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01.	Members of the same species living in the same place at the same time make a:
(a)	Habitat	(b)	Biosphere	(c)	Community	(d)	Population
02.	If a scientist is studying the methods of inserting human insulin gene in bacteria, which branch of biology may this be?
(a)	Anatomy	(b)	Physiology	(c)	Biotechnology	(d)	Pharmacology
03.	Which one will be the correct sequence of the levels of organization of life?
(a)	Cell, organelle, molecule, organ, tissue, organ system, individual
(b)	Molecule, tissue, organelle, cell, organ system, organ, individual
(c)	Molecule, organelle, cell, tissue, organ system, individual
(d)	Organ system, organ, tissue, cell, molecule, organelle, individual
04.	Which of these major bio elements is in the highest percentage in protoplasm?
(a)	Carbon	(b)	Hydrogen	(c)	Oxygen	(d)	Nitrogen
05.	Which of the following groups includes organisms all of which are absorptive in their nutrition?
(a)	Protists	(b)	Animals	(c)	Bacteria	(d)	Fungi
06.	Similar cells organized into groups and performing the same function are known as:
(a)	Organelle	(b)	Tissue	(c)	Organ	(d)	Organ system
07.	Which of these tissues also make the glandular tissue in animals?
(a)	Epithelial tissue	(b)	Muscular tissue	(c)	Connective	(d)	Nervous tissue
08.	The level of organization that is less definite in plants is:
(a)	Tissue level	(b)	Organ level	(c)	Organ system level	(d)	Individual level
09.	What is true about volvox?
(a)	Unicellular prokaryote	(b)	Unicellular eukaryote	(c)	Colonial eukaryote	(d)	Multicellular eukaryote
10.	When we study the feeding relations among different animal species of a forest, at what level of organization we are studying?
(a)	Individual	(b)	Population	(c)	Community	(d)	Biosphere

