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Category: Biology

Q.22 Which of the following is false about conjugation?

A. It forms a bridge between two bacterial cells

B. It involves transport of genetic material via vectors

C. It is a form of sexual reproduction

D. Both A and B

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Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 12

Most critical phase of mitosis is

Prophase

Anaphase

Metaphase

Telophase

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Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 12

Which of the following animal has a hydrostatic skeleton:

Earthworm

Round worm

Tape worm.

Pin worm

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Category: Biology

Q.48 Which of the following is incorrectly matched?

A. Glucagon- Beta cells

B. Corpus luteum- Progesterone

C. Insulin- Diabetes mellitus

D. Thyroid gland- Grave’s disease

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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

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Category: Biology Ch 12 Class 11

In planaria, numerous small branches which end blindly are called as

Digestive tract

Intestinal caeca

Hepatic caeca

Both B & C

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Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 11

Which of the following processes is the reverse of condensation?

NTS 2016 SMBBMC
Biology
Biological Molecules
Elimination Tool:

A) Hydrolysis

B) Dehydration synthesis

C) Polymerization

D) Vapourization

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Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 11

In which of the following pigments major energy reserves and cell wall are like plants?

Rhodophyta

Chlorophyta

Phaeophyta

Chrysophyta

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Category: Biology

Q.51 The water splitting step of photosynthesis is called?

A Hydrolysis

B. Chemiosmosis

C. Photolysis

D. Photosynthesis

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Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 12

A genomic library is a collection of

Bacterial clones

Bacteriophage clones

Viral clones

Both a and b

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Category: Biology

When were bacteriophages discovered by Twort?

NUMS Mock 2
Biology
Bio-diversity | Variety of Life
Variety of Life

A) 1915

B) 1920

C) 1910

D) 1820

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Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 11

_______ infection is caused by a viroid:

NUMS 2020
Biology
Kingdom Protista
Elimination Tool:

A) Hepatitis A

B) Hepatitis D

D) Mysterious brain infection

C) Mad Cow disease

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Category: Biology

Q.28 Flame cells in Planaria constitute the:

A. Digestive system

B. Reproductive system

C. Respiratory system

D. Excretory system

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Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 11

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

NUMS 2015
Biology
Biological Molecules
Elimination Tool:

A) Purine

B) Pyrimidine

C) H3PO4

D) HNO3

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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

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Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 12

Crossing over is an exchange of genes between _______ resulting in a mixture of parental characteristics in offspring.

NTS 2019
Biology
Cell Cycle
Elimination Tool:

A) Sister Chromatids

B) Non-homologous Chromosomes

C) Sex chromosomes

D) Homologous chromosomes

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Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 12

The chromosomes with equal arms are called:

NTS 2018
Biology
Chromosomes and DNA
Elimination Tool:

A) Metacentric

B) Submetacentric

C) Acrocentric

D) Telocentric

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Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 12

In parthenocarpy which levels are high in ovaries

Gibberalins

Cytokinins

Auxins

All of these

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Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 12

Which of the following describes an ecological niche?

NTS 2015 SMBBMC
Biology
Man and His Environment
Elimination Tool:

A) The habitat in which an organism finds its food supply

B) The habitat in which an organism find the most suitable climate

C) the relationship between an organism and other species

D) the way in which an environment is exploited by an organism

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Category: Biology Ch 12 Class 11

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

NUMS 2020
Biology
Nutrition
Elimination Tool:

A) Proteins and carbohydrates

B) Fats and proteins

C) Fats and carbohydrates

D) Vitamins and fats

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Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 11

Carbon dioxide is carried in the blood, mainly as:

NUMS 2015
Biology
Gaseous Exchange
Elimination Tool:

A) Sodium bicarbonate

B) Potassium bicarbonate

C) Carbamino-haemoglobin

D) Dissolved gas in plasma

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Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 11

Each β – chain of hemoglobin molecules contains ____ amino acids.

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Biological Molecules
Elimination Tool:

A) 136

B) 146

D) 288

C) 235

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Category: Biology

Q.12 The least stable RNA present in the cell is:

tRNA

mRNA

rRNA

Micro RNA

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Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 12

The genetically Engineered vaccine is not available for which of the following?

PMC Practice 8
Biology
Biotechnology
Elimination Tool:

A) HAV

B) HBV

C) HCV

D) HDV

25 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 11

Among the most abundant biomolecules, _____ is the most abundant one on earth.

