Worksheet of Biology

WORKSHEET OF BIOLOGY
UNIT# 1
Introduction to Biology (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
2. The study of fossils is called:
A. Environmental Biology
B. Historical biology
C. Palaeontology
D. Social biology
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
4. Synthetic insulin from pork was formed by which technique:
A. Parasitology
B. Social biological techniques
C. Biotechnology
D. Both A and C
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
6. Out of 92 naturally occurring chemical elements how many are considered as bio-
elements:
A. 6
B. 16
C. 26
D. 15
7. Oxygen accounts for ____ % of totals human body mass:
A. 65%
B. 18%
C. 10%
D. 3%
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
9. Which one is a micro molecule?

A. Polysaccharide
B. Protein
C. Hemoglobin
D. ATP
10. A structure formed by groups of similar cells organized into loose sheets or bundles
performing similar functions is called as:
A. An organ
B. An organism
C. A Tissue
D. A Cell
11. In animals, coordination is 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
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13. Different species of plants and animals living in the same habitat is called:
A. Population
B. Community
C. Biome
D. Habitat
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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 a various geological
time period and thus placing organisms in a time sequence 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 an equal amount of these radioactive isotopes as that of the
young ones
B. Older sediment layers have less amount of these radioactive isotopes as that of the young
ones.
C. Older sediment layers have a greater amount of these radioactive isotopes as that of the
young ones.
D. Older sediment layers did not have these radioactive isotopes
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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
21. A conclusion of Mendel’s work later became a
A. Scientific hypothesis
B. Theory
C. Scientific law
D. Productive theory
22. Breeders have developed new and better varieties of food items by using which
technique:
A. Pasteurization
B. Hydroponic culture technique
C. Genetic engineering
D. Biological control techniques
23. Production of genetically identical copies of organisms/cells by asexual reproduction

is called
A. Mitosis
B. Replication
C. Cloning
D. Biological control
24. Astronauts may use which technique to grow fruits and vegetables
A. Tissue culture techniques
B. Cloning
C. Pasteurization
D. Hydroponic culture technique
25. Which statement is incorrect for pasteurization?
A. It is used to preserve yogurt and milk
B. It was developed by Louis Pasteur.
C. It involves heating the substance at a high temperature for just a few secs.
D. It can be used to preserve vegetables and meat.
26. What is the mode of transmission of Hepatitis virus?
A. Aerosol
B. Parental (via blood)
C. Skin penetration
D. Unknown
27. Which disease can be controlled by vaccination?
A. Measles
B. Cancer
C. Diabetes
D. Heart attack
28. Vaccine was first developed by
A. Louis Pasture
B. Edward Jenner
C. Jabber Ibn Hayan
D. Aristotle
29. Which disease has been totally eradicated from the world because of effective
vaccination?
A. Measles
B. Polio
C. Smallpox
D. Hepatitis
30. Which of the following statement is incorrect about antibiotics?
A. They are used against microorganisms
B. They are always effective against bacteria
C. They are used in diseases like tuberculosis and pneumonia
D. They are derived from bacteria only
31. Which treatment is instituted in a cancerous patient:
A. Antibiotic therapy
B. Radiotherapy
C. Gene therapy
D. None of these
32. Which statement is incorrect for cloning?
A. The nucleus of a fertilized egg is replaced by the nucleus from the cell of a fully developed
individual
B. Division of a single egg into one or more separate embryos.
C. The individual is the mirror image of the parent organism
D. It involves methods of sexual reproduction
33. Removal or degradation of environmental pollutants or toxic materials by living
organisms is called
A. Integrated disease management
B. Hydroponic culture technique
C. Pasteurization
D. Bioremediation
34. Which of the following is not a viral disease?
A. Cowpox
B. Mumps
C. Tetanus
D. Smallpox
35. In the human body, 99% of total mass is formed of:
A. 16 bio elements
B. 12 bio elements
C. 10 bio elements
D. 6 bio elements
36. Biological organization is:
A. simple
B. advanced
C. complex
D. highly complex
37. The arrangement of _____ speaks of the division of labor within the cell
A. Molecule
B. Subatomic particles
C. Atoms
D. Organelles
38. Communities are _____ collection of organisms
A. Static
B. Dynamic
C. Maybe static or dynamic
D. None of these
39. The number of species of organisms currently known to science is
A. 3500000
B. 3500
C. 2500000
D. 25000000
40. Which of the following is the correct sequence in the biological method?
A. Observation => hypothesis => law => theory
B. Observation => hypothesis => deduction => testing of deduction
C. Hypothesis => observation => deduction => testing of deduction
D. Law => theory => deduction => observation

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1. Which character differentiates living things from non-living organisms?

9. Which one is a micro molecule?

11. In animals, coordination is achieved by means of

23. Production of genetically identical copies of organisms/cells by asexual reproduction

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