Biology Practice Test 4

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1 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 12

Which statement is incorrect?

In human, cell cycle is about 24 hrs

Mitosis takes 30 min

G2 5.5 hrs

Yeast cell only 90 min

2 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 12

Growth of multicellular plants occur in

Two phases

Three phases

Five phase

Four phases

3 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 11

An activated enzyme made of polypeptide chain and a cofactor is?

PMC Practice 2
Biology
Enzymes
Elimination Tool:

A) Substrate

B) Coenzyme

C) Apoenzyme

D) Holoenzyme

4 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 12

Higher plants grow through

Growing points

Whole plant body is capable of growing

Only roots grow

None of these

5 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 11

Antheridiophore and archegoniophore are found in

Marchantia

Funaria

Both of these

None of these

6 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 11

Bacteriophages, or phages are also known as:

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

A) Bacteria facilitator

B) Bacteria eater

C) Animal viruses

D) Plant viruse

7 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 11 Class 12

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

Mycorrhiza

Rhizobium

Lichen

Legume

8 / 100

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
Elimination Tool:

A) Purine

B) Pyrimidine

C) H3PO4

D) HNO3

9 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 12

Which of the following does not belong to the same linkage group?

NUMS 2015
Biology
Variation and Genetics
Elimination Tool:

A) Sickle cell anemia

B) Albinism

C) Leukemia

D) Gout

10 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 12

Type of neurons found exclusively in CNS are:

Sensory neurons

Motor neurons

Associative neurons

None of these

11 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 11

Numerous opportunistic diseases might attack a person suffering from which of the following diseases?

NUMS 2020
Biology
Bio-diversity | Variety of Life
Elimination Tool:

A) Measles

B) Influenza

C) Hepatitis A

D) AIDS

12 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 12 Class 11

Earthworm is an example of ______ feeder

Detritus

Fluid

Macrophageus

Filter

13 / 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

14 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 11

An unbroken series of species arranged in ancestors to descendent sequence with each later species having evolved from one that immediately preceded it is called:

Biome

Phyletic lineage

Community

Population

15 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 12

The Plasmid pBR322 has antibiotic resistance genes for:

UHS 2019
Biology
Biotechnology
Elimination Tool:

A) Streptomycin

B) Ampicillin and Tetracycline

C) Tetracycline and mxycycline

D) Ampicillin

16 / 100

Category: Biology

It is the smallest eukaryote:

NUMS Mock 2
Biology
Kingdom Protista

A) Virus

B) Bacteria

C) Plasmodium

D) Sponge

17 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 12

Recombinant DNA contains DNA from

2 different sources

3 different sources

2 same sources

3 same sources

18 / 100

Category: Biology

The best function of coelom is described as ____.

NUMS Mock 1
Biology
Kingdom Animalia

A) To increase the size of the animals

B) To help in the functioning of reproductive system

C) To provide space for the development of organs and systems

D) All of these options are correct

19 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 11

Which of the statement is not true for compounds like glycoprotein and glycolipids?

They are conjugated molecules of carbohydrates

Both have role in the extra cellular matrix of animals and bacterial cell wall

They are components of biological membranes.

Both are produced and secreted by endoplasmic reticulum

20 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 12 Class 11

Milk drinking babies have an additional enzyme called:

NUMS 2016
Biology
Nutrition
Elimination Tool:

A) Rennin

B) Amylase

C) Lipase

D) None of these options are correct

21 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 11

Species of phylum Platyhelminthes are:

NTS 2011
Biology
Kingdom Animalia
Elimination Tool:

A) Roundworms

B) Flat worms

C) Hook worms

D) Thread worms

22 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 12

An individual has an additional sex chromosome. Which syndrome does he have?

NUMS 2014
Biology
Chromosomes and DNA
Elimination Tool:

A) Down's syndrome

B) Turner's syndrome

C) Jacob's syndrome

D) Klinefelter's syndrome

23 / 100

Category: Biology

A/An ______ is an organism that makes ATP by aerobic respiration if oxygen is present, but is capable of switching to fermentation if oxygen is absent.

NUMS Mock 4
Biology
Nutrition

A) Cellular anaerobe

B) Respiratory anaerobe

C) Obligate anaerobe

D) Facultative anaerobe

24 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 11

Which of the following carbohydrate is tasteless?

