Biology MCQs

11. Who is known as the ‘Father of Bacteriology’?
[A] Louis Pasteur
[B] Leeuwenhoek
[C] Robert Hooke
[D] Edward Jenner

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12. Who among the following discovered Vitamin C?
[A] Albert Szent-Györgyi
[B] Funk
[C] Evans and Bishop
[D] Henrik Dam

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13. Which of the following is the function of contractile vacuole?
[A] To carry out pinocytosis
[B] To carry out metabolic process
[C] To pump excess water out of the cell
[D] To carry out phagocytosis

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14. Protein is made up of which of the following?
[A] Sugar
[B] Amino acid

[C] Carbohydrate
[D] Fatty acid

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15. Which of the following can affect proteins and nucleic acids, but not viruses?
[A] Denaturation
[B] Enzyme treatment
[C] Pressure
[D] All of these

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16. What is an evolutionary important character of Selaginella?
[A] Strobili
[B] Rhizophore
[C] Heterosporous nature
[D] Ligule

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17. Which of the following is not a form of bacteria?
[A] Coccus
[B] Bacillus
[C] Vibrio
[D] Lobosa

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18. Which of the following materials are acted upon by putrefying bacteria?
[A] Fat
[B] Protein
[C] Carbohydrate
[D] Vitamins

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19. What are the characteristics of Pteridophyta?
[A] They are cryptogams, seedless and vascular
[B] The plant body has true roots, stem and leaves
[C] Spores develop in sporangia
[D] All of the above

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20. What are the characteristics of gymnosperms?
[A] naked seeds
[B] separate female and male gametes
[C] pollination by wind, and tracheids
[D] All of the above

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