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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
Elimination Tool:

A) Phospholipids of the membrane

B) ADP

C) inorganic phosphates

D) ATP

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Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 11

How many species of fungi are known till now

10000

100000

10000000

1000

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Category: Biology

While working in a laboratory, before studying a sample under the microscope, it was immersed in a dye solution to obtain ______.

NUMS Mock 1
Biology
Biology and its Major Fields of Specialization

A) Magnification

B) Image

C) Match

D) Contrast

4 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 11

Chest cavity is bounded by ribs and muscles on the sides, while the floor of chest cavity is called:

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Gaseous Exchange
Elimination Tool:

A) Pleura

B) Alveoli

C) Chest cage

D) Diaphragm

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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

6 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 12

Who discovered DNA?

P.A.Levene

Frederick Griffith

Friedrich Miescher

Rosalind Franklin

7 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 12

Gametes in animals are produced by which of the following?

PMC Practice 2
Biology
Cell Cycle
Elimination Tool:

A) Mitosis

B) Meiosis

C) Fission

D) All of these options are correct

8 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 12

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

Community

Family

Population

Race

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Category: Biology Ch 12 Class 11

Which of the following have both internal and external digestion?

NUMS 2016
Biology
Nutrition
Elimination Tool:

A) Hydra

B) Jelly fish

C) Cockroach

D) All of these

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Category: Biology

Q.11 Which of the following statement regarding lecithin is correct?

A. Contain only one fatty acid

B. Choline attached with phosphatidic acid at carbon 3

C. Phosphate group is positively charged

D. Have five carbon glycerol molecules

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Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 11

Which of the following statements is a correct distinction between autotrophs and heterotrophs?

PMC Practice 7
Biology
Kingdom Plantae
Elimination Tool:

A) Only heterotrophs require chemical compunds from the environment

B) Cellular respiration is unique to heterotrophs

C) Autotrophs, but not heterotrophs can nourish themselves beginning with nutrients that are entirely inorganic.

D) Only heterotrophs have mitochondria

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Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 12

Most fossils are found in the

Metamorphic rocks

Soil

Sedimentary rocks

Volcanic mountains

13 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 12

The technique used for the non-surgical removal of kidney stones is called:

NUMS 2016
Biology
Homeostasis
Elimination Tool:

A) Ultrasound

B) Lithotripsy

C) Dialysis

D) X-rays

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Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 12

Male and female sea urchins release their sperm and eggs Into the water where fertilization takes place. How can their reproduction be described?

NTS 2013
Biology
Reproduction
Elimination Tool:

A) asexual reproduction which results in genetically dissimilar offspring

B) asexual reproductlon whlch results In genetically identical offspring

C) Sexual reproduction which results in genetically dissimilar offspring

D) Sexual reproduction which results in genetically identical offspring

15 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 11

Aspergillosis is a fungal infection and occurs only in _______:

NUMS 2020
Biology
Kingdom Fungi
Elimination Tool:

A) Male

B) Female

C) AIDS patient

D) Athletes

16 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 12

Rapid movement of leaves of mimosa on touching is an example of :

Turgor movement

Nastic movement

Tropic movements.

Growth movement

17 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 12

Which of the following statement about Homeostasis is incorrect

There is a definite control system that regulates the homeostatic activities

Homeostatic mechanisms keep the internal environment fixed despite of wide changes in external environment

Because of this the fluctuations of internal environment are of extremely narrow range as compared to that of external environment

All are correct

18 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 11

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

NUMS 2016
Biology
Gaseous Exchange
Elimination Tool:

A) Myoglobin

B) Globin

C) Haemoglobin

D) Hemocyanin

19 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 12

Study of environmental relations is called:

NUMS 2018
Biology
Man and His Environment
Elimination Tool:

A) Physiology

B) Pulmonology

C) Morphology

D) Ecology

20 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 12

In recombinant DNA technology, the copies of recombinant DNA are increased by:

NTS 2018
Biology
Biotechnology
Elimination Tool:

A) Restriction enzyme

B) Ligase

C) Selection of host with rDNA

D) Multiplication of host with rDNA

21 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.46 Which part of the brain connects the cerebrum with the spinal cord?

A. Forebrain

B. Cerebrum

C. Cerebellum

D. Brainstem

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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

23 / 100

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.

