Biology — practice Test (MCQs) By Sir AB Rehman

Which of the following is considered the basic unit of life?

• Cell

• Atom

• Molecule

• Tissue

Which scientist from the Islamic Golden Age wrote the Kitāb al-Ḥayawān ('Book of Animals')?

• Al-Jahiz

• Ibn Sina

• Al-Khwarizmi

• Al-Razi

What is the correct order of the levels of biological organization from smallest to largest?

• Cell → Tissue → Organ → Organ System → Organism → Population → Community → Ecosystem → Biome → Biosphere

• Organism → Organ System → Organ → Tissue → Cell → Population → Community → Ecosystem → Biome → Biosphere

• Cell → Organ → Tissue → Organ System → Organism → Population → Community → Ecosystem → Biome → Biosphere

• Cell → Tissue → Organ System → Organ → Organism → Population → Community → Ecosystem → Biome → Biosphere

The work of which Muslim scientist systematically recorded over 1,400 medicinal plants?

• Ibn al-Baitar

• Al-Razi

• Ibn Sina

• Al-Kindi

In the biological organization hierarchy, which level comes immediately after a tissue?

• Organ

• Cell

• Organism

• Molecule

Which of these is not a level of biological organization commonly used in Grade 9 biology?

• Atom (often not included in basic biological organization levels)

• Cell

• Organism

• Tissue

Which of the following scientists introduced experimental chemistry and wrote about plants and animals?

• Jabir ibn Hayyan

• Isaac Newton

• Marie Curie

• Albert Einstein

Which of these correctly lists 'organ, organ system, organism' in order from smallest to largest?

• Organ → Organ System → Organism

• Organism → Organ System → Organ

• Organ System → Organ → Organism

• Organism → Organ → Organ System

The biosphere includes:

• All ecosystems on Earth

• Only aquatic ecosystems

• Only terrestrial ecosystems

• Only human-made environments

Which Muslim scholar is known for contributions in optics and the scientific method?

• Ibn al-Haytham (Alhazen)

• Al-Khwarizmi

• Avicenna (Ibn Sina)

• Al-Razi