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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.

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Category: Biology

Q.57 Secondary oocyte is ovulated from:

A. Corpus luteum

B. Graafian follicle

C. Primary follicle

D. Germinal epithelium

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Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 11

In most triploblasts after embryonic development the three layers are represented as

Separate layers of cells

Structures formed from them

Structures associated with them

Their functions in body

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Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 11

Fungi do not contain:

NTS 2010
Biology
Kingdom Fungi
Elimination Tool:

A) Cell wall

C) Chlorophyll

B) Hyphae

D) Mycelium

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Category: Biology Ch 12 Class 11

Stunted growth of roots is due to the deficiency of _____ in plants

Potassium

Magnesium

Phosphorus

Iron

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Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 12

Mendel concluded that each organism has two hereditary factors for each trait, now called:

NTS 2015 SMBBMC
Biology
Variation and Genetics
Elimination Tool:

A) Chromatids

B) Alleles

C) Chromosomes

D) None of the above

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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

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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

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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

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Category: Biology

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

NUMS Mock 2
Biology
Man and His Environment

A) Reproduction

B) Adaptability

C) Mitosis

D) Respiration

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Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 12

Which organ is called the body thermostat?

NUMS 2020
Biology
Homeostasis
Elimination Tool:

A) Pituitary gland

B) Kidneys

C) Hypothalamus

D) Adrenal gland

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Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 12

Passive immunity is used against:

UHS 2015
Biology
Biotechnology
Elimination Tool:

A) Malaria

B) Typhoid

C) Dengue

D) Tetanus

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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

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Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 12

Amniotic fluid in human embryo protects it from:

NUMS 2014
Biology
Growth and Development
Elimination Tool:

A) Degeneration

C) Encasement

B) Jerks

D) None of these

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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

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Category: Biology

Q.61 Which of the following is a compensation point?

B. Photosynthesis and respiration occur at same rate. So there is not net exchange of gases between atmosphere and plants

C. Rate of photosynthesis increases, so do the O2 production, with a net release oxygen coupled with the uptake of CO2

D. Rate of respiration becomes more than rate of photosynthesis. 16 Net yield of H-O in Photosynthesis is

17 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 11

Which bond provides stability to complex carbohydrate molecules?

C-H

C-O

C-C

C-N

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Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 12

Secondary cell wall of sclerenchyma cells is impregnated with

Cellulose

Peptidoglycan and murein.

Lignin

Pectin

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Category: Biology

Q.66 Which of the following provides the strong evidence in support of evolution:

A. Fossil record

B. Comparative embryology

C. Comparative anatomy

D. Molecular biology

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Category: Biology

Q.38 Testosterone is produce by which of the following?

A. Sertoli cells

B. Germinal epithelial cells

C. Interstitial cells

D. Nurse cells

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Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 11

The adaptive feature(s) which help(s) the fish to live in water include(s):

NTS 2014
Biology
Kingdom Animalia
Elimination Tool:

A) A tail and an air bladder

B) Unpaired and paired fins

C) Streamlined body

E) All of these options

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Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 12

Microtubules are composed of

Action protein

Actin and myosin proteins

Sphingomyelin and tubulin

Tubulin protein and traces of RNA

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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

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Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 12

Lateral meristems are present in

All plants

Gymnosperms and dicots

Monocots

In aquatic plants

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Category: Biology

NAD is an example of:

NUMS Mock 1
Biology
Biological Molecules

A) Mononucleotide

B) Dinucleotide

C) Trinucleotide

D) Tetranucleotide

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Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 12

The true E.Coli replicating enzyme is

DNA polymerase I

DNA polymerase II

DNA polymerase III

All of these

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Category: Biology

Q42 The process that secretes insulin from the cell is called?

A. Endocytosis

B. Pinocytosis

C. Phagocytosis

D. Exocytosis

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Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 11

Most of the photosynthesis on earth is carried by

Kelps

Gymnosperms

Angiosperms

Algae

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Category: Biology Ch 11 Class 11

First stable compound during Calvin cycle is:

PMC 2020
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) 3-phosphoglycerate

B) Glyceraldehyde 3 – phosphate

C) 1, 3 bisphosphoglycerate

D) Ribulose bisphosphate

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Category: Biology Ch 12 Class 12

Zone of lake water which is of open water near the surface is

Littoral

Limnetic

Profundal

Benthic

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Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 11

According to two kingdom classification fungi were placed in kingdom

Plantae

Animalia

Protista

Fungi

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Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 11

Oxygen contents per liter of air is

10 ml

100 ml

200 ml

100ml

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Category: Biology

Q.17 A structural component that is found in all viruses is?

