Biology Practice Test 1

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Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 11

In plants chlorosis is caused by the deficiency of:

PMC Sample 3
Biology
Kingdom Plantae
Elimination Tool:

A) chlorophyll

B) magnesium

C) nitrogen

D) all of above

2 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 12

Which hormone is chemically a steroid?

NUMS 2020
Biology
Coordination and Control
Elimination Tool:

A) ADH

B) Thyroxin

C) Cortisone

D) Insulin

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Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 11

Which one forms the raw material for coenzymes?

Vitamins

Carbohydrates

Proteins

Metals

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Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 11

The following statements are about enzymes:

1. They are globular proteins

2. They can be inhibited by competitive inhibitors

3. They are formed in the smooth endoplasmic reticulum

4. There are only found attached to Plasma membranes in the cell

Which statements are correct for all enzymes?

NTS 2015 DUHS and JSMU
Biology
Enzymes
Elimination Tool:

A) 1 and 4

B) 2 and 4

C) 1 and 2

D) 1,2,3 and 4

5 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 11

Brown algae are also known as

Phaeophyta

Rhodophyta

Pyrrophyta

Chrysophyta

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Category: Biology

Q43 Which cells produce oogonia in ovary?

A. Stromal cells

B. Epithelial cells

C. Germ cells

D. Theca cells

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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 4
Biology
Enzymes

A) Feedback inhibitor

B) Non-competitive inhibitor

C) Allosteric modulator

D) Competitive inhibitor

8 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 11

Which of the following carbohydrate is tasteless?

Monosaccharide

Oligosaccharide

Polysaccharide

None of these

9 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 12

In which organism males are haploid

Aphids

Honey bee

Mosquito

Butterfly

10 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 12

The egg of a chick is laid at which of the following stages?

NTS 2015 DUHS and JSMU
Biology
Growth and Development
Elimination Tool:

A) Gastrula

B) blastula

C) cleavage

D) morula

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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

12 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 12

The characteristic which enable animals to tolerate dehydration is called

Osmoconformation

Osmoregulaton

Anhydrobiosis

Anhydrosis

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Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 12

The phase of mitosis in which sister chromatids move towards opposite poles:

UHS 2019
Biology
Cell Cycle
Elimination Tool:

A) Anaphase

B) Metaphase

C) Prophase

D) Telophase

14 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 11

Vocal cords, which help in voice production are two thin edged fibrous bands, present in:

NUMS 2019 Cancelled
Biology
Gaseous Exchange
Elimination Tool:

A) Glottis

B) Bronchus

C) Larynx

D) Trachea

15 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 12 Class 11

Certain types of whales are also ______ feeder.

Fluid

Macrophagous

Filter

None of these

16 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 11

The process of recombination in prokaryotes takes place in which of the following ways?

PMC Sample 2
Biology
Kingdom Prokaryote
Elimination Tool:

A) transformation

B) conjugation

C) transduction

D) all of these

17 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 12

The gland known as the “gland of emergency” is the:

NTS 2014
Biology
Coordination and Control
Elimination Tool:

A) Pituitary

B) Adrenal

C) Thyroid

D) Parathyroid

18 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 11

The type of energy, reduced by the enzymes, for biological reactions to occur is called the:

UHS 2019
Biology
Enzymes
Elimination Tool:

A) Light Energy

B) Heat energy

C) Active energy

D) Activation energy

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Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 11

Cn(H2O)n. is a general formula of :

Monosaccharides

Oligosaccharides

Ploysacharides

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Category: Biology Ch 12 Class 11

A psychological condition usually seen in girls and young women, with loss of appetite is:

NTS 2011
Biology
Nutrition
Elimination Tool:

A) Obesity

B) Malnutrition

C) Anorexia Nervosa

D) Dyspepsia

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Category: Biology Ch 12 Class 12

Weather refers to

Short-term fluctuations in temperature, cloud cover, wind and precipitation

It prevails over periods of hrs or days

Overall patterns of weather that prevail from year to year

. Both a and b

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Category: Biology

Q.48 Which of the following is incorrectly matched?

A. Glucagon- Beta cells

B. Corpus luteum- Progesterone

C. Insulin- Diabetes mellitus

D. Thyroid gland- Grave’s disease

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Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 11

Cell wall is only absent in the following group of bacteria;

PMC Practice 6
Biology
Kingdom Prokaryote
Elimination Tool:

A) Staphylococci

B) Pseudomunas

C) Diplococcus pneumonia

D) Mycoplasmas

24 / 100

Category: Biology

The sympathetic nervous system causes which of the following?

NUMS Mock 2
Biology
Coordination and Control

A) Constriction of the pupil

B) Decreased heart rate

C) Increased gastric section

E) Increased respiration

25 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 12

A pure breeding tall pea plant was crossed to dwarf plant what will be the frequency of dwarf plants in F1

0.25

0.5

0.75

0

26 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 11

Which of the following is a freshwater sponge?

