Explore topic-wise MCQs in Biology.

This section includes 14 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. CO<sub>2</sub> and H<sub>2</sub>O
B. CO<sub>2</sub> and methanol
C. H<sub>2</sub>O and ethanol
D. CO<sub>2</sub> and ethanol
Answer» E.
8.

Who discovered fermentation?

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

Glycolysis is also called an EMP pathway.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
10.

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

A. Respiration
B. Glycolysis
C. Combustion
D. Hydrolysis
Answer» C. Combustion
11.

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
12.

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

A. Carbon dioxide
B. Water
C. Oxygen
D. Energy
Answer» D. Energy
13.

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
14.

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

A. CO<sub>2</sub> and starch
B. Fructose and lactose
C. H<sub>2</sub>O and mannose
D. CO<sub>2</sub> and H<sub>2</sub>O
Answer» E.