Biology Practice Test 4

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Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 12

A pea plant has purple colored flowers (dominant trait). To check the genotype, which of the following cross is performed

NUMS 2018
Biology
Variation and Genetics
Elimination Tool:

A) Test cross with homozygous white flowered plant

B) Test cross with homozygous purple flowered plant

C) Test cross with heterozygous purple flowered plant

D) Hybird cross

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Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 11

HIV is also known as:

NUMS 2014
Biology
Bio-diversity | Variety of Life
Elimination Tool:

A) AIDS

B) HAV

D) HBV

C) HTLV

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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 2 Class 12

The number of vertebrate in horse neck are:

NUMS 2014
Biology
Support and Movement
Elimination Tool:

A) 5

B) 6

C) 7

D) 10

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Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 11

Other name for Kingdom monera is:

Protoctista

Prokaryotae

Archae

None of these

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Category: Biology Ch 12 Class 11

A part of the digestive system that is not in contact with food is the:

NTS 2017
Biology
Nutrition
Elimination Tool:

A) Small intestine

C) Liver

B) Stomach

D) Large intestine

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Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 12

Evolutionary relationship among species are reflected in their ________.

NUMS 2020
Biology
Chromosomes and DNA
Elimination Tool:

A) DNA and proteins

B) Only DNA

C) Only proteins

D) RNA

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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 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

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Category: Biology

Lecithin is formed by combining phosphatidic acid with ______:

NUMS Mock 1
Biology
Biological Molecules

A) Serine

B) Choline

C) Inositol

D) Ethanolamine

11 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 12 Class 11

Digestive system in vertebrates is formed by which germ layer?

NUMS 2014
Biology
Nutrition
Elimination Tool:

A) Ectoderm

B) Endoderm

C) Mesoderm

D) None of these

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Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 12

Sertoli cells

Provide liquid medium to cells in testes

Provide protection and nourishment to cells

Secrete testosterone

Both a and b

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Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 11

Amoeba belongs to which kingdom:

Prokaryotae

Plantae

Monera

Protista

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Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 11

Restriction endonucleases

PMC Sample 2
Biology
Enzymes
Elimination Tool:

A) are bacterial enzyme

B) convert RNA to DNA

C) hydrolyze protein into amino acids

D) get mutated for DNA repair

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Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 11

The botanical name of Imli is:

NTS 2012
Biology
Kingdom Plantae
Elimination Tool:

A) Cassia fistula

B) Mimosa pudica

C) Tamarindus indica

D) Datura alba

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Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 11

Of the following which one is non-cellular in most cases in animals?

Mesenchyme

Sclerenchyma

Chlorenchyma

Mesoderm

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Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 11

Kingdom Protoctista includes:

Prokaryotic organisms

Unicellular organisms

Fungi

Eu-cariotiquic organisms

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Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 12

Prokaryotes are considered to be evolved

. 3.5 billion years ago

1.5 billion years ago

4.5 billion years ag

1000 million years ago

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Category: Biology

Q.6 All of the following are the functions of endoplasmic reticulum except:

A. Nerve impulse conduction

B. Transport of material

C. Mechanical support

D. Synthesis of conjugated molecules

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Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 11

Cyanobacteria resemble photosynthetic eukaryotes because they have:

PMC 2021 Tested
Biology
Kingdom Protista
Elimination Tool:

A) PS-I

B) None of these

C) PS-I and PS-II both

D) PS-II

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Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 11

The optimum pH of catalase is:

NUMS 2018
Biology
Enzymes
Elimination Tool:

A) Slightly alkaline

B) Highly acidic

C) Highly alkaline

D) Slightly acidic

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Category: Biology Ch 12 Class 11

Carbohydrates, fats & proteins are essential for:

Metabolic processes of an organism

Providing energy

Formation of sturctures

All of these

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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

24 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 11

In cell fractionation various components of cells including its organelles can be isolated in different layers depending upon:

Their physical properties like size & weight.

Physical properties of the medium like its density.

Their electrical properties like their charges

Both a and b

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Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 12

Gametes in animals are produced by:

PMC 2021 Tested
Biology
Cell Cycle
Elimination Tool:

A) Meiosis

B) Fission

C) Mitosis

D) All three

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Category: Biology Ch 12 Class 12

Coniferous forests located at high altitude are called

Taiga

Alpine

Boreal

Arctic

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Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 11

Second major form of hepatitis is:

NUMS 2015
Biology
Bio-diversity | Variety of Life
Elimination Tool:

A) Hepatitis A

B) Hepatitis B

C) Hepatitis C

D) Hepatitis D

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Category: Biology

The enzyme found in saliva responsible for the digestion of carbohydrates is:

NUMS Mock 4
Biology
Enzymes

A) Lysozyme

B) Amylase

C) Pepsin

D) Trypsinogen

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Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 12

Which of the following is the components / tools of recombinant DNA technology?