NUMS 2016
Chemistry
Biological Molecules
Elimination Tool:

A) Proteins

B) Carbohydrates

C) Lipids

D) Vitamins

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Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 11

Which of the following is NOT the function of cell membranes?

NTS 2018
Biology
Cell Structure and Function
Elimination Tool:

A) Protection of cytoplasm

B) Regulating the passage of different molecules

C) Protein synthesis

D) Cellular communication

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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

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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 10 Class 11

Of the following which one is not the characteristic of Kingdom Animalia.

All animals are ingestive heterotrophs

All animals are eukaryotes

All animals develop from the dissimilar gametes i.e. large sperm and small egg.

It is largest kingdom

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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

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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

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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

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Category: Biology Ch 12 Class 11

Scurvy is caused by deficiency of vitamin ______.

NTS 2016 DUHS & JSMU
Biology
Nutrition
Elimination Tool:

A) A

B) B

C) C

D) D

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Category: Biology

Q.24 Pepsinogen is produce by:

A. Mucous cells

B. Zymogen cells

C. Parietal cells

D. None of these

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Category: Biology

Q.67 Interaction between genes occupying different loci is:

A. Dominance

B. Pleiotropy

C. Epistasis

D. Gene linkage

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Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 12

Neurotransmitters trigger action potential in the postsynaptic neuron by changing the permeability of certain _________.

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Coordination and Control
Elimination Tool:

A) Ions

C) Enzymes

B) Hormones

D) Proteins

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Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 12

A typical human chromosome contains _________ nucleotides in its DNA

240 million

140 million

150 million

160 million

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Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 11

The first bacterium isolated was

Coccus

Bacillus

Vibrio

Spirochete

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Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 12

An area previously supporting life is made barren, the subsequent recolonization is called ______.

UHS 2018
Biology
Man and His Environment
Elimination Tool:

A) Climax community

B) Pioneer succession

C) Primary succession

D) Secondary succession

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Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 11

In some cases the blastomere can produce complete embryo the cleavage will be

Spiral and determinate

Radial and indeterminate

Spiral and indeterminate

Radial and determinate

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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

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Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 11

Movement of ions and large molecules with the help of protein molecules in and out of the cell is called _________.

NTS 2016 DUHS & JSMU
Biology
Biological Molecules
Elimination Tool:

A) Diffusion

B) Facilitated diffusion

C) Passive transport

D) Osmosis

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Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 12

The position of a gene on chromosome is called

Habitat

Position

Locus

Location

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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

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Category: Biology

Q.13 The frequency of allele if it is evolutionary successful is?

A. increased

B. Enzymes

C. no change

D. All of these

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Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 11

Which one of the following is a genetic disorder in which abnormally thick mucus is produced in the lungs and other parts of the body?

NUMS 2020
Biology
Gaseous Exchange
Elimination Tool:

A) Lung cancer

B) Chronic bronchitis

C) Cystic fibrosis

D) Emphysema

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Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 12

Neo-Darwinism has integrated discoveries and ideas from

Taxonomy

Paleontology

Genetics

All of these

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Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 11

Which of the following types of bacterial reproduction is most similar to mitosis?

PMC Practice 2
Biology
Kingdom Prokaryote
Elimination Tool:

A) Transduction

B) Transfonnation

C) Binary fission

D) Conjugation

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Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 11

Which one of the following organelles is required for aerobic respiration?

NTS 2018
Biology
Cell Structure and Function
Elimination Tool:

A) Nucleus

B) Mitochondrion

C) Endoplasmic reticulum

D) Plastids

50 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 12

The disease, which is caused by defect in a single gene or pair of genes is referred to as:

NTS 2016 SMBBMC
Biology
Variation and Genetics
Elimination Tool:

A) Unifactorial

B) Multifactorial

C) Down syndrome

D) Turner syndrome

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Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 11

Smaller the animals:

NUMS 2014
Biology
Gaseous Exchange
Elimination Tool:

A) More rate of respiration

B) Less the rate of respiration

C) Rate of respiration has nothing to do with the size of animal

D) None of these

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Category: Biology Ch 12 Class 11

Puccinia commonly destroys

Corn

Tomato

Dodder

Wheat

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Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 11

Functional units of lungs are called

Alveoli

Air sacs

Parabronchi

None of these

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Category: Biology

This theory says that “mitochondria and chloroplasts are, in effect, ancient bacteria which now live inside the larger cells”:

NUMS Mock 2
Biology
Evolution

A) Darwin’s theory of evolution

B) Lamarckism

C) Neo – darwinism

D) Endosymbiont theory

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Category: Biology

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

A. Plastoquinone

B. Cytochrome complex

C. Plastocyanin

D. Ferredoxin

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Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 11

The voice box leads to the trachea which is also called

PMC Practice 1
Biology
Gaseous Exchange
Elimination Tool:

A) Bronchi

B) Bronchioles

C) Windpipe

D) Alveolar duct

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Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 12

Which statement is not true about PCR?

