1.

Human beings are –

(A) Omnivorous (B) Herbivorous (C) Carnivorous (D) Autotrophic.

2. Gastric juice is –

(A) Acidic (B) Alkaline (C) Neutral (D) Slightly alkaline

3. Bile is produced and secreted by –

(A) Gall bladder (B) Pancreas (C) Spleen (D) Liver

4. The main function of intestinal villi is –

(A) Stimulate peristalsis (B) Prevent antiperistalsis

(C) Provide large surface area for absorption (D) Distribute digestive enzymes uniformly.

5. Major function of HCl of gastric juice is –

(A) Providing acidic medium for pepsin (B) Kill microorganisms

(C) Dissolve food (D) Facilitate absorption of food

6. The end product of fat digestion is –

(A) Glucose (B) Fatty acids and Glycerol (C) Amino acids (D) Alkaloids

7. The action of bile can be called –

(A) Oxidation (B) Emulsification (C) Esterification (D) Dehydrogenation

8. Saliva converts –

(A) Proteins into amino acids. (B) Glycogen into glucose

(C) Starch into maltose (D) Fats into vitamins

9. Which set is mixed with the food in small intestine?

(A) Saliva, gastric juice, bile (B) Gastric juice, bile, pancreatic juice

(C) Bile, pancreatic juice, succus entericus (D) Bile, pancreatic juice and saliva

10. A good source of lipase is –

(A) Saliva (B) Gastric juice (C) Bile (D) Pancreatic juice.

11. Ptyalin is an enzyme present in –

(A) Gastric juice (B) Pancreatic juice (C) Intestinal juice (D) Saliva

12. Which one does not produce any digestive enzyme?

(A) Pancreas (B) Liver (C) Stomach (D) Duodenum

13. The number of salivary glands present in human beings is –

(A) 5 pairs (B) 4 pairs (C) 3 pairs (D) 2 pairs

14. Largest gland in the body is –

(A) Liver (B) Pancreas (C) Gastric gland (D) Adrenal

15. Prorennin occurs in

(A) Saliva (B) Gastric juice (C) Pancreatic juice (D) Intestinal juice
16. Enterokinase is found in
(A) Saliva (B) Gastric juice (C) Pancreatic juice (D) Intestinal juice
17. HCI of gastric juice is produced by
(A) Chief cells (B) Oxyntic cells (C) Goblet cells (D) Columnar cells
18. The digestion of food starts in the mouth where starch is converted into sugar by the action of
(A) Pepsin (B) Trypsin (C) Ptyalin (D) Sucrase
19. Digestion is accomplished by a chemical process called
(A) Condensation (B) Hydrolysis (C) Deamination (D) Transamination
20. Which of the following organs are not directly connected to each other?
(A) Oesophagus-stomach (B) Buccal cavity-stomach
(c)Buccal cavity Oesophagus (D) stomach inter

21. Leaf is made up of:

(A) Palisade cells (B) Mesophyll cell (C) Guard cell (D) Parenchyma cell

22. Each stoma is guard by:

(A) Guard cell (B) Palisade cell (C) Mesophyll cell (D) Parenchyma cell

23. Mesophyll consists of:

(A) Spongy parenchyma cell (B) Palisade parenchyma cell

(C) Both (A) and (B) (D) None of these

24. Stomata controls:

(A) The loss of food material from the plant (B) The loss of water from the plant

(C) The loss of air from the plant (D) The loss of energy from the plant

25. Each guard cells contain:

(A) Leucoplasts (B) Chloroplasts (C) Starch (D) Oil and protein granules

26. Grana are present inside:

(A) Mitochondria (B) Golgi bodies (C) Choroplast (D) Ribosome

27. In dark, the guard cells are :

(A) More turgid (B) Not turgid (C) Less turgid (D) None of these

28. The shape of stomata in monocot plant is :

(A) Kidney shape (B) Dumb-bell shape (C) Bean shape (D) Heart shape

29. The following light which is more effective in opening of stomata :

(A) Green (B) Red (C) Blue (D) (B) and (C) both

30. In light phase of photosynthesis there is formation of –

(A) ATP (B) NADPH2 (C) Both ATP and NADPH2 (D) Carbohydrates.

31. Photosynthesis proceeds in sequence of –

(A) Dark phase and light phase (B) Light phase alone

(C) Light phase and dark phase (D) Dark phase alone

32. The energy change in photosynthesis is form –

(A) Light energy to electrical energy (B) Light energy to molecular energy

(C) Light energy to chemical energy (D) Light energy to activation energy.

