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MCAT-BIOLOGY ENTRY EXAMS (17-April-2023)

133. The field of biology that deals lipids, proteins, carbohydrates, nucleic acids and
conjugated molecules, their structures, functions and classification mainly is the:
a. Genetics b. Taxonomy
c. Molecular biology d. Environmental science

134. Phyletic lineage is helpful to:

a. Develop antibiotics
b. to develop vaccines
c. To understand social behaviors of animals
d. To find common origins of organism
e. All a, b , c and d

135. The field that deals with the development of disease is the:
a. Genetics b. parasitology
c. Pathology d. microbiology

136. rDNA technology; transgenic plants, transgenic animals, gene therapy etc. are
concerned with:
a. Genteics b. biotechnology
c. Ethology d. molecular biology

137. one that includes all other

a. Cloning b. Tissue Culture
c. Biotechnology d. recombinant DNA technology.

138. Which term best describes the biological aspects of human like human digestive
system, immune system, nervous system, muscular system, human evolution etc.
a. Anthropology b. Physiology
c. Zoology d. Human biology

139. Which characteristic in the following is found in all life forms?

a. Locomotion b. Autotrophism
c. Aerobic respiration d. Sexual reproduction
e. Nutrition

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140. Which field of biology is useful to know about the past history of life for the millions
of the years?
a. Taxonomy b. Genetics
c. Paleontology d. Astrobiology
e. None of these

141. Development of Dolly sheep is concerned with:

a. Taxonomy b. Genetics
c. Molecular biology d. Genetically engineering
e. None of these

142. Microbiology deals all EXCEPT:

a. Viruses b. Leeches
c. Bacteria d. Paramicium

143. Parasitolog deals all EXCEPT:

a. Viruses b. Leeches
c. Bacteria d. Paramicium

144. Insight learning, classic conditioning, habituations, fixed action patterns can be dealt
in:
a. Human biology b. Ethology
c. Anthropology d. Environmental biology

145. Fishes, algae, turtles, hydrophytes (like water lilies), mosquito, diving beetle etc. are
the members of:
a. Marine water ecosystem b. Estuarine ecosystem
c. Lotic freshwater ecosystem d. Lentic freshwater ecosystem

146. Following are the examples of molecular level organization EXCEPT:

a. nucleotides b. gene
c. DNA d. ribosomes
e. None.

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147. The under given structure best describes which level of biological organization?

a. an organelle b. a molecule
c. an atom d. a cell
e. a membrane

148. Which of the following best describes a virus?

a. An organism b. An organelle
c. a nucleoprotein d. an antibody

149. Which of the following best explains the ecosystem?

a. Species in particular area and time
b. All the form of life in particular area and time
c. Non-living components of an area
d. Community along with its non-living environment

150. Which of the following is a community?

a. A tropical rain forest b. arthropods in THAR
c. Peacocks (Pavo cristatus) in THAR d. Pavo cristatus
e. None of the above

151. Smallest level at which a free life exists is:

a. a molecule b. an organelle
c. a cell d. organ system level

152. A herd of dears in a jungle best described as:

a. A community b. A population
c. A species d. Organisms

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153. The sea anemone eats scraps of food that the hermit crab releases as she eats, and the
hermit crab is protected from predators like the octopus by the painful sting of the sea
anemone's tentacles. Which is the interaction between these two animals?

a. Parasitism b. Commensalism
c. Mutualism d. Predation

154. The large tree canopy protects the seedlings from harsh environment and let them to
survive and grow. This is best example of:
a. Commensalism b. Mutualism
c. Nullisalism d. Parasitism

155. Which of the following interaction is the parasitism?

a. C b. B
c. A d. both b and c

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156. What is the correct sequence of periods of Mesozoic ERA?

a. Cretaceous - Jurassic – Triassic
b. Jurassic – Triassic- Cretaceous
c. Triassic- Jurassic- Cretaceous
d. none

157. Life evolved periodically, different plant groups also evolved in different periods of
geological time scale. Here find the correct sequence of the given plants from prior to
recent origin.
i. Ferns ii. Angiosperms iii. Bryophytes iv. gymnosperms
a. i, ii, iii and iv b. iii, i, iii and iv
c. iv, iii, ii and i d. iii, i, iv and ii