Developed by Kary Mullis

Take its name from DNA polymerase

Is not very specific

Taq polymerase is used

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Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 11

Fungi can tolerate pH from

3?7

2?6

2?9

. 3?6

59 / 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

60 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 11

Most of the photosynthesis on earth is carried by

Kelps

Gymnosperms

Angiosperms

Algae

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Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 12

Genetic code is a ______ code and out of 64 codons, _____ are nonsense codons.

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Chromosomes and DNA
Elimination Tool:

A) Single ; two

B) Single ; three

C) Triplet ; two

D) Triplet ; three

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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

63 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 11

Which one of the following types of cell are found in secondary xylem of angiosperms?

NTS 2015 DUHS and JSMU
Biology
Kingdom Plantae
Elimination Tool:

A) Tracheids parenchyma fibres collenchyma but no vessels

B) Vessels tracheids parenchyma collenchyma but no fibres

C) Vessels tracheids fibres collenchyma but no parenchyma

D) Vessels tracheids fibres parenchyma but no collenchyma

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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
Elimination Tool:

A) Amphibian … bird

B) Fish … amphibian

C) Reptile … mammal

D) Reptile … bird

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Category: Biology Ch 12 Class 11

When the liver fat content of our body increases, the condition leads to:

NUMS 2014
Biology
Nutrition
Elimination Tool:

A) Fatty liver

B) Necros liver

C) Jaundice

D) None of them

66 / 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

67 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 12

In air nitrogen is

57%

20%

79%

30%

68 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 1 Class 12

Which of the following structure in plant’s body is called excretophores?

Stem

Leaves

Flowers

Roots

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Category: Biology

Q.53 In case of snake bite, the most appropriate strategy to provide immunity would be:

A. Actively induced immunity

B. Artificial passive immunity

C. Naturally induced immunity

D. Auto immunity

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Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 11

Why do Bryophytes and ferns both require water for fertilization?

NUMS 2015
Biology
Kingdom Plantae
Elimination Tool:

A) Ciliated spermatozoa instead of flagellated spermatozoa

B) Sporophyte as the main generation instead of the gametophyte generation

D) Non-motile eggs

C) Flagellated spermatozoa can travel

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Category: Biology

The type of plastids found in roots of plants are _____.

NUMS Mock 4
Biology
Cell Structure and Function

A) Chloroplasts

B) Chromoplasts

C) Leucoplasts

D) All of these options are correct

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Category: Biology

Haploid and monoploid numbers of chromosomes of hexaploid wheat are:

NUMS Mock 4
Biology
Chromosomes and DNA

A) 21 and 42

B) 7 and 21

C) 21 and 7

D) 42 and 21

73 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 14 Class 11

The causes of Cyanosis include:

NTS 2010
Biology
Transport
Elimination Tool:

A) Deficiency of vitamin C

B) Varicella-zoster virus

C) Degeneration of the cartilage of joints

D) Ventricular septum defect

74 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 13 Class 11

There are ______ stomata per square cm of leaf surface in Tobacco plants.

1200

12000

100,000

1000

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Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 11

When the hydroxyl group, -OH, of the carboxyl group, -COOH, of an amino acid is linked with the hydrogen of the amino group, -NH2, of another amino acid, ______ is released and a peptide bond is formed.

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Biological Molecules
Elimination Tool:

A) NH3

B) CO2

C) H2O

D) O2

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Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 12

During DNA replication ______ attaches the fragment to the lagging strand.

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Chromosomes and DNA
Elimination Tool:

A) Ligase

B) Invertase

C) Helicase

D) Topoisomerase

77 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 12

Genetic information in the DNA is encoded as:

NTS 2018
Biology
Chromosomes and DNA
Elimination Tool:

A) Deoxyribose sugar

B) Ribose sugar

C) Phosphate group

D) Sequence of nitrogenous bases

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Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 12

A single gene can be amplified by using:

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Biotechnology
Elimination Tool:

A) DNA fingerprinting

B) Polymerase Chain Reaction

C) Gel Electrophoresis

D) Recombinant DNA technology

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Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 11

Which one of the following is a fish?