01.	The scientific study of living things is called:
(a)	Physics	(b)	Chemistry	(c)	Biology	(d)	Farming
02.	The study of internal structure is called:
(a)	Morphology	(b)	Zoology	(c)	Ecology	(d)	Anatomy
03.	Histology is the scientific study of:
(a)	Organs	(b)	Cells	(c)	Muscles	(d)	Tissues
04.	The microscopic study of tissues is called:
(a)	Morphology	(b)	Histology	(c)	Physiology	(d)	Cell biology
05.	The study of fossil is called:
(a)	Taxonomy	(b)	Socio biology	(c)	Genetics	(d)	Paleontology
06.	The knowledge deals with the study of insects is called:
(a)	Pharmacology	(b)	Parasitology	(c)	Embryology	(d)	Entomology
07.	The total number of elements in nature is:
(a)	92	(b)	93	(c)	91	(d)	90
08.	The number of bio elements in nature is:
(a)	13	(b)	14	(c)	15	(d)	16
09.	The element that 65% of the total mass of organisms is:
(a)	Hydrogen	(b)	Carbon	(c)	Oxygen	(d)	Nitrogen
10.	Which of these major bio elements is in the highest percentage in protoplasm?
(a)	Carbon	(b)	Hydrogen	(c)	Nitrogen	(d)	Oxygen
11.	The element mostly present in an individual is:
(a)	Nitrogen	(b)	Carbon	(c)	Oxygen	(d)	Hydrogen
12.	Which one of the following is Macromolecule?
(a)	Glucose	(b)	Water	(c)	Hydrogen	(d)	Starch
13.	Example of micro molecule is:
(a)	Glucose	(b)	Starch	(c)	Lipids	(d)	Proteins
14.	Cells performing similar functions arranged into groups:
(a)	Tissues	(b)	Organ	(c)	Organ system	(d)	Organism
15.	The level of organization that is less defined in plants is:
(a)	Organism level	(b)	Organ system level	(c)	Organ level	(d)	Tissue level
16.	In 2010 the population of humans in Pakistan was (million):
(a)	117.5	(b)	173.5	(c)	176.5	(d)	198.5
17.	The portion of earth inhabited by organisms communities is known as:
(a)	Habitat	(b)	Biosphere	(c)	Ecosystem	(d)	Population
18.	Bio element is:
(a)	Aluminum	(b)	Cobalt	(c)	Bromine	(d)	Carbon
19.	The highest level of biological organization is:
(a)	Species	(b)	Tissue	(c)	Ecosystem	(d)	Biosphere
20.	Meaning of “logos” is:
(a)	Activity	(b)	Structure	(c)	Thinking	(d)	Function
21.	The scientific study of life is called:
(a)	Biology	(b)	Cell biology	(c)	Physiology	(d)	Botany
22.	Scientific study of animals is called:
(a)	Biology	(b)	Zoology	(c)	Botany	(d)	Micro-biology

01.	Which of the following is a correct sequence in biological method?
(a)	Observation, Hypothesis, Law, Theory			(b)	Hypothesis, Observation, Deduction, Experimentation
(c)	Observations, Hypothesis, Deduction, Experiment			(d)	Law, Theory, Deduction, Observation
02.	Which one of these is NOT a characteristic of a hypothesis?
(a)	Must be consistent will all available data			(b)	Must be testable
(c)	Must be correct			(d)	Must make prediction
03.	At which point is a biologist most likely to use reasoning?
(a)	While taking observations			(b)	During hypothesis formulation
(c)	During data organization			(d)	None of these
04.	A hypothesis must be testable to be scientifically valid. Being testable means that:
(a)	Some observation could prove the hypothesis incorrect
(b)	Only a controlled experiment can indicate whether hypothesis is correct or incorrect
(c)	The hypothesis is proven wrong
(d)	The opposite of hypothesis is tested and proven wrong
05.	What would be the best experimental design for testing a hypothesis that bean plants require sodium?
(a)	Measure the amount of sodium in a few bean plants			(b)	Grow bear plants with and without sodium
(c)	Look for sodium in leaf tissues			(d)	Analyze root contents for sodium
06.	A gardener sees a large snake nearby. He knows that generally snakes sting, so the gardener ran away. The gardener did which of the following?
(a)	Used reasoning	(b)	Used observation	(c)	Constructed a theory	(d)	Tested a hypothesis
07.	A scientific theory has which of the following properties?
(a)	It agrees with available evidence			(b)	It cannot be rejected
(c)	It has been absolutely proven
(d)	It does not need to be altered in the light of new evidence
08.	Experimentation is only a step of the scientific process, but it is a very important because it always:
(a)	Gives the biologist a correct result			(b)	Allows rejection of some alternative hypothesis
(c)	Ensure that hypothesis can be confirmed with certainly
(d)	Gives scientist a chance to work in the laboratory
09.	You are testing a hypothesis: “Students learn more if they drink tea before sitting for study” your 20 experimental students drink tea before study: you test their learning by giving question. Your 20 students of the control group should have all experimental conditions identical to the experimental group EXCEPT that:
(a)	They should take tea with more milk and sugar
(b)	They should take tea before as well as during study
(c)	They should not take tea before study			(d)	After taking tea, they should not sit for study

