Biology Practice Test 1

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Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 12

How many metacarpals are present In the hand?

NTS 2013
Biology
Support and Movement
Elimination Tool:

A) 4

B) 3

C) 6

D) 5

2 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 11

Which one of the following is a genetic disorder in which abnormally thick mucus is produced in the lungs and other parts of the body?

NUMS 2020
Biology
Gaseous Exchange
Elimination Tool:

A) Lung cancer

B) Chronic bronchitis

C) Cystic fibrosis

D) Emphysema

3 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 12

Which of the following cells does not enter G0 phase?

NUMS 2020
Biology
Cell Cycle
Elimination Tool:

A) Nerve cells

B) Cells of cornea

C) Cells of lens

D) None of these

4 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 11 Class 11

Which part of the cell does glycolysis occur in?

NTS 2018
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) Mitochondrion

B) Chloroplast

C) Cytoplasm

D) Nucleus

5 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 11

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

Monosaccharides

Oligosaccharides

Ploysacharides

6 / 100

Category: Biology

Which type of protein structure contains the three dimensional structure?

NUMS Mock 3
Biology
Biological Molecules

A) Primary

B) Secondary

C) Tertiary

D) Quaternary

7 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 11

Golden algae are also known as

Chrysophyta

Phaeophyta

Pyrrophyta

Rhodophyta

8 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 12

In DNA A.

A forms two bonds with T

G forms three bonds with C

A forms three bonds with T

Both a and b

9 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 11

_________ respiration is directly involved in the production of energy, necessary for all living activities.

Organismic

Cellular

Both of these

None of thes

10 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 11

In a typical compound microscope the resolution is 2 μm. Which is about _____ that of naked eye.

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Cell Structure and Function
Elimination Tool:

A) 100 x

B) 300 x

C) 400 x

D) 500 x

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Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 12

When the muscle is required to contract, calcium ion binds with ______ molecule and causes them to move slightly.

NUMS 2019 Cancelled
Biology
Support and Movement
Elimination Tool:

A) Actin

B) Myosin

C) Troponin

D) Tropomyosin

12 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 12

Sphincter muscle in urinary system present near the junction of:

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Homeostasis
Elimination Tool:

A) Pelvis and ureter

B) Ureter and urinary bladder

C) Urinary bladder and urethra

D) Urethra and bladder

13 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 11

Which of the following results from conjugation in paramecium?

PMC Practice 3
Biology
Kingdom Protista
Elimination Tool:

A) Cell death

B) Cell division

C) Budding

D) Recombination

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Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 11

Coelom is lined by

Parietal mesoderm

Visceral mesoderm

Mesoderm

Both A & B

15 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 11

The most abundant organic compounds in a mammalian cell are:

NUMS 2020
Biology
Cell Structure and Function
Elimination Tool:

A) Water

B) Lipids

C) Carbohydrates

D) Proteins

16 / 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

17 / 100

Category: Biology

In which of the following phases of bacterial growth, is the death rate more rapid than the multiplication rate?

NUMS Mock 2
Biology
Kingdom Prokaryote

A) Stationary phase

B) LAG phase

C) Decline phase

D) LOG phase

18 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 11

Glucose and fructose join together through _____ to form sucrose.

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Biological Molecules
Elimination Tool:

A) 1, 4 glycosidic linkage

B) 1, 6 glycosidic linkage

C) 1,2 glycosidic linkage

D) 1,3 glycosidic linkage

19 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.38 The cell organelles involved, in some cases, with extra-cellular digestion

A. Golgi complex

B. Lysosomes

C. Peroxisomes

D. Glyoxysomes

20 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 12

The characteristic which enable animals to tolerate dehydration is called

Osmoconformation

Osmoregulaton

Anhydrobiosis

Anhydrosis

21 / 100

Category: Biology

_____ are more common in human males and females.

NUMS Mock 3
Biology
Variation and Genetics

A) X-linked dominant traits

B) X-linked recessive traits

C) Y-linked dominant traits

D) Autosomal linked recessive traits

22 / 100

Category: Biology

The numbers of capsomeres found in adenovirus capsid is?

NUMS Mock 3
Biology
Bio-diversity | Variety of Life

A) 162

B) 200

C) 252

D) 155

23 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 12

Which of the following sets of bones does not included in the axial skeleton?

