Basic Biology Mcqs - Set 5

1)   An antibody is made of _________ polypeptide chains?

a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 4

Explanation:
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2)   Production of genetically identical copies of organisms/cells by asexual reproduction is called__________?

a. Mitosis
b. Replication
c. Cloning
d. Biological control
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Cloning

Explanation:
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3)   95% of the cytoplasm of RBCs is____________?

a. Hemoglobin
b. Enzymes
c. Salts
d. Other proteins
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Hemoglobin

Explanation:
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4)   _________________ cells of phloem are directly involved in transport of organic solutes?

a. Parenchyma
b. Companion cell
c. Tracheid
d. Sieve element
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Sieve element

Explanation:
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5)   An infectious disorder of respiratory system is_________________?

a. Cancer
b. Asthma
c. Tuberculosis
d. Emphysema
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Tuberculosis

Explanation:
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6)   Cuticular transpiration is _____________ of total transpiration?

a. 1-2%
b. 3-4%
c. 5-7%
d. 90%
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 5-7%

Explanation:
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7)   According to cohesion-tension theory, tension is created by__________________?

a. Hydrogen bonding
b. Transpiration
c. Adhesion
d. Root prerssure
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Transpiration

Explanation:
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8)   Deoxygenated blood first enters in _________ part in fishes?

a. Sinus venosus
b. Right atrium
c. Left atrium
d. Conus arteriosus
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Sinus venosus

Explanation:
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9)   Ozone depletion occurs commonly due to_______________?

a. Carbon dioxide
b. Chlorofluorocarbons
c. UV rays
d. Deforestation
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Chlorofluorocarbons

Explanation:
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10)   Who coined the term CELL?

a. Schwann
b. Schleiden
c. Robert Hook
d. Both a and b
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Robert Hook

Explanation:
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11)   “lubb” sound is produced due to___________________?

a. Opening of inlet valve
b. Closure of inlet valve
c. Opening of outlet valve
d. Closure of outlet valve
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Closure of inlet valve

Explanation:
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12)   In condition of high temperature, following does not occur or occurs at low level__________?

a. Vasodilation
b. Activation of sweat glands
c. Thermogenesis
d. Evaporative cooling
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Thermogenesis

Explanation:
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13)   Who first observed and thus hypothesized that new cells are formed from previously existing living cell?

a. Theodor Schwann and Schleiden
b. Rudolph Virchows
c. Louis Pasteur
d. Both b and c
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Rudolph Virchows

Explanation:
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14)   In Hardy-Weinberg formula P2 represents frequency of_____________?

a. Recessive allele
b. Dominant allele
c. Homozygous dominant individual
d. Homozygous recessive individual
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Homozygous dominant individual

Explanation:
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15)   _____________ supported theory of special creation?

a. Linnaeus
b. Aristotle
c. Mendel
d. Lamarck
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Linnaeus

Explanation:
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16)   Percentage of proteins in cell membrane is____________?

a. 20-40%
b. 40-50%
c. 60-80%
d. 80-100%
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 60-80%

Explanation:
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17)   Which of the following is most constant abiotic component of ecosystem___________?

a. Air
b. Water
c. Land
d. Gravity
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Gravity

Explanation:
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18)   Ecosystem not found in Pakistan is_____________?

a. Tropical rain forest
b. Temperate deciduous forest
c. Grassland
d. Tundra
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Tropical rain forest

Explanation:
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19)   Movement of the material across the cell membrane which does not requiring expenditure of metabolic energy is called__________?

a. Active transport
b. Passive transport
c. Co-transport
d. Counter transport
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Passive transport

Explanation:
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20)   The productivity of aquatic ecosystem is basically determined by light and____________?

a. CO2
b. O2
c. Water
d. Nutrients
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Nutrients

Explanation:
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21)   The first layer of cell wall which is formed is___________?

a. Primary wall
b. Secondary wall
c. Middle lamella
d. All of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Primary wall

Explanation:
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22)   Annual rainfall in grassland is about_____________?

a. More than 2500 mm
b. 750-1500 mm
c. 250-750 mm
d. Less than 250 mm
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 250-750 mm

Explanation:
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23)   Conversion of ammonia or ammonium ion into nitrites during nitrogen cycle occurs due_____________?

a. Rhizobium
b. Nitrosomonas
c. Nitrobacter
d. Pseudomonas
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Nitrosomonas

Explanation:
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24)   Cellulose is the major component of__________?

a. Primary wall
b. Secondary wall
c. Middle lamella
d. all of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Primary wall

Explanation:
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25)   Humming bird is an example of________________?

