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

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

NUMS Mock 3
Biology
Transport

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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:

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Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 12

Homology means

PMC Sample 3
Biology
Evolution
Elimination Tool:

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Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 12

Which hormone is chemically a steroid?

NUMS 2020
Biology
Coordination and Control
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Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 12

Which of the following characteristics makes plasmid DNA useful for researchers?:

PMC Practice 9
Biology
Biotechnology
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Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 11

Which of the following is used as a biological weapon?

PMC 2021 Tested
Biology
Kingdom Protista
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Category: Biology Ch 12 Class 11

Secretion of pancreatic juice is stimulated by:

NUMS 2019 Cancelled
Biology
Nutrition
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Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 12

In oceans of tropical regions

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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:

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Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 12

The most abundant organic molecule on the planet earth is:

NUMS 2016
Biology
Growth and Development
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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
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Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 11

Which of the following statement is incorrect regarding germ theory of diseases postulated by Robert Koch?

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Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 12

Carolus Linnaeus was believer of which of the following?

PMC Sample 1
Biology
Evolution
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Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 11

The respiratory pigment, which has much higher affinity to combine with oxygen is:

NUMS 2016
Biology
Gaseous Exchange
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Category: Biology

The element in basic structure of proteins which differentiate them from carbohydrates is?

NUMS Mock 1
Biology
Biological Molecules

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Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 12

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

NUMS 2017
Biology
Homeostasis
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Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 12

Right kidney is slightly lower than left kidney due to:

NUMS 2018
Biology
Homeostasis
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Category: Biology

Q.20 Cytochromes are electron transport intermediates containing?

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Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 11

Which of the following bacteria possesses a spherical shape?

PMC Practice 4
Biology
Kingdom Prokaryote
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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

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

NUMS Mock 4
Biology
Reproduction

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Category: Biology

Q.3  Which statement about cell membrane is incorrect?

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Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 11

When the hydroxyl group, -OH, of the carboxyl group, -COOH, of an amino acid is linked with the hydrogen of the amino group, -NH2, of another amino acid, ______ is released and a peptide bond is formed.

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Biological Molecules
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Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 11

Fibers of the extracellular matrix are attached to ______ in the plasma membrane:

NUMS 2020
Biology
Cell Structure and Function
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Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 11

An organism appears to be a segmented worm. Upon observation, it is determined that the organism has a closed circulation, a mouth, and an anus and does not have an exoskeleton. The organism most likely belongs to the phylum:

NTS 2010
Biology
Kingdom Animalia
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Category: Biology

Q.36 The ETC in plants consists of an electron carrier called?

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Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 12

Ahmed’s blood CANNOT clot properly; he was diagnosed with hemophilia A. He passed this trait to his grandson through his:

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Variation and Genetics
Elimination Tool:

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Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 12

Egg-laying mammals are called:

NUMS 2016
Biology
Reproduction
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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

The sympathetic nervous system causes which of the following?

NUMS Mock 2
Biology
Coordination and Control

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Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 11

The radial symmetry is found in the animals of

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Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 12

Exchange of segments between homologous chromosomes is called:

UHS 2012
Biology
Cell Cycle
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Category: Biology

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

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Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 12

Pseudopodia are:

NTS 2016 DUHS & JSMU
Biology
Support and Movement
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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
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Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 11

As pH of blood decreases, H+ ions increases, which combine the proteins part of hemoglobin, to decrease its ability to bind with:

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Gaseous Exchange
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Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 11

Antherozoids the male gamete in bryophytes are attracted towards Archegonium i.e. female sex organ by

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Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 11

Ecological role of fungi as decomposers is only paralleled by

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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.14   A man is suffering from fever. What will be the effect on his enzyme activity of the body?

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Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 12

Inheritance of acquired characteristics is based on:

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Biology
Evolution
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Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 11

Those fungi which can grow only on their living host and cannot be grown on available defined growth culture medium e.g. various mildews and most rust species are called?

PMC Sample 2
Biology
Kingdom Fungi
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Category: Biology

Which of the following statements are true for mitochondria and chloroplasts?

A. ATP synthesis is seen in both
B. Outer membrane has more surface area in both
C. Circular naked DNA, RNA, and 70 ribosomes are seen in both
D. Oxidative phosphorylation occurs in both

NUMS Mock 4
Biology
Cell Structure and Function

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Category: Biology Ch 11 Class 12

A dual organism composed of symbiotic association of an alga living within a fungus myceliium is

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Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 11

The first cell of the sporophyte generation is

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Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 11

The concept that various organisms dominated this planet during various geological time period and thus placing organisms in a time squence came from the studies by

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Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 11

Who first observed and thus hypothesized that new cells are formed from previously existing living cell?

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Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 11

Steroids consist of _____ 6 membered carbon rings and one 5 membered carbon ring.

NTS 2012
Biology
Biological Molecules
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Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 11

Actinia is the biological name of:

NUMS 2018
Biology
Kingdom Animalia
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Category: Biology

Q.24 When was the bacteriopbage phenomena rediscovered by D’Herelle?

