This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > General Knowledge > Science > Biology > Biology – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Biology Quiz 5 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What best describes an efflux pump with a correct example? A) Pumps material out of a cell; proton pump involved in cell wall acidification. B) Pumps material into a cell; proton pump involved in cell wall acidification. C) Pumps material into a cell; formation of cellulose cell wall. D) Pumps material out of a cell; electron pump involved in thylakoid membrane. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pumps material out of a cell; proton pump involved in cell wall acidification. 2. Where does RNA translation take place? A) Cytoplasm at the ribosome. B) Amherst. C) Nucleus. D) In the science lab. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cytoplasm at the ribosome. 3. Which of these tissues also makes the glandular tissue in animals? A) Muscular tissue. B) Connective tissue. C) Nervous tissue. D) Epithelial tissue. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Epithelial tissue. 4. A pod of dolphins hunting and feeding on a school of fish is an example of A) An ecosystem interaction. B) A biome interaction. C) A community interaction. D) A population interaction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A community interaction. 5. Who discovered and named cells? A) Rudolf Virchow. B) Captain Hook. C) Robert Hooke. D) Zacharias Janssen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Robert Hooke. 6. The scientific theory of evolution is supported by different types of evidence. The diagrams below show the skeletons of two different animal species. How does comparing the skeletons of these animals provide support for the scientific theory of evolution? A) It shows possible common ancestry between organisms. B) It provides information to determine the organisms' ages. C) It provides information about the organisms' habitats. D) It shows possible chromosomal similarities between organisms. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It shows possible common ancestry between organisms. 7. If energy is needed to move materials into or out of a cell, what is most likely occurring? A) Diffusion. B) Passive transport. C) Osmosis. D) Active transport. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Active transport. 8. What do you call ALL the living things in the same environment? A) Population. B) Community. C) Ecosystem. D) Biome. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Community. 9. A strand of DNA has these bases:AGC CAT GTA TAC What is the complementary DNA strand? A) ACG GAT CTA TAG. B) TGC CTA GAT ATC. C) UCG CUA CAU AUG. D) TCG GTA CAT ATG. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) TCG GTA CAT ATG. 10. Which of the following best describes a microscope with high resolution? A) The microscope can distinguish structures that are very close together. B) The microscope can view structures that are very small. C) The microscope is capable of high magnification. D) The microscope has an in-built eyepiece graticule. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The microscope can distinguish structures that are very close together. 11. Lactate (lactic acid) is taken to the liver to be broken down.Which blood vessel would carry lactate to the liver? A) Hepatic artery. B) Hepatic portal vein. C) Hepatic vein. D) Vena cava. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hepatic artery. 12. It deals with the study of fossils or remains and impressions of past organisms present in the rocks of different ages. A) Histology. B) Embryology. C) Physiology. D) Palaeontology. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Palaeontology. 13. In plants, the food not used is immediately stored in the form of A) Starch. B) Glucose. C) Cellulose. D) Glycogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Starch. 14. Sphagnum is used as a packaging material to transport living plants because (most appropriate) A) It is easily available. B) It retains huge amount of water. C) It lasts long. D) It is bushy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It retains huge amount of water. 15. Which part of a plant root hair is partially permeable? A) The cell sap. B) The cell surface membrane. C) The cell vacuole. D) The cell wall. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The cell surface membrane. 16. Energy is released from ATP when the bond is broken between ..... A) Phosphate molecules. B) Adenosine and phosphates. C) Hydrogen and oxygen. D) All of the answer choices are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Phosphate molecules. 17. A homologous pair of chromosomes associates during Prophase I through synapsis and creates a ..... A) Histone Complex. B) Non-disjunction event. C) Bivalent. D) New chromosome. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bivalent. 18. What does the stomach do? A) Barley any of these. B) Goes out to the rectum. C) Adds digestive juices to the food. D) Nothing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adds digestive juices to the food. 19. What does tRNA do? A) Help with RNA splicing. B) Carry info from genes to ribosomes. C) Carry amino acids to ribosomes. D) Make up ribosomes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carry amino acids to ribosomes. 20. Which human activity would be most likely to have a negative impact on the environment? A) Planting trees to control soil erosion. B) Limiting the use of chemicals that kill weeds. C) Stopping the draining of swamps. D) Burning coal and oil to generate electric power. