Biology MCQ Question and Answer

Biology MCQ Question and Answer
171. One day you wake with a sore throat and a runny nose. Your doctor takes a swab from your throat, sends it to a lab, and telephones you the next day to say that antibiotic will not help you get better. Which of the following is the most likely reason for the doctor's statement?
  • Having waited a day, it is too late to take an antibiotic
  • You need an antiseptic, not an antibiotic
  • You need to be vaccinated instead of taking an antibiotic
  • You are infected by a virus
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172. Of the following taxonomic categories which is the most inclusive (i.e. is the highest in hierarchy)?
  • Order
  • Subspecies
  • Class
  • Genus
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173. Monotremes are unique mammals because they
  • posses hair
  • give birth to live young
  • secret milk in a pouch
  • lay eggs
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174. Monocot root differs from dicot root in having
  • open vascular bundles
  • scattered vascular bundles
  • well developed pith
  • radially arranged vascular bundles
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175. Oxygen in our blood is transported by a protein named
  • haemoglobin
  • keratin
  • collagen
  • myoglobin
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176. Neurospora is used as genetic material because
  • it has short life cycle of 10 days
  • the product of single meiosis can be easily analysed
  • meiotic products are linearly arranged in the form of ordered tetrads
  • is a diploid fungus
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177. Osmosis is the flow of solution from higher concentration to a solution of lower concentration through a semi permeable membrane. What is incorrect in this statement?
  • Exact concentration of solution is not given
  • Character of semi permeable membrane is not given
  • The flow of solution is not possible through semi permeable membrane
  • All are incorrect
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178. Pulses are a good source of
  • carbohydrates
  • fats
  • proteins
  • vitamins
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179.  Most highly intelligent mammals are
  • whales
  • dolphins
  • elephants
  • kangaroos
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180. Neurospora is used as genetic material because
  • it has short life cycle of 10 days
  • the product of single meiosis can be easily analysed
  • meiotic products are linearly arranged in the form of ordered tetrads
  • is a diploid fungus
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