Biology

Biology Quiz Questions and Answers for High School

1. Match the following
   List-I                              List-II
P. G1                   1. Organelle begin for double in number
Q. S                     2. Replication of DNA
R. G2                   3. Mitosis
S. M                     4. Synthesis of proteins
Choose the correct answer
A) P-4, Q-2, R-3, S-1
B) P-1, Q-2, R-4, S-3
C) P-3, Q-2, R-4, S-1
D) P-1, Q-2, R-3, S-4

2. Match the following
      Bacteria                       Type
P. Spherical                    1. Cocci
Q. Rod-shaped               2. Spirilla
R. Spiral                         3. Bacilli
S. Hook                         4. A part of bacteria flagellum
Choose the correct answer
A) P-1, Q-3, R-2, S-4
B) P-3, Q-2, R-4, S-1
C) P-2, Q-3, R-4, S-1
D) P-1, Q-2, R-3, S-4

3. Who discovered the bacterial transformation ?
A) Leeuwenhoek
B) Griffith
C) Lederberg
D) H.G. Khorana

4. The Biologist of the Nineteenth century is?
A) Charles Darwin
B) Marie Francois Xavier
C) L.H. Hyman
D) Alfred Sherwood Romer

5. Read the following statements
1. Arthropoda 
2. Annelida
3. Mollusca 
4. Porifera 
5. Cnidaria
Which of the following is the second largest phylum ?
A) Only 1
B) 1 and 2
C) Only 3
D) Only 2


6. Match the following
         List-I                    List-II
P. Domain I                1. Archaea
Q. Domain II              2. Bacteria
R. Domain III             3. Eukarya
Choose the correct answer
A) P-1, Q-3, R-2
B) P-2, Q-1, R-3
C) P-2, Q-3, R-1
D) P-1, Q-2, R-3

7. Match the following
       List-I                 List-II
P. Pseudo               1. Mouth
Q. Coelom              2. Splitting
R. Schizo                3. Body cavity
S. Stomium             4. False
Choose the correct answer
A) P-4, Q-3, R-1, S-2
B) P-3, Q-2, R-4, S-1
C) P-2, Q-3, R-4, S-1
D) P-4, Q-3, R-2, S-1

8 Read the following statements
1. National parks 
2. Sanctuaries
3. Biosphere 
4. Sacred groves
Which of the following is / are related to the In-situ conservation ?
A) Only 1
B) 1 and 2
C) 1,2 and 3
D) 1,2,3 and 4

9. Match the following
       List-I                         List-II
P. Euspongia             1. Dead man’s father
Q. Euplectella            2. Venus flower basket
R. Chalina                 3. Bath sponge
Choose the correct answer
A ) P-1, Q-3, R-2
B) P-1, Q-2, R-3
C ) P-3, Q-1, R-2
D) P-3, Q-2, R-1

10 Match the following Kingdom Body organization
P. Monera               1. Cellular
Q. Fungi                  2. Multi cellular
R. Plantae                3. Tissue / organ
S. Animalia              4. Tissue/ organ / organ system
Choose the correct answer
A) P-3, Q-2, R-1, S-4
B) P-1, Q-2, R-3, S-4
C) P-2, Q-3, R-4, S-1
D) P-4, Q-2, R-3, S-1

11. Read the following statements
1. Animalia            
2. Plantae
3. Bacteria            
4. Protista
5. Archaebacteria
6. Fungi
Which of the following is / are related to the classification of Carl Woese ?
A) Only 1
B) 1 and 2
C) 1,2,3,4 and 5
D) 1,2,3 ,4,5 and 6

12. Match the following Scientist Discovery
P. Hugo de vries                1. Genetic nature of RNA
Q. Frankel Conrat             2. Mutations
R. F.W. Went                   3. Auxins
S. Robert Hill                    4. Photosynthesis
Choose the correct answer
A) P-3, Q-2, R-1, S-4
B) P-1, Q-2, R-3, S-4
C) P-2, Q-1, R-3, S-4
D) P-4, Q-2, R-3, S-1

13. Match the following
       List-I                         List-II
P. Cryptogams             1. Flowering plants
Q. Phanerogams           2. Nonflowering plants
R. Spermatophytes       3. Seed bearing plants
Choose the correct answer
A) P-1, Q-3, R-2
B) P-2, Q-1, R-3
C) P-2, Q-3, R-1
D) P-1, Q-2, R-3

