Biology Practice Test 5

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1 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 12

Period between two consecutive divisions is called

Interphase

Resting phase

Mitotic phase

Cell cycle

2 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 11

Cellulose is the major component of

Primary wall

Secondary wall

Middle lamella

all of the above

3 / 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

4 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 11

Which of the following bacteria do not have flagella commonly?

Cocci

Bacilli

Streptobacilli

Vibrio

5 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 12 Class 11

The leaf is bilobed with midrib between them. The plant is

Saraccnia

Dionaea

Pitcher plant

None of these

6 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 11

In which type of cells, cell wall is not present?

PMC 2020
Biology
Cell Structure and Function
Elimination Tool:

A) Plant cells

B) Fungal cells

C) Bacterial cells

D) Liver cells

7 / 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

8 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 11

Parabronchi are open at ______ end/s

Single

Both

Do not have opening

None of these

9 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 11

The only aquatic arthropods:

PMC Sample 1
Biology
Kingdom Animalia
Elimination Tool:

A) Crustaceans

B) Arachnids

C) Myriapods

D) Gastopods

10 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 12

DNA contains

Purines (A and G) pyrimidines (U and (c)

Purines (T and (c) pyrimidines (A and G)

Purines (A and (c) pyrimidines (U and G)

Purines (A and G) pyrimidines (T and (c)

11 / 100

Category: Biology

Among the following, which cellular organelle contains circular DNA, similar to those found in bacteria?

NUMS Mock 1
Biology
Cell Structure and Function

A) Lysosome

B) Nucleus

C) Nucleosome

D) Mitochondria

12 / 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

13 / 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)

14 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 12

All of the following hormones are secreted from anterior lobe of pituitary gland BUT:

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Coordination and Control
Elimination Tool:

A) Somatotropin hormone

B) Thyroid stimulating hormone

C) Antidiuretic hormone

D) Gonadotrophic hormone

15 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 12

In DNA A.

A forms two bonds with T

G forms three bonds with C

A forms three bonds with T

Both a and b

16 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 11 Class 11

Immediate source of energy for cellular respiration is:

NUMS 2016
Biology
Bioenergetics
Elimination Tool:

A) Lipids

B) ATP

C) Proteins

D) Carbohydrates

17 / 100

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

18 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 12

Molluscs have an exoskeleton made up of:

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

A) Protein

B) Silica

D) Cuticles

C) CaCO3

19 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 12

What is critical in photoperiodism?

Length of light period

Length of dark period

Both a and b

None of these

20 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.64 Which of the following conditions is not required to be true for a population in Hardy-Veinberg equilibrium?

A. Random mutation

B. Large population

C. No natural selection

D. Random mating

21 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 11 Class 11

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

Photosynthesis

Aerobic respiration

Anaerobic respiration

Respiration

22 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 11

Which of the following is included in Bryophytes?

NTS 2011
Biology
Kingdom Plantae
Elimination Tool:

A) Mosses

B) Club mosses

C) Ferns

D) Seed plants

23 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 11

Which one of the following does not have intermediate host?

NUMS 2016
Biology
Kingdom Animalia
Elimination Tool:

A) Tapeworm

C) Liver fluke

B) Ascaris

D) Plasmodium

24 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 12 Class 11

Chlorosis refers to the lack of:

NUMS 2016
Biology
Nutrition
Elimination Tool:

A) Growth

B) Chlorophyll

C) Yellowing of leaf margin

D) Width of leaf

25 / 100

Category: Biology

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

A.5

B.6

C.7

D. 8

26 / 100

Category: Biology

Lymph nodes are not present:

NUMS Mock 1
Biology
Coordination and Control

A) Neck region

B) Axilla

C) Groin

D) Spleen

27 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 12

Analogous organs show:

NUMS 2020
Biology
Evolution
Elimination Tool:

A) Straight evolution

B) Convergent evolution

C) Zig-zag evolution

D) Divergent evolution

28 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 11

In animals coordination is achieved by means of

Respiratory system

Nervous system

Endocrine system

Both b and c

29 / 100

Category: Biology

Cardiac output is increased by all of the following EXCEPT:

NUMS Mock 2
Biology
Transport

A) Hypoxia

B) Exercise

C) Sleep

D) Pregnancy

30 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.60 A small size gene can be get easily by/from:

A. From chromosome

B. Reverse transcription of mRNA

C. Chemically synthesized it

D. Genomic material

31 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 11

Ferns are included in

Psilopsida

Lycopsida

Sphenopsida

Pteropsida

32 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 11 Class 12

The actual location or place where an organism lives is

Environment

Biosphere

Biomass

Habitat

33 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 14 Class 11

The main cause of creation of tension between water molecules is ______ which helps to make water chains pulled up xylem sap.

