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Medical College Admission Test (MDCAT) required for seeking admission in medical colleges and universities comprises 220 total MCQs out of which 88 MCQs are included from Biology section as per the pattern set by University of Health Sciences (UHS).

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Question # 1

The actual of preserved remains of the organisms that lives in the ancient past are called.

Question # 2

Pick up the correct one related to tail of chlorophyll

Question # 3

In 1866 , Ernst Haeckel in order to accommodate Euglena like organisms and bacteria , proposed a Kingdom called:

Question # 4

The study of viruses is called as:

Question # 5

HIV attaches on cell membrane of T cell at _____ receptor site

Question # 6

The study of different communities (grouping of population) in relation to their environment is called

Question # 7

Tuberous underground fruiting bodies of fungi found with the help of trained dogs

Question # 8

Yeasts, morels, truffles, powdery mildews and molds are typical example of:

Question # 9

The organelle involved in detoxification of drugs and poisons in the liver cells is.

Question # 10

Blue mould is the name given to:

Question # 11

Bacterial and fungi are mainly included in the group of

Question # 12

Photosynthesis, respiration, digestion and muscle contraction can all be described in:

Question # 13

Each muscle fibre is surrounded by a modified cell remembrance called.

Question # 14

The exact sequence in the staining of bacteria is as:

Question # 15

One atom of chlorine can destroy up to ___________ ozone molecules?

Question # 16

Which algae incorporate calcium carbonate in their cell walls from the ocean:

Question # 17

Chance of the cross over between two loci is directly proportional to their

Question # 18

STH promotes_____ after puberty

Question # 19

In an ecosystem sheep and rabbits are examples of

Question # 20

___________ is a common parasite of the intestines of human and pig which belong.to phylum nameatuda.

Question # 21

Which of the following hormone affects the supply of testosterone

Question # 22

Recent research on HIV reveals that the virus may multiply in

Question # 23

At the beginning lets in two of nuclear division, the number of micro tubule trip pairs of centrioles that migrate to opposite poles are

Question # 24

John hogg separated blue green algae and bacteria (prokaryotes) form nucleated protists and placed them in a separate group called Monera, within the kingdom.

Question # 25

A large, polyploidy macronucleus of ciliates controls cells:

Question # 26

Which enzyme is produced by a phage

Question # 27

Agaricus sp., are:

Question # 28

In hydrospheric ecosystem the exchange material and transfer of energy takes place. 

Question # 29

___________ is a spiritualistic organism.

Question # 30

Based on the diversity most biologists regard the protista kingdom as:

Question # 31

Photo system I has chlorophyll a molecules which absorb maximum light of.

Question # 32

Antibiotics can cure diseases caused by which of the following?

Question # 33

About three billion base pairs are present in the genome of a

Question # 34

__________ is the site of light independent reaction

Question # 35

Pasteur called the attenuated cultures of bacteria, vaccine and immunization with attenuated cultures of bacteria:

Question # 36

Cell wall structure of a cell of unknown origin was studied and was found to contain polyacrylamide chain linked with short chains of amino acid. What do you think it can be

Question # 37

Which is used for the production of bread and liquor?

Question # 38

Population of Pakistan was ________ in 1947

Question # 39

Biosphere is spread over the surface of plant earth, extending upto:

Question # 40

Smuts are called so

Question # 41

In coniferous alpine and boreal forests the winter is:

Question # 42

A thin layer of earth in which all living organisms live is called:

Question # 43

Bacteria increase in number asexullay by

Question # 44

If non protein part is covalently bonded to the protein part of enzyme, it is known as

Question # 45

Nucleotide is a structure not found in.

Question # 46

In cystic fibrosis, liposomes microscopic vasicles are sued which are coated with.

Question # 47

Which of the following is primary function of capsule

Question # 48

The larva formed during the life cycle of Annelida is

Question # 49

In the classification system, the mode of nutrition related to fungi is:

Question # 50

Restriction endonucleases are produced by

Question # 51

When we extract carotenoids from its source we see that it is.

Question # 52

Which bacteria only rarely have flagella

Question # 53

Different groups of fungi produce different types of haploid sexual spores, such as:

Question # 54

Which of the following is symptom of AIDS

Question # 55

Which are mainly used in phage study

Question # 56

If the distance of 20 map units is found among two linked loci what would be the percentage of cross gametes

Question # 57

DNA made by joining places from two or more different sources.

Question # 58

A curved or comma shaped rod is known as

Question # 59

------------is used to relieve one kind of headache migraine.