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Burning coal and oil to generate electric power. 21. Your gums are swollen. How will rinsing with warm salt water help the swelling? A) Water in the gums has diffused out of the cells. B) Swollen gums will absorb the salt. C) Salt goes against the concentration gradient. D) Salt lowers the temp. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Water in the gums has diffused out of the cells. 22. Which processes best describe phototrophism? A) Plants growing towards light; cells on light side elongating. B) Plants growing away from light; cells on light side elongating. C) Plants growing toward light; cells on the dark side elongating. D) Plants growing towards light, cells on the light and dark side elongating. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plants growing toward light; cells on the dark side elongating. 23. What does the lytic cycle result in? A) Destruction of the infected cell and the membrane. B) Multiple new cells. C) People going in sane. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Destruction of the infected cell and the membrane. 24. Restricted blood flow can cause A) Atherosclerosis. B) Angina. C) Hypertension. D) Breathing difficulty. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hypertension. 25. Scientists are studying how wolves have shaped the ecosystem in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. They have found that an increase in wolf populations affects the populations of so many other living things that the rivers and mountains actually changed as well. In what branch of biology do these scientists work? A) Ecology. B) Botany. C) Cell biology. D) Anatomy and Physiology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ecology. 26. When two or more organisms compete for the same resources within an ecological community A) Adaptation. B) Abiotic factors. C) Competition. D) Parasitism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Competition. 27. Jan van Helmont concluded that plants gain most of their mass from ..... A) The soil. B) Carbon dioxide in the air. C) Oxygen in the air. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Water. 28. Which best explains why muscle cells are different from blood cells? A) Different genes are activated in muscle cells than in blood cells. B) A mutation occurs during the development of muscle cells but not in blood cells. C) Muscle cells are produced by the brain, but blood cells are produced by the heart. D) Muscle cells experience different environmental influences than blood cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Different genes are activated in muscle cells than in blood cells. 29. This trait always shows up in an organism when the allele is present A) Dominant allele. B) Codominance. C) Probability. D) Recessive allele. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dominant allele. 30. Which sense does the Indus Dolphin use to find its prey? A) Smell. B) Touch. C) Hearing. D) Vision. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hearing. 31. Select the option that will add nitrogen to the soil in a field. A) Plough field regularly. B) Water field regularly. C) Add manure. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Add manure. 32. What are the sequences in seed germination? A) Maltose produced, amylase released, water absorbed, GA produced. B) Absorption of water, GA released, amylase released, maltose produced. C) GA released, absorption of water, amylase released, maltose produced. D) Water absorbed, amylase produced, maltose produced, GA released. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Absorption of water, GA released, amylase released, maltose produced. 33. Which of the following is true of leaf structure? A) The main site of photosynthesis is the spongy mesophyll cells. B) Palisade mesophyll cells are arranged far apart to create air spaces. C) The lower surface has a thicker waxy cuticle than the upper surface. D) The lower surface contains more stomata than the upper surface. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The lower surface contains more stomata than the upper surface. 34. Ingenhousz showed that plants produce oxygen bubbles when exposed to ..... A) A burning candle. B) ATP. C) Carbon dioxide. D) Light. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Light. 35. Which organ produces amylase? A) Gall bladder. B) Liver. C) Esophagus. D) Pancreas. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pancreas. 36. Which of the following are true of xylem vessels? I. They have no end wallsII. They have pores (pits) in the outer cell wallIII. They contain lignin A) I and II only. B) I and III only. C) II and III only. D) I, II and III. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I, II and III. 37. In which part of Interphase are the chromosomes replicated? A) G2. B) G0. C) S. D) G1. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) G2. 38. A sinusoid has a fenestrated endothelium.What does this mean? A) It is lined with endothelial cells. B) There are gaps between endothelial cells. C) Endothelial cells have microvilli on their surface. D) Endothelial cells produce mucus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There are gaps between endothelial cells. 39. Made of glycerol and fatty acids A) Lipids. B) Nucleic Acids. C) Proteins. D) Carbohydrates. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lipids. 40. The thick fluid region of a cell located inside the cell membrane or between the cell membrane and nucleus A) Cytoplasm. B) Cell wall. C) Organelle. D) Golgi apparatus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cytoplasm. 