Monosaccharide

Oligosaccharide

Polysaccharide

None of these

25 / 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

26 / 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

27 / 100

Category: Biology

Arrange the following according to the level of protein structures:

a) lysozyme, b) haemoglobin, c) insulin, d) hairs.

NUMS Mock 4
Biology
Biological Molecules

A) c, d, a, b

B) a, b, c, d

C) d, c, b, a

D) a, d, c, b

28 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 12

Which part of the brain regulates body temperature?

NTS 2016 SMBBMC
Biology
Homeostasis
Elimination Tool:

A) Cerebellum

B) Cerebrum

C) Hypothalamus

D) Medulla

29 / 100

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
Elimination Tool:

A) Gram negative

B) Gram positive

C) Capsule

D) Both Gram positive & negative

30 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 12

Rose is an example of

Hydrophytes

Mesophytes

Xerophytes

Halophytes

31 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 12

Grassland of Argentina is:

NUMS 2015
Biology
Man and His Environment
Elimination Tool:

A) Prairies

B) Savana

C) Boreal

D) Pampas

32 / 100

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%

33 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 11 Class 11

Which is the correct order of energy transfer from assessory pigments to main photosynthetic pigment?

. Carotenoids ? Chlorophyll a ? Chlorophyll b.

Chlorophyll b ? Carotenoids ? Chlorophyll a.

. Carotenoids ? Chlorophyll b ? Chlorophyll a.

Chlorophyll a ? Chlorophyll b ? Carotenoids.

34 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 11

Fungi whose growth is favored by fire is called:

NTS 2016 SMBBMC
Biology
Kingdom Fungi
Elimination Tool:

A) Pyrophilus

B) Prophilus

C) Philus

D) Prephylus

35 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 12 Class 12

Which statement is incorrect?

Average rainfall in temperate deciduous forests is 750-1500mm

empera ture of coniferous alpine and boreal forests is upto 10 degrees

Northern coniferous forests are called Taiga

Coniferous forests located at high latitude are alpine

36 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 12

Thymus is found in the human body in _____.

PMC Practice 2
Biology
Growth and Development
Elimination Tool:

A) The medulla oblongata

B) The mediastinum of the upper thorax

C) Both Options A and B are correct

D) None of these options is correct

37 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 12

Joints found at the vertebrates are:

NTS 2014
Biology
Support and Movement
Elimination Tool:

A) gliding joints

C) partially moveable joints

B) sliding joints

D) fixed joints

38 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 11 Class 11

In the Calvin cycle, the reducing power from NADPH is used during:

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) Formation of 1, 3- Bisphosphoglycerate

B) Conversion of 1, 3- Bisphosphoglycerate to Glyceraldehyde 3- phosphate

C) Formation of fructose 1, 6- bisphosphate from 1, 3- bisphosphoglycerate

D) Formation of glucose from fructose bisphosphate

39 / 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

40 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 12

DNA fingerprinting is basically done for:

NUMS 2015
Biology
Biotechnology
Elimination Tool:

A) DNA cloning

B) DNA analysis

C) DNA sequencing

D) DNA splicing

41 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 11

Brown algae are also known as

Phaeophyta

Rhodophyta

Pyrrophyta

Chrysophyta

42 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 12

When the temperature of the surrounding environment rises, body responds by:

PMC 2020
Biology
Homeostasis
Elimination Tool:

A) Vasoconstriction

B) Vasodilation

C) Shivering

D) Raising body hairs

43 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 12

Only one ovary is functional at a time in:

NUMS 2015
Biology
Reproduction
Elimination Tool:

A) Human

B) Eagle

C) Chicken

D) Pigeon and human

44 / 100

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

45 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 12

A genomic library is a collection of

Bacterial clones

Bacteriophage clones

Viral clones

Both a and b

46 / 100

Category: Biology

Movement of the Hip joint is which type of synovial joints?

NUMS Mock 1
Biology
Support and Movement

A) Gliding joint

B) Ball and socket joint

C) Pivot joints

D) Hinge joint

47 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 12

Negative feedback mechanism is the characteristic of which class?

NUMS 2020
Biology
Homeostasis
Elimination Tool:

A) Class Fish

B) Class Amphibia

C) Class Reptilia

D) Class Mammalia

48 / 100

Category: Biology

Which of the following processes does NOT need Pyruvic Acid as a substrate?