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Transport
Elimination Tool:

A) Root pressure

B) Imbibition

C) Water potential

D) Hydrogen bonding

34 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 11

Xerophytes have small thick leaves to;

UHS 2019
Biology
Gaseous Exchange
Elimination Tool:

A) Help them float on water

B) Limit water loss, by increasing the surface area

C) Help them survive in salty environment

D) Limit water loss, by reducing the surface area

35 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 11

Pancreas produces secretory granules that help in digestion. These granules after passing through endoplasmic reticulum are pinched off from ______ surface of Golgi apparatus:

Forming face

Maturating face

Any of them

None of these

36 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 11

Pharynx leads air into _____ through glottis.

NTS 2012
Biology
Gaseous Exchange
Elimination Tool:

A) Trachea

B) Bronchus

C) Alveoli

E) Larynx

37 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 11

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

Prokaryotae

Protoctista

Animalia

Fungi

38 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 11

The gametophyte of Ulva is:

NUMS 2014
Biology
Kingdom Plantae
Elimination Tool:

A) Haploid

B) Diploid

C) Triploid

D) Polyploidy

39 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 12

Thick, waxy & leathery cuticle around leaves is present in

Hydrophytes

Mesophytes

Xerophytes

Halophytes

40 / 100

Category: Biology

As an essential element in living organisms, _______ ion is playing an important role in insulin secretion, the release of neurotransmitters, muscle contraction, and heartbeat regulation.

NUMS Mock 2
Biology
Coordination and Control

A) Sodium

B) Potassium

C) Calcium

D) Chloride

41 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 11

Gaseous exchange in plants takes place through the:

NUMS 2020
Biology
Gaseous Exchange
Elimination Tool:

A) Stomata

B) Mesophyll

C) Endoderm

D) Xylem

42 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 11

Whone is not the function of endoplasmic reticulum?

Nerve impulse conduction

Transport of material

Mechanical support

Synthesis of conjugated molecules

43 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 11 Class 12

Disease in living organisms caused by parasites is called

Parasitism

Infestation

Predation

Infection

44 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 12

A pure breeding tall plant was crossed to dwarf plant. What would be probability of “Tt” genotype in F2

0.25

0.5

0.75

0

45 / 100

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
Elimination Tool:

A) aorta

B) kidneys

D) lungs

C) llver

46 / 100

Category: Biology

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

NUMS Mock 4
Biology
Enzymes

A) Kinetic energy

B) Activation energy

C) Heat energy

D) Potential energy

47 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 12

What would be the number of nucleotides for a protein molecule of about 142 amino acids?

NUMS 2020
Biology
Chromosomes and DNA
Elimination Tool:

A) 430

B) 142

C) 426

D) 460

48 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 11

Asexual spores of fungi are called:

NUMS 2020
Biology
Kingdom Fungi
Elimination Tool:

A) Conidiospores

B) Zygospores

C) Ascospores

D) Basidiospores

49 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 11

Lime stone deposits are formed from

Zooflagellates

Foraminferans

Aetinopods

Apicomplexans

50 / 100

Category: Biology

The ability of an individual to pass on its phenotype to future generations is known as:

NUMS Mock 1
Biology
Variation and Genetics

A) Fitness

B) Heritability

C) Limited environmental resources

D) Overproduction of offspring

51 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 11

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

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Gaseous Exchange
Elimination Tool:

A) O2

B) CO2

C) CO

D) H2

52 / 100

Category: Biology

Some enzymes require the presence of a non protein molecule to behave catalytically. An enzyme devoid of this molecule is called a(n):

NUMS Mock 1
Biology
Enzymes

A) Holoenzyme

B) Apoenzyme

C) Coenzyme

D) Zymoenzyme

53 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 12

Which of the following statement about an arthropod exoskeleton is incorrect?

