Explore topic-wise MCQs in Biology.

This section includes 15 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 how many ways do different cells handle pyruvic acid?

A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four
Answer» D. Four
2.

At what percentage, yeast poison themselves?

A. 4%
B. 7%
C. 13%
D. 45%
Answer» D. 45%
3.

How much energy is released in lactic acid and alcohol fermentation?

A. Less than 7 per cent
B. More than 7 per cent
C. More than 50 per cent
D. More than 75 per cent
Answer» B. More than 7 per cent
4.

In lactic acid fermentation, the reducing agents are carbon dioxide and water.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
5.

Where does lactic acid fermentation take place in animal cells?

A. In the whole body
B. Sometimes in the muscles
C. Main respiratory pathway for muscles
D. In eyes
Answer» C. Main respiratory pathway for muscles
6.

Which of the following enzymes is not used under anaerobic conditions?

A. Pyruvic decarboxylase
B. Alcohol dehydrogenase
C. Lactate dehydrogenase
D. Pyruvate dehydrogenase
Answer» E.
7.

What are the final products of fermentation?

A. CO2 and H2O
B. CO2 and methanol
C. H2O and ethanol
D. CO2 and ethanol
Answer» E.
8.

Who discovered fermentation?

A. Gay Lussac
B. Louis Pasteur
C. Kepler
D. Ernst Haeckel
Answer» C. Kepler
9.

Where does glycolysis take place?

A. Cytoplasm
B. Mitochondrial matrix
C. Plasma membrane
D. Inner mitochondrial membrane
Answer» B. Mitochondrial matrix
10.

Glycolysis is also called an EMP pathway.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
11.

What is the breakdown of glucose to pyruvic acid known as?

A. Respiration
B. Glycolysis
C. Combustion
D. Hydrolysis
Answer» C. Combustion
12.

What was the kind of atmosphere where the first cells on this planet lived?

A. Reducing
B. Oxidising
C. No atmosphere
D. Gold was present
Answer» B. Oxidising
13.

During the process of respiration, which of the following is not released?

A. Carbon dioxide
B. Water
C. Oxygen
D. Energy
Answer» D. Energy
14.

What is the strategy of the plants to oxidise glucose?

A. Oxidise glucose in several large steps
B. Oxidise glucose in several small steps
C. Reduce glucose in several large steps
D. Reduce glucose in several small steps
Answer» C. Reduce glucose in several large steps
15.

Which of the following are the end products of the complete combustion of glucose?

A. CO2 and starch
B. Fructose and lactose
C. H2O and mannose
D. CO2 and H2O
Answer» E.