NUMS Mock 2
Biology
Bioenergetics

A) Alcoholic fermentation

B) Calvin cycle

C) Aerobic respiration

D) Lactic Acid fermentation

49 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 11

Which of the following is an ovoviviparous organism?

PMC Sample 3
Biology
Kingdom Plantae
Elimination Tool:

A) reptiles

B) mammals

C) frog

D) Duckbill platypus

50 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 12

The correct option about spinal nerves is:

NUMS 2020
Biology
Coordination and Control
Elimination Tool:

A) 33 pairs

B) Mostly mixed nerves

C) Dorsal root contains sensory neurons

D) Ventral root contains motor neurons

E) C and D both

51 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 11

Which of the following structure provides greater pathogenicity to the bacteria?

Capsule

Slime

Cell Wall

Cell membrane

52 / 100

Category: Biology

A group of biologically active molecules formed from amino acids which interact with the surface of the lipid bilayer of cell membranes are called:

NUMS Mock 3
Biology
Biological Molecules

A) Integral Proteins

B) Peripheral proteins

C) Cell wall

D) Plasmodesmata

53 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 12

Wind blows from area of

Low pressure to high pressure

High pressure to low pressure

Moderate pressure to high pressure

Low pressure to low pressure

54 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 11

The cell wall of most of the bacteria have a unique macromolecule called_______.

NTS 2012
Biology
Biological Molecules
Elimination Tool:

A) Cellulose

B) Chitin

C) Fibres

E) Peptidoglycan

55 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 11

Allium cepa is the scientific name of :

Onion

Amaltas

Potato

Tomato

56 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 11

Cellulose is the major component of

Primary wall

Secondary wall

Middle lamella

all of the above

57 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 11

Which of the following offers an active barrier between the cell content and their environment by allowing only selective substances to pass through it?

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Cell Structure and Function
Elimination Tool:

A) Cell wall

B) Plasma membrane

C) Nuclear membrane

D) Vacuole

58 / 100

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

59 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 11

The name Bacteriophage was coined by:

Charles Chamberland

Ivanowski

Twort

D Herelle

60 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 12

Which statement is true?

20% of total water is in the form of frozen ice caps

80% is in oceans

1% as fresh water lakes, streams and rivers

10% is in canals

61 / 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

62 / 100

Category: Biology

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

A. Xylem

B. Cambium

C. Phloem

D. Endodermis

63 / 100

Category: Biology

They serve as a scaffold for formation of higher order chromatin structure:

NUMS Mock 2
Biology
Cell Structure and Function

A) Nucleosome

B) Nucleus

C) Chromosomes

D) Histones

64 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 11

Oyster mushroom is an example of predator fungi which attack on

Pin warms

Tape worms

Round worms

Platehelminthes

65 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 12

On land, frogs are:

NUMS 2014
Biology
Coordination and Control
Elimination Tool:

A) Hypermetric

B) Cerebral cortex

C) Normal sighted

D) None of these

66 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 12 Class 12

One of the most important cause of desertification is

Floods

Wind blowing

Raining

Deforestation

67 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 11

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

UHS 2019
Biology
Gaseous Exchange
Elimination Tool:

A) The relaxation of the muscles of the diaphragm

B) Relaxation of the external intercostal muscles

D) The contraction of the muscles of the diaphragm

C) Increased pressure

68 / 100

Category: Biology

Which of the following transport mechanism induces conformational change in protein?

A. Simple diffusion

B. Facilitated diffusion

C. Active transport

D. Endocytosis

69 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 11 Class 12

Study of relationship of organisms to their environment is

Ecology

Palaentology

Geology

None of these

70 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 11

Coccobacillus has a shape similar to

Diplobacillus

Sarcina

Egg

None of these

71 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 11

Purple non-sulphur bacteria is an example of which of the following?

PMC Practice 2
Biology
Kingdom Prokaryote
Elimination Tool:

A) Heterotrophic bacteria

B) Saprotrophic bacteria

C) Chemosynthetic bacteria

D) Photosynthetic bacteria

72 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.28 The enzyme which plays important role in HIV pathogenesis

A. RNA polymerase I

B. DNA polymerase II

C. Reverse Transcriptase I

D. Reverse Transcriptase

73 / 100

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

74 / 100

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

75 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 11

In which of the following phases of bacterial growth, is the death rate more rapid than the multiplication rate?