a. Cold blooded animal
b. Ectotherm
c. Endotherm
d. Heterotherm
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Heterotherm

Explanation:
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26)   Number of cervical vertebrae is_____________?

a. 5
b. 7
c. 9
d. 12
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 7

Explanation:
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27)   Autophagosomes are____________?

a. Those lysosomes which eat parts of their own cells to generate energy
b. Those lysosomes which eat old and worn out cellular organelles
c. Lysosomes which help in extracellular digestion
d. Both a and b
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Both a and b

Explanation:
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28)   Sapwood is formed from_____________?

a. Primary xylem
b. Secondary xylem
c. Primary phloem
d. Secondary phloem
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Secondary xylem

Explanation:
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29)   Which of the following cytoskeletal fiber contain tubulin protein?

a. One which help in assembly of spindles during mitosis.
b. One involved in internal cell motion.
c. One involved in maintenance of cell shape.
d. Both b and c
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: One which help in assembly of spindles during mitosis.

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


30)   Only myosine is present in_____________?

a. A band
b. 1 band
c. H zone
d. Sarcomere
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: H zone

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


31)   Joints present in skull are example of_______________?

a. Fibrous joints
b. Cartilaginous joints
c. Synovial Joints
d. Slightly moveable joints
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Fibrous joints

Explanation:
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32)   The human naked eye can differentiate between two points which are __________ apart?

a. 1.0 mm
b. 0.1 mm
c. 1.0 cm
d. 1.0 dm
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 1.0 mm

Explanation:
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33)   _____________ is a nervous disorder characterized by involuntary tremors, diminished motor power and rigidity?

a. Epilepsy
b. Meningitis
c. Alzheimer’s disease
d. Parkinson’s disease
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Parkinson’s disease

Explanation:
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34)   Of the following which one is not the characteristic of mitochondria?

a. It contains F1 particles
b. It is involved in the synthesis of protein
c. It is a self replicating organelle
d. Number of mitochondria is constant
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Number of mitochondria is constant

Explanation:
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35)   In human female, fertilization commonly occurs at______________?

a. Proximal part of oviduct
b. Distal part of oviduct
c. Uterus
d. Cervix
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Proximal part of oviduct

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


36)   The part of chloroplast where CO2 is fixed to manufacture sugar is__________?

a. Stroma
b. Grana
c. Thylakoid
d. Outer membrane
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Stroma

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


37)   Highest form of learning is__________________?

a. Latent learning
b. Insight learning
c. Operant conditioning
d. Instinct
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Insight learning

Explanation:
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38)   Which of the following hormone is polypeptide in nature____________?

a. Insulin
b. Thyroxine
c. ADH
d. Cortisone
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: ADH

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


39)   Ribosomes are assembled in__________?

a. Nucleolus
b. Nucleus
c. DNA
d. RNA
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Nucleolus

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


40)   Far-red light promotes flowering in_______________?

a. Short day plant
b. Long day plant
c. Day neutral plant
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Short day plant

Explanation:
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41)   Which of the following is not present in mitochondria?

a. Enzymes
b. Co-enzymes
c. Ribosomes
d. Thylakoids
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Thylakoids

Explanation:
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42)   Secretin inhibits production of__________________?

a. Gastric juice
b. Pancreatic juice
c. Bile
d. All of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Gastric juice

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


43)   Yellowish glandular structure which produces progesterone is_____________?

a. Graffian follicle
b. Ovary
c. Corpus luteum
d. Placenta
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Corpus luteum

Explanation:
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44)   The stent energy in the form of ADP is regenerated by mitochondria into__________?

a. AMP
b. ADP
c. ATP
d. All of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: ATP

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


45)   XO-XX pattern of sex determination is present in______________?

a. Grasshopper
b. Butterfly
c. Drosophila
d. Man
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Grasshopper

Explanation:
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46)   On which of the following component of chloroplast chlorophyll is arranged?

a. Cell membrane
b. Matrix
c. Thylakoids
d. Stroma
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Thylakoids

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


47)   An example of codominance is______________?

a. A’ blood group
b. B’ blood group
c. O’ blood group
d. AB’ blood group
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: AB’ blood group

Explanation:
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48)   Test cross is used to find_____________?

a. Trait
b. Phenotype
c. Genotype
d. Ratios
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Genotype

Explanation:
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49)   Number of nuclear pores/nucleus in an RBC are_________?

a. 1?3
b. 3?4
c. 10000
d. 30000
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 3?4

Explanation:
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50)   Yellow cytoplasm in ascidian gives rise to______________?

a. Epidermis
b. Muscle cells
c. Gut
d. Notochord
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Muscle cells

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!