It permits gaseous exchange.

It contains joints, for the same purpose as present in human skeletal system.

It provides muscle attachment.

Like all the other types of exoskeleton, they lack sensation.

54 / 100

Category: Biology

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

A. Smallpox

Mumps

C. Tetanus

D. Cowpox

55 / 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

56 / 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

57 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 11

Different species of plants and animals living in the same habitat is called :

Population

Community

Biome

58 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 12

Taq polymerase is extracted from a bacterium

Floral aquaticus

Taq aquaticus

Thermus floral

Thermus aquaticus

59 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 11

Mark the one Kingdom having the most conspicuous living organisms?

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

A) Monera

B) Protista

C) Animalia

D) Plantae

60 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 12

Synaptonemal complex helps in:

NUMS 2014
Biology
Cell Cycle
Elimination Tool:

Bac

A) Gamete formation

B) Recombination during cell division

C) Production of enzymes during cell division

D) Chromosomal movement towards pole

61 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 12 Class 12

Eutrophication is

Process of decreasing nutrients by human activities

Adequate nutrition accelerated by human activities

Changing the trophic levels of an ecosystem by human activities

Addition of more predators in an ecosystem

62 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 11

Which of the following are composed of proteins only which contain the information that codes for their own replication?

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

A) Virus

B) Virion

C) Prions

D) Capsule

63 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 12 Class 11

All of the insectivorous plants are true

Heterotrophs

Autotrophes

Carnivores

Saprotrophs

64 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 12

In humans, ovaries after birth contain:

NUMS 2018
Biology
Reproduction
Elimination Tool:

A) Oogonia

B) Primary oocyte

C) Secondary oocyte

D) Ova

65 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 11

Factory of ribosomal systhesis is

Cytoplasm

Nucleus

Nucleolus

Endoplasmic reticulum

66 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 11

Inactive enzyme precursors such as pepsinogen for pepsin are called as:

PMC Practice 1
Biology
Enzymes
Elimination Tool:

A) Holoenzymes

B) Actinases

C) Zymogens

D) Mucopolysaccharides

67 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 11

For respiratory metabolism, a bacterial cell membrane contains:

PMC Practice 4
Biology
Kingdom Prokaryote
Elimination Tool:

A) Proteins

B) Lipids

D) Chemicals

C) Enzymes

68 / 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

69 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 11

Gaseous exchange through the skin is known as ______ respiration.

Cuticular

Cutaneous

Skin

Pulmonary

70 / 100

Category: Biology

Which of the following is NOT a difference that would allow one to distinguish between a prokaryotic and a eukaryotic cell?

Presence of absence of the nucleus
Presence or absence of the cell wall
Membrane bound versus no membrane bound organelles
NUMS Mock 3
Biology
Cell Structure and Function

A) I only

B) II only

C) III only

D) I and II only

71 / 100

Category: Biology

The secondary and tertiary consumers are also known as:

NUMS Mock 1
Biology
Ecosystem

B) Herbivores

C) Abiotic factors

D) Decomposers

E) Carnivores

72 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 12

Total area of the world under cultivation is

5%

11%

21%

31%

73 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 12

When the muscle is required to contract, calcium ion binds with ______ molecule and causes them to move slightly.

NUMS 2019 Cancelled
Biology
Support and Movement
Elimination Tool:

A) Actin

B) Myosin

C) Troponin

D) Tropomyosin

74 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 11

A chemical substance which can react (in place of substrate) with the enzyme but is not transformed into product/s and thus blocks the active site temporarily or permanently is called

Co-enzyme

Blocker

Inhibitor

Cofactor

75 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 11

When inhibitor binds to enzyme other than active site and alters its structure, then it is called:

NUMS 2020
Biology
Enzymes
Elimination Tool:

A) Competitive inhibitor

B) Non-competitive inhibitor

C) Reversible inhibitor

D) Irreversible inhibitor

76 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 12

Which disorder among the following CANNOT be detected by amniocentesis?..

