Biology MCQ questions and answers

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Biology MCQ questions and answers

Question 1: What is the male gamete in plants called?

a) Egg cell

b) Pollen grain

c) Zygote

d) Embryo sac

Answer: b) Pollen grain


Question 2: Which of these is a method of asexual reproduction in plants?

a) Pollination

b) Fertilization

c) Budding

d) Seed formation

Answer: c) Budding


Question 3: What is the function of the placenta in humans?

a) Produce hormones

b) Exchange nutrients and waste

c) Protect the fetus

d) Store food

Answer: b) Exchange nutrients and waste


Question 4: Which hormone is responsible for ovulation in females?

a) Estrogen

b) Progesterone

c) Luteinizing hormone (LH)

d) Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)

Answer: c) Luteinizing hormone (LH)


Question 5: What is the process of fusion of male and female gametes called?

a) Fertilization

b) Pollination

c) Germination

d) Implantation

Answer: a) Fertilization


Question 6: Ecology and Environment (Continued)

What is the term for the maximum population size an environment can sustain?

a) Carrying capacity

b) Biotic potential

c) Population density

d) Ecological niche

Answer: a) Carrying capacity


Question 6: Which of these is a primary consumer in a food chain?

a) Grass

b) Rabbit

c) Fox

d) Eagle

Answer: b) Rabbit


Question 7: What is the term for the relationship where both organisms benefit?

a) Parasitism

b) Commensalism

c) Mutualism

d) Competition

Answer: c) Mutualism


Question 8: Which of these is a greenhouse gas?

a) Oxygen

b) Nitrogen

c) Methane

d) Argon

Answer: c) Methane


Question 9: What is the term for the variety of ecosystems on Earth?

a) Biodiversity

b) Biome

c) Biosphere

d) Ecosystem diversity

Answer: d) Ecosystem diversity


Question 10: What is the term for the physical expression of a gene?

a) Genotype

b) Phenotype

c) Allele

d) Chromosome

Answer: b) Phenotype


Question 11: Which of these is a recessive genetic disorder?

a) Huntington’s disease

b) Cystic fibrosis

c) Marfan syndrome

d) Achondroplasia

Answer: b) Cystic fibrosis


Question 12: What is the term for the alternate form of a gene?

a) Chromosome

b) Allele

c) Trait

d) Genotype

Answer: b) Allele


Question 13:Which of these is a sex-linked trait in humans?

a) Eye color

b) Blood type

c) Hemophilia

d) Height

Answer: c) Hemophilia


Question 14: What is the term for the genetic makeup of an organism?

a) Phenotype

b) Genotype

c) Allele

d) Chromosome

Answer: b) Genotype


Question 15: Which part of the brain controls involuntary actions like breathing?

a) Cerebrum

b) Cerebellum

c) Medulla oblongata

d) Thalamus

Answer: c) Medulla oblongata


Question 16: What is the function of the pancreas?

a) Produce bile

b) Regulate blood sugar

c) Filter blood

d) Digest proteins

Answer: b) Regulate blood sugar


Question 17Which of these is a function of the liver?

a) Produce insulin

b) Detoxify chemicals

c) Digest carbohydrates

d) Absorb nutrients

Answer: b) Detoxify chemicals


Question 18What is the role of white blood cells?

a) Carry oxygen

b) Fight infection

c) Clot blood

d) Digest food

Answer: b) Fight infection


Question 19Which hormone regulates calcium levels in the blood?

a) Insulin

b) Thyroxine

c) Parathyroid hormone

d) Adrenaline

Answer: c) Parathyroid hormone


Question 20What is the role of cytokinins in plants?

a) Promote cell division

b) Promote cell elongation

c) Promote flowering

d) Promote fruit ripening

Answer: a) Promote cell division


Question 21Which of these is a function of the xylem?

a) Transport food

b) Transport water

c) Photosynthesis

d) Store nutrients

Answer: b) Transport water


Question 22What is the term for the loss of water vapor from plant leaves?

a) Transpiration

b) Respiration

c) Photosynthesis

d) Guttation

Answer: a) Transpiration


Question 23Which of these is a micronutrient for plants?

a) Nitrogen

b) Phosphorus

c) Zinc

d) Potassium

Answer: c) Zinc


Question 24What is the role of abscisic acid in plants?

a) Promote growth

b) Inhibit growth

c) Promote flowering

d) Promote fruit ripening

Answer: b) Inhibit growth


Question 25What is the term for the production of genetically identical organisms?

a) Cloning

b) Hybridization

c) Mutation

d) Transformation

Answer: a) Cloning


Question 26Which enzyme is used to join DNA fragments?

a) Restriction enzyme

b) Ligase

c) Polymerase

d) Helicase

Answer: b) Ligase


Question 27What is the term for the introduction of foreign DNA into a host cell?

a) Transformation

b) Transduction

c) Conjugation

d) Replication

Answer: a) Transformation


Question 28Which of these is a tool used in genetic engineering?

a) Plasmid

b) Ribosome

c) Mitochondria

d) Golgi apparatus

Answer: a) Plasmid


Question 29What is the term for the study of genomes?

a) Genetics

b) Genomics

c) Biotechnology

d) Bioinformatics

Answer: b) Genomics


Question 30Which of these is a bacterial disease?

a) Influenza

b) Tuberculosis

c) Dengue

d) Hepatitis

Answer: b) Tuberculosis


Question 31What is the causative agent of AIDS?

a) Bacteria

b) Virus

c) Fungus

d) Protozoa

Answer: b) Virus


Question 32Which of these is a vector-borne disease?

a) Malaria

b) Tuberculosis

c) AIDS

d) Hepatitis

Answer: a) Malaria


Question 33What is the term for the body’s ability to resist infections?

a) Immunity

b) Allergy

c) Inflammation

d) Vaccination

Answer: a) Immunity


Question 34Which of these is a non-communicable disease?

a) Tuberculosis

b) Diabetes

c) Malaria

d) Cholera

Answer: b) Diabetes



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