Explore topic-wise MCQs in Biology.

This section includes 68 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Biology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

When exchange of gases take place in lungs, it is called

A. diffusion
B. osmosis
C. pulmonary respiration
D. active transport
Answer» D. active transport
2.

Breathing occurs due to

A. chemical process
B. muscular contractions and movements of ribs
C. oxidation of organic molecules to release energy and water
D. physical process
Answer» C. oxidation of organic molecules to release energy and water
3.

Oxygen is less soluble as compare to carbon dioxide is

A. TRUE
B. FALSE
C. to some extent true
D. not true at all
Answer» B. FALSE
4.

Asthmatic patients are prone to

A. pollen
B. spores
C. humidity
D. All of the Above
Answer» E.
5.

Mammals which can stay under ocean for more than two hours without coming up for air are

A. cetaceans
B. sea urchin
C. sea anemones
D. oceanic
Answer» B. sea urchin
6.

Tuberculosis is a disease which is

A. harmless
B. contagious
C. venereal
D. fatal
Answer» C. venereal
7.

One liter of air contain oxygen about

A. 200 ml
B. 300 ml
C. 100 ml
D. 400 ml
Answer» B. 300 ml
8.

An estimated survey reports that 90% lung cancer is caused by

A. drinking
B. smoking
C. breathing
D. eating
Answer» C. breathing
9.

Exchange of gases in respiration is only done by

A. osmosis
B. diffusion
C. transport
D. movement
Answer» C. transport
10.

Epithelium is only two cell thick which facilitates process of

A. respiration
B. diffusion
C. exchange
D. inchange
Answer» C. exchange
11.

When air rushes into vacuum inside of lungs, it constitutes process of

A. inspiration
B. expiration
C. inhalation
D. exobreath
Answer» C. inhalation
12.

Respiration in fish is done by help of paired

A. fins
B. gills
C. operculum
D. bladder
Answer» C. operculum
13.

Flowering plants having rhizomes do not include

A. canna
B. lallang
C. ginger
D. garlic
Answer» E.
14.

Ribs and intercoastals muscles constitute walls of

A. diaphragm
B. lungs
C. ribs
D. chest
Answer» E.
15.

Most important metabolic activities of all organisms is

A. digestion
B. excretion
C. respiration
D. injestion
Answer» D. injestion
16.

Tissue which is made up of dead cells in older stems is called

A. bark
B. lamina
C. cork
D. timber
Answer» D. timber
17.

In rigorous exercises, fatigue results due to

A. high concentration of ethanol
B. high concentration of lactic acids
C. partial breakdown of glucose
D. a loss of oxygen debt
Answer» C. partial breakdown of glucose
18.

Subdivision of bronchus are called

A. bronchioles
B. bronchi
C. alveoli
D. trachea
Answer» C. alveoli
19.

Corpuscles which are combined with potassium are carriers of

A. carbon dioxide
B. oxygen
C. hydrogen
D. nitrogen
Answer» B. oxygen
20.

Special pores help in gaseous exchange in cork tissue are

A. stomata
B. pores
C. lenticels
D. None of the Above
Answer» D. None of the Above
21.

When there is low tension of oxygen, oxyhaemoglobin rapidly

A. fade
B. dissociate
C. multiply
D. balance
Answer» C. multiply
22.

Depending upon how long a plant lives, the division can be based on

A. simple body or a complex body
B. being a woody or herbaceous
C. perennials or biennials
D. environmental factors
Answer» D. environmental factors
23.

Plants which live under water obtain oxygen from dissolved oxygen in water by

A. Concentration gradient
B. osmosis
C. diffusion
D. active transport
Answer» D. active transport
24.

Capacity of human blood to carry oxygen is raised up to 75 times by

A. white blood cells
B. platelets
C. hemoglobin
D. coagulants
Answer» D. coagulants
25.

Opening of larynx is called

A. glottis
B. epiglottis
C. vocal cords
D. soft palate
Answer» B. epiglottis
26.

Efficient respiration is done in Hydra by help of

A. nematocysts
B. enteron
C. tentacles
D. dendrites
Answer» C. tentacles
27.

Breakdown of alveoli is called

A. asthma
B. tuberculosis
C. emphysema
D. diarrhea
Answer» D. diarrhea
28.

Food substances like starch can be stored in

A. vascular bundles
B. epidermis
C. cuticle
D. pith
Answer» E.
29.

Unlimited growth which expands by invasion and metastasis is

A. carcinoma
B. tuberculosis
C. polio
D. TB
Answer» B. tuberculosis
30.

Muscles fibers have iron containing protein called

A. hemoglobin
B. myoglobin
C. globulin
D. cytoglobin
Answer» C. globulin
31.

RuBP is a molecule which act as a/an

A. donator
B. acceptor
C. transporter
D. medium
Answer» C. transporter
32.

Specialized shoot bearing the reproductive organs in flowering plants is called as

A. branch
B. vegetative Bud
C. flower
D. Shoot apex
Answer» D. Shoot apex
33.

In condition of low oxygen concentration, oxyhaemoglobin is

A. stable
B. unstable
C. transitional
D. None of the Above
Answer» C. transitional
34.

Lungs are

A. elastic
B. spongy
C. hard
D. Both a and b
Answer» E.
35.

Scientifically, breathing is a/an

A. chemical process
B. biochemical process
C. thermal process
D. redox process
Answer» B. biochemical process
36.

Respiration is a/an

A. chemical process
B. mechanical process
C. electrical process
D. oxidation process
Answer» B. mechanical process
37.

Lungs of frog are fully expanded like

A. gases
B. balloon
C. ball
D. Both a and b
Answer» C. ball
38.

Growth of mycobacterium is accelerated in

A. nutritious conditions
B. hygienic conditions
C. unhygienic conditions
D. malnutrition
Answer» E.
39.

Water is 50 times more viscous than

A. oil
B. alcohol
C. gases
D. solid
Answer» D. solid
40.

Exchange of gasses through diffusion takes place when there is a difference in

A. partial pressure
B. liquid pressure
C. hydraulic pressure
D. concentration gradient
Answer» B. liquid pressure
41.

After gaseous exchange, air is removed by process of

A. inhalation
B. inspiration
C. exhalation
D. All of the Above
Answer» D. All of the Above
42.

Photorespiration depend upon

A. heat
B. light
C. chemical
D. Enzyme
Answer» C. chemical
43.

General names for group of diseases is

A. mycobacterium
B. tuberculosis
C. mycobacterium-tuberculosis
D. tuberculositic virus
Answer» D. tuberculositic virus
44.

Maximum oxygen can be absorbed at a level of

A. sea
B. beach
C. pond
D. dam
Answer» B. beach
45.

Subdivision of tracheae into fine thin wall tubules which are called

A. Rosaceae
B. Poaceae
C. Solanaceae
D. Acacia
Answer» B. Poaceae
46.

Aphids feed on plant juices through their

A. penetrators
B. sharp claws
C. proboscis
D. long beaks
Answer» D. long beaks
47.

There is no involvement of blood in transport of gases in

A. fish
B. human
C. reptiles
D. cockroach
Answer» E.
48.

Ten pair of apertures in tracheal trunk of cockroach is called

A. tracheaoles
B. tracheae
C. spiracles
D. gizzard
Answer» D. gizzard
49.

Inflammatory chemicals which give rise to severe contractions of bronchioles in asthma are

A. peroxisomes
B. amino acids
C. histamines
D. nicotine
Answer» D. nicotine
50.

Organ which lie ventral to esophagus extending in chest cavity is a tubular structure called

A. intestine
B. trachea
C. glottis
D. lungs
Answer» C. glottis