A. envelope

B. DNA

C. Capsid

D. Tail Fibers

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Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 11

Which of the following is TRUE about Amoebae?

PMC 2020
Biology
Kingdom Protista
Elimination Tool:

A) They have flagella

B) They are multicellular

C) They do not cause any disease in humans

D) They move by forming specialized cytoplasmic projections called pseudopodia

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Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 11

A group of cells performing same function are known as:

NUMS 2016
Biology
Cell Structure and Function
Elimination Tool:

A) Organelles

B) Tissues

C) A system

D) Both A and B

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Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 11

Which type of movement through the cell membrane is not an energy-consuming process?

NUMS 2020
Biology
Cell Structure and Function
Elimination Tool:

A) Endocytosis

B) Exocytosis

C) Active transport

D) Osmosis

37 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 12

Taq polymerase is extracted from a bacterium

Floral aquaticus

Taq aquaticus

Thermus floral

Thermus aquaticus

38 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 12

Number of bones in the skull:

NUMS 2016
Biology
Support and Movement
Elimination Tool:

A) 22

B) 26

C) 24

D) 28

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Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 12

Type of sclerenchyma cells found in seed coats are:

NUMS 2015
Biology
Support and Movement
Elimination Tool:

A) Fibers

B) Tracheids

C) Sclereids

D) Vessels

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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:

A) Proteins and carbohydrates

B) Fats and proteins

C) Fats and carbohydrates

D) Vitamins and fats

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Category: Biology Ch 14 Class 11

The cells which play a very important role in developing immunity are:

PMC 2020
Biology
Transport
Elimination Tool:

A) Monocytes

B) Neutrophils

C) Lymphocytes

D) Thrombocytes

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Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 11

The drfinite shape to ciliates is given by

Pellicle

Penicle

Calcium

Cell wall

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Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 11

Some bacteria ranging occasionally a size of 500 ?m in length are

Escherichia coli

Spirochetes

Mycoplasma

Epulopiscuim

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Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 12

Which one is not a day neutral plant?

Cucumber

Maize

Cotton

Tobacco

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Category: Biology

Q.28 Flame cells in Planaria constitute the:

A. Digestive system

B. Reproductive system

C. Respiratory system

D. Excretory system

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Category: Biology

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

NUMS Mock 2
Biology
Gaseous Exchange

A) O2

B) CO2

C) CO

D) H2

47 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 14 Class 11

Which of the following blood vessels have the highest pressure of blood?

NUMS 2020
Biology
Transport
Elimination Tool:

A) Aorta

B) Pulmonary arteries

C) Pulmonary veins

D) Vena Cava

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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 Ch 5 Class 11

Which of the following is the simplest form of pathogens causing diseases?

NTS 2018
Biology
Bio-diversity | Variety of Life
Elimination Tool:

A) Viruses

B) Prions

C) Fungus

D) Amoeba

50 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 11

The most common example of members of the kingdom fungi is/are:

NUMS 2017
Biology
Kingdom Fungi
Elimination Tool:

A) Starfish

B) Mushrooms

C) Algae

D) Human

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Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 12

Pseudopodia are:

NTS 2016 DUHS & JSMU
Biology
Support and Movement
Elimination Tool:

A) False feet developed in some unicellular organisms

B) Small hairlike structures present on the unicellular organisms

C) Long, like structures coming out of the mouth

D) Suckers which are attached to the walls of intestines

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Category: Biology Ch 12 Class 11

Amylase is not produced by the following type(s) of salivary gland:

NUMS 2015
Biology
Nutrition
Elimination Tool:

A) Parotid

B) Submandibular

C) Sublingual

D) None of the given options are correct

53 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 11

Which type of chlorophyll is found in all types of algae?

NUMS 2015
Biology
Kingdom Protista
Elimination Tool:

A) Chlorophyll a

B) Chlorophyll b

C) Chlorophyll c

D) Chlorophyll d

54 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 12

Smooth endoplasmic reticulum is responsible for the metabolism of:

UHS 2019
Biology
Cell Cycle
Elimination Tool:

A) Nucleic acids

B) Proteins

C) Carbohydrates

D) Lipids

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Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 12

A group of interbreeding individuals belonging to a particular species and sharing a common geopraphic area is called?