NUMS 2019 Cancelled
Biology
Support and Movement
Elimination Tool:

A) Cranium and facial bones

B) Sternum, ribs, vertebrae

C) Lumbar, Thoracic and pelvic bones

D) Pectoral girdles, pelvic girdle, and appendages

24 / 100

Category: Biology

The number and sequence of amino acids along a polypeptide chain is called _______ structure of a protein.

NUMS Mock 2
Biology
Biological Molecules

A) Quaternary

B) Tertiary

C) Primary

D) Secondary

25 / 100

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
Elimination Tool:

A) Lag phase

B) Log phase

C) Stationary phase

D) Death / Decline phase

26 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 11

The voice box leads to the trachea which is also called

PMC Practice 1
Biology
Gaseous Exchange
Elimination Tool:

A) Bronchi

B) Bronchioles

C) Windpipe

D) Alveolar duct

27 / 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

28 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 11 Class 12

Abiotic components include

Atmosphere

Hydrosphere

Lithosphere

All of these

29 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 11

Sythetic insulin from pork was formed by which technique:

Parasitology

Social biological techniques

Both a and c

30 / 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

31 / 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

32 / 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

33 / 100

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

34 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 12 Class 12

Ecosystem of Shogran is

Coniferous alpine

Boreal

temperate deciduous

Grassland

35 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 12

Abscisic acid promotes flowering in short day plants and inhibits in long day plants, which of the following is antagonistic to abscisic acid in terms of flowering:

Gibberellins

Cytokinins

Auxins

Ethene

36 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 12

Which of the following characters of pea plant is dominant?

Axial flowers

Yellow pods

White flowers

Wrinkled seeds

37 / 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

38 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 12

Organisms that have had a foreign gene inserted into them are

Transformed organisms

Transgenic organisms

Transfigured organisms

Recombinant organisms

39 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 11

Which statement is incorrect about Lock and Key Model?

Specific enzyme can transform only a specific substrate

Active site of an enzyme is a non flexible structure.

Active site does not change before during or even after the reaction.

It explains the mechanism of every chemical reaction.

40 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.6 The uterus of the female reproductive system opens into the?

A. placenta

B. birth canal

C. cervix

D. all of these

41 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 12

In Maxam – Gilbert method, DNA threads are:

NUMS 2015
Biology
Chromosomes and DNA
Elimination Tool:

A) Chemically synthesized

B) Synthesized from mRNA

C) Synthesized by using terminating nucleotides

D) Chemically cut into pieces

42 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 12

In cloning, nucleus is introduced into

Somatic cell

Egg cell

Sperm cell

None of thes

43 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 11

Tetracycline and penicillins are:

NUMS 2018
Biology
Kingdom Fungi
Elimination Tool:

A) Disinfectants

B) Antibiotics

C) Antiseptics

D) Antigens

44 / 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

45 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 12

Mitosis occurs in

Diploid cells only

Haploid cells only

Both diploid and haploid cells

Monoploid cells

46 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 11

Which one of the following is NOT a mode of transmission of AIDS?

NTS 2019
Biology
Bio-diversity | Variety of Life
Elimination Tool:

A) Through unsterilized needles

B) Through contact with open wounds

D) Through holding hands

C) Through blood transfusion

47 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 12

The animals that feed on organic debris from decomposing plants and animals are called:

NUMS 2018
Biology
Man and His Environment
Elimination Tool:

A) Herbivores

B) Carnivores

C) Omnivores

D) Detritivores

48 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 11

Cyanobacteria help in nitrogen fixation because they have:

PMC 2021 Tested
Biology
Kingdom Prokaryote
Elimination Tool:

A) Sodium channels

B) Heterocysts

C) Harmogonia

D) Nitrogenase

49 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 12

Natural selection can amplify or diminish variations that are

Non heritable

Heritable

Both heritable and non heritable

Acquired

50 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 11

Which of the following correctly explains the structure of myoglobin:

NUMS 2015
Biology
Gaseous Exchange
Elimination Tool:

A) 4 polypeptide chains + 4 heme portions

B) 4 polypeptide chains + 1 heme portions

C) 1 polypeptide chains + 4 heme portions

D) 1 polypeptide chains + 1 heme portions

51 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 11

Vaccine Was discovered by :

Louis Pasteur

Edward Jennar

Ivanowski

Stanely

52 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 12 Class 11

Which of the following nutrients is incorrectly paired with its function in a plant?

NTS 2016 SMBBMC
Biology
Nutrition
Elimination Tool:

A) Potassium – Formation of cell wall.