24 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 11

Antibiotics are produced by fungi and certain bacteria of group:

UHS 2013
Biology
Kingdom Fungi
Elimination Tool:

A) Actinomycetes

B) Oomycetes

C) Ascomycetes

D) Basidiomycetes

25 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 12 Class 11

Living things that would be the first to experience adverse effects if large amounts of carbon dioxide were taken out of the biosphere are:

NTS 2014
Biology
Nutrition
Elimination Tool:

A) Decomposers (e.g. bacteria and fungi)

B) Producers (e.g. green plants)

C) Primary consumers (e.g. mice)

D) Secondary consumers (e.g. snakes)

26 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 11

Pseudocoelem develops from

Blastopore

Plastoquinone

Blastocoel

Splitting of mesoderm

27 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 12

Rate of DNA replication by DNA polymerase is

2000 nucleotides / sec

1000 nucleotides / sec

150 nucleotides / sec

1050 nucleotides / sec

28 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 12

Haemophilia occurs because of:

PMC 2020
Biology
Variation and Genetics
Elimination Tool:

A) Mutation in an autosome

B) Mutation of Y-chromosome

C) Mutation of X-chromosome

D) Deficiency of iron

29 / 100

Category: Biology

The term “Loss of appetite” refers to disease:

NUMS Mock 3
Biology
Nutrition

A) Botulism

B) Anorexia nervosa

C) Obesity

D) Bulemia nervosa

30 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 12

Central dogma is

Transfer of information from DNA to mRNA

Basic mechanism of reading and expressing genes

Transfer of information from RNA to proteins

Synthesis of all three types of RNA

31 / 100

Category: Biology

Germ layers are formed in which stage of development?

NUMS Mock 2
Biology
Growth and Development

A) Morulation

B) Blastulation

C) Gastrulation

D) Organogenesis

32 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 12

Gibberellins may be substituted for _____ light, therefore promote flowering in long day plants.

White

Red

Blue

Green

33 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 11

The smaller (40S) of ribosome combines with larger subunit (60S) in the presence of Mg2+ ion to form _____ particle.

NUMS 2015
Biology
Cell Structure and Function
Elimination Tool:

A) 100 S

B) 90 S

C) 80 S

D) 70 S

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Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 11

Syphilis is caused by:

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

A) Coccus

B) Bacillus

C) Spirillum

D) Spirochete

35 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 12

Which is a feature of malignant tumor?

Localized

Little deleterious effect

Few mitosis

Metastasize

36 / 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

37 / 100

Category: Biology

Lymph nodes are not present:

NUMS Mock 1
Biology
Coordination and Control

A) Neck region

B) Axilla

C) Groin

D) Spleen

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Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 12

Analogous organs show

Convergent evolution

Divergent evolution

Straight evolution

Zig-zag evolution

39 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 11

Chest cavity is bounded by ribs and muscles on the sides, while the floor of chest cavity is called:

NUMS 2015
Biology
Gaseous Exchange
Elimination Tool:

A) Pleura

B) Alveoli

C) Chest cage

D) Diaphragm

40 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 12

Cells elongate by

Mitosis

Uptake of water

Stretching

Formation of cell wall

41 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 11

In which phase of bacterial growth, does divison at an exponential rate occur?

NUMS 2020
Biology
Kingdom Prokaryote
Elimination Tool:

A) Lag phase

B) Log phase

C) Stationary phase

D) Decline phase

42 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 11

Vaccines for all of these have been developed EXCEPT:

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

A) Polio

B) Mumps

C) Measles

D) Cancer

43 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 11

Brown algae are also known as

Phaeophyta

Rhodophyta

Pyrrophyta

Chrysophyta

44 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 12

Which of the following is not related to apoptosis?

NUMS 2015
Biology
Growth and Development
Elimination Tool:

A) Loss of tail of developing humans embryos

B) Loss of tissues between developing digits

C) Controlling the number of neurons

D) None of the given options

45 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 12

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

Hardy-Weinberg

Alfred Wallace

Malthus

Lyell

46 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 12

Genotype of blood group ‘AB’ in human is ______.

NUMS 2015
Biology
Variation and Genetics
Elimination Tool:

A) IA IB

B) IB Io

C) IA IA

D) IoIo

47 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 12 Class 11

All of the insectivorous plants are true

Heterotrophs

Autotrophes

Carnivores

Saprotrophs

48 / 100

Category: Biology

Which processes are essential in making nitrogen from dead plant material available to growing plants?

ammonification
deamination
nitrification
nitrogen fixation
NUMS Mock 2
Biology
Man and His Enviornment

A) I, II and III only

B) I, II and IV only

C) I, III and IV only

D) II, III and IV only

49 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 12

Nissl’s granules are present in which part of the neuron?

