination Tool:

A) Crystal violet

B) Gram’s iodine

C) Feulgen stain

D) Safranin

37 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 12

The process of determining the locus for particular biological traits includes?

PMC Practice 2
Biology
Biotechnology
Elimination Tool:

A) Replication

B) Recombination

C) Gene mapping

D) None of these options is correct

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Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 12

Viviparous animals are those in which

. Internal fertilization with external development in eggs

Internal fertilization with internal development inside female body

Internal fertilization and internal development followed by hatching of egg

External fertilization with external development

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Category: Biology

The movement of plants in response to touch stimulus is called:

NUMS Mock 4
Biology
Support and Movement

A) Hydrotropism

B) Chemotropism

C) Geotropism

D) Thigmotropism

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Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 11

E. coli and example of entrobacteriace is important for causing diarrheal diseases its size is:

0.1-600 um

100-200 nm

1.1-1.5 um (width) 2.0-6.0 um (length)

0.75-1.25 um

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Category: Biology

Q45 During birth which of following act as birth canal?

A. Oviduct

B. Ovary

C. Uterus

D. Vagina

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Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 12

Which of the following plays the major role in providing support to young herbaceous parts of the plant:

Living cells of epidermis with higher turgor pressure.

Living cells of cortex and pith with higher turgor pressure.

Collenchyma cells

All of these

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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

44 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 11 Class 11

Aerobic respiration results in how much ATP?

NUMS 2016
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) 2

B) 36

C) 18

D) 32

45 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 11

Restriction endonucleases

PMC Sample 2
Biology
Enzymes
Elimination Tool:

A) are bacterial enzyme

B) convert RNA to DNA

C) hydrolyze protein into amino acids

D) get mutated for DNA repair

46 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 11

In rhizopus, zygote forms temporary, dormant, thick-walled resistant structure called:

UHS 2015
Biology
Kingdom Fungi
Elimination Tool:

A) Zygospore

B) Spore

D) Hydra

C) Sporangia

47 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 12

Which statement is incorrect?

Homologous organs are functionally different but structurally alike

Analogous organs are functionally different but structurally alike

Examples of homologous structures are arms of man, forelimb of cat, flipper of whale

Examples of analogous structures are wings of bats, birds and insects

48 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 14 Class 11

The lymph vessels empty in:

NUMS 2015
Biology
Transport
Elimination Tool:

A) Arteries

B) Veins

C) Capillaries

D) None of the given options

49 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 11

Specific heat of vaporization of water is:

574 Kcal/kg

674 Kcal/kg

774 Kcal/kg

874 Kcal/kg

50 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 11

Platyhelminthes means:

NUMS 2017
Biology
Kingdom Animalia
Elimination Tool:

A) Flatworms

B) Roundworms

C) Segmented worms

D) None of the above

51 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 12 Class 12

Evolution of vascular bundles in plants and skeleton in animals is an adaptation for

Hdrospheric ecosystem

Aquatic ecosystem

Terrestrial ecosystem

All of these

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Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 11

Which statement about enzyme is incorrect:

Some of them consist solely of protein with no non protein part.

They catalyze a chemical reaction without being utilized.

All enzymes are fibrous Proteins.

They without their cofactor are called apoenzyme.

53 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 12

Haploid and monoploid numbers of chromosomes of hexaploid wheat are:

NTS 2014
Biology
Chromosomes and DNA
Elimination Tool:

A) 21 and 42

B) 7 and 21

C) 21 and 7

D) 42 and 21

54 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.44 When calcium gates of the smooth endoplasmic reticulum are open, then calcium is released into:

A. Cytosol

B. Organelle lumen

C. Nucleoplasm

D. Directly taken up by myofilament

55 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 14 Class 11

Which of the following has oxygenated blood?

NUMS 2014
Biology
Transport
Elimination Tool:

A) Renal veins

B) None

C) Pulmonary artery

D) Hepatic portal veins

56 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 12 Class 11

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

Magnesium

Nitrogen

Potassium

Phosphorus

57 / 100

Category: Biology

Optimum pH for action of pepsin and salivary amylase is

NUMS Mock 2
Biology
Nutrition

A) 3.5 and 7.7 respectively

B) 1.8 and 6.8 respectively

C) 6.8 and 7.4 respectively

D) 1.8 and 7.4 respectively

58 / 100

Category: Biology

Carbon dioxide fixation can be enhanced by enhancing the efficiency of:

NUMS Mock 3
Biology
Bioenergetics

A) Auxins

B) Ribulose bisphosphate

C) Lactoferrin

D) Agrobacterium

59 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 12

The phytohormones controlling the plant movements are?

