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Quick Quiz
Sycon (Scypha), Spongilla (Freshwater sponge), and Euspongia (Bath sponge) are examples of which Phylum?
(a) Coelenterata
(b) Platyhelminthes
(c) Ctenophora
(d) Porifera
Option d – Porifera
Jellyfish are an example of which type of phylum?
(a) Phylum-Ctenophora
(b) Phylum-Porifera
(c) Phylum-Cnidaria
(d) Phylum-Protozoa
Option c – Phylum-Cnidaria
Which of the following statements is incorrect?
(a) Hydra has only sexual reproduction.
(b) Most frogs are oviparous animals.
(c) Budding is possible in Hydra.
(d) Internal fertilization takes place in hens.
Option a – Hydra has only sexual reproduction
Adamsla (sea anemone), Pennatula (Sea pen), etc., are examples of which Phylum?
(a) Coelenterata
(b) Aschelminthes
(c) Annelida
(d) Arthropoda
Option a – Coelenterata
The locomotory organ of Hydra is:
(a) Pseudopodia
(b) Cilia
(c) Tentacles
(d) Flagella
Option c – Tentacles
The living content of the cell is called protoplasm. It is composed of :
(a) Cytoplasm only
(b) Cytoplasm and nucleoplasm
(c) Nucleoplasm only
(d) Cytoplasm, nucleoplasm, and other organelles
Option b – Cytoplasm and nucleoplasm
Which one of the following hormones contains a peptide chain?
(a) Oxytocin
(b) Corticotropin
(c) Insulin
(d) Cortisone
Option a – Oxytocin
The HIV virus weakens the immunity of a person because it destroys :
(a) mast cells
(b) platelets
(c) erythrocytes
(d) lymphocytes
Option d – lymphocytes
Glucose is a source of energy. Which one of the following types of molecules is Glucose?
(a) Carbohydrate
(b) Protein
(c) Fat
(d) Nucleic acid
Option a – Carbohydrate
In which one of the following physiological processes, does excess water escape in the form of droplets from a plant?
(a) Transpiration
(b) Guttation
(c) Secretion
(d) Excretion
Option b – Guttation
Which of the following is/are the main absorbing organ/organs of plants?
(a) Root only
(b) Leaf only
(c) Root and leaf only
(d) Root, leaf, and bark
Option c – Root and leaf only
Which of the following is not a primary function of a green leaf?
(a) Manufacture of food
(b) Interchange of gases
(c) Evaporation of water
(d) Conduction of food and water
Option d – Conduction of food and water
Halophytes are the types of plants that prefer to grow on:
(a) Dry soil
(b) Sandy soil
(c) Saline soil
(d) Waterlogged soil
Option c – Saline soil
Which of the following is a plant hormone?
(a) Melatonin
(b) Gastrin
(c) Cytokinin
(d) Cholecystokinin
Option c – Cytokinin
The roots of a plant always grow downwards while shoots usually grow upwards and away from the earth. It is known as:
(a) Hydrotropism
(b) Geotropism
(c) Chemotropism
(d) All of these
Option b – Geotropism
Type II diabetes is characterized by:
(a) Hyperglycemia
(b) Polyuria
(c) Both of the above
(d) None of these
Option c – Both of the above
Artificial kidney helps as it:
(a) Remove nitrogenous waste products from blood
(b) Reabsorbs useful substances from tubules to blood
(c) Secretes wasteful substances from blood to tubules
(d) All of the above
Option a – Remove nitrogenous waste products from blood
Which one of the following is not digested in the human body?
(a) Starch
(b) Casein
(c) Cellulose
(d) Vegetable oil
Option c – Cellulose
If the xylem of a plant is mechanically blocked, which of the following functions of the plant will be affected?
(a) Transport of water only
(b) Transport of water and solutes
(c) Transport of solutes only
(d) Transport of gases
Option b – Transport of water and solutes
All life forms contain ‘molecules of life’. These are :
(a) carbohydrates
(b) proteins
(c) nucleic acids
(d) All of these
Option d – All of these
Which one of the following is the smallest unit showing the properties of life such as capacity for metabolism, response to the environment, growth, and reproduction?
(a) Gene
(b) Chromosome
(c) Nucleus
(d) Cell
Option d – Cell
Energy is required for the maintenance of life. It is obtained by a process called :
(a) metabolism
(b) phagocytosis
(c) photorespiration
(d) decomposition
Option a – metabolism
Which one of the following is not a place of action in the human body for the malaria parasite plasmodium?
(a) Liver
(b) Kidney
(c) Red blood cell
(d) Brain
Option b – Kidney
Which one of the following is not an example of a eukaryotic organism?
(a) Yeast
(b) Bacteria
(c) Plant
(d) Human being
Option b – Bacteria
The number of hydrogen bonds between guanine and cytosine in DNA is :
(a) 4
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d) 3
Option d – 3
The part of the brain that controls emotional reactions in our body is :
(a) Cerebrum
(b) Meninges
(c) Thalamus
(d) Hypothalamus
Option d – Hypothalamus
An organism that transmits disease from one individual to another is called :
(a) Hybrid
(b) Clone
(c) Fragment
(d) Vector
Option d – Vector
Which part of the cinchona yields a drug?