B) Magnesium – Constituent of chlorophyll.

C) Nitrogen – Constituent of protein.

D) Phosphorus – Component of nucleic acid.

53 / 100

Category: Biology

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

A. Estrogen

B. FSH

C. Testosterone

D. Progesterone

54 / 100

Category: Biology

The uterus of the female reproductive system opens into the _____.

NUMS Mock 4
Biology
Reproduction

A) Placenta

B) Birth canal

C) Cervix

D) All of these options are correct

55 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 11

______ respiration is the process by which cell utilized oxygen and produces CO2

Cellular

Organismic

Both of these

None of these

56 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 12

Recombinant DNA contains DNA from

2 different sources

3 different sources

2 same sources

3 same sources

57 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 12

Which of the following is correct in humans?

NUMS 2015
Biology
Reproduction
Elimination Tool:

A) Both sperm and egg contain yolk

B) All genetic information comes from sperm

C) Sperm contains little cytoplasm

D) Fertilization commonly occurs in the uterus

58 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 12

The productivity of aquatic ecosystem is determined by:

NUMS 2016
Biology
Man and His Environment
Elimination Tool:

A) Water

B) Light and nutrients

C) Light

D) Nutrients

59 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 11

The drfinite shape to ciliates is given by

Pellicle

Penicle

Calcium

Cell wall

60 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 12

The cells in our body are all genetically identical, apart from the:

PMC 2020
Biology
Growth and Development
Elimination Tool:

A) Somatic cells

B) Reproductive cells

D) White blood cells

C) Muscle fibers

61 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 11

Bacteria having a tuft of flagella at one end are called:

NTS 2017
Biology
Kingdom Prokaryote
Elimination Tool:

A) Peritrichous

B) Monotrichous

C) Lophotrichous

D) Amphitrichous

62 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 11

Oxygen contents per liter of air is

10 ml

100 ml

200 ml

100ml

63 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 12

Most fossils are found in the

Metamorphic rocks

Soil

Sedimentary rocks

Volcanic mountains

64 / 100

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
Elimination Tool:

A) Climax community

B) Pioneer succession

C) Primary succession

D) Secondary succession

65 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 11

Which of the following are related to the synthesis of excretory protein by the cell?

NUMS 2019 Cancelled
Biology
Cell Structure and Function
Elimination Tool:

A) Cell membranes

B) Rough Endoplasmic Reticulum

C) Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum

D) Centrioles

66 / 100

Category: Biology

Haploid and monoploid numbers of chromosomes of hexaploid wheat are:

NUMS Mock 4
Biology
Chromosomes and DNA

A) 21 and 42

B) 7 and 21

C) 21 and 7

D) 42 and 21

67 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 11

Inactive enzyme precursors such as pepsinogen for pepsin are called as:

PMC Practice 1
Biology
Enzymes
Elimination Tool:

A) Holoenzymes

B) Actinases

C) Zymogens

D) Mucopolysaccharides

68 / 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

69 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 11 Class 11

The main process that occurs in the dark reaction in photosynthesis is:

NTS 2010
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) That water is split.

B) Light energy is converted into chemical energy.

C) That glucose is oxidized.

D) That carbon-dioxide is fixed.

70 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 11

Parasitic fungi absorb nutrients directly from the living host cytoplasm with the help of special hyphal tips called

Mildew

Constricting ring

Haustoria

All of thes

71 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 11

Ecological role of fungi as decomposers is only paralleled by

Blue green algae

Cyanobacteria

Bacteria

Virus

72 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 11

In a bacterial cell, plasma membrane with all things present within it is called:

PMC Sample 3
Biology
Kingdom Prokaryote
Elimination Tool:

A) Cytoplasmic matrix

B) Cytoplasm

C) Protoplast

D) Cell Structure

73 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.18 Which of these is not a reflex action?

A, Secretion of sweat

B. salivation

C. Flexion due to needle prick

D. blinking of eyes due to strong light

74 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 12

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

Benign tumors

Cancer

Metastasis

Epistasis

75 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 11

Functional units of lungs are called

Alveoli

Air sacs

Parabronchi

None of these

76 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.60 Which of the following statements correctly describes how the host cell membrane is changed by viral replication?

A. Pores develop.

B. Glycocalyx layer is formed.

C. Membrane is resynthesized

D. Viral proteins are acquired

77 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 12

A pollen tube serves to:

NTS 2015 SMBBMC
Biology
Reproduction
Elimination Tool:

A) Produce sperms

B) Store food for the developing embryo

C) Transfer sperms from the stigma to the ovary

D) Produce female gametophytes

78 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 12

Which type of the receptors are present in the ear?

