Biology ~ MCAT Test # 2 – Full Length

1. Which of the following has more characters in common?

(A) Species (B) Genus
(C) Class (D) Division
2. Botulism caused by Clostridium botulinium mainly affects the
(A) Spleen (B) Intestine
(C) Lymph gland (D) Neuro-muscular junctions
3.
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
4. Red tides are caused due to the occurrence of
(A) Gonyaulax (B) Chondrus
(C) Fucus (D) Acetabularia
5. Edible morals belong to
(A) Zygomycetes (B) Phycomycetes
(C) Ascomycetes (D) Basidimycetes
6.
(A) (B)
(C) (D)
7.
(A) (B)
(C) (D)
8. Sexual dimorphism is shown by
(A) Hydra (B) Planaria
(C) Ascaris (D) Earth worm
9. Detoxification site in the liver cell is
(A) Golgi bodies (B) Ribosomes
(C) RER (D) SER
10. ___________ are hermaphrodite.
(A) Hag fishes (B) sharks
(C) Lampreys (D) Rahu fish
11.
(A) (B)
(C) (D)
12.
(A) (B)
(C) (D)
13. Which is correct statement?
(A) A hypothesis is an intelligent guess.
(B) A hypothesis is a tentative theory

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(C) Hypothesis is based on observations.
(D) All of these
14.
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D) 15. Glycolysis is

(A) C6H12O6  2C2H5OH + 2CO2

(B) C6H12O6  2C3H4O3 + Energy
(C) C3H4O3 + NADH2  C2H5OH +CO2 + NAD+
(D) C6H12O6 + H2O  6CO2 + 6H2O + Energy

16. In feedback control system, a metabolic pathway, may get switched off by
(A) Competitive inhibition (B) lack of substrate
(C) A rise in temperature
(D) Accumulation of End-product
17. Tissue rejection is mainly due to
(A) B lymphocytes (B) T lymphocytes
(C) Basophile (D) Monocytes
18. Fermentation products of the Glucose formed by yeast are
(A) Methyl alcohol + CO2 (B) CO2 + H2O
(C) Methyl alcohol + H2O (D) Ethyl alcohol + CO2
19.
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
20. Chlorophyll a is found in
(A) All oxygen liberating photosynthetic organisms
(B) All autotrophs
(C) Only in higher plants
(D) All algae
21. During Terminal oxidation in Respiratory chain, which of these cytochromes, donates
electrons to H+ and catalysis the addition of O2 to form water
(A) Cyt. b (B) cyt. c
(C) Cyt. a (D) Cyt a3
22.
(A) (B)
(C) (D)
23. For 2 glucose molecules, Glycolysis consumes and produces --- ATP.
(A) 2 and 2 (B) 2 and 4
(C) 2 and 8 (D) 4 and 8
24. Blood vessels leading into glomerulus are called
(A) Efferent arterioles (B) Afferent arterioles
(C) Renal artery (D) Renal vein
25. The animal which retain urea for hyper- tonicity is

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(A) Elasmobranch (B) Human
(C) Bird (D) Frog
26. Voluntary muscular coordination is controlled by
(A) Cerebrum (B) Cerebral hemisphere
(C) Cerebellum (D) Medulla oblongata
27. Zygomatic bone is found in
(A) Pelvic girdle (B) Pectoral girdle
(C) Skull (D) Sternum
28. The total number of bones in both fore limbs + Hind limbs of humans are
(A) 80 (B) 120
(C) 180 (D) 206
29. Vocal chords are made up of
(A) Bone (B) Cartilage
(C) Collagen fibers (D) Elastic fibers
30.
(A) (B)
(C) (D)
31. Which group contains all polysaccharides?
(A) Glycogen / Glucose / Sucrose
(B) Glycogen / Sucrose / Maltose
(C) Maltose / Lactose / Fructose
(D) Glycogen / Cellulose / Amylose
32. Memory weakens if one of the following parts is injured
(A) Medulla (B) Hypothalamus
(C) Cerebellum (D) Cerebrum
33. A Riboside is
(A) Base + Phosphate (B) Ribose + Phosphate
(C) Ribose + Phosphate + Base
(D) Ribose + Base
34. Maximum amount of iron occurs in
(A) Leukocytes (B) Erythrocytes
(C) Bone cells (D) Mega-kayrocytes
35. Heart beat is regulated by
(A) Medulla (B) Spinal cord
(C) Cerebellum (D) Cerebrum
36. Lecithin is a
(A) Glycolipid (B) Steroid
(C) Phospholipid (D) Carbohydrate
37. Addison’ s disease is caused by under secretion of
(A) ACTH (B) Adrenaline
(C) Insulin (D) FSH
38. The enzyme having slightly different molecular structure but similar catalytic activity,
are called
(A) Pro-enzyme (B) Iso-enzyme
(C) Co-enzyme (D) Holo-enzyme