158. Which is the longest unit of time of the geological time scale?
a. Epoch b. ERA c. Peroid d. Age e. Eon

159. The unit of geological time scale consist on 100s of millions years is the:
a. Epoch b. ERA c. Peroid d. Age e. Eon

160. Which is the oldest one in the following?

a. Cretaceous b. Jurassic
c. Triassic d. Permain

161. Which of the following is the age of ferns is the?

a. Carboniferous period b. Jurassic period
c. Tertiary period d. Precambrian period

162. All of the following are the example of parasitism EXCEPT:

a. Bacteria in our lungs to cause TB
b. Bacteria in our intestine to cause diarrhea
c. Viruses in our upper respiratory tract to cause flew
d. Bacteria in our intestine to produce vitamins
e. All are the examples of parasitism

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163. Consider the following statement: “If all vertebrates have backbones, and turtles are
vertebrates, then turtles have backbones.” This statement is an example of:
a. a hypothesis b. rationalization.
c. deductive reasoning d. inductive reasoning

164. Which of the following best explains the vaccines?

a. These are the proteins kills the micro-organisms
b. The foreign proteins which activate our immune system
c. A type of drug work against the viruses
d. None of the above

165. No vaccine found against:

a. T.B b. AIDS
c. Poliomyelitis d. Rabies
e. None of these

166. The 1st vaccine was developed against:

a. T.B b. Cow pox
c. Rabies d. Polio
e. Small pox

167. A uniform or constant fact of nature such as „like begets like‟ means an egg of a hen
will develop into a chick rather an elephant, is called:
a. Observation b. reasoning
c. theory d. a scientific law
e. none

168. Rudolf Virchow observed that one bacterium divides into two bacteria then he come
up with the idea that cell come from pre-existing cells by the process of cell division.
This is an example of
a. Observation b. Inductive reasoning
c. deductive reasoning d. theory
e. a scientific law

169. Which is the best treatment for AIDS?

a. Radiotherapy b. Chemotherapy
c. Vaccination d. Antibiotic
e. antiretroviral therapy

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170. Modern civic or industrial life has increased:

a. Peace and harmony in ecosystem b. Pollutions and catastrophes
c. Sustainable ecosystem d. All of the above

171. Inter-planting is helpful to”

a. Decrease soil salinity
b. Increase nitrites and nitrates in soil and soil fertility
c. Avoid pathogenic spread
d. Avoid pathogen population building and outbreak

172. Rhizobium leguminosarum is the first known species of bacteria in the roots of legume
family that is helpful to the legume plants in:
a. mineral absorption b. carbon fixation
c. water absorption d. nitrogen fixation.
e. all of the above

173. Common commercial hydroponics crops include:

a. Mango trees, tomatoes and peppers
b. Tomatoes, peppers and cotton
c. Tomatoes, peppers and leafy vegetables
d. Tomatoes, lettuce and acacia trees
e. Corn, soybeans and wheat.

174. All of the following are the advantages of hydroponics EXCEPT:

a. Area required for cultivation is reduces b/c of multistory cultivation
b. Less water is needed about 10% as compared to agriculture
c. Required high initial cost to build green houses for hydroponics cultivation
d. Make cultivation possible in harsh environment thorough this technique
e. None of these

175. Find incorrect in the following.

a. E. Jenner = father of immunology
b. A. Flemming = Developed 1st antibiotics
c. Louis pasture = Developed 1st vaccine
d. All are correct

176. If we insert the human gene for insulin production into the bacterial genome and that
is repeatedly copied along with each division of bacterium, is an example of:
a. Gene cloning b. cell cloning
c. organism cloning d. none

177. Chemotherapy is mainly done against:

a. AIDS b. Bacterial infections
c. Cancer d. fungal infections

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178. Fungi as a separate kingdom was introduced by:

a. Robert H. Whittaker 1969 b. Ernest Hackle 1866
c. Edouard Chatton 1935 d. Carl Woese et.all 1977
e. Margulis and Schwartz 1985

179. Archaea as a separate kingdom was introduced by:

a. Robert H. Whittaker 1969 b. Ernest Hackle 1866
c. Edouard Chatton 1935 d. Carl Woese et.all 1977
e. Margulis and Schwartz 1985

180. Who gave the idea of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells?

a. Robert H. Whittaker 1969 b. Ernest Hackle 1866
c. Edouard Chatton 1935 d. Carl Woese et.all 1977
e. Margulis and Schwartz 1985

