Biology Practice Test 2




Biology Practice Test 2

Biology Practice Test 2 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 molecular biology, cell division, human physiology, plant physiology, and more, helping students improve accuracy and retention.

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Category: Biology

Muscular tube that passes through pharynx and joins stomach is:

NUMS Mock 1
Biology
Nutrition

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Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 11

Which one of the following sets includes the bacterial diseases?

NUMS 2014
Biology
Kingdom Prokaryote
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Category: Biology

Which of these is not a reflex action?

NUMS Mock 3
Biology
Coordination and Control

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Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 11

Which of the following features differentiate angiosperms from gymnosperms?

UHS 2010
Biology
Kingdom Plantae
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Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 11

The Induced fit model was introduced by Koshland in which of the following year?

PMC Sample 1
Biology
Enzymes
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Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 11

An association in which fungal hyphae penetrate the outer cells of the plant root forming coils swellings and minute branches and also extend out into surrounding soil is called:

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Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 12

In cats, the genes controlling coat-color are co-dominant (incompletely dominant) and are carried on the X chromosomes. When a black female was mated with a ginger male the resulting litter consisted of black male and tortoise-shell female kittens. What phenotypic ratio would be expected in the F2 generation?

NTS 2012
Biology
Variation and Genetics
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Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 12

Molluscs have an exoskeleton made up of:

NTS 2016 DUHS & JSMU
Biology
Support and Movement
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Category: Biology

The causes of Cyanosis include:

NUMS Mock 2
Biology
Transport

10 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.56 During cyclic photophosphorylation, electrons are diverted back to:

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Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 12

Gametes in animals are produced by

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Category: Biology Ch 11 Class 11

C6H12O6 + 6O2 ? 6CO2 + 6H20 + ENERGY represents:

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Category: Biology Ch 11 Class 12

Disease in living organisms caused by parasites is called

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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 10 Class 12

Carolus Linnaeus was believer of

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Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 12

Sperms of liverworts, mosses, ferns move towards archegonia, in response to uncleic acid released by the ovum. This is an example of:

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Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 12

Roots of a plant show

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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:

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Category: Biology Ch 11 Class 12

The role a species plays in a community including behavior and influence is

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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
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Category: Biology

Q.39 If a cross section of a sarcomere is seen, each myosin is surrounded by how many actin molecules?

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Category: Biology Ch 11 Class 11

The inner membrane of mitochondrion has many infoldings into the inner chamber, these folding are called as:

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Bioenergetics
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Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 12

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?

NTS 2014
Biology
Evolution
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Category: Biology

Gel electrophoresis is a technique:

NUMS Mock 1
Biology
Biotechnology

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Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 11

Tetracycline and penicillins are:

NUMS 2018
Biology
Kingdom Fungi
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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 Ch 10 Class 12

Which one of the following pairs represents an analogous feature?

NUMS 2018
Biology
Evolution
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Category: Biology

Q37 The muscle contraction depends on:

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Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 11

Identify the wrong statements.

(a) The substrate binds to active site of enzyme and not fitting into active site

(b) The binding of substrate induces the enzyme to alter its shape

(c) Chemical bonds of substrate break down not to form new enzyme-product complex

(d) The enzyme releases the products of the reaction and runs through catalytic cycle once again

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Enzymes
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Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 12

During meiosis, the homologous chromosomes come together and form pairs, this process is called:

PMC 2020
Biology
Cell Cycle
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Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 12

Most of the marine invertebrates are

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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 1 Class 12

Which organ is called the body thermostat?

NUMS 2020
Biology
Homeostasis
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Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 12

Which brain portion is responsible for controlling body coordination?

NUMS 2020
Biology
Coordination and Control
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Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 12

Linked genes with closer loci ______ Mendel’s law of independent assortment as they _____ assort independently.

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Variation and Genetics
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Category: Biology Ch 11 Class 11

How does chemosynthesis differ from photosynthesis?

NUMS 2020
Biology
Bioenergetics
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Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 12

Fetus is human embryo from the beginning of which of the following?

PMC Sample 2
Biology
Growth and Development
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Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 11

If lipopolysaccharides did not appear in the wall of bacteria on staining then it will be known as ________.

UHS 2018
Biology
Kingdom Prokaryote
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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
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Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 12

DNA has a helical shape with the diameter of

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Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 12

Exoskeleton of a marine snail is composed of

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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

Which of the following is correct in case of active membrane potential?

NUMS Mock 2
Biology

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Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 12

Which one of the following is made up of radioactively labelled nucleotides?

UHS 2015
Biology
Biotechnology
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Category: Biology

Q.63  Ozone depletion is commonly caused by:

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Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 12

When a physician elicits the knee-jerk reflex by tapping deep tendons in the knee, the normal response is for the lower leg to swing forward. When this happens:

NTS 2013
Biology
Support and Movement
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Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 12

Who developed a theory of natural selection essentially identical to Darwin’s?

PMC Sample 2
Biology
Evolution
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Category: Biology

The rate of photosynthesis and respiration may equal one another at what time?

NUMS Mock 4
Biology
Bioenergetics

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Category: Biology

Q.18 The internal buds are known as which of the following?