NTS 2015 SMBBMC
Biology
Coordination and Control
Elimination Tool:

A) Auxins

B) Gibberellins

C) Abscisic acid

D) Cytokinins

E) All of the above

60 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.9 A surfactant is essential for:

A. Efficient gas exchange

B. Maintaining structural integrity of alveoli

C. Both A and B

D. None of these

61 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 11

Which of the following diseases is sexually transmitted?

PMC 2020
Biology
Bio-diversity | Variety of Life
Elimination Tool:

A) Tuberculosis

B) AIDS

C) Dengue Fever

D) Cholera

62 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 12

The estrogen hormone secretion during the oogenesis is stimulated by:

NUMS 2020
Biology
Coordination and Control
Elimination Tool:

A) LH hormone

B) Inhibition hormone

C) FSH hormone

D) Testosterone hormone

63 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 12

The chromosomes with equal arms are called:

NTS 2018
Biology
Chromosomes and DNA
Elimination Tool:

A) Metacentric

B) Submetacentric

C) Acrocentric

D) Telocentric

64 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 11

Based on molecular data euglenoids are thought to be closely related to

Dinoflagellates

Zooflagellates

Protozoans

Algae

65 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 11 Class 11

Dark reaction of photosynthesis takes place in _______ of chloroplast.

NUMS 2020
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) Thylakoids

B) Grana

C) Intergrana

D) Stroma

66 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 12

Cytoplasmic localization is a consequence of:

NTS 2011
Biology
Growth and Development
Elimination Tool:

A) Fertilization

B) Cleavage

C) Morula

D) Blastula

67 / 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

68 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 11

Ribosomes are composed of almost an equal amount of:

NUMS 2018
Biology
Biological Molecules
Elimination Tool:

A) Protein & Lipid

B) Protein & RNA

C) RNA & Lipid

D) RNA & Carbohydrates

69 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 12

In comparison to a constantly changing external environment, _____ is when the body maintains the internal processes to work in a narrow range of internal fluctuations.

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Homeostasis
Elimination Tool:

A) Regulation

B) Homeostasis

C) Balancing

D) Thermoregulation

70 / 100

Category: Biology

The type of gene interaction in which the effect caused by a gene at one locus interfere with the effect caused by another gene at another locus is known as:

NUMS Mock 1
Biology
Variation and Genetics

A) Pleiotropy

B) Epistasis

C) Polygenic inheritance

D) Gene linkage

71 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 11

Encircle the miss – match:

NTS 2016 SMBBMC
Biology
Bio-diversity | Variety of Life
Elimination Tool:

A) Colds…Rhinovirus

B) Yellow fever … Bacteria

C) Encephalitis … Virus

D) Minus strand RNA virus … Paramyxovirus

72 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 12

Microcephaly, the small sized skull is due to:

NUMS 2016
Biology
Growth and Development
Elimination Tool:

A) Nutritional causes

B) Skeleton causes

C) Hormonal causes

D) Genetic defects

73 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 12

The genetic change in a population caused by natural selection is called?

PMC Sample 1
Biology
Evolution
Elimination Tool:

A) polymorphism

B) specialization

C) gene linkage

D) adaptation

74 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.63 What event occurs in the menstrual cycle when the level of progesterone declines?

A. Ovulation

B. Menstruation

C. Menopause

D. Fertilization

75 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 11

Saccharomyces cerevisiae is the scientific name of a:

NUMS 2017
Biology
Kingdom Fungi
Elimination Tool:

A) Fungus

B) Smut

C) Bacterium

D) Yeast

76 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 12

Glomerulus in kidneys is made up of:

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Homeostasis
Elimination Tool:

A) Loop of vessels

B) Tubular epithelium

C) Ball of capillaries

D) Cup-shaped swelling

77 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 11

Which of the following bacteria do not have flagella commonly?