33. Photosynthetic pigments are located in the chloroplast in –

(A) Intrathylakoid space (B) Thylakoid membranes

(C) Intermembrane space (D) Inner membrane of envelope

34. The oxygen in photosynthesis is released from –

(A) CO2 (B) H2O (C) Carbohydrate (D) Chlorophyll

35. The process in which water is split during photosynthesis is –

 (A) Photolysis (B) Hydrolysis (C) Plasmolysis (D) Hemolysis

36. Dark reaction of photosynthesis occurs in –

(A) Grana (B) Stroma (C) Matrix (D) Cytoplasm

37. In bacterial photosynthesis, the hydrogen donor is –

(A) H2O (B) H2SO4 (C) NH3 (D) H2S

38. Respiration is the process in which –

(A) energy is stored in the form of ADP (B) energy is released and stored in the form of ATP

(C) energy is not released at all (D) energy is used up

39. Which of the following is the source of respiration –

(A) Stored food (B) Fats (C) Glucose (D) Proteins

40. The form of energy used in respiration is –

(A) Chemical energy (B) Electrical energy (C) Mechanical energy (D) Radiant energy

41. Respiratory structures in the insects are –

(A) Gills (B) Skin (C) Lungs (D) Trachea

42. The narrowest and most numberous tubes of lungs are termed as –

(A) Bronchus (B) Bronchioles (C) Alveoli (D) None of these

43. A normal man respires in a minute –

(A) 10-15 times (B) 14-18 times (C) 20-25 times (D) 25-30 times

44. In anaerobic respiration –

(A) O2 is given out (B) CO2 is given out (C) CO2 is taken in (D) O2 is taken in

45. The exchange of gases [O2 and CO2] in a mammal takes place in –

(A) Trachea (B) Bronchi (C) Bronchioles (D) Alveoli

46. During inspiration muscles of diaphragm –

(A) Contracts (B) Expands (C) No effect (D) Coiled like string

47. Expiration involves –

(A) Relaxation of diaphragm and intercostal muscles (B) Contraction of diaphragm and intercostal muscles

(C) Contraction of diaphragm muscles (D) Contraction of intercostal muscles

48. The structure which prevent the entry of food into respratory tract is –

(A) Pharynx (B) Larynx (C) Glottis (D) Epiglottis

49. In fever breathing rate –

(A) Increase (B) Decrease (C) Stop (D) None

50. Mammalian lungs are –

(A) Hollow (B) Solid and spongy (C) Spongy (D) None

51. In respiration, air passes through –

(A) Pharynx, Nasal cavity, Larynx, Trachea, Bronchi, Bronchiole, Lungs

(B) Nasal cavity, Pharynx, Larynx, Trachea, Bronchi, Bronchiole, Lungs

(C) Larynx, Nasal cavity, Pharynx, Trachea, Lungs

(D) Larynx, Pharynx, Trachea, Lungs

52. Rate of respiration is directly affected by –

 (A) CO2 concentration (B) O2 in trachea (C) Concentration of O2 (D) Diaphragm expansion

53. Oxygen in lungs ultimately reaches –

(A) Alveoli (B) Trachea (C) Bronchus (D) Bronchioles

54. Most of the carbondixide is carried in the blood as –

(A) Bicarbonates (B) Carbon monoxide (C) Carbonic acid (D) Carbonates

55. Respiration and photosynthesis are just the :

(A) Opposite process (B) Similar process (C) Burning process (D) None of these

56. In the experiment demonstrating respiration in germinating seeds, KOH is used to :

(A) Absorb carbon dioxide present in the flask (B) Absorb oxygen present in the flask

(C) Absorb water vapour released by the seeds (D) Liberate oxygen to be used by the seeds

57. In which part of the plant, respiration rate is higher:

(A) Root and stem tip (B) Buds (C) Germinating seeds (D) All of these

58. Plant cell can do:

(A) Breathing and Respiration (B) Respiration and photosynthesis

(C) Breathing and photosynthesis (D) All of these

59. Plant can respire in :

(A) Dark (B) Light (C) Both in light and dark (D) Morning

60. The smallest blood vessel in the body is :

(1) Capillary (2) Artery (3) Vein (4) Vena cava

61. Arteries carry oxygenated blood except :

(1) Pulmonary (2) Cardiac (3) Hepatic (4) Systemic

62. Four chambered heart is found in :

(1) Cobra (2) Tortoise (3) Salamander (4) Crocodile

63. Right atrium of mammalian heart receives blood from :

(1) Sinus venosus (2) Pulmonary veins (3) Precavals (4) Pre-and postcavals

64. Mitral valve in mammals guards the opening between :

(1) Right atrium and right ventricle (2) Left atrium and left ventricle

(3) Right atrium and left ventricle (4) Left atrium and right ventricle

65. Tricuspid valve is present between :

(1) Right atrium and right ventricle (2) The two atria

(3) The two ventricles (4) Left atrium and left ventricle

66. Which of the following has the thickest walls ?

(1) Right ventricle (2) Left ventricle (3) Right auricle (4) Left auricle

67. The pacemaker of heart is :

(1) AV node (2) SA node (3) SV node (4) Tricuspid valve

68. Contraction of right ventricle pumps blood into :

(1) Dorsal aorta (2) Pulmonary artery (3) Pulmonary vein (4) Coronary artery

69. The impulse of heartbeat originates from :

(1) SA node (2) Vagus nerve (3) AV node (4) Cardiac nerve
70. The heart of a healthy man beats normally per minute:

(1) 85-90 times (2) 80-90 times (3) 70-80 times (4) 60-70 times

71. Systole causes :

(1) Entry of blood into lungs (2) Entry of blood into heart

(3) Exit of blood from heart (4) Exit of blood from ventricles

72. Typical 'lubb-dupp' sounds heard during heartbeat are due to :

(1) Closing of bicuspid and tricupid valves (2) Closing of semilunar valves

(3) Blood under pressure through aorta (4) Closure of bicuspid-tricuspid valves followed by semilunar valves

73. The instrument used to hear heart sound is :

(1) Electrocardiograph (2) Sphygmomanometer (3) Stethoscope (4) Haemometer

74. In adult man, normal BP is :

(1) 100/80 mm Hg (2) 120/80 mm Hg (3) 100/120 mm Hg (4) 80/120 mm Hg

75. The instrument by which BP of man is determined :

(1) Ultrasound (2) BP meter (3) Stethoscope (4) Sphygmomanometer

76. William Harvey is known for discovery of :

(1) Blood circulation (2) Blood clotting (3) Respiration (4) Digestion

77. Mammals are said to have double circulation. It means :

(1) Blood vessels are paired

(2) There are two types of blood vessels attached to every organ

(3) There are two systems, one from the heart to the lungs and back to hte rest of the body

(4) The blood circulates twice through the heart

78. In mammals, veins differs from arteries in having :

(1) Thicker walls (2) Deeply present (3) Carry blood away from heart (4) Internal valves

79. Oxygenated blood returns from lungs to the heart through :

(1) Coronary vein (2) Pulmonary vein (3) Coronary artery (4) Pulmonary artery

80. How many molecules of O2 can associate with a molecule of haemoglobin in man ?

(A) One (B) Two (C) Three (D) Four

81. Heamoglobin is having maximum affinity with :-
(A) NH3 (B) O2 (C) CO (D) CO2

82. In which form, CO2 is carried by blood :-

(A) Sodium bicarbonate (B) Sodium carbonate (C) Potassium carbonate (D) Magnesium carbonate
83. Amount of oxygen which is transported by one gram of haemoglobin is :-
(A) 20 ml (B) 13.4 ml (C) 1.34 ml (D) None of these
84. Heart with single circulation is found in :-
(A) Mammals and birds (B) Reptiles (C) Fishes and amphibians (D) Fishes only
85. The blood pressure is measured by :-
(A) Electrocardiogram (ECG) (B) Stethoscope (C) Sphygmomanometer (D) Pulse rate
86. Erythrocytes of adult rabbit and other mammals are formed in :-
(A) Kidney (B) Liver (C) Spleen (D) Bone marrow
87. The blood vascular system of mammals is known as double vascular system because :-
 (A) A group of veins carry oxygenated blood and other group conducts deoxygenated blood
(B) Oxygenated blood runs from heart to different organs by one set of veins, while deoxygenated blood runs from heart to
lungs by another set
(C) Two different blood runs never meet (D) All of these

88. Excretion is :-

(1) Removal of substances not required by body

(2) Removal of useless substances and susbtances present in excess

(3) Formation of substances having some role in body (4) All the above

89. In mammals, the urinary bladder opens into :-

(1) Uterus (2) Urethra (3) Vestibule (4) Ureter

90. Malpighian corpuscles occur in :-

(1) Medulla (2) Cortex (3) Pelvis (4) Pyramid

91. Loops of Henle occurs in :-

(1) Cortex (2) Medulla (3) Pelvis (4) Ureter

92. "Homeostasis" term was proposed by :-

(1) Claude Bernard (2) Walter Cannon (3) Marcello Malpighi (4) Henle

93. Bile pigments are formed in :-

(1) Liver (2) Spleen (3) Every body cells (4) 1 & 2 both

94. Excretory materials are formed in :-

(1) Kidney (2) Rectum (3) Liver (4) Every cell in body

95. Diameter of the renal afferent vessel is :-

(1) Same as that of efferent (2) Smaller than that of efferent

(3) Larger than that of efferent (4) There is no efferent vessel

96. Nitrogenous waste products are eliminated mainly as :-

(1) Urea in tadpole & ammonia in adult frog (2) Ammonia in tadpole and urea in adult frog

(3) Urea in both tadpole & adult frog. (4) Urea in tadpole and uric acid in adult frog.