Question # 60

Hemophilia is a ________ disease

Question # 61

In cyanobacteria, filaments consisting of trichomes are surround by:

Question # 62

It does not produce any hormone

Question # 63

Flagellum of bacteria arises from

Question # 64

The condition in which bacteria have a single polar flagellum is called:

Question # 65

The ability to serve as a donor is determined by genes in a special type of plasmid called the sex factor or:

Question # 66

Zooflagellates possess from one to many long, whip-like:

Question # 67

The purest form of global warming is in the shape of

Question # 68

In pelvic region of human bosy sacrum is formed by the fusion of.

Question # 69

If molecule can bind to another site of the enzyme rather than the true active site.

Question # 70

A group of interbreeding individuals of same species occurring together in space and time is called:

Question # 71

Down's syndrome is characterized by______ at chromosome 21.

Question # 72

The enzymes of respiration in bacteria are located in

Question # 73

Shallow water zone of the lake near the shore is called:

Question # 74

The term niche in ecolgy was first proposed by:

Question # 75

In rats whose adrenal medulla has been removed surgically, the ability to with stand any stress situation such as cold

Question # 76

x-link recessive trait is

Question # 77

Gram positive or negative bacteria grouping is on the basis of their

Question # 78

Most sac-fungi have asci inside macroscopic fruiting bodies called:

Question # 79

The size of the bacteria E.coli is ---- wide:

Question # 80

An alga in which body is complex and composed of delicate, feathery interwoven filaments