PMC Sample 1
Biology
Evolution
Elimination Tool:

A) community

B) family

C) race

D) population

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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

57 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 12 Class 11

Parasites capable of living independently of its host at times is called as _______ parasite.

Obligate

Strict

Facultative

Endoparasite

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Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 12

Inheritance of acquired characteristics is based on:

NTS 2016 DUHS & JSMU
Biology
Evolution
Elimination Tool:

A) Genetic role in reproduction

B) Use and disuse of organ

C) Survival of the fittest

D) Mutations

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Category: Biology

Q.3 Which statement about cell membrane is incorrect?

A. Proteins are embedded in lipid bilayer

B. Cholesterol molecules are present in hydrophobic core

C. Central core is hydrophobic

D. Carbohydrates are present on both inner and outer face of the membrane

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Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 12

The disease in which patients passed urine that rapidly turned black on exposure to air is called:

NTS 2011
Biology
Homeostasis
Elimination Tool:

A) Phenylketonuria

B) Alkaptonuria

C) Sickle cell anemia

D) Hemophilia

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Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 11

Organisms of which of the following kingdom have absorptive mode of nutrition:

Prokaryotae

Protoctista

Animalia

Fungi

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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

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Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 11

Genetic recombination in bacteria can occur through:

NUMS 2015
Biology
Kingdom Prokaryote
Elimination Tool:

A) Conjugation

B) Transformation

C) Transduction

D) All of the above

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Category: Biology

Q.17 Final acceptor of electrons in respiratory chain is?

A. NADH

B. Cytochrome a3

C. Water

D. Oxygen

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Category: Biology

Q.29 Diaphragm is a sheet of:

A. Skeletal muscle

B. Cardiac muscles

C. Smooth muscles

D. Extension of intercostal muscles

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Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 11

5 different amino acids, numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, below from the following sequence in the path of a polypeptide chain:

1-2-3-4-2-5-3

Messenger RNA codon, which correspond to the amino acids, are:
amino acid 1 UGU

amino acid 2 GAU

amino acid 3 CAC

amino acid 4 UAG

amino acid 5 AAG

Which one of the following DNA bases sequences could provide the code for the given section of the polypeptide?

NTS 2015 DUHS and JSMU
Biology
Biological Molecules
Elimination Tool:

A) ACACTTGTGATGCTATTCGTG

B) ACACUAGUGAUGCUAUUCGUG

C) ACACTAGTGATGCTAAACGTG

D) ACACTAGTGATCCTATTCGTG

67 / 100

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

68 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 11

Gaseous exchange through the skin is known as ______ respiration.

Cuticular

Cutaneous

Skin

Pulmonary

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Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 12

Which of the following is the function of adrenaline?

NUMS 2016
Biology
Coordination and Control
Elimination Tool:

A) To increase the rate of breathing

B) To increase the heart rate

C) To increase the level of calcium in blood

D) Both A and B

70 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 12

A child with AB blood group who was born to a mother of the genotype IAIA cannot have the father of the genotype:

NUMS 2014
Biology
Variation and Genetics
Elimination Tool:

A) IA IA

B) IB IB

C) IB IO

D) IB IB and IB IO

71 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 11

Ecological role of fungi as decomposers is only paralleled by

Blue green algae

Cyanobacteria

Bacteria

Virus

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Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 12

What is the commercial method of producing millions of seedlings in limited time?

NUMS 2016
Biology
Reproduction
Elimination Tool:

A) Parthenogenesis

B) Parthenocarpy

C) Cutting

D) Grafting

73 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 11

If the non-protien part is loosely attached to the protein part in the enzyme, it is known as ______.

PMC Practice 3
Biology
Enzymes
Elimination Tool:

A) Coenzyme

B) Prosthetic group

C) Cofactor

D) Apoenzyme

74 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 11

Trypanosoma is a human parasite causing

UHS 2010
Biology
Kingdom Protista
Elimination Tool:

A) African sleeping sickness

B) European sleeping sickness

C) Indonesian sleeping sickness

D) American sleeping sickness

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Category: Biology

As an excretory organ, liver:

NUMS Mock 3
Biology
Homeostasis

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

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Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 12

Mitotic apparatus in animals is formed by

Aster and spindle

Polar and kinetochore microtubules

Spindle and RNA

Spindle only

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Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 12

Which type of sensory structures carrying the touch sensations are present in papillae extending into ridges of the fingertips?