NTS 2016 SMBBMC
Biology
Kingdom Prokaryote
Elimination Tool:

A) Stationary phase

B) LAG phase

C) Decline phase

D) LOG phase

76 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 11

Apparently which bacteria is more resistant to antibiotics?

NUMS 2017
Biology
Kingdom Prokaryote
Elimination Tool:

A) Gram-positive bacteria

B) Gram-negative bacteria

C) Both Gram-negative and positive bacteria

D) None of these options are correct

77 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.9 This is a reduced compound

A. CO2

B. O2

C. NADH

D. NAD

78 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.47 The chemical nature of oxytocin is:

A. Protein

B. Amino acid derivative

C. Polypeptide

D. Steroid Incorrect

79 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 12

Histones have abundance of amino acids

Valine and lysine

Arginine and lysine

Valine and arginine

Histidione and threonine

80 / 100

Category: Biology

Bones of the skull are joined by:

NUMS Mock 2
Biology
Support and Movement

A) Fixed joints

B) Sliding joints

C) Pivot joints

D) Hinge joints

81 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 11

Factory of ribosomal systhesis is

Cytoplasm

Nucleus

Nucleolus

Endoplasmic reticulum

82 / 100

Category: Biology

Major coordinating centre for sensory and motor signaling is:

NUMS Mock 3
Biology
Coordination and Control

A) Thalamus

B) Cerebrum

C) Hypothalamus

D) Cerebellum

83 / 100

Category: Biology

Which vertebrae together are called pelvic vertebrae?

NUMS Mock 2
Biology
Support and Movement

A) Coccygeal and lumbar

B) Sacral and lumbar

C) Sacral and coccygeal

D) Sacral and thoracic

84 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 11

Select a method which causes the oxidation of chemical constituent of a bacterial cell:

PMC 2020
Biology
Kingdom Prokaryote
Elimination Tool:

A) Steam

B) Dry heat

C) Filtration

D) Radiation

85 / 100

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

86 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 12

The active sites of all enzyme are formed by:

NUMS 2016
Biology
Growth and Development
Elimination Tool:

A) R-groups of amino acids

B) NH2 groups of amino acids

C) -COOH groups of amino acids

D) Exposed disulphide bonds

87 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 12

The process of determining the locus for particular biological traits includes?

PMC Practice 2
Biology
Biotechnology
Elimination Tool:

A) Replication

B) Recombination

C) Gene mapping

D) None of these options is correct

88 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.27 During which of the following levels of biological organization can natural selection occur?

A. Gene

B. Individual

C. Group

D. All of these

89 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 11

Lungs are spongy due to the presence of million of

Air sacs

Alveoli

Bronchioles

Parabronchi

90 / 100

Category: Biology

In genetics, the term locus refers to the ______ of the gene on the chromosome.

NUMS Mock 4
Biology
Chromosomes and DNA

A) Position

B) Frequency

D) Inversion

C) Copy

91 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 12

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

NUMS 2014
Biology
Evolution
Elimination Tool:

A) Theodosius Dobzhansky 1937

B) Fischer 1958

C) Wright 1968

D) All of above

92 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 12

A tortion of chromatin that is condensed only during cell division is

Euchromatin

Heterochromatin

Biochromatin

Nucleochromatin

93 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.5 Which statement is incorrect?

A. In short day plants red light prevents flowering

B. In long day plants for red light promotes flowering

C. Leaf unrolling occurs in grasses

D. Henbane is a short-day plant

94 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 12

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

NUMS 2017
Biology
Homeostasis
Elimination Tool:

A) Creatinine

B) Ammonia

C) Urea

D) Uric Acid

95 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.28 Flame cells in Planaria constitute the:

A. Digestive system

B. Reproductive system

C. Respiratory system

D. Excretory system

96 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.63 Which hormone is produced mainly by corpus luteum in she ovary following ovulation?

A. Progesterone

B. FSH

C.LH

D. Chorionic gonadotrophic hormone

97 / 100

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

98 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 11 Class 11

Which part of the cell does glycolysis occur in?

NTS 2018
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) Mitochondrion

B) Chloroplast

C) Cytoplasm

D) Nucleus

99 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 12

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

NTS 2019
Biology
Cell Cycle
Elimination Tool:

A) Chromosome

B) Chromocentre

C) Centriole

D) Kinetochore

100 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 12

Transgenic plants are produced when foreign genes are introduced into

Mature plant embryo

Immature plant embryo

Roots

Leaves

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