Axoplasm

Myelin sheath.

Dendrite

Soma

50 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 12

In an annelids, the contraction of circular muscle results in:

Lengthening of the body.

Shortening of the body.

Widening of body

Thinning of body

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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 4 Class 12

Colour of corpus luteum is:

NUMS 2018
Biology
Reproduction
Elimination Tool:

A) Red

B) Yellow

C) Grey

D) Black

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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

54 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 11 Class 11

Estimating relative CO2 consumption or O2 release during photosynthesis at different wavelengths of light, is termed as:

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) Action spectrum

B) Absorption spectrum

C) Dark reaction

D) Light reaction

55 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 12

Gibberellins is an example of

Growth inhibitor

Growth stimulator

Growth hormone

None of these

56 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.57 Which of the following is paired correctly?

A. Pisces-jellyfish

B. Echinodermata- cuttlefish

C. Mollusca- starfish

D. Arthropoda- silver fish

57 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 11 Class 11

Quantitative study of energy relationships in biological systems obeys.

Bioenergetics

Laws of thermodynamics

Laws of thermo chemistry

Laws of chemical energeti

58 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 12

In comparison to a constantly changing external environment, _____ is when the body maintains the internal processes to work in a narrow range of internal fluctuations.

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Homeostasis
Elimination Tool:

A) Regulation

B) Homeostasis

C) Balancing

D) Thermoregulation

59 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 11

Which one is not correct for a productive theory?

It is predictive

It has explanatory power

It discourage s suggestion of different hypotheses

It discourages suggestion of different hypotheses

60 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 12

Cell membrane under resting conditions is impermeable to all the ions except

Na+

. K+

Cl-

PO4-2

61 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 14 Class 11

All of the following protect the body against the entrance of germs except:

NTS 2017
Biology
Transport
Elimination Tool:

A) Tears

B) Mucous membranes

C) Ciliated cells

E) Red blood cells,

62 / 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

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Category: Biology

Q.51 The heavy and light chains of an antibody molecule is held together by:

A. H-bonds

B. Disulphide bridges

C. Ionic interactions

D. Hydrophobic interactions

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Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 11

The genome of the virus includes the:

PMC Sample 1
Biology
Bio-diversity | Variety of Life
Elimination Tool:

A) Deoxyribonucleic acid

B) Ribonucleic acid

C) Amino acids

D) Deoxyribonucleic acid and ribonucleic acids

65 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 11

Enzymes _________ the activation energy of a chemical reaction

Increases

Decreases

Does not effect

Increases or decreases depending upon individual enzyme

66 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 12

A lullaby is a song. No song is prose. Some proses are epics.

Conclusions:

I. Some proses are songs.

II. Some epics are lullabies.

III. Some songs are lullabies.

Which of the following is most appropriate in the above case?

a) Only II

b) Only III

c) I, II, and III are inappropriate

a

b

c

none

67 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 11

Enzymes work by lowering the ______ of the reactions they catalyse:

PMC 2020
Biology
Enzymes
Elimination Tool:

A) Kinetic energy

B) Activation energy

C) Heat energy

D) Potential energy

68 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 11

Coccobacillus has a shape similar to

Diplobacillus

Sarcina

Egg

None of these

69 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 11

Which type of protein structure contains the three dimensional structure?

NTS 2013
Biology
Biological Molecules
Elimination Tool:

A) Primary

B) Secondary

C) Tertiary

D) Quaternary

70 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 12 Class 11

Autotrophic organisms can exist in an exclusively ______ environment.

Organic

Inorganic

Wet

Terrestrial

71 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 11

Which character differentiates living things from non-living organisms?

They live in the same ecosystem.

They are acted upon by the same environment

They are highly organized and complex made of one or more cells and contain genetic material

Both a and b

72 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 12

Natural extrachromosomal circular DNA molecules earrying genes for antibiotic resistance and fertility

Recombinant DNA

Chimaeric DNA C

Lambda phage

Plasmids

73 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 11

Genetically modified plants contain:

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

A) No gene

B) No gene in transposition

C) Widely used in gene transfer

D) All of these options are correct

74 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.2 Competitive inhibition can be overcome by using

A. Low concentration of substrate

B. High concentration of inhibitor

C. Moderate concentration of inhibitor

D. High concentration of substrate

75 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 12

Study of human population and things that affect them is

Ecology

Demography

Demology

Environment

76 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 11

Which of the following endoparasites of humans does show viviparity?