01.	Man always remained a:
(a)	Chemist	(b)	Biologist	(c)	Geologist	(d)	Bacteria
02.	The most basic step of biological method is:
(a)	Experimentation	(b)	Observations	(c)	Deductions	(d)	Hypothesis
03.	A liter of ethanol weighs ………. Grams.
(a)	789	(b)	897	(c)	987	(d)	100
04.	Tentative explanation of observations is called:
(a)	Hypothesis	(b)	Experiment	(c)	Deduction	(d)	Problem
05.	The logical consequences/results of hypothesis are called:
(a)	Formula	(b)	Observation	(c)	Deduction	(d)	Experiment
06.	Deductions are drawn from:
(a)	Experiments	(b)	Hypothesis	(c)	Theory	(d)	Law
07.	The hypothesis that often tested and never rejected are called:
(a)	Laws	(b)	Theories	(c)	Deductions	(d)	Experiment
08.	Number of sense organs are:
(a)	5	(b)	7	(c)	2	(d)	9

01.	Classification means the grouping of organisms on the basis of:
(a)	How they feed	(b)	The features they have in common
(c)	How they respire	(d)	How they can survive
02.	The kingdom Protista includes:
(a)	Unicellular and simple multi cellular organisms with prominent nucleus
(b)	True multicellular organisms with no prominent nucleus
(c)	True multicellular organisms with prominent nucleus			(d)	Unicellular organisms with no prominent nucleus
03.	Viruses are not classified in any kingdom because:
(a)	They are too poorly understood			(b)	They are too small
(c)	Their genetics cannot be determined			(d)	They are not considered as organism
04.	Viruses are assigned to the kingdom:
(a)	Monera	(b)	Protista	(c)	Fungi	(d)	None of these
05.	A related group of genera comprises:
(a)	An order	(b)	A family	(c)	A class	(d)	A phylum
06.	In which kingdom would you classify unicellular eukaryotes?
(a)	Fungi and Plantae	(b)	Fungi and Monera	(c)	Only Protista	(d)	Only Fungi
07.	In binomial nomenclature, the first letter of the __________ name is capitalized.
(a)	Family	(b)	Class	(c)	Species	(d)	Genus
08.	Which one of the following sequences shows the correct hierarchy of classification going from the smaller to the bigger group?
(a)	Kingdom, Phylum, Order, Class, Family, Genus, Species
(b)	Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
(c)	Genus, Species, Kingdom, Phylum, Order, Class, Family
(d)	Species, Genus, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, Kingdom
09.	Which of the following may be the correct way of writing the scientific name of an organism?
(a)	Canes lupus	(b)	Saccharin	(c)	Grant’s gazelle	(d)	E. Coli
10.	A certain organism is multicellular, adapted for photosynthesis, and has multicellular sex organs. To which kingdom does it belong?
(a)	Animalia	(b)	Fungi	(c)	Plantae	(d)	Protista
11.	Species that are in the same _________ are more closely related than.
(a)	Phylum…class	(b)	Family…order	(c)	Class…order	(d)	Family…genus

01.	In which stage of the cell cycle each chromosome is duplicated and so it consists of two chromatids?
(a)	G1	(b)	S	(c)	M	(d)	G2
02.	If you observe a like this one. What phase of mitosis is it?
(a)	Anaphase	(b)	Telophase	(c)	Metaphase	(d)	Prophase
03.	During which phase of mitosis spindles are formed?
(a)	G2	(b)	Interphase	(c)	Prophase	(d)	Metaphase
04.	In which stage of cell cycle, the cell is preparing enzymes for chromosome duplication?
(a)	G1	(b)	G2	(c)	S	(d)	M
05.	Which of the following stage of cell division is very different for animal and plant cells?
(a)	Metaphase	(b)	Anaphase	(c)	Telophase	(d)	Cytokinesis
06.	Prior to cell division, each chromosome replicates or duplicates its genetic material. The products are connected by a centromere and are called:
(a)	Sister chromosomes	(b)	Homologous chromosomes
(c)	Non-sister chromatids	(d)	Sister chromatids
07.	The process of mitosis ensure that:
(a)	Each new cell is genetically different from its parent
(b)	Each new cell is receives the proper number of chromosomes
(c)	Cells will divide at the appropriate time			(d)	Chromosomes duplicate without errors