(a) Pericarp
(b) Endosperm
(c) Bark
(d) Leaf
Option c – Bark
Which endocrine gland is found in the chest cavity?
(a) Thyroid gland
(b) Adrenal gland
(c) Pineal gland
(d) Thymus gland
Option a – Thyroid gland
Which one of the following statements is correct?
(a) The xylem consists of tracheids, vessels, xylem parenchyma, and xylem fibers.
(b) Flexibility in plants is due to sclerenchyma.
(c) Parenchyma have no intercellular spaces.
(d) The xylem consists of a sieve plate, sieve tube, and companion cells.
Option a – The xylem consists of tracheids, vessels, xylem parenchyma, and xylem fibers
Which one of the following is a bacterium that causes disease in the human body?
(a) Varicella zoster
(b) Trypanosoma gambiense
(c) Salmonella typhi
(d) Plasmodium falciparum
Option c – Salmonella typhi
Which one of the following tissues is responsible for the increase of girth in the stem of a plant?
(a) Tracheid
(b) Pericycle
(c) Intercalary meristem
(d) Lateral meristem
Option d – Lateral meristem
Which one of the following organisms is dependent on the saprophytic mode of nutrition?
(a) Agaricus
(b) Ulothrix
(c) Riccia
(d) Cladophora
Option a – Agaricus
Which one of the following pairs of animals is warm-blooded?
(a) Crocodile and Ostrich
(b) Hagfish and Dogfish
(c) Tortoise and Ostrich
(d) Peacock and Camel
Option d – Peacock and Camel
Which one of the following statements regarding hemoglobin is correct?
(a) Haemoglobin present in RBC can carry only oxygen but not carbon dioxide
(b) Haemoglobin of RBC can carry both oxygen and carbon dioxide
(c) Haemoglobin of RBC can carry only carbon dioxide
(d) Haemoglobin is only used for blood clotting and not for carrying gases.
Option b – Haemoglobin of RBC can carry both oxygen and carbon dioxide
Which one of the following statements is correct?
(a) Urea is produced in the liver
(b) Urea is produced in blood
(c) Urea is produced from digestion of starch
(d) Urea is produced in the lung and kidney
Option a – Urea is produced in the liver
Blood is a type of
(a) Epithelial tissue
(b) Muscular tissue
(c) Nervous tissue
(d) Connective tissue
Option d – Connective tissue
Mitochondria are able to produce their own
(a) Nucleus
(b) Proteins
(c) Chloroplasts
(d) Digestive enzymes
Option b – Proteins
Daily consumption of argan oil helps to prevent:
(a) Various cancers
(b) Cardiovascular diseases
(c) Obesity
(d) All of the above
Option d – All of the above
Antioxidants present in foodstuffs:
(a) Retard the action of oxygen on food materials
(b) Help in its preservation
(c) Prevent spoilage
(d) All of the above
Option d – All of the above
Which one of the following statements about proteins in mammalian cells is correct?
(a) Proteins in mammalian cells are synthesized in the cell membrane.
(b) Proteins in mammalian cells are not synthesized in the cell membrane but are directly absorbed from food.
(c) Proteins in mammalian cells are synthesized in the rough endoplasmic reticulum.
(d) Proteins in mammalian cells are synthesized in the Golgi apparatus.
Option c – Proteins in mammalian cells are synthesized in the rough endoplasmic reticulum
Which one of the following statements about blood elements is correct?
(a) Red blood cell number is the same as that of white blood cells and platelets.
(b) The number of white blood cells is more than red blood cells.
(c) The number of red blood cells is the highest.
(d) The number of red blood cells is lower than platelets.
Option c – The number of red blood cells is the highest
Which one of the following statements regarding digestion is correct?
(a) Fat present in the food is digested by trypsin and chymotrypsin.
(b) Starch of food is digested by lipases.
(c) Fat of food is digested by lipases.
(d) Nucleic acid is digested by amylases.
Option c – Fat of food is digested by lipases
Which one of the following statements is correct?
(a) In photosynthesis by green plants, carbon dioxide is used for making carbohydrates.
(b) During photosynthesis, plants use oxygen to make carbohydrates.
(c) The carbohydrate generated by plants comes from soil.
(d) The carbohydrate generated by plants comes from urea.
Option a – In photosynthesis by green plants, carbon dioxide is used for making carbohydrates
Food rich in roughage may NOT help:
(a) To prevent constipation
(b) Satisfy appetite
(c) Stimulate peristalsis to eliminate fecal matter
(d) Provide nutrients
Option d – Provide nutrients
Which one of the following features is an indication for modification of the stem of a plant?
(a) Presence of ‘eye’ on potato
(b) ‘Scale’ found in onion
(c) ‘Tendril’ found in peas
(d) Hair present in carrot
Option a – Presence of ‘eye’ on potato
Which one of the following is the special type of milk produced by a lactating mother, is essential for the development of the immune response of a newborn baby in humans?
