Biology MCQs

11. The young chicks come out of eggs within how many days after being hatched by the hen?
[A] One week
[B] Two weeks
[C] Three weeks
[D] Four weeks

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12. Retina in the eyes acts as which of the following parts of the camera? (UPSC Prelims 1982)
[A] Lens of the camera
[B] Shutter of the camera
[C] Film of the camera
[D] None of these

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13. How many bones are present in healthy adult human being?
[A] 205
[B] 207
[C] 206
[D] 208

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14. Which of the following branch of biology deals with the study of pollen grains?
[A] Psychology
[B] Palynology
[C] Pathology
[D] Parasitology

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15. Phototropism Theory is related to which of the following scientist?
[A] Jane Goodall
[B] Charles Darwin
[C] Francis Galton
[D] None of these

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

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17. Which of the following organelles is absent in animal cells and present in plant cells?
[A] Cytoplasm
[B] Cell wall
[C] Vacuoles
[D] Mitochondria

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18. Which of the following is a common feature of protonema of multicellular fungi, filamentous algae, and mosses?
[A] way of nutrition
[B] diplomatic life cycle
[C] multiply by fragmentation
[D] members of the plant kingdom

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19. To which plant kingdom does Wolffia belong?
[A] Angiosperms
[B] Gymnosperms
[C] Pteridophytes
[D] None of these

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20. The cytoplasmic membrane of which of the following organisms contains sterols?
[A] Clostridum
[B] Proteus
[C] Mycoplasma
[D] Bacillius

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