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Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 12

Number of bones in the skull:

NUMS 2016
Biology
Support and Movement
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Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 12

In gametogenesis, which resultant product is non-functional?

NTS 2019
Biology
Cell Cycle
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Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 12

Type of neurons found exclusively in CNS are:

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Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 12

Higher turgor pressure in a plant cell is maintained by:

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Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 11

A complex substance which on hydrolysis yields polyhydroxy aldehyde or ketone subunits is called:

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Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 12

Some transgenic bacteria produce a dipeptide sweetener called

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Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 12

A special area of centromere with specific base arrangement and specific proteins where spindle fibers are attached is called

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Category: Biology Ch 11 Class 11

Dark reaction of photosynthesis takes place in _______ of chloroplast.

NUMS 2020
Biology
Bioenergetics
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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?

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Category: Biology Ch 11 Class 11

During the first three steps of glycolysis, glucose is converted to Fructose 1, 6-diphosphate by the rearrangement of the molecule and addition of two phosphate groups. The phosphate comes from?

NTS 2015 SMBBMC
Biology
Bioenergetics
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Category: Biology

The autonomic nervous system controls all of the following activities except:

NUMS Mock 1
Biology
Coordination and Control

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Category: Biology Ch 12 Class 11

Certain types of whales are also ______ feeder.

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Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 12

The ultimate source of all changes is:

NUMS 2015
Biology
Evolution
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Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 12

Homology means

PMC Sample 3
Biology
Evolution
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Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 12

Thyroxine deficiency in adults’ results in a condition called:

UHS 2015
Biology
Growth and Development
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Category: Biology

Q.27 In the process of esterification OH is derived from?

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Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 12

Gel electrophoresis is a technique:

PMC 2020
Biology
Biotechnology
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Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 11

The term which is not related to the process of evolution of leaf is:

NUMS 2020
Biology
Kingdom Plantae
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Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 11

Archaeopteryx is a transitional stage between the members of which one of the following pairs?

NTS 2013
Biology
Kingdom Animalia
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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
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Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 11

Which of the following bacteria are able to release oxygen into the environment?

NTS 2018
Biology
Kingdom Protista
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Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 12

Haploid and monoploid numbers of chromosomes of hexaploid wheat are:

NTS 2014
Biology
Chromosomes and DNA
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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 8 Class 12

Which of the following is monohybrid cross

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Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 11

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

UHS 2015
Biology
Kingdom Fungi
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Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 12

How does the second meiotic division differ from mitosis? In the second meiotic division:

NTS 2015 SMBBMC
Biology
Cell Cycle
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Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 11

Water acts as a universal solvent because of:

PMC 2020
Biology
Biological Molecules
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Category: Biology

Q.34 What molecule would you not expect to find in a refrovirus

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Category: Biology Ch 14 Class 11

The lymph vessels empty in:

NUMS 2015
Biology
Transport
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Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 11

Chicken pox is caused by:

NTS 2011
Biology
Bio-diversity | Variety of Life
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Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 12

Which of the following is the manipulation of genetic material for practical purposes?

NTS 2018
Biology
Biotechnology
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Category: Biology Ch 14 Class 11

The massive accumulation of blood with is a tissue is called as:

NTS 2011
Biology
Transport
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Category: Biology

Q45 Which was the first virus to be successfully crystalized?

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Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 11

A type of bacterial cell that is completely surrounded by flagella is called:

PMC Practice 5
Biology
Kingdom Prokaryote
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Category: Biology

In cross-section each Centriole consist of nine (each in triplets) of:

NUMS Mock 2
Biology
Cell Structure and Function

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Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 12

Phenotype is:

PMC 2020
Biology
Chromosomes and DNA
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Category: Biology

Q.25 For respiratory metabolism, bacterial cell membrane contains

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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
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Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 12

Which statement is incorrect?

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Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 12

Which statement is incorrect?

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Category: Biology

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

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Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 11

Which of the following has the ability to develop ester linkage with OH group of Pentose sugar?

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Biological Molecules
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Category: Biology

Q.9 This is a reduced compound

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Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 11

Class Elasmobranchi have an outer covering of?

NTS 2015 DUHS and JSMU
Biology
Kingdom Animalia
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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
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Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 11

If another molecule, having a shape very similar to the enzymes substrate, binds to its active site, it would then ____ the enzyme’s function:

NUMS 2020
Biology
Enzymes
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Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 12

Only one ovary is functional at a time in:

NUMS 2015
Biology
Reproduction
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Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 12

Skeleton of arms and legs is:

NUMS 2018
Biology
Support and Movement
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Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 11

Which part of bacteria is most delicate and damage to it can kill the bacteria?

PMC 2021 Tested
Biology
Kingdom Protista
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Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 11

Oyster mushroom is an example of predator fungi which attack on

100 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 12

Bacteria were grown in a medium containing heavy isotope of nitrogen (N15) for many generations and all their DNA contained many heavy nitrogen only. A bacterium of this type was transferred to normal medium and allowed to duplicate. After two divisions of heavy DNA is likely to be that:

NTS 2012
Biology
Chromosomes and DNA
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