Biology MCQs

11. What is another name for cyanobacteria?
[A] Blue-green algae
[B] Protists
[C] Golden algae
[D] Slime moulds

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12. Which statement is true for the capsid?
[A] It consists of capsomeres
[B] This the outermost layer of most viruses
[C] It protects genetic material
[D] All of the above

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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. Which of the following virus has its envelope from the host cell nucleus?
[A] Paramyxoviruses
[B] Retroviruses
[C] Orthomyxoviruses
[D] Herpesviruses

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15. In cell culture, the measles virus can lead to which of the following?
[A] nuclear pyknosis
[B] transformation of cells
[C] syncytium formation
[D] rounding and aggregation of cells

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16. Which Viruses are Relatively Thermostable?
[A] Human immunodeficiency virus
[B] Rubella virus
[C] Hepatits A virus
[D] Influenza virus

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17. Which bacteria supply ammonia to soil?
[A] Rhizobium
[B] Lactobacillus
[C] Streptomyces
[D] Campylobacter

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18. Which of the following is not a characteristic of Bryophyta?
[A] Motile sperms
[B] Presence of archegonium
[C] Presence of archegonium
[D] Photosynthetically independent sporophyte

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19. What would you call the study of fish?
[A] Ichthyology
[B] Herpetology
[C] Saurology
[D] Ornithology

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20. Ruminants belong to which of the following order?
[A] Proboscida
[B] Artiodactyla
[C] Marsupials
[D] Edentata

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