08.	Cytokinesis in a plant cell is characterized by:
(a)	The equal division of homologous chromosomes
(b)	A pinching off of the cell membrane to divide the cell
(c)	The formation of a cell plate in the cytoplasm
(d)	The movement of the chromosomes form the metaphase plate
09.	Which of the following is unique to mitosis and not a part of meiosis I?
(a)	Homologous chromosomes pair forming bivalents			(b)	Homologous chromosomes cross over
(c)	Chromosome pairs are broken during anaphase			(d)	Chromatids separate during anaphase
10.	Which event distinguishes meiosis from mitosis?
(a)	Condensation of chromosomes			(b)	Loss of the nuclear membrane
(c)	Formation of metaphase plate			(d)	Pairing of homologous chromosomes
11.	In which stage of the cell cycle most cells spend their lives?
(a)	Prophase	(b)	Metaphase	(c)	Interphase	(d)	Telophase
12.	Which of the following distinguishes meiosis from mitosis?
(a)	The chromosome number is reduced			(b)	Chromosomes undergo crossing over
(c)	The daughter cells are genetically different from the parent cell
(d)	All of these
13.	For mitosis, the chromosomes of cell duplicate during interphase, when do the chromosomes duplicate meiosis?
(a)	Before meiosis I	(b)	Before meiosis II	(c)	During meiosis I	(d)	Do not duplicate
14.	Find the correct statement:
(a)	Homologous chromosomes form pairs during mitosis.
(b)	Chromosomes do not duplicate in the interphase preceding meiosis I.
(c)	Homologous chromosomes form pairs during meiosis but not mitosis.

01.	During mitosis one cell divided into daughter cell:
(a)	2	(b)	3	(c)	4	(d)	8
02.	Duplication of chromosomes occur in:
(a)	S Phase	(b)	M Phase	(c)	G1 Phase	(d)	Prophase
03.	In which stage of the cycle cells spend their lives?
(a)	Prophase	(b)	Metaphase	(c)	Telephase	(d)	Interphase
04.	In which state cell is preparing enzyme for chromosome duplication?
(a)	G-1	(b)	G-2	(c)	S	(d)	M
05.	At which stage of cell cycle, cell stop dividing?
(a)	G 0	(b)	G 1	(c)	G 2	(d)	S
06.	The division of nucleus is called:
(a)	Synapsis	(b)	Cytokinesis	(c)	Karyokinesis	(d)	Interphase
07.	The division of cytoplasm is called:
(a)	Karyokinesis	(b)	Phragmoplast	(c)	Phagocytosis	(d)	Cytokinesis
08.	In which phase of mitosis nuclear envelope of a cell is broken down?
(a)	Prophase	(b)	Metaphase	(c)	Anaphase	(d)	Telophase
09.	In which phase of cell division spindle fibers appear:
(a)	Prophase	(b)	Metaphase	(c)	Telophase	(d)	Anaphase
10.	Complete set of spindle fiber is known as:
(a)	Chromatin	(b)	Kinetochore	(c)	Mitotic spindle	(d)	Cleavage
11.	Which organisms gives reproduction by budding?
(a)	Amoeba	(b)	Paramecium	(c)	Sea star	(d)	Hydra
12.	When the tumors remain in their original location are called:
(a)	Benign tumors	(b)	Malignant tumors	(c)	Metasis	(d)	None of these
13.	The word meiosis derived from Greek means:
(a)	To shorten	(b)	To make greater	(c)	To cut	(d)	To duplicate
14.	Oscar Hertwig discovered meiosis in:
(a)	1875	(b)	1876	(c)	1877	(d)	1878
15.	Which event distinguished meiosis from mitosis?
(a)	Breakage of nuclear envelope			(b)	Condensation of chromosomes
(c)	Pairing of homologous chromosomes			(d)	Formation of metaphase plate
16.	Process of formation of new tumors is known as:
(a)	Synapsis	(b)	Crossing over	(c)	Metastasis	(d)	Regeneration
17.	The division of nucleus is called as:
(a)	Endocytosis	(b)	Exocytosis	(c)	Cytokinesis	(d)	Karyokinesis