NTS 2019
Biology
Reproduction
Elimination Tool:

A) Haemophilia

B) Heart defects

D) Cystic fibrosis

C) Tay-Sachs disease

77 / 100

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

78 / 100

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

79 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 11

Filter feeders extract food particles from:

NUMS 2014
Biology
Kingdom Animalia
Elimination Tool:

A) Water

B) Soil

C) Air

D) Blood

80 / 100

Category: Biology

The type of gene interaction in which the effect caused by a gene at one locus interfere with the effect caused by another gene at another locus is known as:

NUMS Mock 1
Biology
Variation and Genetics

A) Pleiotropy

B) Epistasis

C) Polygenic inheritance

D) Gene linkage

81 / 100

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

82 / 100

Category: Biology

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

NUMS Mock 4
Biology
Reproduction

A) Vas deferens

B) Malpighian tubule system

C) Seminiferous tubules

D) Ejaculatory duct

83 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 11

Vaccine Was discovered by :

Louis Pasteur

Edward Jennar

Ivanowski

Stanely

84 / 100

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

85 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 11

Thick, waxy & leathery cuticle around leaves is present in which of the following?

PMC Sample 3
Biology
Kingdom Plantae
Elimination Tool:

A) Hydrophytes

B) Mesophytes

D) Xerophytes

C) Halophytes

86 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 11

An association between two organisms benefiting both is called

UHS 2010
Biology
Kingdom Fungi
Elimination Tool:

A) Commensalism

B) Parasitism

C) Predation

D) Symbiosis

87 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 12

Golden rice is a promising transgenic crop. When released for cultivation, it will help in

PMC Practice 11
Biology
Biotechnology
Elimination Tool:

A) Producing a petrollike fuel from rice

B) Alleviation of vitamin A deficiency

C) Pest resistance

D) Herbicide tolerance

88 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 11

Which of the following statements about enzymes is false?

PMC Sample 1
Biology
Enzymes
Elimination Tool:

A) The Keq of a reaction remains unchanged in the presence of an enzyme

B) Enzymes speed up the rate of reaction in DNA synthesis

C) Harsh, acidic conditions can completely denature an enzyme

D) An enzyme is completely converted to product during metabolism

89 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 12

Adaptations that an organism acquires by its own actions are

Heritable

Not heritable

Can be made heritable through some modifications

Both heritable and not heritable

90 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 11

Which of the following is an unsaturated fatty acid?

PMC 2020
Biology
Biological Molecules
Elimination Tool:

A) Oleic acid

B) Palmitic acid

C) Butyric acid

D) Acetic acid

91 / 100

Category: Biology

Which of the following basic structural level of proteins is indicated by an association of two alpha and two beta chains in the haemoglobin molecule?

NUMS Mock 2
Biology
Biological Molecules

A) Primary structure

B) Secondary structure

C) Tertiary structure

D) Quatenary Structure

92 / 100

Category: Biology

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

A. envelope

B. DNA

C. Capsid

D. Tail Fibers

93 / 100

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

94 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 12

Abscisic acid promotes flowering in short day plants and inhibits in long day plants, which of the following is antagonistic to abscisic acid in terms of flowering:

Gibberellins

Cytokinins

Auxins

Ethene

95 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 12

Pectoral fins are enlarged in:

NUMS 2015
Biology
Support and Movement
Elimination Tool:

A) Whales

B) Sharks

C) Skates

D) Plaice

96 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 12

Which is incorrect?

Chromosomes 1st observed by walther Fleming

Chromosomal theory of inheritance 1st formulated by Walter Sutton

1st evidence of hereditary nature of DNA provided by Friedrich Meischer

. Sex chromosomes discovered by Thomas Hunt Morgan

97 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.46 Identify the property which is not related to cardiac muscle:

A. Irregular strips

B. Spontaneous contraction

C. Branched

D. Slow speed of contraction

98 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 12

Which one of the following are “myogenic” type of muscles?

PMC 2020
Biology
Support and Movement
Elimination Tool:

A) Glandular muscles

B) Cardiac muscles

C) Skeletal muscles

D) Smooth muscles

99 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.41 The period during which a girl sexually matures is called

A. Menstrual cycle

B. Puberty

C. Childhood

D. Teens

100 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 12

Which of the following is NOT true for meiosis?

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Cell Cycle
Elimination Tool:

A) Number of chromosomes reduced to half

B) It takes place at the time of spore formation in plants

C) It takes place at the time of growth in animals

D) Two consecutive cell divisions are involved in it

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