NUMS 2016
Biology
Kingdom Animalia
Elimination Tool:

A) Sycon

B) Leucosolenia

C) Euplectella

D) Spongilla

27 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 12

Only one ovary is functional at a time in:

NUMS 2015
Biology
Reproduction
Elimination Tool:

A) Human

B) Eagle

C) Chicken

D) Pigeon and human

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Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 11

Which one of the following is a fish?

NTS 2012
Biology
Kingdom Animalia
Elimination Tool:

A) Flying fish

B) Salmon

C) Sea horse

D) All of the above

29 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 11

Out of 92 naturally occurring chemical elements how many are considered as bio-elements:

6

16

26

15

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Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 12

The directional movement toward or away from the stimulus is called:

PMC 2020
Biology
Coordination and Control
Elimination Tool:

A) Tropism

B) Orientation

C) Taxi

D) Non orientation

31 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 12

Which of the following fish drink large amount of sea water and excrete concentrated urine resulting in maximum salt excretion and minimal water loss?

Hagfish

Fresh water fishes

Bony fishes

None of these

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Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 11

The glycolate produced diffuses into the membrane bounded organelles called

Glyoxisomes

Peroxisomes

Lysosomes

Mitochondria

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Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 11

A reaction will proceed faster if the activation energy is?

PMC Sample 1
Biology
Enzymes
Elimination Tool:

A) High

B) Low

C) Remains the same

D) None of these options is correct

34 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 11

The bond formed when two or more atoms complete their electron shells by sharing electrons is called:

Ionic bond

Hydrogen bond

Covalent bond

Electrovalent bond

35 / 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

36 / 100

Category: Biology

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

NUMS Mock 1
Biology
Kingdom Prokaryote

A) Mesosome

B) Golgi bodies

C) Mitochondria

D) Chloroplast

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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

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Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 11

The number of substrate molecules converted into the product by one molecule of enzyme active site per unit time is called?

PMC Practice 2
Biology
Enzymes
Elimination Tool:

A) Turnover number

B) Substrate number

C) Reaction number

D) None of these options is correct

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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

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Category: Biology

Q.67 Interaction between genes occupying different loci is:

A. Dominance

B. Pleiotropy

C. Epistasis

D. Gene linkage

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Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 12

The deficiency of which of the following cause severe combined immunodeficiency

PMC Sample 3
Biology
Biotechnology
Elimination Tool:

A) hypoxanthine-guanine transferase

B) xanthine oxidase

C) PRPP synthatase

D) adeninosine deaminase

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Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 11

A three dimensional dcavity bearing a specific charge by which the enzyme reacts with its substrate is called

Active site

Binding site

Catalytic site

Allosteric site

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Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 11

Which of the following is not true for retroviruses?

NUMS 2014
Biology
Bio-diversity | Variety of Life
Elimination Tool:

A) They are cuboidal in shape

B) They are enveloped by host plasma membrane

C) They have enzyme reverse transcriptase

D) All of them are not specific

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Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 11

A plant disease which is not caused by a fungus is:

NUMS 2015
Biology
Kingdom Fungi
Elimination Tool:

A) Red rot of Sugarcane

B) Late blight of Potato

C) Black rot of crucifers

D) Brown rust of wheat

45 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 12

The individual with harelip shows which of the following conditions?

NUMS 2014
Biology
Growth and Development
Elimination Tool:

A) Hard palate

B) Polydactyl

D) Microcephale

C) Cleft Palate

46 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 12

When a fetus is in the uterus, what carries oxygen away from the placenta?

NTS 2013
Biology
Growth and Development
Elimination Tool:

A) The amniotic fluid

B) The amniotic sac

C) The lining of the uterus

D) The umbilical cord

47 / 100

Category: Biology

In chemiosmosis, the proton (H+) moves from _______.

NUMS Mock 4
Biology
Bioenergetics

A) Stroma to Lumen

B) Cytoplasm to Stroma

C) Lumen to Stroma

D) Stroma to cytoplasm

48 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 11

The number of calories required to raise the temperature of 1g of water from 15 to 16?C is called?

Specific Heat of Vaporization

Specific Heat capacity

Caloric Heat

Both A and C

49 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 12

A plant has a growth pattern called

Closed growth

Open growth

In between the two

50 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 11

The size of Spirochete is

0.1 -600 um

100-200 nm

500 um

0.75-1.25 um

51 / 100

Category: Biology

Which valve action results from an increase in pressure in the ventricles of the heart?

NUMS Mock 3
Biology
Transport

A) The closing of all the heart valves

B) The closing of semilunar valves

C) The opening of the bicuspid valve

D) The opening of the semilunar valves

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Category: Biology

Q.21 The spent energy in the form pf ADP is regeneratèd by mitochondria into which of the following forni?