Cocci

Bacilli

Streptobacilli

Vibrio

78 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.36 The retinal is important for___________ of human

A. Vision

B. Metabolism

C. Muscle contraction

D. Muscle twitch

79 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 12

A pure breeding tall plant was crossed to dwarf plant. What would be probability of “Tt” genotype in F2

0.25

0.5

0.75

0

80 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 11

A disease caused by gradual breakdown of the thin walls of alveoli is;

UHS 2019
Biology
Gaseous Exchange
Elimination Tool:

A) Tuberculosis

B) Asthma

C) Emphysema

D) Bronchitis

81 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 11

Those organisms which can prepare their own food from simple inorganic material and can store energy are called

Autotrophs

Heterotrophs

Procariotique

Eu-cariotique

82 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 12

Gibberellins is an example of

Growth inhibitor

Growth stimulator

Growth hormone

None of these

83 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 12 Class 12

Mountains of Koh Hindukush come under

Tundra

Grass land

Tropical forests

Temperate deciduous

84 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 12

Which of the following statements is true about metaphase?

PMC 2021 Tested
Biology
Cell Cycle
Elimination Tool:

A) Chromosomes are thickest during this phase

B) Chromosomes are shortest during this phase

C) Chromosomes are longest during this phase

D) Chromosomes are shortest and thickest during this phase

85 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 11

Unicellular fungi which is non-hyphal is

Mushroom

Yeast

Penicillium

Mold

86 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 12

The number of vertebrate in horse neck are:

NUMS 2014
Biology
Support and Movement
Elimination Tool:

A) 5

B) 6

C) 7

D) 10

87 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 11

Which one are most complex sugar:

Monosaccharides

Oligosaccharides

Polysaccharides

None of these

88 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 11

The structural and functional unit of the lungs is:

PMC Practice 2
Biology
Gaseous Exchange
Elimination Tool:

A) Alveoli

B) Trachea

C) Bronchiole

D) Bronchus

89 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 12

Which one is not a day neutral plant?

Cucumber

Maize

Cotton

Tobacco

90 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 12

The law of dominance is illustrated in the garden pea by:

NTS 2010
Biology
Variation and Genetics
Elimination Tool:

B) Heterozygous tall x heterozygous tall

C) Homozygous tall x homozygous tall

D) Pure short x pure short

E) Homozygous tall x pure short

91 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 11

Upon increasing the temperature the shape of enzyme’s active site?

PMC Sample 2
Biology
Enzymes
Elimination Tool:

A) remains same

B) denatures

C) adopts a geometric conformation

D) dissolves

92 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 12

A weed engineered to produce a biodegradable plastic in cell granules is

. Mouse-cat cress

Mouse weed

Mouse-eared cress

None of these

93 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 12

A typical human chromosome contains _________ nucleotides in its DNA

240 million

140 million

150 million

160 million

94 / 100

Category: Biology

Phenylmethyl ketone can be converted into ethyl benzene in one step by using:

NUMS Mock 4
Chemistry
Aldehydes and Ketones

A) LiAlH4

B) Zn(Hg)-HCl

C) NaBH4

D) CH3Mgl

95 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 11

The first cell of the sporophyte generation is

Oospore

Spore mother cel

Spore

Gamete

96 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 12

The excretory product that requires minimum water for its elimination compared to others is:

NUMS 2017
Biology
Homeostasis
Elimination Tool:

A) Creatinine

B) Ammonia

C) Urea

D) Uric Acid

97 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 12

As an excretory organ, liver:

PMC 2020
Biology
Homeostasis
Elimination Tool:

A) Detoxifies many chemical poisons

B) Produces ammonia for excretion by the kidneys

C) Produces urea and uric acids from the nitrogen of amino acids

D) All of the above

98 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 11

During feedback inhibition, which of the following structural part of enzyme is involved?

NUMS 2020
Biology
Enzymes
Elimination Tool:

A) Active site

B) Binding site

C) Catalytic site

D) Allosteric site

99 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 11

Asexual spores of fungi are called:

NUMS 2020
Biology
Kingdom Fungi
Elimination Tool:

A) Conidiospores

B) Zygospores

C) Ascospores

D) Basidiospores

100 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 12

Locus is defined as:

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Chromosomes and DNA
Elimination Tool:

A) Position of a gene on the chromosome

B) Appearance of a trait in an individual

C) Partner of a gene pair

D) Gene in an individual for a trait

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