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Sr.# Question Answer
1 Members of which category resembles to one another more then do the members of higher taxon :
A. Middle
B. Second last from higher
C. Second to higher
D. Lower
2 The enzyme required for in Glycolysis are present in.
A. Cell cytoplasm
B. Inner mitochondrial membrane
C. Golgi apparatus
D. Matrix of mitochondria
3 Much of nitrogen found in the soil is the result of:
A. Degeneration 
B. Decomposition 
C. Denitrification
D. Assimilation 
4 Penicillium (blue, green molds), Aspergillus (brown molds), Alternaria, Fusarium, Helminthosporium are some of the economically important genera of:
A. Zygomycetes
B. Ascomycetes
C. Basidiomycetes
D. Deuteromycetes
5 Which of teh following statement is correct?
A. All bacteria are autotrophic
B. All bacteria are heterotrophic
C. Al bacteria are photosynthetic
D. Most bacteria are heterotrophic but some are autotrophic
6 Which of the following group has length dikaryotic phase:
A. Zygomycota
B. Ascomycota
C. Imperfect fungi
D. Deuteromycota
7 The hormone which is not secreted by anterior lobe of pituitary is
A. GH
B. ICSH
C. Prolactin
D. TRF
8 Succulent plants are
A. Xerophytes
B. Mesophytes
C. Hydrophytes
D. None of above
9 Which of the following is not a biotic component
A. Producers
B. Consumers
C. Decomposers
D. Water
10 Population of Pakistan was ________ in 1947
A. 23.5 million
B. 30 million
C. 32.5 million
D. 40 million
11 Granulocytes are:
A. Monocytes, Eoslinophils, Basophils
B. Basophils, Macrophyges, Neurophils
C. Neurophils, Eosinophils, Basophils
D. Monocytes, Macrophages, Basophils
12 Gradual break down of the alveolar wall leads to which type of disease in smoker?
A. Asthma
B. Cororary heart disease
C. Emphysema
D. Bronchitis
13 Fungi, in their cell wall, contain:
A. Pectin
B. Lignin
C. Chitin
D. Cellulose
14 Which of the following is not an economic importance of bacteria?
A. Production of antibiotics
B. Spoilage of food and vegetables
C. Able to decompose organic matter
D. Use in biotechnology
15 Which is incorrect statement about spinal cord
A. White matter contains myelinated axons
B. Grey matter contains non myelinated axons
C. Grey matter contains cell bodies of sensory neurons
D. Location of Peripheral nerve is near to spinal cord
16 Tetracycline and penicillin are:
A. Disinfectants
B. Antiseptics
C. Antibiotics
D. Antigens
17 Two flagella, out of which one running in a transverse groove is a characteristic feature of:
A. Diatoms
B. Dinoflagellates
C. Slime moulds
D. Choanoflagellates
18 The pocks are characteristics of
A. Small pox
B. Polio
C. Herpes
D. All of these
19 The component which hydrolysis yield polynydroxy aldehyde or ketone sub units are.
A. Lipids
B. Proteins
C. Polynucleotides
D. Carbohydrates
20 Ascomycotes are commonly known as
A. Club fungi
B. Sac fungi
C. Imperfect fungi
D. Deuteromycetes
21 All Protists are eukaryotic and all evolved form:
A. Algae
B. Plants
C. Monera
D. Prokaryotes
22 Apicomplexans are large groups of -----------protozoa.
A. Intestinal
B. Parasitic
C. Aquatic
D. Terrestrial
23 When sexual structures are found for the imperfect fungus, it is placed in
A. Zygomycota
B. Ascomycota
C. Appropriate
D. No other phylum
24 Layer of earth where life is present is called
A. Hydrosphere
B. Lithosphere
C. Biosphere
D. Topography
25 The basic unit of classification is
A. Species
B. Genus
C. Phylum
D. Kingdom
26 A bite of glossina (Tsetse) fly may transmit:
A. Trichonympha
B. Entamoeba histolytica
C. Plasmodium
D. Trypanosoma
27 Both meissner’s and pacinian corpuscles have____ nerve endings
A. Spiral
B. Encapsulated
C. Free
D. Deep
28 By Gram staining technique, gram negative bacteria are stained:
A. Pink
B. Purple
C. Yellow
D. Orange
29 Most of the energy in the cell is liberated by oxidation of carbohydrates when
A. Glucose is converted intoalcohol and CO2
B. Sugar is converted into pyruvic acid
C. Pyruvic acid is converted into CO2 and H2O
D. Pyruvic acid is converted into CoA
30 The hormones which controls uptake of the odium ions in kidney and it maintenance in blood plasma is.
A. gonadotropic hormone
B. thyromine hormone
C. Somatotropic hormone
D. Aldosterone hormone
31 Which are hollow structures in bacteria?
A. Pilli
B. Flagella
C. Both a & b
D. Cilia
32 Diseases in living organisms caused by parasites are called:
A. Infestations
B. Plaques
C. Influxes
D. Swarms
33 Ribozyme is found in
A. Mitochondria
B. Cytoplasm
C. Lysosomes
D. Ribosomes
34 The world virus is derived from a ______ word meaning the poison
A. Latin
B. Greek
C. Hebrew
D. English
35 Lysis occurs after _________ minutes of initial infection by temperate phage
A. 25
B. 40
C. 35
D. None of these
36 Name common gut roundworm parasite of human and pigs.
A. Aascaris lumberocoides
B. Lumbericus terresaris
C. Pheretina posthuma
D. Hirudo medicinalis
37 In littoral zone, the water is:
A. Deeps
B. Very deep
C. Shallow
D. Comes with wave only
38 Bacteria play a significant role the completion of cycle of:
A. Nitrogen
B. Phosphorus
C. Sulphur and carbon
D. All a, b, c
39 Which antibiotics my cause deafness:
A. Penicillin
B. Streptomycin
C. Tetracycline 
D. Quinine
40 Process ensuring the survival of species over long periods of time, even though individual members of spices die.