PMC 2020
Biology
Biotechnology
Elimination Tool:

A) Gene of interest

B) Molecular scissors

C) Molecular glue and expression system

D) All of the above

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Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 12

A plant has a growth pattern called

Closed growth

Open growth

In between the two

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Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 12

In humans, the temperature regulation control center is located in:

PMC 2020
Biology
Homeostasis
Elimination Tool:

A) Kidneys

B) Brain

C) Lungs

D) Liver

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Category: Biology Ch 12 Class 11

The propulsive movement of the gastrointestinal tract (GI tract) is:

NTS 2010
Biology
Nutrition
Elimination Tool:

A) Peristalsis

B) Epiglottis

C) Antiperistalsis

D) Anus

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Category: Biology

When a fetus is in the uterus, what carries oxygen away from the placenta?

NUMS Mock 1
Biology
Reproduction

A) The amniotic fluid

B) The amniotic sac

C) The lining of the uterus

D) The umbilical cord

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Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 12

The process of cartilage formation is known as:

NUMS 2014
Biology
Support and Movement
Elimination Tool:

A) Chondrioblasts

B) Chondriocutosis

C) Chondrogenesis

D) None of these

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Category: Biology Ch 11 Class 11

Photosynthesis is process in which ________ compounds of carbon (CO2) and hydrogen (H2O) are reduced to carbohydrate like (glucose) using light energy.

Organic

Energy rich

Energy poor

Reduced

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Category: Biology Ch 11 Class 11

The dark reactions of photosynthesis are characterized by:

NTS 2016 DUHS & JSMU
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) Synthesis of ATP, O2 and NADH

B) Utilization of ATP, CO2 and NADPH

C) Electron transfer from NADPH to RuBP

D) Carbon dioxide transfer from RuBP to glucose

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Category: Biology

An Rh negative woman is married to an Rh positive man whose father was also Rh negative. What are the chances that their child will be affected?

NUMS Mock 4
Biology
Variation and Genetics

A) 25%

B) 50%

C) 75%

D) 100%

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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 2 Class 12

Scapula is the bone of the:

NUMS 2014
Biology
Support and Movement
Elimination Tool:

A) Skull

B) Pelvic girdle

D) Vertebral column

C) Pectoral girdle

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Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 12

In nature, Garden pea is

Self-fertilized

Cross fertilized

Cross pollinated

None of these

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Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 12

The technique use of identification of criminals is called:

NTS 2018
Biology
Biotechnology
Elimination Tool:

A) Cloning

B) DNA fingerprinting

C) Restriction Analysis

D) Polymorphism

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Category: Biology

Q.45 Muscle fatigue is characterized by all except:

A. Accumulation of lactic acid

B. pH drops

C. Cross bridges are unable to detach

D. Increased ATP concentration

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Category: Biology

Which substance might include this molecule?

NUMS Mock 4
Biology
Biological Molecules

A) Cellulose

B) Cholesterol

C) Glycerol

D) Insulin

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Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 12

The enzyme which seals the foreign DNA into the vector is

Restriction endonuclease

DNA polymerase

DNA ligase

DNA mutase

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Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 12

Type of neurons found exclusively in CNS are:

Sensory neurons

Motor neurons

Associative neurons

None of these

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Category: Biology

During cell division, the spindle fibres get attached to condensing chromosome at a highly differentiated region. This region is called as:

NUMS Mock 1
Biology
Cell Cycle

A) Chromosome

B) Chromocentre

C) Centriole

D) Kinetochore

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Category: Biology Ch 14 Class 11

Antibodies are manufactured in:

PMC 2020
Biology
Transport
Elimination Tool:

A) T Lymphocytes

B) Red Blood Cells

C) Platelets

D) B Lymphocytes

48 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 11

Rod-shaped bacteria are known as _______

UHS 2018
Biology
Kingdom Prokaryote
Elimination Tool:

A) Spirilla

B) Bacilli

C) Spirochete

D) Cocci

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Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 12

A continuously varying trait is encoded by alleles of two or more different genes located at different loci, all influencing the same trait in an additive way is known as ________.