(a) Breast milk produced after a month of childbirth
(b) Transitional milk
(c) Colostrum
(d) Mineralized milk
Option c – Colostrum
Which one of the following is a true fish as per the biological system of classification?
(a) Silverfish
(b) Jellyfish
(c) Cuttlefish
(d) Flying fish
Option d – Flying fish
In which one of the following types of connective tissues in animals does fat get stored?
(a) Adipocyte
(b) Chondrocyte
(c) Osteocyte
(d) Reticulocyte
Option a – Adipocyte
Which one of the following pairs about the organ/part that helps in locomotion is not correctly matched?
(a) Euglena: Flagellum
(b) Paramecium: Cilia
(c) Nereis: Pseudopodia
(d) Starfish: Tube feet
Option c – Nereis: Pseudopodia
Which one of the following statements regarding insulin hormone is correct?
(a) Insulin is a protein hormone that is not produced in the human body.
(b) Insulin is a steroid hormone that is produced in the human body.
(c) Insulin is a cholesterol-driven hormone given to humans.
(d) Insulin is a protein hormone that is produced in the human body.
Option d – Insulin is a protein hormone that is produced in the human body
Which one of the following agents does not contribute to the propagation of plants through seed dispersal?
(a) Wind
(b) Fungus
(c) Animal
(d) Water
Option b – Fungus
Thalassemia is a hereditary disease which affects:
(a) Blood
(b) Lungs
(c) Heart
(d) Kidney
Option a – Blood
In human eyes, the image of an object is formed on:
(a) Cornea
(b) Iris
(c) Pupil
(d) Retina
Option d – Retina
Which of the following diseases is caused by protozoa?
(a) Cholera
(b) Diphtheria
(c) Pneumonia
(d) Malaria
Option d – Malaria
Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Vitamin A – Maculan
(b) Vitamin B – Maculan
(c) Vitamin C – James Lind
(d) Vitamin D – Paul Muller
Option d – Vitamin D – Paul Muller
What is the botanical name of opium?
(a) Emblica officinalis
(b) Papaver somniferum
(c) Rauwolfia serpentina
(d) Cinchona sp.
Option d – Cinchona sp.
Smallpox was declared eradicated from the world in:
(a) 1975
(b) 1980
(c) 1996
(d) 2008
Option b – 1980
A bacteriophage is a:
(a) Bacterium with a tail
(b) Newly formed bacterium
(c) Bacterium-infecting virus
(d) Virus-infecting bacterium
Option d – Virus-infecting bacterium
To study meiosis in plants, the best part would be:
(a) Shoot apex
(b) Root apex
(c) Anthers
(d) Leaf cells
Option c – Anthers
An example of a modified underground stem is:
(a) Carrot
(b) Potato
(c) Groundnut
(d) Turnip
Option b – Potato
Crossing over occurs during meiosis at:
(a) Leptotene
(b) Anaphase
(c) Pachytene
(d) Diakinesis
Option c – Pachytene
A mammal that lays eggs is:
(a) Talpa
(b) Echidna
(c) Pteropus
(d) Lemur
Option b – Echidna
Necton are:
(a) floating organisms in the water.
(b) swimming organisms in water.
(c) animals associated with aquatic plants.
(d) submerged plants in water.
Option b – swimming organisms in water
Which of the following processes makes direct use of oxygen?
(a) Glycolysis
(b) Fermentation
(c) Citric Acid Cycle
(d) Electron transport
Option d – Electron transport
What is a bacteriophage?
(a) A virus
(b) A bacterium growing in an artificial nutrient medium
(c) A fungus causing disease
(d) A phagocytic protozoa
Option a – A virus
“Particulate theory of inheritance” was proposed by:
(a) Charles Darwin
(b) Gregor Johann Mendel
(c) Herman Muller
(d) T.H. Morgan
Option b – Gregor Johann Mendel
Which one of the following animal phyla is the latest discovery?
(a) Pogonophora
(b) Kinorhyncha
(c) Loricifera
(d) Ctenophora
Option c – Loricifera
The cause of sweet taste in fruits is:
(a) Maltose
(b) Ribose
(c) Lactose
(d) Fructose
Option d – Fructose
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Insulin – Regulation of blood glucose
(b) Melatonin – Regulation of sleep
(c) Oxytocin – Release of milk from mammary glands
(d) Gastrin – Regulation of blood pressure
Option d – Gastrin – Regulation of blood pressure
Which one of the following organs will not feel any pain when pricked by a needle?
(a) Skin
(b) Brain
(c) Heart
(d) Eye
Option b – Brain
Which of the following has the largest brain in proportion to its body size?
(a) Ant
(b) Elephant
(c) Dolphin
(d) Human Being
Option c – Dolphin
The stones present in the gall bladder affect the digestion of:
(a) Protein
(b) Fat
(c) Carbohydrate
(d) Nucleic acid
Option b – Fat
Which one of the following is not a genetic disease?
(a) Night blindness
(b) Albinism
(c) Hemophilia
(d) Color blindness
Option a – Night blindness
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