A. AMP

B.ATP

C.ADP

D.All of these

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Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 12

Diameter of DNA double helix is:

NUMS 2015
Biology
Chromosomes and DNA
Elimination Tool:

A) 3.4 nm

B) 0.3 nm

D) 0.2 nm

C) 2 nm

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Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 11

Constricting ring around nematode is formed by

Arthrobotrys

Pleurotus ostreatus

Mildews

All of these

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Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 11

Which type of leucoplasts store lipids?

NUMS 2020
Biology
Kingdom Plantae
Elimination Tool:

A) Amyloplast

B) Elaioplast

C) Proteinoplast

D) Etioplast

56 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 12

Hybrid black Guinea pigs are crossed with each other. The resulting offsprings will be:

NUMS 2016
Biology
Variation and Genetics
Elimination Tool:

A) All black

B) All white

C) 3 black, 1 white

D) 3 white, 1 black

57 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.60 A small size gene can be get easily by/from:

A. From chromosome

B. Reverse transcription of mRNA

C. Chemically synthesized it

D. Genomic material

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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 2 Class 12

Vertebrae of the neck are called:

NUMS 2020
Biology
Support and Movement
Elimination Tool:

A) Coccygeal vertebrae

B) Cervical vertebrae

C) Sacral vertebrae

D) Lumbar vertebrae

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Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 12

By PCR we mean:

UHS 2018
Biology
Biotechnology
Elimination Tool:

A) Polymerase chronic reaction

B) Polymerase chain reaction

C) Polymerase copy reaction

D) Polymerase cross reaction

61 / 100

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

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Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 11

The male reproductive parts of the flower are called

UHS 2012
Biology
Kingdom Plantae
Elimination Tool:

A) Gynoecium

B) Calyx

C) Androecium

D) Corolla

63 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 11 Class 12

Plants growing in xeric conditions are called

Spherophytes

Mesophytes

Xerophytes

Teridophytes

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Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 11

Bacterial pilli help in:

NTS 2011
Biology
Kingdom Prokaryote
Elimination Tool:

A) Locomotion

B) Conjugation

C) Phagocytosis

D) Pinocytosis

65 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 14 Class 11

Antibodies are actually:

NUMS 2016
Biology
Transport
Elimination Tool:

A) Globular proteins

B) Glycoproteins

C) Fibrous proteins

D) Glycolipids

66 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.57 Secondary oocyte is ovulated from:

A. Corpus luteum

B. Graafian follicle

C. Primary follicle

D. Germinal epithelium

67 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 11

NAD is an example of:

PMC 2020
Biology
Biological Molecules
Elimination Tool:

A) Mononucleotide

B) Dinucleotide

C) Trinucleotide

D) Tetranucleotide

68 / 100

Category: Biology

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

NUMS Mock 4
Biology
Gaseous Exchange

A) Carbon dioxide

B) Oxygen

C) Dust

D) Carbon Monoxide

69 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.35 Ribose is a monosaccharide constituent of man

A. Enzymes

B. Coenzymes

C. Vitamin

D. Antibiotics

70 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 11 Class 11

The process by which one molecule of Glucose splits up into molecules of Pyruvate is called:

NTS 2018
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) Glycolysis

B) Oxidative Phospholyration

C) Electron Transport Chain

D) Kreb's Cycle

71 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 12

J. Seiler in 1914 discovered which type of sex determination in moths?

NUMS 2015
Biology
Variation and Genetics
Elimination Tool:

A) XO – XX

B) XY – XX

C) ZZ – ZW

D) None of the given options

72 / 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

73 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 12

Part of the amino acid sequences In normal and sickle cell hemoglobin are shown.

Normal haemoglobin

Thr – pro – glu – glu

Sickle cell haemoglobin

thr – pro – val – glu

mRNA codons for these amino acids are

Glutamine (glu) GAA GAG

Threonine (thr) ACU ACC

Proline (pro) CCU CCC

Valine (val) GUA GUG

Which transfer RNA molecule is Involved in the formation of this part of the sickle cell haemoglobin?

NTS 2016 DUHS & JSMU
Biology
Chromosomes and DNA
Elimination Tool:

A) GUG

B) CAU

C) UGC

D) GAG

74 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 12

Within the chromosomes, each chromatid contains ______ DNA molecule:

NUMS 2020
Biology
Chromosomes and DNA
Elimination Tool:

A) One

B) Two

C) Three

D) Half

75 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 14 Class 11

In roots, the apoplast pathway of water is disrupted when water reaches:

PMC 2020
Biology
Transport
Elimination Tool:

A) Plasmodesmata

B) Endodermis

C) Cortex

D) Pith

76 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 12

Modification in the organization of the basic pentadactyl limb structure found in vertebrates provides good evidence for the principle of:

NUMS 2020
Biology
Evolution
Elimination Tool:

A) Adaptive radiation

B) Convergent evolution

C) Genetic drift

D) Inheritance of acquired characters

77 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 11

Of the following which one is not the characteristic of triploblasts.