A. Respiration
B. Adaptability
C. Mitosis
D. Reproduction
41 Infestations are the diseases which are caused by ________ in living organisms
A. Worms
B. Saprophytes
C. Bacteria
D. Virus
42 During favorable conditions, certain bacteria produces.
A. Ribosomes
B. Plasmids
C. Mitochondria
D. Spores
43 All populations within an ecosystem are known as a:
A. Population
B. Community
C. Species
D. Clan
44 Which of the following group of animals is a link between aquatic and terrestrial animals?
A. Fish
B. Amphibians
C. Reptiles
D. Birds
45 Dormancy in animals through a drought or dry season is called:
A. Eurythermal
B. Diapause
C. Aestivation
D. None of these
46 The land will be turned to barren land if there is:
A. Little grazing
B. Moderate grazing 
C. Over grazing
D. None grazing
47 Which of the following is used for lowering blood cholestrol?
A. Griseofulvin
B. Cyclosporine
C. Lovastatin
D. Penicillin
48 Rh factor or antigen was first studied in
A. Man
B. Owl
C. Monkey
D. Fish
49 The hormone which inhibits the secretion of pancreatic juice is.
A. Secretin
B. Gastrin
C. Thyoxine
D. Parathomone
50 Restriction endonucleases cleave the _________ of duplex DNA.
A. Nitrogenous base
B. Base sugar
C. Phosphodiester bond
D. Hydrogen bond
51 Cyanobacteria are
A. Prokaryotes
B. Eukaryotes
C. Akaryotes
D. Acellular
52 John hogg separated blue green algae and bacteria (prokaryotes) form nucleated protists and placed them in a separate group called Monera, within the kingdom.
A. Protista
B. Fungi
C. Plantae
D. Both a & b
53 The common pathogens of humans are
A. Viruses
B. Bacteria
C. Fungi
D. Cyanobacteria
54 Number of pairs of auto somes in human in
A. 23
B. 24
C. 21
D. 22
55 A facultative parasite is own which:
A. Always requires dead organic matter
B. Always requires a living host
C. Is normally a parasite but can also become a saprophyte
D. Is normally a saprophyte but  can also become a parasite 
56 The sarcolemma of muscle fibre folds inwards and form a system of tubes which runs through the sarcoplasm called.
A. My Oflaments
B. Sarcoplasmic reticulum
C. Z-line
D. Transverse tubules
57 The heat that causes coagulation of proteins and kills the microbes:
A. Moist heat
B. Dry heat
C. Intense
D. Mild heat
58 Which of the following is an edible fungus?
A. Morchella
B. Agaricus
C. Penicillium 
D. Both a and b
59 As a result of cross fertilization of a true breading pea plant having purple coloured flowers with that of white coloured flowers , the offerings will have flowers with.
A. 1/4 purple, 3/4 white
B. 1/4 white, 3/4 purple
C. All white
D. All purple
60 Scientific name has advantages of having :
A. No scientific bases
B. Scientific bases and universally accepted
C. Same organisms having different names in different areas
D. Same name applied to different organisms
61 Elastic fibres are absent in the walls of________________
A. Aorta
B. Arteries
C. Veins
D. Capillaries
62 The parasite that lives inside the body of the host is called as
A. Endoparasite
B. Ectoparasite
C. Outer parasite
D. All of above
63 Which fungi have extensive enzymes
A. Saprophyte
B. Symbiotic
C. Parasite
D. Predatory
64 Staphylococci aureus,Diplicocci pneumoniae etc.,are examples of:
A. bacilli
B. spiral
C. cocci
D. none
65 The kingdom protista contains four major groups of eukaryotic organisms, single called protozoans, unicellular algae , multicullar algae:
A. slime molds
B. oomycotes
C. mushrooms
D. both a & b
66 The nucleic acid of bacteriophages is mostly
A. Single stranded RNA
B. Double stranded DNA
C. Double stranded RNA
D. Single Stranded DNA
67 A provirus
A. Can be inherited
B. Can't be inherited
C. Can't be passes to progeny
D. Both of a & c
68 Choanoflagellates are named so because of presence of
A. Collared cells
B. Flagellated cells
C. Ciliated cells
D. Collared flagellated cells
69 Which of the following is chemosynthetic?
A. Green sulphur
B. Purple non sulfur
C. Purple sulfur
D. Nitrifying
70 Tail fibers are meant for
A. Penetration
B. Replication
C. Release
D. Attachment
71 Yeasts ferment carbohydrates (glucose) to
A. Ethanol + CO2
B. Ethanol
C. Lactic acid
D. None of these
72 A disease causing substance produced by fungi is
A. Griseofulvin
B. Toxins
C. Mycotoxins
D. Afflatoxins
73 Fluid mosaic model of plasma membrane states that protein molecules float in a fluid____ layer.
A.

Galactose
B. Phospholipids
C.


Glucose
D. Caibohydrate
74 Which is absent in fungi?
A. Chlorophyll
B. Hyphae
C. Glycogen
D. Chitin
75 chitin in the walls of fungi is more resistant to:
A. Decay
B. pH
C. Temperature
D. Moisture
76 The receptors which are 27 times more abundant than cold receptors
A. Pressure receptors
B. Pain receptors
C. Heat receptors
D. Light receptors
77 Trypsinogen is activated to trypsin by
A. HCl
B. Enterokinaase
C. Mucus
D. Gastrin
78 The closest relatives of fungi are probably:
A. Aschelminthes
B. Diatoms
C. Slime molds
D. Ferns
79 Penicillium sp.(blue, green molds), are wide spread saprotrophic species common on decaying:
A. Fruit
B. Bread
C. Both a & b
D. Logs
80 In tandra forests the willow tree with an age of 50 year have diameter of trunk only:
A. 5 cm
B. 7 cm
C. 8 cm
D. 10 cm

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