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BIOLOGY QUIZ

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

For wheat, which of the following combinations is correct?

a)

Genus Triticum, family Poaceae, order Poales, Class Monocotyledonae

b)

Genus Triticum, family Poaceae, order Poales, Class Dicotyledonae

c)

Genus Triticum, family Poaceae, order Sapindales, Class Monocotyledonae

d)

Genus Triticum, family Anacardiaceae, order Poales, Class Monocotyledonae

2.

Regulation of cells’ activity takes place through

a)

Flow of substances

b)

Flow of energy

c)

Flow of hormones

d)

Flow of smoke

3.

The correct sequence of taxonomic categories is:

a)

Species -> genus -> order -> phylum

b)

Species -> order -> genus-> kingdom

c)

Genus -> species -> order -> kingdom

d)

None of these

4.

Taxonomic hierarchy refer to

a)

Classification of species based on the fossil record

b)

A list of botanists or zoologists who have worked on the taxonomy of a species or group

c)

a group of senior taxonomists who decide the nomenclature of animals and plants

d)

Stepwise arrangement of all categories for classification of animals and plants

5.

Nicotiana sylvestris flowers only during long days while N.tabacum flowers only during short days. Under different photoperiods, they can be induced to flower at the same time and can be cross-fertilized to produce self-fertile offsprings. What is the best reason for considering Nicotiana sylvestris and N.tabacum as separate species?

a)

They fail to interbreed in nature

b)

They are reproductively distinct

c)

They are physiologically different

d)

They are distinct morphologically

6.

One of the first acts in taxonomy is

a)

Description

b)

Identification

c)

Naming

d)

Classification

7.

Which one of these categories has real existence?

(a)  

8.

DNA fingerprinting recognizes the differences in

a)

satellite DNA

b)

bulk DNA

c)

Repetitive DNA

d)

both (a) and (c)

9.

The process of DNA replication is affected by an enzyme known as

a)

Mutase

b)

Ligase

c)

Polymerase 1

d)

Ribonuclease

10.

The bases are held together in a DNA double helix by hydrogen bonds. These bonds are

a)

Ionic bonds

b)

Covalent bonds

c)

Non-covalent bonds

d)

Van der Waals forces

11.

The stimulation of a muscle fibre by a motor neuron occurs at the

a)

myofibril

b)

transverse tubules

c)

neuromuscular junction

d)

sarcoplasmic reticulum

12.

What is the person with these symptoms suffering from? Outbursts of emotions, unpredictable moods, quarrelsome behaviour, conflicts with others

a)

Mood disorders

b)

Addictive diroders

c)

Schizoprenia

d)

Borderline personality disorder (BPD)

13.

Even after the brain of a frog has been crushed, it still responds to a pinch on the leg by drawing it away. This act is an example of

a)

Conditioned reflex

b)

Simple reflex

c)

Automated motor response

d)

Neurotransmitter induced response

14.

This statement is not associated with midbrain

a)

the ventral portion of the midbrain is composed of mainly four, round swellings known as

corpora quadrigemina

b)

located between thalamus of the forebrain and pons of the hindbrain

c)

the canal called cerebral aqueduct passes through the midbrain

d)

hindbrain and midbrain constitute the brain stem

15.

The membrane investing the ovum just outside the membrana granulosa is

a)

theca interna

b)

discus proligerus

c)

zona pellucida

d)

vitelline membrane

16.

Which of the following is not a major greenhouse gas?

a)

ozone

b)

water vapour

c)

methane

d)

carbondioxide

17.

The lacunae in the vascular bundles of monocot stem is

a)

Metaxylem

b)

A mucilage canal

c)

Lysigenous water cavity

d)

A large sized protoxylem

18.

Antiserum is

a)

blood serum containing specific antibodies

b)

blood serum containing specific antigens

c)

blood serum containing a mixture of antigens and antibodies

d)

blood serum in which antigens and antibodies are both absent

19.

Which of this is/are examples of an organ containing a smooth muscle

a)

Iris of eye

b)

Bronchi only

c)

Uterus only

d)

All of the above

20.

Where does spindle fibres attach to during metaphase?

a)

kinetochore of the chromosome

b)

kinetosome of the chromosome

c)

centromere of the chromosome

d)

telomere of the chromosome