Biology MCQs

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Dr. Joseph Lister was a British surgeon and a pioneer of the antiseptic surgery. His research into bacteriology and infection in wounds, raised his skillful operative technique, that was similar to his peers.

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Maximum Proteins part of our food are digested in stomach and duodenum part of small intestine. Enzyme pepsin is secreted in the stomach and trypsin, chymotrypsin, and carboxypeptidase are secreted from the pancreas for digestion of protein.

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The Rh factor is a protein that can be found on the surface of red blood cells. If your blood cells have this protein, you are Rh positive. The birth of the first child will be a fatal situation for Male Rh+ & Female Rh-.

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Genetic variability is usually due to a mutation during meiosis (sexual reproduction). In the above question, the answer choices (B) and (D) are examples of asexual reproduction. They create identical offspring.

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Asparagus is a stem vegetable. Seeds (maize, wheat, coffee and various nuts), fruit (tomato), leaves (lettuce, spinach, and cabbage), or roots (e.g. carrots and beets). 

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Charles Robert Darwin gave the theory of evolution in his book “The Origin of Species”. The theory proposed by him is known as “The Theory of Natural Selection”.

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Poliomyelitis or polio is an infection caused by the polio virus. It is a serious disease affecting a person’s brain and spinal cord. Chickenpox, also known as varicella, is a highly contagious disease caused by the initial infection with varicella zoster virus (VZV).

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Vitamins are considered essential nutrients because they perform hundreds of roles in the body. They help shore up bones, heal wounds, and bolster your immune system. They also convert food into energy, and repair cellular damage. They do not act as a source of energy.

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Physical health is crucial for athletes and so is nutrition. We must take special care to get enough of the calories, vitamins. The amount of food you need depends on your age, height, weight, and sport or activity level. To keep their bodies performing optimally, endurance athletes should be familiar with these 10 important nutrients. The first seven essential supplements are the minerals calcium, iron, magnesium, potassium, selenium, sodium and zinc. Their benefits range from keeping bones strong to minimizing fatigue.

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By the age of two, the rennin and lactase enzymes start disappearing. However, these enzymes completely disappear by the age of eight in humans. After, this the stomach of person becomes mature enough to produce pepsin to digest the food.