Explore topic-wise MCQs in Biology.

This section includes 12 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Biology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

In which of the following, organisms completely stop their metabolic activities?

A. Hibernation
B. Aestivation
C. Death
D. Diapause
Answer» D. Diapause
2.

For which of the following organisms thermoregulation is energetically expensive?

A. Large-sized aquatic animals
B. Small-sized terrestrial animals
C. Large-sized terrestrial animals
D. Medium-sized terrestrial animals
Answer» C. Large-sized terrestrial animals
3.

Which process do some snails and fishes undergo to prevent themselves from desiccation?

A. Dormancy
B. Migration
C. Aestivation
D. Hibernation
Answer» D. Hibernation
4.

What do the desert lizards do when their body temperature drops?

A. They burrow in the sand
B. They hide in the soil
C. They move in a shady place
D. They bask in the sun
Answer» E.
5.

Which rule states that in a cold climate, mammals possess shorter ears and limbs to minimize the heat loss?

A. Bergman s rule
B. Blackman s rule
C. Allen s rule
D. Lindeman s rule
Answer» D. Lindeman s rule
6.

The Siberian cranes migrate to which National Park in India?

A. Kaziranga National Park, Assam
B. Silent Valley National Park, Kerala
C. Chikla Lake Bird Sanctuary, Orissa
D. Keoladeo National Park, Rajasthan
Answer» E.
7.

Why small animals are rarely found in polar regions?

A. Less loss of heat
B. Their surface area and body mass ratio is high
C. Their surface area and body mass ratio is low
D. Their surface area is small
Answer» C. Their surface area and body mass ratio is low
8.

What are most of the invertebrates?

A. Thermoregulators
B. Osmoregulators
C. Thermoconformers
D. Conformers
Answer» D. Conformers
9.

What are birds and mammals?

A. Thermoconfirmers and osmoconfirmers
B. Thermoconfirmers and osmoregulators
C. Thermoregulators and cold-blooded animals
D. Thermoregulators and osmoregulators
Answer» E.
10.

What is maintaining the constancy of the internal environment called?

A. Conformation
B. Homeostasis
C. Adaptation
D. Migration
Answer» C. Adaptation
11.

What is the suspension of metabolic activities during summer called?

A. Aestivation
B. Diapause
C. Menopause
D. Regulation
Answer» B. Diapause
12.

What is diapause?

A. Shedding of leaves
B. Stage of suspended development
C. Aging in mammals
D. Programmed cell death
Answer» C. Aging in mammals