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39. How many secondary spermatocytes will be required to form 400 sperms
(A) 40 (B) 100
(C) 200 (D) 400
40. Our present day view regarding photosynthesis is that it
(A) Converts light energy into chemical energy
(B) Create useful energy
(C) Fixes Carbon dioxide into carbohydrates
(D) Reverse the action of respiration
41. More than 10 compounds of tar of tobacco smoke are involved on
(A) T.B. (B) Asthma
(C) cancer (D) Emphysema
42.
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
43. Spemman’ s experiments are referred as
(A) X-ray effect experiments
(B) Immediate nucleation experiments
(C) Delayed Nucleation experiments
(D) Vortex egg mixing experiments
44.
(A) (B)
(C) (D)
45. Abscisic acid is a kind of
(A) Enzyme (B) Substrate
(C) Vitamin (D) Hormone

46. Leukaemia is caused by cancerous mutation of

(A) Myelogenous (B) Lymphogenous
(C) Erythrogenous (D) Both A + B

47. The function of goblet cells is to secrete

(A) Saliva (B) Pepsinogen
(C) Mucous (D) Trypsinogen
48. Thomas Hunt Morgan detected a mutant --- Drosophila ( fruit fly) in his experiments
(A) Male (B) Female
(C) Worker (D) Sterile
49. AGA genetic code specifies Arginine ( amino acid) in
(A) Bacteria (B) Humans
(C) Plants (D) All of these

50. During the Calvin-Benson cycle the main process that occurs is
(A) Release of oxygen (B) Formation of ATP
(C) Energy absorption
(D) Adding of hydrogen to carbon dioxide

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51. The term ecology was coined by
(A) Haeckel in 1866 (B) Linnaeus in 1703
(C) Darwin in 1854 (D) Morgan in 1807

52. All of the followings are not characteristics of a community except

(A) The total number of Delbergia plants in your garden
(B) The total number of rabbits in your house
(C) The total number of animals and plants in your house
(D) The total number of house sparrow in your house

53. Succession is change in the

(A) Population structure of an ecosystem with time.
(B) Community structure of an ecosystem with time.
(C) Population structure of an ecosystem at specific time
(D) Community structure of an ecosystem without time relation
54. A specialized none transcribed structure that caps each end of the chromosomes is
(A) Tendon (B) Transfactor
(C) Telomere (D) Centromere
55. Melanotonin is released by --- gland, which reverse the darkening effect in skin
(A) Pituitary (B) Adrenal
(C) Skin (D) Pineal

56. All of the following are zones in lakes except

(A) Littoral zone (B) Limnetic zone
(C) Benthic zone (D) Profundal zone

57.
(A) (B)
(C) (D)

58.
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

59.
(A) (B)
(C) (D)

60. The correct sequence of formation of fossil fuels

(A) Lignite - peat - dead plant - coal
(B) Peat - lignite - coal - peat
(C) Dead plant - lignite -coal – peat
(D) Dead plant - peat - lignite - coal

61. The total area of the world, which is under cultivation

(A) 70% (B) 30%
(C) 11% (D) 89%

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62.
(A) (B)
(C) (D)

63. The mathematical and numerical analysis of populations and their distribution is called
(A) Geography (B) Demography
(C) Ecology (D) Calligraphy

64. The establishment of new forests where no forest existed previously is called
(A) Deforestation (B) Reforestation
(C) Reforestation (D) Aforestation

65. Each biome consists of a combination of plants and animals in the fully developed --- community.
(A) Complete (B) Pioneer
(C) Climax (D) Xeric

66. Which is true for a habitat?

(A) It is within the range of tolerance
(B) The whole biome, where an animal lives
(C) Have variety of environmental factors
(D) Actual location, where an organism lives

67. In 1917, Joseph Grinnell proposed the term “niche” for the first time he was a/an
(A) Entomologist (B) Ornithologist
(C) Zoologist (D) Botanist

68. Succession is a kind of ---- in which assemblage of plants and animals replaces the earlier one in predictable
sequence.
(A) Species relay (B) Community relay
(C) Population relay (D) Biotic relay

69. Tortula is an example of biotic component at which stage?

(A) Crustose lichen (B) Foliage lichen
(C) Moss (D) Herbaceous

70. A pine plant living in --- soil, have a symbiotic relationship with fungal partner for beneficial purpose is called
Mycorrhiza.
(A) Alkaline (B) Basic
(C) Saline (D) Acidic

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