NTS 2018
Biology
Kingdom Fungi
Elimination Tool:

A) Trichinella spiralis

B) Ascaris lumbricoides

C) Ancylostoma duodenale

D) Enterobius vermicularis

77 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.56 Which of the following is nota viral disease?

A. Smallpox

Mumps

C. Tetanus

D. Cowpox

78 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 11

Cellulose is the major component of

Primary wall

Secondary wall

Middle lamella

all of the above

79 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.47 The chemical nature of oxytocin is:

A. Protein

B. Amino acid derivative

C. Polypeptide

D. Steroid Incorrect

80 / 100

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

81 / 100

Category: Biology

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

NUMS Mock 1
Biology
Nutrition

A) Proteins and carbohydrates

B) Fats and proteins

C) Fats and carbohydrates

D) Vitamins and fats

82 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 11

Trypanosoma belongs to class:

NTS 2011
Biology
Kingdom Protista
Elimination Tool:

A) Sarcodina

B) Flagellata

C) Ciliata

D) Suctoria

83 / 100

Category: Biology

Genetic information in the DNA is encoded as:

NUMS Mock 1
Biology
Chromosomes and DNA

A) Deoxyribose sugar

B) Ribose sugar

C) Phosphate group

D) Sequence of nitrogenous bases

84 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 14 Class 11

Highest blood pressure is found in:

NUMS 2015
Biology
Transport
Elimination Tool:

A) Arteries

B) Veins

D) None of the given options

C) Capillaries

85 / 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

86 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 11

The following are all features of eukaryotic cells:

I. chloroplast

II. peroxisome

III. lysosome

IV. mitochondrion

v. nucleus

Which of these have a double membrane?

NTS 2014
Biology
Cell Structure and Function
Elimination Tool:

A) I, II and IV

B) I, III and V

C) I, IV and V

D) II, III and V

87 / 100

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

A) Glycogen, cellulose

B) Starch. cellulose.

C) Glycogen, starch

D) Starch, glycogen

88 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.28 The vocal cords are stretched across:

A. Larynx

B. Glottis

C. Pharynx

D. Trachea

89 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 12

In parthenocarpy which levels are high in ovaries

Gibberalins

Cytokinins

Auxins

All of these

90 / 100

Category: Biology

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

A. Slightly decreased

B. Enzyme inactivation

C. Enzyme denaturation

D. No effect on enzyme activity

91 / 100

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

92 / 100

Category: Biology

Why do some vegetables lose water when salt is applied to them?

NUMS Mock 3
Biology
Transport

A) Due to the less negative water potential of the external environment than the cell.

B) Due to the more negative water potential of the external environment that the cell

C) . Due to the less positive water potential of the external environment than the cell

D) Due to more positive water potential of the external environment than the cell

93 / 100

Category: Biology

Which of the following enzymes is used to join DNA fragments?

NUMS Mock 4
Biology
Chromosomes and DNA

A) DNA polymerase

B) Ligase

C) Primase

D) Endonuclease

94 / 100

Category: Biology

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

A. NADH

B. Cytochrome a3

C. Water

D. Oxygen

95 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 12

The length of okazaki fragments in eukayotes is

150–250 nucleotides long

200-300 nucleotides

1000-2000 nucleotde

100-200 nucleotides

96 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 12

Secondary cell wall of sclerenchyma cells is impregnated with

Cellulose

Peptidoglycan and murein.

Lignin

Pectin

97 / 100

Category: Biology

The end product of glycolysis in anaerobic respiration is:

NUMS Mock 4
Biology
Bioenergetics

A) Ethanol and Carbon dioxide

B) Lactate

C) Pyruvate

D) Both A and B

98 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 11

The word virus is derived from Latin word venome meaning

Sweet fluid

Sore Fluid

Poisonous Fluid

Salty Fluid

99 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 11

The causing agent of the tuberculosis that grows very well in poor living conditions and malnutrition is:

NUMS 2019 Cancelled
Biology
Kingdom Prokaryote
Elimination Tool:

A) Spirobacterium

B) Mycobacterium

C) E.Coli

D) Staphylococcus

100 / 100

Category: Biology

A person got an infection, he became ill but then he survived. What do you think which of immunity he would have developed?

NUMS Mock 1
Biology
Transport

A) Active immunity

B) Artificially induced active immunity

C) Passive immunity

D) Naturally induced active immunity

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