14.Match the following
       List-I                    List-II
P. Green Algae         1. Volvox, Chara
Q. Brown algae        2. Laminaria, Fucus
R. Red algae             3. Porphyra, Polysiphonia
Choose the correct answer
A ) P-1, Q-3, R-2
B) P-2, Q-1, R-3
C ) P-2, Q-3, R-1
D) P-1, Q-2, R-3

15. Match the following Class Major pigments
P. Chlorophyceae            1. Chl. a, b
Q. Phaeophyceae             2.Chl. a,b & fucoxanthin
R. Rhodophyceae            3. Chl.a,b & phycoerythrin
Choose the correct answer
A ) P-3, Q-2, R-1,
B) P-2, Q-3, R-1,
C ) P-1, Q-2, R-3
D) P-3, Q-1, R-2

16. Read the following statements
1. Runners 
2. Stolon 
3. Sucker
4. Offset 
5. Tuber 
6. Bulbil
7. Bulb 
8. Rhizome 
9. Corn
Which of the following is / are related to the vegetative propogation ?
A ) 1,3,4,6,8,9
B) 1,2,6,8,9
C) 1,2,3,4 and 5
D) 1,2,3 ,4,5 ,6,7,8 & 9

17. The first ever vaccination was against which disease ?
A) Chicken pox
B) Rabies
C) Small pox
D) Pneumonia

18. The technique is used to detect the presence of a known piece of DNA in any given DNA preparation from an organism is known as
A) Southern blot
B) Northern blot
C) Both A & B
D) None of these

19. Who introduced the term Biotechnology ?
A) Marshall Nirenberg
B) Karl Ereky in 1919
C) John H. Northrop
D) Van Helmont

20. Photochemical reaction occurs in?
A) The plasma membrane of green plants
B) The membranes of green plants
C) The outer membrane of chloroplast
D) The thylakoid membranes

21 Read the following statements
1. Algae 
2. Bryophytes
3. Pteridophytes 
4. Angiosperms
Which of the following lack stomata ?
A) Only 1
B) 1 and 2
C) 1,2,3 &
D) 1,2 & 3

22. Transpiration is a “necessary evil” called by ?
A) Kozlowski
B) Kramer
C) Curtis
D) None of these

23. Stomatal opening is measured by?
A) Planimeter
B) Potometer
C) Porometer
D) Photometer

24. Sir J.C Bose proposed a theory of ascent of sap known as?
A) Pulsation theory
B) Transpiration pull theory
C) Relay pump theory
D) Capillary force theory

25. Read the following statements
1. Mesophytes 
2. Hydrophytes
3. Xerophytes 
4. Epiphytes
Which of the following contain sunken stomata ?
A) Only 3
B) 1 and 2
C) 1,2,3
D) 1,2 & 3

26. Chlorophyll absorbs
A) Green light
B) Red light only
C) Blue light only
D) Blue as well as red light

27. Match the following Bacteria Disease
P. Treponema pallidum              1. Gonorrhoea
Q. Mycobacteria                       2. Botulism
R. Clostridium                           3. Tuberculosis
S. Neisseria                               4. Syphilis
Choose the correct answer
A) P-4, Q-3, R-1, S-2
B) P-3, Q-2, R-4, S-1
C) P-2, Q-3, R-4, S-1
D) P-4, Q-3, R-2, S-1

28. Match the following
     List I                                    List II
P. Meischer                  1. DNA replication
Q. Erwin chargaff         2. X-ray diffraction
R. Rosalind Franklin     3. Nucleotides
S. Meselson & Stahl     4. Nuclein
Choose the correct answer
A ) P-4, Q-3, R-1, S-2
B) P-3, Q-2, R-4, S-1
C) P-2, Q-3, R-4, S-1
D) P-4, Q-3, R-2, S-1

29. Read the following statements
1. Hind III 
2. EcoR I
3. BamH I 
4. Sal I
5. Pvu II 
6. Pst I 
7. Cla I
Which of the following is / are vector pBR322 restriction sites
A) 1,3,4,6 & 7
B) 1,2,3 & 4
C) 1,2,3,4 and 5
D) 1,2,3,4,5 ,6 & 7

30. Choose correct pairs from the following
A) Mycorrhiza : Fungus and root system
B) Active transport: ATP expenditure
C) Hydrolases: Transfer of Hydrogens
D) Citric acid : Photosynthesis
Choose the correct answer
A) C, D
B) A, B
C) A,C
D) B,C

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