Entry Test MCQ :: Biology Introduction

NOTE :ANSWERS ARE PRESENT AFTER 10 MCQs

1.	Which character differentiates living things from non-living organisms?
	A. They live in the same ecosystem. B. They are acted upon by the same environment C. They are highly organized and complex made of one or more cells and contain genetic material  D. Both a and b

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2.	The study of fossils is called:
	A. Environmental Biology B. Historical biology C. Palaeontology D. Social biology

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3.	The experiments on DNA molecules in chromosomes for knowing the basis of inherited diseases are conducted by :
	A. Molecular biologists B. Microbiologists C. Freshwater biologists D. Social biologist

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4.	Sythetic insulin from pork was formed by which technique:
	A. Parasitology B. Social biological techniques C. Biotechnology D. Both a and c

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5.	The branch of biology which deals with the study of social behavior and communal life of human beings living in any environment is called :
	A. Environmental biology B. Social biology C. Human biology D. Both b and c

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6.	Out of 92 naturally occurring chemical elements how many are considered as bio-elements:
	A. 6 B. 16 C. 26 D. 15

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7.	Oxygen accounts for ____ % of totals human body mass:
	A. 65% B. 18% C. 10% D. 3%

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8.	The atoms of different elements combine with each other through ionic or covalent bonding to produce compounds this stable form is called:
	A. An organ B. A molecule C. Tissue D. Both a and c

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9.	Which one is a micromolecule?
	A. Polysaccharide B. Protein C. Hemoglobin D. ATP

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10.

A structure formed by groups of similar cells organized into loose sheetsor bundles performing similar functions is called as:

A. An organ B. An organism C. A Tissue D. A Cell ANSWERS OF ABOVE TEN MCQs 1. (c) 2.(c) 3.(a) 4.(c) 5.(b) 6.(b) 7.(a) 8.(b) 9.(d) 10.(c)  11.  In animals coordination achieved by means of A. Respiratory system B. Nervous system C. Endocrine system D. Both b and c 12.  Group of living organisms of the same species living in the same place at the same time is called A. Community B. Population C. Ecosystem D. Biome 13.  Different species of plants and animals living in the same habitat is called : A. Population B. Community C. Biome D. Habitat 14.  A large regional community primarily determined by climate is called : A. Population B. Community C. Biome D. Habitat 15.  The concept that various organisms dominated this planet during various geological time period and thus placing organisms in a time squence came from the studies by A. Environmental biologist B. Paleontologist C. Marine biologist D. Social biologist 16.  It is possible to date the rocks by comparing the amount of specific radioactive isotopes they contain. Which of the statement is correct in this respect: A. Older sediment layers have equal amount of these reaioactive isotopes as that of the young ones B. Older sediment layers have less amount of these reaioactive isotopes as that of the young ones. C. Older sediment layers have greater amount of these radioactive isotopes as that of the young ones. D. Older sediment layers did not have these radioactive isotopes 17.  An unbroken series of species arranged in ancestors to descendent sequence with each later species having evolved from one that immediately preceded it is called: A. Biome B. Phyletic lineage C. Community D. Population 18.  Biological sciences have a set methodology and it is based on A. Experimental inquiry B. Esthetic preference C. Philosophical ideas D. Imaginations 19.  A series of hypothesis supported by the results of many tests is called A. Scientific law B. Theory C. Data D. Deduction 20.  Which one is not correct for a productive theory? A. It is predictive B. It has explanatory power C. It discourages suggestion of different hypotheses D. None of these ANSWERS OF ABOVE TEN MCQs 11. (d) 12.(b) 13.(b) 14.(c) 15.(b) 16.(b) 17.(b) 18.(a) 19.(b) 20.(c)