Biology MCQs

31. Which gland stimulates the adrenal gland to secrete cortisol?
[A] Pituitary gland
[B] Thyroid gland
[C] Parathyroid glands
[D] Adrenal glands

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32. Whooping cough is caused by which of the following causative agent?
[A] Pasteurella pestis
[B] Clostridium tetani
[C] Bordetella pertussis
[D] Human papillomavirus

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33. Which of the following is not an endoparasite?
[A] Ticks
[B] Tapeworms
[C] Liver fluke
[D] Roundworm

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34. Which of the following is also known as rabbit fever?
[A] Rinderpest
[B] Tularemia
[C] Vesicular stomatitis
[D] None of these

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35. What is a trait that “overpowers” and hides another trait is called?
[A] Overpowering trait
[B] Complex trait
[C] Recessive trait
[D] Dominant Trait

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36. What are the two main technologies that enabled the birth of modern biotechnology?
[A] red biotechnology and green biotechnology
[B] classical and traditional biotechnology
[C] genetics and mathematics
[D] genetic engineering and maintenance of a sterile environment

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37. Uric acid is the chief nitrogenous wastes in ____:
[A] Frogs
[B] Birds
[C] Fishes
[D] Mankind

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38. Which of the following are warm-blooded animals?
[A] Whales
[B] Draco
[C] Alytes
[D] Whale Sharks

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39. Where does internal fertilization typically occur?
[A] Inside the female body
[B] Outside the female body
[C] Inside the male body
[D] Outside the male body

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40. Which of the following is a form of sexual reproduction?
[A] Fission
[B] Budding
[C] Fragmentation
[D] Haemapheoditism

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