NUMS 2019 Cancelled
Biology
Variation and Genetics
Elimination Tool:

A) Poly traits

B) Polygenes

C) Multiple alleles

D) Different gene

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Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 11

First step of viral replication is:

NUMS 2017
Biology
Bio-diversity | Variety of Life
Elimination Tool:

A) Entry

B) Assembly

C) Uncoating

D) Adsorption or Attachment

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Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 11

Mycorrhizae are found in about ______ vascular plants

90%

95%

98%

96%

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Category: Biology Ch 12 Class 11

Bile is used in:

NUMS 2016
Biology
Nutrition
Elimination Tool:

A) Protein digestion

B) Starch digestion

C) Fat emulsification

D) Both A and B

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Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 12

Which of the following is found beneath the prostate gland?

PMC Sample 1
Biology
Reproduction
Elimination Tool:

A) vas deferens

B) seminal vesicle

C) urethra

D) cowper's gland

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Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 12

Balance in the nutrient cycle can be upset when

Too much food is consumed

Not enough food is produced

Decayed nutrients are not returned to the ground

All of these

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Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 11

Antibodies can be digested by using which of the following types of enzymes?

PMC Sample 3
Biology
Enzymes
Elimination Tool:

A) Lipase

B) Protease

C) Amylase

D) Polymerase

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Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 12

DNA is synthesized and chromosome number is doubled in

G1 phase

S phase

G2 phase

G0 phase

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Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 12

Which of the following fish drink large amount of sea water and excrete concentrated urine resulting in maximum salt excretion and minimal water loss?

Hagfish

Fresh water fishes

Bony fishes

None of these

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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 Ch 5 Class 11

Viruses without nuclear envelope is called as?

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

A) icosahedral virus

B) naked virus

C) enveloped virus

D) bilayer virus

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Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 11

The first layer of cell wall which is formed is:

Primary wall

Secondary wall

Middle lamella

All of these

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Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 12

The egg-laying birds are called:

NUMS 2016
Biology
Reproduction
Elimination Tool:

A) Oviparous

B) Viviparous

C) Monotremes

D) All of these

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Category: Biology

Q.55 The type of bronchitis that causes no permanent damage to the lungs and lasts for two weeks is known as

A. Acute bronchitis

B. Chronic bronchitis

C. Coastal bronchitis

D. Intercostal bronchitis

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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 12

The law of dominance is illustrated in the garden pea by:

NTS 2010
Biology
Variation and Genetics
Elimination Tool:

B) Heterozygous tall x heterozygous tall

C) Homozygous tall x homozygous tall

D) Pure short x pure short

E) Homozygous tall x pure short

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Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 12

Among the followings which is the most longest supportive cell?

Tracheids

Sclereids

Trachea

Collenchyma cells

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Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 12

Overgrazing results in:

NUMS 2019 Cancelled
Biology
Man and His Environment
Elimination Tool:

A) Totally barren lands

B) Good pastured lands

C) Salinity

D) Rocky areas

67 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 12

Which one of the following is a neurotransmitter?

NUMS 2020
Biology
Coordination and Control
Elimination Tool:

A) Dopamine

B) Hydrochloric acid

C) Sodium ions

D) Calcium ions

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Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 11

Glucose and fructose join together through _____ to form sucrose.

NUMS 2019 Cancelled
Biology
Biological Molecules
Elimination Tool:

A) 1, 4 glycosidic linkage

B) 1, 6 glycosidic linkage

D) 1,3 glycosidic linkage

C) 1,2 glycosidic linkage

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Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 12

The second stage of the Prophase of Meiosis, following Leptotene, during which homologous chromosomes begin to pair is called:

NTS 2019
Biology
Cell Cycle
Elimination Tool:

A) Anaphase

B) Zygotene

D) Pachytene

C) Diplotene

70 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 12

Cells of fibers and tracheids elongate during

Phase of cell division

Phase of cell elongation

Phase of cell maturation

Phase of cell differentiation

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Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 11

Which organism has wings with claws?

NUMS 2015
Biology
Kingdom Animalia
Elimination Tool:

A) Eagle

B) Kestrel

C) Archaeopteryx

D) Mallard

72 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 12

Which organ(s) in the male reproductive system produce gametes?

NUMS 2018
Biology
Reproduction
Elimination Tool:

A) Vas deferens

B) Malpighian tubule system

C) Seminiferous tubules

D) Ejaculatory duct

73 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 11

Antheridiophore and archegoniophore are found in

Marchantia

Funaria

Both of these

None of these

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Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 12

Four events in the transmission of nerve impulses across synapses are:

I. depolarisation of the presynaptic membrane

II. propagation of postsynaptic action potential

III. reabsorption of the transmitter substance

IV. release of transmitter substance into the synaptic cleft

In which sequence do these events occur?