01.	Which scientist gave the concept of metabolism first?
(a)	Ibn-e-Nafees	(b)	Jabber Bin Hayan	(c)	Newton	(d)	William
02.	Metabolism is derived from Greek word meaning:
(a)	Division	(b)	Change	(c)	Deduction	(d)	Matter
03.	Molecules at which enzymes act are called:
(a)	Catalyst	(b)	Substrates	(c)	Products	(d)	Charges
04.	Who first used the term enzyme?
(a)	Zacharias Janseen	(b)	Robert Brown	(c)	Winhelm Kuhne	(d)	Louis Pasteur
05.	To which category molecules enzymes belong?
(a)	Carbohydrates	(b)	Proteins	(c)	Lipids	(d)	Nucleic acid
06.	Almost all enzymes are:
(a)	Protein	(b)	Vitamin	(c)	Fatty acid	(d)	Minerals
07.	Enzymes are made up of:
(a)	Fatty acid	(b)	Nucleic acid	(c)	Carbohydrates	(d)	Amino acid
08.	Which of the following vitamins work as co-enzyme?
(a)	Vitamin B	(b)	Vitamin D	(c)	Vitamin C	(d)	Riboflavin
09.	Enzyme used for cleaning utensils is:
(a)	Amylase	(b)	Trypsin	(c)	Lipase	(d)	Tylon
10.	Biological detergent is:
(a)	Pepsin	(b)	Protease	(c)	Glycogen	(d)	Trypsin
11.	Lock and key model of enzyme action was proposed by:
(a)	Emil Fischer	(b)	Daniel Koshland	(c)	Winhelm	(d)	Calvin
12.	Who proposed the induced fit model of enzyme action?
(a)	Emil Fischer	(b)	Daniel Koshland	(c)	Ibn-e-Nafees	(d)	Jabber Bin Hayan
13.	In all biochemical reactions for the synthesis of large compounds is involved in:
(a)	Catabolism	(b)	Anabolism	(c)	Respiration	(d)	Transpiration

01.	The loss of electron from atom is called:
(a)	Reduction	(b)	Oxidation	(c)	Anabolism	(d)	Catabolism
02.	The energy currency of all cells is:
(a)	ADP	(b)	AMP	(c)	ATP	(d)	AFD
03.	From which bond of ATP ____________ energy is taken?
(a)	P-P bond	(b)	C-H bond	(c)	C-O bond	(d)	C-N bond
04.	ATP molecule was discovered in:
(a)	1829	(b)	1939	(c)	1929	(d)	1839
05.	ATP was discovered by:
(a)	Fritz Lipmann	(b)	Karl Lohmann	(c)	Hamann	(d)	Both A and B
06.	ATP is an example of:
(a)	Amino acids	(b)	Fatty acid	(c)	Nucleic acid	(d)	Nucleotide
07.	One molecule of ATP release energy:
(a)	7300 calories	(b)	3700 calories	(c)	370 calories	(d)	1700 calories
08.	By product of photosynthesis is:
(a)	Carbon dioxide	(b)	Nitrogen	(c)	Oxygen	(d)	None of these
09.	Stomata cover only _______ of the leaf surface.
(a)	1-2%	(b)	2-3%	(c)	3-4%	(d)	4-5%
10.	In which part of chloroplast dark reactions of photosynthesis take place?
(a)	Outer membrane	(b)	Inner membrane	(c)	Stroma	(d)	Thylakoid
11.	The whole series of light reactions is called:
(a)	S-scheme	(b)	Z-scheme	(c)	L-scheme	(d)	None of these
12.	The details of dark reactions were discovered by:
(a)	Hans Kreb	(b)	Robert Brown	(c)	Malvin Calvin	(d)	de Duve
13.	The greatest fuel energy for cellular respiration is:
(a)	Glucose	(b)	Protein	(c)	Amino acid	(d)	Lipids
14.	Through which process organisms gets energy?
(a)	Photosynthesis	(b)	Respiration	(c)	Transpiration	(d)	evaporation