Biology

Multiple Choice Questions

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1. The diagram shows part of a protein molecule.

What does X represent?

A amino acid

B fatty acid

C glycerol

D sugar

2. Four different foods were tested for their composition.

The results are shown in the table.

Which food contains protein but not reducing sugar or starch?

3. The diagram shows two food tests carried out on solution X.

 Which nutrients are present in solution X?

A protein and starch

B protein and sugar

C starch and fat
D starch and sugar

4. The data show the concentrations of sugar and starch in an onion.

The onion is tested with Benedict’s solution and iodine solution.

Which set of results is correct?

5. The diagram shows the action of amylase.

What is the function of the enzyme amylase?

A breaks down the substrate into amino acids

B the product into the substrate changes

C increases the rate of starch breaking down into glucose

D increases the rate of starch breaking down into maltose

6. The graph shows how the rate of an enzyme-controlled reaction changes

with temperature.

A The enzyme is becoming denatured.

B The enzyme is being used up.

C The reaction is occurring at body temperature.

D The reaction is occurring at the optimum temperature.

7. Which are characteristics of enzymes?

A They are carbohydrates and biological catalysts.

B They are carbohydrates and chemical messengers.

C They are proteins and biological catalysts.

D They are proteins and chemical messengers.

8. The table shows whether starch was still present after four different
experiments.

What broke down the starch?

A amylase

B boiled amylase

C heat

D water

9. The apparatus shown in the diagram was used for an experiment on starch
digestion.

Which tube would contain most sugar after 20 minutes?

10. The diagram shows a fetus attached by the placenta to the uterus wall of the
mother.

By which process do all substances pass between the fetus and the mother in
the placenta?

A diffusion

B nutrition

C osmosis

D respiration
11.The diagram shows two solutions that are separated by a partially permeable
membrane.

In which direction will most water molecules move in relation to their

concentration gradient?

A from X to Y against their concentration gradient

B from X to Y down their concentration gradient

C from Y to X against their concentration gradient

D from Y to X down their concentration gradient

12.The dots represent molecules of a gas in four tubes at the beginning of an

experiment.

In which tube will more molecules move from X to Y than in the opposite
direction?
13.An experiment on diffusion was set up as shown in the diagram.

What was found in the water after 15 minutes?

A amino acids

B fatty acids

C glucose

D glycerol

14.An experiment is set up as shown.

 What is the colour of the starch and water mixture after 30 minutes?

A blue-black

B orange

C white

D yellow-brown

15.The diagram shows the heart as seen from the front.

Which section shows the heart cut through line P-Q?

16.Which blood vessel, if it becomes blocked, could lead directly to a heart
attack?

A coronary artery

B pulmonary artery

C pulmonary vein

D vena cava

17. What shows the sequence of organs through which urea passes as it
travels from where it is produced to where it is removed from the blood?

A kidneys → heart → lungs → heart → liver

B kidneys → heart → liver → lungs → heart

C liver → heart → lungs → heart → kidneys

D liver → lungs → heart → kidneys → heart

18. The photograph shows two blood cells, X and Y.

 What are the functions of cells X and Y?

19. The diagram shows the human heart and some of the blood vessels
connected to it.
 Before blood in W reaches Z it must

A gain glucose.

B give up heat to the skin.

C pass through capillaries.

D travel to the head.

20. The diagram shows human blood as seen through a light microscope.

A person’s blood is unable to clot. Which component of the blood is not

functioning properly?
21. The diagrams show four different stages in one heart beat.

What is the correct order for the stages after stage P?

AQ→R→S

BR→Q→S

CR→S→Q DS→R→Q
22. The diagram represents a simple reflex arc

What is the sequence of nerve cells through which an impulse passes during
a reflex action?

23. The diagram shows a neurone.

Which structures could be found at X and Y?

 24. The diagram shows a section through part of the human eye.

When a person looks at an object which is far away from their eye,
which of the following happens?

25. The diagram shows two antagonistic muscles and the directions of
movement that they produce.
 Which row correctly identifies these muscles and the directions of
movement they produce on contraction?

26. What would be the effects of vasodilation and sweating on the body
temperature and on the amount of moisture on the surface of the skin?
27. The table shows a student’s water losses on a cool day.

On a hot day the student’s water intake was the same as on the cool day.

On the hot day, which water losses would increase and which would
decrease?

28. The diagram shows some blood vessels near the surface of the skin.

If vasoconstriction occurs at X, what happens to the blood flow at Y and Z?

29.Which actions straighten the arm at the elbow joint?

30.Which response is a result of geotropism?

A flowers being produced

B growing bigger leaves

C roots growing downwards

D seeds germinating