Biology Part 1 Online Quiz

Following quiz provides Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) related to Biology. You will have to read all the given answers and click over the correct answer. If you are not sure about the answer then you can check the answer using Show Answer button. You can use Next Quiz button to check new set of questions in the quiz.

Q 1 - Who among the following is known as the father of Microscopy?

A - Antony van Leeuwenhoek

B - Carolus Linnaeus

C - C. F. Wolff

D - Stephen Hales

Answer : A

Explanation

Anthony Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723), native of Holland, is known as the father of microscopy.

Q 2 - There are . muscles in a human body.

Answer : B

Explanation

The number of muscles in a human body varies between 640 and 850.

Q 3 - Which among the following terms is related to the orange fruit?

Answer : D

Explanation

Hesperidium refers the fruit, which has sectioned pulp inside.

Q 4 - Consider the following statements:

1. High blood pressure is known as hypertension and low blood pressure is known as hypotension.

2. Any systolic pressure more than 140 or diastolic pressure more than 100 is abnormal and harmful for the health.

Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

Answer : C

Explanation

Blood pressure depends on many factors such as strength of the heartbeat, volume and thickness of blood, etc.

Q 5 - Consider the following statements:

1. WBCs are round and semi-transparent cells.

2. WBCs are also known as soldiers of the bodys defense system.

Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

Answer : C

Explanation

N/A

Q 6 - Which among the following process and package the macromolecules?

Answer : A

Explanation

The golgi apparatus, found in the cytoplasm, processes and packages the macromolecules such as proteins and lipids.

Q 7 - Which among the following is found in abundance in Golden rice?

Answer : A

Explanation

N/A

Q 8 - The muscular structure that makes us breathe is known as

Answer : B

Explanation

N/A

Q 9 - Identify the group of diseases caused by virus

A - Measles, syphilis, rabies, cholera

B - Poliomyelitis, syphilis, chicken pox, mumps

C - Cholera, tuberculosis, meningitis, syphilis

D - Measles, small pox, mumps, rabies

Answer : D

Explanation

N/A

Q 10 - Consider the following statements:

1. Meiosis is a type of cell division, whereby the number of chromosomes in the daughter cells is reduced by half to produce haploid gametes.

2. Meiosis is also known as reproductive cell division.

Choose the correct answer from the given codes:

Answer : C

Explanation

N/A

Q 11 - Consider the following statements:

1. The chief characteristic of proteins is to bind other molecules specifically and tightly.

2. Proteins cannot bind to other proteins as well as to small-molecule substrates.

Choose the correct answer from the given codes:

Answer : A

Explanation

Proteins can bind to other proteins as well as to small-molecule substrates.

Q 12 - Consider the following statements:

1. Cytoplasm is transparent and has a gel-like appearance.

2. Cytoplasm composed of water and contains enzymes, salt, and various other organic molecules.

Choose the correct answer from the given codes:

Answer : C

Explanation

N/A

Q 13 - Which among the following bio-fertilizer is used for the paddy crops?

A - Red algae

B - Rizhobium species

C - Fungous

D - Blue-green algae

Answer : D

Explanation

Bio-fertilizer is a substance which comprises of living microorganisms.

Q 14 - Salivary glands produce . enzymes.

Answer : D

Explanation

Amylase is sometimes also known as Ptyalin. Amylase breaks complex carbohydrates to smaller chains.

Q 15 - Who among the following scientists introduced the Binomial nomenclature to plants?

Answer : D

Explanation

Binomial nomenclature is a formal system of naming species by giving each a name composed of two parts.

Q 16 - Which one of the following disorders is treated by biological resurfacing?

Answer : A

Explanation

N/A

Q 17 - Which among the following part of the body is affected by Pyorrhea?

Answer : B

Explanation

N/A

Q 18 - The function of Gastrocnemius is to

A - Rotate the leg sidewise

B - Straighten the knee or bend the hip joint

C - Bend the knee and lift the heel

D - Extend the foot forward

Answer : C

Explanation

It is lower knee muscle.

Q 19 - Which among the following structures of plant is responsible for transpiration?

Answer : C

Explanation

Stomata are the tiny opening or pores those are used for gas exchange.

Q 20 - Consider the following statements:

1. Fructose is very sweet monosaccharide sugar normally found in fruits.

2. The remains of organisms normally preserved in rocks is known as fossils.

Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:

Answer : C

Explanation

N/A

biology_part1_online_quiz.htm