41. When one species benefits and the other species is harmed, what do you call the species that is HARMED? A) Parasite. B) Host. C) Prey. D) Predator. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Host. 42. A large population of cockroaches was sprayed with an insecticide. A few of the cockroaches survived and produced a population of cockroaches that was resistant to this spray. What can best be inferred from this example? A) A species will adapt no matter what the environment. B) The environment has no effect on the survival of an organism. C) Insecticides cause mutations that are passed on to the next generation. D) Individuals with favorable variations survive and reproduce. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Individuals with favorable variations survive and reproduce. 43. The specific heat capacity of water is A) 4.186 KJ/gram $^ \circ$C. B) 41.86 joule/gram $^ \circ$C. C) 4.186 joule/gram $^ \circ$F. D) 4.186 joule/gram $^ \circ$C. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 4.186 joule/gram $^ \circ$C. 44. Which adaptation is correct for a polar bear? A) Good hearing to detect predators. B) Large feet to help walk on snow. C) Long deep roots to absorb water from soil. D) Sharp claws and teeth for killing prey. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Large feet to help walk on snow. 45. Include sugars (ex. glucose) and starches A) Proteins. B) Lipids. C) Carbohydrates. D) Nucleic Acids. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carbohydrates. 46. The assembly of spindle microtubules starts at the A) Cytokinesis. B) Centrioles. C) Centrosome. D) Centromere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Centrosome. 47. This organelle takes food and turns it into ENERGY for plant and animal cells. A) Chloroplast. B) Lysosome. C) Mitochondria. D) Ribosome. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mitochondria. 48. What do records from the twentieth and twenty-first century show about the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere? A) An upward trend with no annual fluctuations. B) An upward trend with annual fluctuations. C) Annual fluctuations but no overall trend. D) Random fluctuations and no overall trend. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An upward trend with annual fluctuations. 49. ..... have 2 functions in the cell membrane. 1.) They act like gatekeepers, only let certain things in. 2.) Enzyme receptors embedded in the membrane. A) Cholesterol. B) Phospholipids. C) Proteins. D) Carbohydrates. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Proteins. 50. The making of mRNA from DNA is called? A) Duplication. B) Replication. C) Transcription. D) Translation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Transcription. 51. Distinguish between short wave radiation and long wave radiation. A) Both short wave radiation and long wave radiation are reemitted as heat back into the atmosphere. B) Long wave radiation comes directly from the sun to be absorbed by the atmosphere while short radiation comes from the sun and is reemitted as heat. C) Short wave radiation comes directly from the sun to be absorbed by the atmosphere while long radiation comes from the sun and is reemitted as heat. D) Both short wave radiation and long wave radiation are absorbed upon reaching earth's atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Short wave radiation comes directly from the sun to be absorbed by the atmosphere while long radiation comes from the sun and is reemitted as heat. 52. Study of INSECTS. A) Ethology. B) Ornithology. C) Entomology. D) Ichthyology. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Entomology. 53. Viral DNA that is incorporated into a host cell's chromosome is called a A) Provirus. B) Party animal. C) Prophage. D) Plasmid. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prophage. 54. How do enzymes function? A) They increase the activation energy. B) They decrease the reaction rate. C) They increase the reaction rate. D) They decrease the substrate binding complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They increase the reaction rate. 55. Members of this kingdom live in unusual conditions such as deep ocean trenches or volcanoes A) Eubacteria. B) Archaebacteria. C) Fungi. D) Protista. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Archaebacteria. 56. What is the science of causes and effects of diseases? A) Paleontology. B) Biology. C) Mammalogy. D) Pathology. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pathology. 57. What type of relationship is it when ants live on an acacia tree and protect it from insects? The acacia tree provides food for the ants. A) Commensalism. B) Parasitism. C) Mutualism. D) Predation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mutualism. 58. Which component of a healthy, balanced diet helps with constipation? A) Fibre. B) Minerals. C) Fats. D) Protein. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fibre. 59. An interaction between organisms in which one organism benefits from another organism A) Mutualism. B) Predator-prey. C) Parasitism. D) Commensalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Parasitism. 60. What is the purpose of cellular respiration? A) To break down food. B) To create energy in the body. C) To release energy from food. D) There is none; it's a waste of time. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To release energy from food. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesScience QuizzesGeneral Knowledge QuizzesBiology Quiz 1Biology Quiz 2Biology Quiz 3Biology Quiz 4Biology Quiz 6Biology Quiz 7Biology Quiz 8Biology Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books