Hair end organs

Meissner's Corpuscles.

Pacinian corpuscles.

None of these.

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Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 11

Booklungs serve the function of respiration in:

NTS 2014
Biology
Gaseous Exchange
Elimination Tool:

A) Scorpion

B) Earthworm

C) Frog

D) Cockroaches

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Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 12

On Galapagos island, among the birds, ____ caught much attention of Darwin in formulating his work, related to adaptations.

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Evolution
Elimination Tool:

A) Pigeons

B) Ravens

C) Finches

D) Parrots

80 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 11

The basic structural framework of all types of membranes are:

NUMS 2020
Biology
Cell Structure and Function
Elimination Tool:

A) Phospholipids

B) Glycoproteins

C) Lipoproteins

D) Nucleoproteins

81 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 12

Genetic information in the DNA is encoded as:

NTS 2018
Biology
Chromosomes and DNA
Elimination Tool:

A) Deoxyribose sugar

B) Ribose sugar

C) Phosphate group

D) Sequence of nitrogenous bases

82 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 11

Lime stone deposits are formed from

Zooflagellates

Foraminferans

Aetinopods

Apicomplexans

83 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 12

Which one of the following group of animals is homeothermic?

NUMS 2014
Biology
Homeostasis
Elimination Tool:

A) Reptiles

B) Amphibians

C) Birds

D) Fishes

84 / 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

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Category: Biology

Many scientists believe that one of the following is evolutionary origin(s) of animals, plants and fungi?

NUMS Mock 1
Biology
Evolution

A) Protists

B) Algae

C) Bacteria

D) Protozoans

86 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 12

Exchange of segments between homologous chromosomes is called:

UHS 2012
Biology
Cell Cycle
Elimination Tool:

A) Segregation

B) Independent assortment

C) Crossing over

D) Mutation

87 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 11

Which of the statement about cell membrane is not true?

It contains protein molecules embedded in lipid bilayer

It is a differentially permeable membrane.

It contains charged pores thus ions being charged particles cross cell membrance much easier than neutral particles.

It may get infolded to engulf solid or liquid material.

88 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 12 Class 11

Midgut in cockroach is a short narrow tube called

Hepatic caeca

Gizzard

Stomach

Rectum

89 / 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 Ch 4 Class 11

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

Theodor Schwann and Schleiden

Rudolph Virchows

Louis Pasteur

Both b and c

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Category: Biology

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

NUMS Mock 3
Biology
Evolution

A) Analogous

B) Homologous

C) Vestigial

D) Evolutionary convergent

92 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 12

The genetically Engineered vaccine is not available for which of the following?

PMC Practice 8
Biology
Biotechnology
Elimination Tool:

A) HAV

B) HBV

C) HCV

D) HDV

93 / 100

Category: Biology

In the human cell, ______ is responsible for producing hydrogen peroxide.

NUMS Mock 2
Biology
Cell Structure and Function

A) Lysosomes

B) Mitochondria

C) Peroxisomes

D) Glyoxysomes

94 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 11

The atoms of different elements combine with each other through ionic or covalent bonding to produce compounds this stable form is called:

An organ

Tissue

Both a and c

95 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 11

The experiments on DNA molecules in chromosomes for knowing the basis of inherited diseases are conducted by :

Molecular biologists

Freshwater biologists

Social biologist

96 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 12 Class 11

Autotrophic organisms can exist in an exclusively ______ environment.

Organic

Inorganic

Wet

Terrestrial

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Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 11

Which of the following statement about alternation of generation in bryophytes is incorrect?

It involves alternation of morphologically different generations

Their gametophyte is independent while sporophyte depends upon gametophyte for nutrition.

Both the gametophyte and sporophytes are haploid generations thus can produce haploids gametes to continue the diploid number on fertilization

pore formation occurs through meiosis

98 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 12

Normal resting membrane potential of a neuron is

50 mv

60 mv

70 mv

80 mv

99 / 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.

100 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.19 Of the following, which one is not included in protostomes:

A. Arthropods

B. Poriferans

C. Annelids

D. Coelenterates

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