NTS 2012
Biology
Kingdom Animalia
Elimination Tool:

A) Flying fish

B) Salmon

C) Sea horse

D) All of the above

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Category: Biology

Erythroblastosis foetalis occurs when:

NUMS Mock 2
Biology
Variation and Genetics

A) Mother is Rh-positive and baby is Rh-negative

B) Mother is Rh-negative and the baby is Rh-positive

C) Both mother and baby are Rh-negative

D) Both mother and baby are Rh-positive

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Category: Biology Ch 5 Class 12

Determinate growth is

. Growing continuously

Fluctuating growth

Grow to certain size and then stop

Vegetative roots and shoots grow by

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Category: Biology

Hemoglobin carries more oxygen than plasma by:

NUMS Mock 1
Biology
Gaseous Exchange

A) 50 times

B) 20 times

C) 70 times

D) 100 times

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Category: Biology Ch 3 Class 12

The phytohormones controlling the plant movements are?

NTS 2015 SMBBMC
Biology
Coordination and Control
Elimination Tool:

A) Auxins

B) Gibberellins

C) Abscisic acid

D) Cytokinins

E) All of the above

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Category: Biology

Q.66 Which of the following provides the strong evidence in support of evolution:

A. Fossil record

B. Comparative embryology

C. Comparative anatomy

D. Molecular biology

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Category: Biology Ch 2 Class 12

Hinge joint occurs in:

NTS 2015 SMBBMC
Biology
Support and Movement
Elimination Tool:

A) Elbow

B) Skull

C) Ankle

D) Backbone

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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

87 / 100

Category: Biology

What is the role of cholesterol in the cell membrane?

NUMS Mock 4
Biology
Cell Structure and Function

A) it functions in joining adjacent cells together.

B) It functions in recognizing foreign cells.

C) It increases the rate of transport of ions across the membrane.

D) It stabilizes the cell membrane.

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Category: Biology Ch 10 Class 12

There existed two varieties of female freshwater Mollusks in which some were streamlined and some had a high bulge. Over the generations, male freshwater Mollusks learned that high bulge favors more production of offspring. So they started preferring to mate with females having high bulge as compared to streamlined. Will this affect Hardy Weinberg Equilibrium in the population?

NTS 2019
Biology
Evolution
Elimination Tool:

A) No, it will not affect the Hardy Weinberg equilibrium

B) Yes, it will affect the Hardy Weinberg equilibrium

C) It will help to balance equilibrium

D) The Hardy Weinberg equilibrium doesn't apply here

89 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 6 Class 11

The word Archaeobacteria (a division of bacteria) derived from Greek means

True bacteria

False bacteria

Recent bacteria

Ancient bacteria

90 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 8 Class 12

In question number 2 what will be frequency of dwarf plant in F2

0.25

0.5

0.75

0

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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

92 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 12

Smooth endoplasmic reticulum is responsible for the metabolism of:

UHS 2019
Biology
Cell Cycle
Elimination Tool:

A) Nucleic acids

B) Proteins

C) Carbohydrates

D) Lipids

93 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 7 Class 11

The feeding stage of slime mold is a

UHS 2010
Biology
Kingdom Protista
Elimination Tool:

A) Gastrozoid

B) Sporozoite

C) Plasmodium

D) Merozote

94 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 4 Class 12

Ovulation is induced by ______ hormone secreted by the pituitary gland.

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Reproduction
Elimination Tool:

A) Follicle stimulating

B) Estrogen

C) Luteinizing hormone

D) Progesterone

95 / 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

96 / 100

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

97 / 100

Category: Biology Ch 9 Class 12

Vaccination can be done against:

NUMS 2015
Biology
Biotechnology
Elimination Tool:

A) Bacterial diseases only

B) Viral diseases only

C) Both Viral and Bacterial

D) All type of disease-causing organisms

98 / 100

Category: Biology

According to the theory of natural selection, organisms produce:

NUMS Mock 2
Biology
Evolution

A) Offspring according to the resources available

B) Offspring to create resources

C) To create resources

D) More offspring than supported

99 / 100

Category: Biology

Q.44 To produce ATP (adenosine triphosphate) in muscles, creatine phosphate (CP) transfers__________________ to adenosine diphosphate (ADP).

A. Oxygen

B. Adenosine

C. Cytosine

D. Phosphate

100 / 100

Category: Biology

Q45 Which was the first virus to be successfully crystalized?

A. TMV

B. Smallpox

C. Poliovirus

D. Adenovirus

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