97. Which blood vessel contains the least amount of urea ?

(1) Hepatic vein (2) Renal vein (3) Hepatic portal vein (4) Renal artery

98. Reabsorption of useful substances from glomerular filtrate occurs in :-

(1) Collecting tube (2) Loop of Henle (3) Proximal convoluted tubule (4) Distal convoluted tubule

99. Which one is uricotelic ?

(1) Frog and toads (2) Lizards and birds (3) Cattle, monkey and man (4) Molluscs

100. What will happen if one kidney is removed from the body of a human being ?

(1) Death due to poisoning (2) Uremia and death

(3) Stoppage of urination (4) Nothing, the person will survive and remain normal kidney will become hypertrophied

101. In cockroach, the excretory product is :-

(1) Ammonia (2) Uric acid (3) Urea (4) Both 1 and 3

102. The mechanism of urine formation in nephron involves :-

(1) Ultrafiltration (2) Reproduction (3) Diffusion (4) Osmosis

103. In diabetes mellitus the patient drinks more water as there is urinary loss of :-
 (1) Salt (2) Insulin (3) Protein (4) Glucose

104. The hormone that promotes reabsorption of water from glomerular filtrate is :-

(1) Oxytocin (2) Vasopressin (3) Relaxin (4) Calcitonin

105. Main functions of kidney is :-

(1) Passive adsorption (2) Ultrafiltration (3) Selective reabsorption (4) Both 2 and 3

106. Urea is transported by :-

(1) Plasma (2) RBC (3) WBC (4) All

107. Micturition is :-

(1) Removal of urea from blood (2) Removal of uric acid (3) Passing out urine (4) Removal of faeces

108. Ornithine cycle performs :-

(1) ATP synthesis (2) Urea formation in spleen

(3) Urea formation in liver (4) Urine formation in liver

109. The snakes living in deserts are mainly :-

(1) Ammonotelic (2) Aminotelic (3) Ureotelic (4) Uricotelic

110. Which excretory material is least toxic :-

(1) Ammonia (2) Urea (3) Uric acid (4) All are equally toxic

111. Correct order of excretory organs in cockroach, earthworm and rabbit respectively :–

(1) Skin, malpighi tubules, kidney (2) Malpighi tubules, nephridia, kidney

(3) Nephridia, malpighi tubules, kidney (4) Nephridia, kidney, green gland

112. The yellow colour of urine of the vertebrates is due to :-

(1) Cholesterol (2) Urochrome (3) Uric acid (4) Melanin

113. In the kidney, the formation of urine involve the follwing processes arranged as :-

(1) Glomerular filtration, reabsorption and tubular secretion (2) Reabsorption, filtration and secretion

(3) Secretion, absorption and filtration (4) Filtration, secretion and reabsorption

114. A condition of failure of kidney to form urine is called :-

(1) Deamination (2) Entropy (3) Anuria (4) None of these

115. Excretion is carried out by nephridia in :-

(1) cockroach (2) amoeba (3) earthworm (4) human

116. Urea is formed in :-

(1) Liver (2) Spleen (3) Kidney (4) Lungs

117. Water will be absorbed by root hair when :

(A) Concentration of solutes in the cell sap is high (B) Plant is rapidly respiring

(C) They are separated from soil by permeable membrane (D) Concentration of salts in the soil is high

118. Which one of the following is connected with transport of water in plants?

(A) Phloem (B) Xylem (C) Epidermis (D) Cambium

119. If the cut end of a tree is put in eosin solution

(A) Leaves remain fresh but ascent of sap stops (B) Phloem gets coloured because of ascent of sap

(C) Ascent of sap stops (D) Xylem elements get stained showing ascent of sap through them

120. The principal pathways by which water is translocated in angiosperms is :

 (A) Xylem vessel system (B) Xylem and phloem

(C) Sieve tubes members of phloem (D) Sieve cells of phloem

121. The carbohydrate synthesized in the leaves are transported through sieve tubes most commonly in the form of

(A) Glucose (B) Triose (C) Sucrose (D) Soluble starch

122. Which of the following contributes most to transport of water from the ground to the leaves of a tall tree?

(A) Breakdown of ATP (B) Cohesion of water and transpiration pull

(C) Root pressure (D) Capillary rise of water in xylem

123. Due to low atmospheric pressure the rate of transpiration will

(A) Increase (B) Decrease slowly (C) Decrease rapidly (D) Remain unaffected

124. The transpiration in plants will be lowest

(A) When there is high humidity in the atmosphere (B) There is excess of water in the cell

(C) Environmental conditions are very dry (D) High wind velocity

125. Rate of transpiration in a dorsiventral leaf is

(A) Greater at the upper surface (B) Greater at the lower surface

(C) Equal at both the surfaces (D) None of the above

126. Which of the following is not a function of transpiration?

(A) Excretion of minerals (B) Cooling of leaves (C) Uptake of water (D) Uptake of minerals