181. The organism given below are the members of:

a. Kingdom plantae b. Kingdom animalia

c. Kingdom fungi d. Kingdom protista
e. all a, b and c

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182. Which kingdom has the greatest diversity of organisms?

a. Kingdom plantae b. Kingdom animalia
c. Kingdom fungi d. Kingdom protista
e. all a, b and c

183. Who separated multi-cellular algae from the plant kingdom and placed it in the
kingdom protista and named it as kingdom protoctista?
a. Robert H. Whittaker 1969 b. Ernest Hackle 1866
c. Edouard Chatton 1935 d. Carl Woese et.all 1977
e. Margulis and Schwartz 1985

184. Find the odd one in the following.

a. Water molds b. Slime molds
c. Yeasts d. Euglena

185. Which of the following molecules are not possible without phosphorous?
a. Proteins b. Nucleic acids
c. Lipids d. Carbohydrates
e. None of these

186. Which of the following molecules are well known as nitrogenous molecules?
i. Proteins ii. Lipids iii. Carbohydrates iv Nucleic acids
a. I and ii only b. I and iii only
c. I and iv only d. all except carbohydrates
e. All a, b, c and d

187. Which of the following molecules are containing carbon as a MUST element?
i. Proteins ii. Lipids iii. Carbohydrates iv Nucleic acids
a. I and ii only b. I and iii only
c. I and iv only d. all except carbohydrates
e. all a, b, c and d

188. Which of the following element is necessary for the chemiosmosis to develop ATPs
during photosynthesis and respiration?
a. oxygen atoms b. carbon atoms
c. Sodium ions d. Hydrogen ions

189. Which of the following elements is not a major element for humans?
a. Hydrogen b. phosphorous
c. Sodium d. Calcium

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190. What is major element?

a. 10% or above by mass ratio
b. 1% or above by mass ratio
c. less than 1% up to 0.01% by mass ratio
d.Less than 0.01% by mass ratio

191. Match the element and percentage to find correct option.

COLUMN-I COLUMN-I
I. Hydrogen p. 65%
II. Carbon q. 9.5%
III. Nitrogen r. 18.5%
IV. Oxygen s. 3.3%
a. I (p), II(q), III(r) and IV(s) b. I (q), II(r), III(s) and IV(p)
c. I (q), II(s), III(r) and IV(p) d. I (s), II(r), III(q) and IV(p)

192. Which is correct option to have maximum and minimum water ratio respectively in
the human body.
a. Brain and joints b. Lungs and adipose tissue
c. Lypmph and adipose tissue d.Adipose tissue and bone

193. What is the degree of specific heat capacity of water?

a. 2.4 j/g b. 2.1 j/g
c. 4.18 j/g d. 201 cal/g
e. 574 cal/g

194. What is the degree heat of vaporization of water?

a. 2.4 j/g b. 2.1 j/g
c. 4.18 j/g d. 201 cal/g
e. 574 cal/g

195. Which of the following property of water help a cell to retain its fliud nature to keep
metabolic processes?
a. Its high specific heat capacity b. Its high heat of vaporization
c. Its amphoteric nature d. Its adhesive and cohesive properties

196. Which of the following property of water provides pH stability to a cell?

a. Its high specific heat capacity
b. Its high heat of vaporization
c. Its amphoteric nature
d. Its adhesive and cohesive properties

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197. Which of the following property of water provides thermal stability to a cell?
a. Its high specific heat capacity
b. Its high heat of vaporization
c. Its amphoteric nature
d. Its adhesive and cohesive properties

198. Which of the following property of water is helpful in ascent of sap?

a. Its high specific heat capacity
b. Its high heat of vaporization
c. Its amphoteric nature
d. Its adhesive and cohesive properties

199. How does water act in most solutions?

a. It is a universal solute, dissolving mostly ionic or polar covalent substances
b. It is a universal solvent, dissolving mostly ionic or polar covalent substances
c. It is a universal solute, dissolving mostly non-polar covalent substances
d. It is a universal solvent, dissolving mostly non-polar covalent substance

200. What is a buffer?

a. A substance that encourages change in pH
b. A substance that resists change in pH
c. A substance that speeds up a chemical reaction
d. A substance that stops a chemical reaction

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