FIRST -> LAST

NTS 2014
Biology
Coordination and Control
Elimination Tool:

A) I, III, II, and IV

C) IV, I, III and II

D) IV, III, I and II

B) I, IV, II and III

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Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 12

Adaptation of traits to better fill a niche is known as which of the following?

PMC Sample 3
Biology
Evolution
Elimination Tool:

A) polymorphism

B) gene linkage

C) specialization

D) replication

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Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 12

During interphase of the cell cycle, which of the following stage is for duplication of DNA:

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Cell Cycle
Elimination Tool:

A) G0 phase

B) G1 phase

D) S phase

C) G2phase

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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.

78 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 11

A cofactor made of inorganic ion which is detachable is called

Prosthetic group

Coenzyme

Activator

Cofactor

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Category: Biology Ch 12 Class 11

Hydra is an example of _______ feeder

Fluid

Macrophagous

Fluid

All of these

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Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 12

The major sign and symptoms of microcephaly is:

NTS 2010
Biology
Growth and Development
Elimination Tool:

A) Sexual defects

B) Excessive number of toes

C) Mental retardation

D) Small skull in proportion to the normal body size

81 / 100

Category: Biology

Golgi complex is responsible for the formation of secretory granules in _____ cell.

NUMS Mock 4
Biology
Cell Structure and Function

A) Stomach

B) Liver

C) Pancreatic

D) Muscle

82 / 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

83 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 12

Neurons are cells adapted for the rapid transmission of electrical impulses. To do this, they have long thin processes called:

PMC 2020
Biology
Coordination and Control
Elimination Tool:

A) Axons

B) Dendrites

D) Schwann cell

C) Myelin sheath

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Category: Biology

Q.8 Which of the following structure provides greater pathogenicity to the bacteria?

A. slime

B. cell wall

C. cell membrane

D. capsule

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Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 12

Epinasty is controlled by

Gibberellins

Abscisins

Auxins

Cytokinins

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Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 11

Reversible inhibitors form WEAK linkages with which of the following?

PMC Sample 3
Biology
Enzymes
Elimination Tool:

A) enzyme

B) reactant

C) product

D) substrate

87 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 11

A large regional community primarily determined by climate is called :

Population

Community

Biome

Habitat

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Category: Biology

Q.63 What event occurs in the menstrual cycle when the level of progesterone declines?

A. Ovulation

B. Menstruation

C. Menopause

D. Fertilization

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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

90 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 11

If the concentration of enzyme is kept constant and amount of substrate is increased a point is reached where increase in substrates concentration does not affect the reaction rate because of

Enzymes get denatured at higher substrate conc.

Rate of reaction is indirectly proportional to substrate concentration at this point.

All the active sites on enzyme molecule are occupied.

None of these.

91 / 100

Category: Biology

Which of the following diseases is sexually transmitted?

NUMS Mock 1
Biology
Bio-diversity | Variety of Life

A) Tuberculosis

B) AIDS

C) Dengue Fever

D) Cholera

92 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 12

Chlorosis, i.e., yellowish hue on the leaves results from

Accumulation of toxic waste products in leaves.

Deficiency of chlorophyll.

Short supplies of mineral nutrients in the soil

All of these

93 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 11

Who coined the term Animalcules for microorganisms like Bacteria and protozoa?

Robert Koch

Louis Pasteur

Alexander Fleming

Leeuwenhoek

94 / 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

95 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 12

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

White

Red

Blue

Green

96 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 11

A three dimensional dcavity bearing a specific charge by which the enzyme reacts with its substrate is called

Active site

Binding site

Catalytic site

Allosteric site

97 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 11

Biological molecules (proteins) which catalyze a biochemical reaction and remain unchanged after completion of reaction are called

Cofactor

Coenzymes

Activator

Enzymes

98 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 11 Class 11

The end product of Glycolysis is:

NTS 2011
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) Glucose-6-phosphate

B) Fructose-6-phosphate

C) Pyruvate

D) 3-Phosphoglycerate

99 / 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

100 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 11

“Vascular System absent; gametophyte dominant, sporophyte attached to gametophyte; homosporous” are distinguishing characters of

UHS 2010
Biology
Kingdom Plantae
Elimination Tool:

A) Psilopsida

B) Pteropsida

C) Angiosperms

D) Bryophyta

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