Chemoreceptors

Mechanoreceptors

Photoreceptors

Thermoreceptors

79 / 100

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

80 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.30 Arterial blood contains ___________of CO2/100 ml of blood:

54

50

64

60

81 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 14 Class 11

The only vein in the human body carrying oxygenated blood is:

NUMS 2020
Biology
Transport
Elimination Tool:

A) Femoral

B) Pulmonary

C) Renal

D) Iliac

82 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 11

The name Bacteriophage was coined by:

Charles Chamberland

Ivanowski

Twort

D Herelle

83 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 12

Which of these cycles operate in human females?

PMC Sample 2
Biology
Reproduction
Elimination Tool:

A) Oestrous cycle

B) Menstrual cycle

C) Both Options A and B are correct

D) None of these options is correct

84 / 100

Category: Biology

Which was the first virus to be successfully crystalized?

NUMS Mock 1
Biology
Bio-diversity | Variety of Life

A) TMV

B) Smallpox

C) Poliovirus

D) Adenovirus

85 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 12

The reason plants are considered totipotent is:

NUMS 2019 Cancelled
Biology
Growth and Development
Elimination Tool:

A) Each cell has full genetic potential of the organism

B) A single cell could become a complete plant

C) Because they have lesser potential for tissue culturing

D) Both each cell has full genetic potential of the organism and a single cell could become a complete plant

86 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 11

Haemoglobin exhibits a:

NUMS 2016
Biology
Biological Molecules
Elimination Tool:

A) Secondary structure

B) Primary structure

C) Quaternary structure

D) Tertiary structure

87 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 11 Class 11

Net yield of H2O in Photosynthesis is

1 molecule

6 molecules

3 molecules

0 molecule

88 / 100

Category: Biology

Which of the following RNA sequences would be transcribed from the DNA sequence ATGGCTAGGAC?

NUMS Mock 4
Biology
Chromosomes and DNA

A) TACGGATCCTG

B) UAGCGAUCCUG

C) AUGCCUAGGAC

D) UACCGAUCCUG

89 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 12

Which of the following is not an evidence for evolution?

PMC Sample 3
Biology
Evolution
Elimination Tool:

A) Fossil record

B) Common ancestor organisms

C) Vestigial structures

D) none of these

90 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.19 Sm0oth endoplasmic reticulum is abundant in which types of cells?

A. lipid metabolism

B. protein metabolism

C. glucose metabolism

D. calcium metabolism

91 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 11

Among the most abundant biomolecules, _____ is the most abundant one on earth.

NUMS 2016
Chemistry
Biological Molecules
Elimination Tool:

A) Proteins

B) Carbohydrates

C) Lipids

D) Vitamins

92 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 12

Two animals are mated. One is homozygous dominant for one character and homozygous recessive for another. The other animal Is heterozygous for both characters. How many phenotypes are expected in the offspring of this cross?

NTS 2016 DUHS & JSMU
Biology
Variation and Genetics
Elimination Tool:

A) 1

B) 2

C) 3

D) 4

93 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.32 In the ascent of sap, water moves up in:

A. Xylem

B. Cambium

C. Phloem

D. Endodermis

94 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 12

In prokaryotes only one type of RNA polymerase is present, while ______ types of RNA polymerase are present in eukaryotes.

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Biotechnology
Elimination Tool:

A) Two

B) Three

C) Four

D) Five

95 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 11 Class 11

The end product of glycolysis in anaerobic respiration is:

PMC 2020
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) Ethanol and Carbon dioxide

B) Lactate

C) Pyruvate

D) Both A and B

96 / 100

Category: Biology

Q45 During birth which of following act as birth canal?

A. Oviduct

B. Ovary

C. Uterus

D. Vagina

97 / 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

98 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 12

How many pairs of homologous chromosomes are present in Pisum sativum

Five pairs

Six pairs

Seven pairs

Eight pairs

99 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 12

The number of base pairs in a complete helical turn is/are:

NUMS 2020
Biology
Chromosomes and DNA
Elimination Tool:

A) 1

B) 5

C) 10

D) 15

100 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 11

First infectious disease against which effective method of prevention developed was a _______:

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

A) Bacterial disease

B) Viral disease

C) Protozoan disease

D) Viroid disease

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