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Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 11

The function of coelom is

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Category: Biology

HIV is a:

NUMS Mock 3
Biology
Bio-diversity | Variety of Life

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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 3 Class 11

Which statement about enzyme is incorrect:

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Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 11

Thick, waxy & leathery cuticle around leaves is present in which of the following?

PMC Sample 3
Biology
Kingdom Plantae
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Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 12

DNA fingerprinting is basically done for:

NUMS 2015
Biology
Biotechnology
Elimination Tool:

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Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 12

The mechanism by which substances are removed from the blood and are directly added to the tubular fluids is called:

NUMS 2018
Biology
Homeostasis
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Category: Biology Ch 11 Class 11

The organisms able to use sunlight directly as a source of energy are

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Category: Biology

Q.43  Which of the following disappear during muscle contraction?

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Category: Biology

Which vertebrae together are called pelvic vertebrae?

NUMS Mock 2
Biology
Support and Movement

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Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 12

Which type of sensory structures carry deep pressure and vibration sensations?

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Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 12

______ alleles both have an effect on the phenotype of a heterozygous organism:

PMC 2020
Biology
Variation and Genetics
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Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 12

Driving force for all the cycles in ecosystem is

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Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 11

Xerophytes have small thick leaves to;

UHS 2019
Biology
Gaseous Exchange
Elimination Tool:

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Category: Biology

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?

NUMS Mock 4
Biology
Evolution

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Category: Biology

Q.40  Which statement is incorrect:

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Category: Biology

What part of the brain integrates sensory information such as pain and temperature?

NUMS Mock 2
Biology
Coordination and Control

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Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 12

Which one of the following pairs represents an analogous feature?

NUMS 2018
Biology
Evolution
Elimination Tool:

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Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 11

Most of the photosynthesis on earth is carried by

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Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 12

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

NUMS 2015
Biology
Variation and Genetics
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Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 11

Oxygen is transported by combining with ……….. in Hb.

NUMS 2015
Biology
Gaseous Exchange
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Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 11

Coelom is a cavity lined by:

NUMS 2016
Biology
Kingdom Animalia
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Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 11

During inspiration, the space inside the chest cavity is increased due to:

UHS 2019
Biology
Gaseous Exchange
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Category: Biology Ch 14 Class 11

Semilunar valves are not present:

NUMS 2015
Biology
Transport
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Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 11

The word which E-Chatton suggested for bacteria and blue green algae was:

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Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 12

Locus is defined as:

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Chromosomes and DNA
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Category: Biology Ch 12 Class 11

In human gut, chylomicrons are formed by the combination of:

NUMS 2020
Biology
Nutrition
Elimination Tool:

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Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 11

Which of the following is TRUE about Amoebae?

PMC 2020
Biology
Kingdom Protista
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Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 11

Which characteristic led to the evolution of seed?

NUMS 2020
Biology
Kingdom Plantae
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Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 11

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

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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
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Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 12

In humans gill pouches have modified into

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Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 12

Which is incorrect?

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Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 12

Greenhouse gases are those that:

NUMS 2015
Biology
Man and His Environment
Elimination Tool:

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Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 12

Which of the following is not necessary for PCR to occur?

PMC 2020
Biology
Biotechnology
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Category: Biology Ch 11 Class 12

The actual location or place where an organism lives is

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Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 12

Study of environmental relations is called:

NUMS 2018
Biology
Man and His Environment
Elimination Tool:

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Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 12

Wild life refers to

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Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 12

Which of the following statements concerning nucleolus is correct?

NTS 2014
Biology
Cell Cycle
Elimination Tool:

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Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 11

The shape of the tobacco mosaic virus is:

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

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Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 12

Which of the following reduces the rate of transpiration by adaptations in xerophytes?

NUMS 2019 Cancelled
Biology
Homeostasis
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Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 12

Which of the following scientists contributed a lot to “modern synthetic theory of organic evolution:

NUMS 2014
Biology
Evolution
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Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 11

Which one is not correct for a productive theory?

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Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 11

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

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Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 12

_______ is the most critical phase of mitosis.

NUMS 2015
Biology
Cell Cycle
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Category: Biology

Q37 An entire skeletal muscle is surrounded by

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Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 12

The plants having thick cuticle, needle like reduced leaves and sunken stomata are termed as:

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Support and Movement
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Category: Biology

_______ is the storage form of carbohydrate in animals and humans which is equivalent to the _____ in plants.

NUMS Mock 3
Biology
Biological Molecules

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Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 11

It is the non living component of the cell, it is secreted and maintained by the living portion of the cell and is found only in plants. What is this structure?

NTS 2015 SMBBMC
Biology
Cell Structure and Function
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Category: Biology

Q.51 The heavy and light chains of an antibody molecule is held together 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
    But the test was very useful to me thanks

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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
    Kindly check it out
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