All of them have blood vascular system

They may be coelomate pseudocoelomate or acoelomate

They are included in grade bilateria

All of them have digestive system

78 / 100

Category: Biology

The excretion of hypertonic urine in humans is associated best with the:

NUMS Mock 1
Biology
Homeostasis

A) Glomerular capsule

B) Proximal convoluted tubule

C) Loop of Henle

D) Distal convoluted tubule

79 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 11

Which one are most complex sugar:

Monosaccharides

Oligosaccharides

Polysaccharides

None of these

80 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 12

Deamination in the liver initially produces:

NTS 2010
Biology
Homeostasis
Elimination Tool:

A) Ammonia

B) Arginine

C) Ornithine

D) Urea

81 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 11

The release of droplets of water from hydathodes is called:

PMC 2021 Tested
Biology
Kingdom Plantae
Elimination Tool:

A) Respiration

B) Guttation

C) Vaporization

D) Transportation

82 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 12

It is a method for rapid production of a very large number of copies of a particular fragment of DNA:

PMC 2020
Biology
Biotechnology
Elimination Tool:

A) Gel electrophoresis

B) Polymerase chain reaction

C) DNA extraction

D) Recombination

83 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 12

Which of the following is monohybrid cross

TT x tt

TTYy x Ttyy

Both of these

None of these

84 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 12

Commonly used restriction enzyme is

pSC 101

pBR 322

EcoRI

All of these

85 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 11 Class 12

The actual location or place where an organism lives is

Environment

Biosphere

Biomass

Habitat

86 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.22 What are T Cells and their rolelin IHV infection?

A. A type lymphocytes

B. Present in blood and work as detence systein

C.They kill the ioreign invader

D. All of these

87 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.52 The patellar reflex and the Achilles reflex are examples of:

A. Monosynaptic reflex

B. Polysynaptic reflex

C. Hemi Synaptic reflex

D. Both A and B

88 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 12

Who discovered DNA?

P.A.Levene

Frederick Griffith

Friedrich Miescher

Rosalind Franklin

89 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 12

A major constituent of contraceptive pills is:

NUMS 2016
Biology
Reproduction
Elimination Tool:

A) Estrogen

B) Progesterone

C) Prolactin

D) Testosterone

90 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 12

Particular array of chromosomes that an individual processes is called its:

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Chromosomes and DNA
Elimination Tool:

A) Nucleosome

B) Gene pool

C) Karyotype

D) Centromere

91 / 100

Category: Biology

The only possible treatment in end stage renal failure is:

NUMS Mock 3
Biology

A) Hemodialysis

B) Peritoneal dialysis

C) Lithotripsy

D) Kidney transplantation

92 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 12

Process ensuring the survival of species over long periods of time, even though individual members of the species die.

UHS 2018
Biology
Man and His Environment
Elimination Tool:

A) Reproduction

B) Adaptability

C) Mitosis

D) Respiration

93 / 100

Category: Biology

The branch of science dealing with the fossil record is called:

NUMS Mock 2
Biology
Biology and its Major Fields of Specialization

A) Genetics

B) Taxonomy

C) Archeology

D) Palentology

94 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 11

Which of the following structure primarily helps in attachment of bacteria on various surfaces?

Flagella

Pili

Both of these

None of these

95 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 11

Bacteriophages, or phages are also known as:

PMC Sample 2
Biology
Bio-diversity | Variety of Life
Elimination Tool:

A) Bacteria facilitator

B) Bacteria eater

C) Animal viruses

D) Plant viruse

96 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 14 Class 11

In the human body, blood circulating from the gut to the heart passes through the:

NTS 2013
Biology
Transport
Elimination Tool:

A) aorta

B) kidneys

D) lungs

C) llver

97 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 11 Class 11

The dark reactions of photosynthesis are characterized by:

NTS 2016 DUHS & JSMU
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) Synthesis of ATP, O2 and NADH

B) Utilization of ATP, CO2 and NADPH

C) Electron transfer from NADPH to RuBP

D) Carbon dioxide transfer from RuBP to glucose

98 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 11

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

PMC 2020
Biology
Kingdom Prokaryote
Elimination Tool:

A) It has cell wall

B) It has cytoplasm

C) It has genetic material

D) All of the above

99 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 11

Rod-shaped bacteria are known as:

NUMS 2017
Biology
Kingdom Prokaryote
Elimination Tool:

A) Cocci

B) Bacilli

C) Spirilla

D) None of these

100 / 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

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