Biology MCQs (Ch -1, Life Processes)
1. The chlorophyll in photosynthesis is used for
(a) Absorbing light
(b) Breaking down water molecule
(c) No function
(d) Reduction of CO2
2. The enzyme responsible for the digestion of proteins in the small intestine is:
(a) Pepsin
(b) Trypsin
(c) Amylase
(d) Lipase
3. In which group of the organisms the food material is broken down outside the
body ?
(a) Mushroom, green plants, amoeba
(b) Yeast, mushroom, bread mould
(c) Paramecium, amoeba, cuscuta
(d) Cuscuta, lice, tapeworm
4. Proteins after digestion are converted into
(a) Carbohydrates
(b) Small globules
(c) Amino acids
(d) Starch
5. The part where the exchange of gases occurs during respiration is:
(a) Lungs and larynx
(b) Alveoli and throat
(c) Throat and lungs
(d) Alveoli and capillaries
6. In which mode of nutrition an organism de-rives its food from the body of another
living organism without killing it?
(a) Saprotrophic nutrition
(b) Parasitic nutrition
(c) Holozoic nutrition
(d) Autotrophic nutrition
7. Select the correct statement –
(a) Heterotrophs make their food
(b) Heterotrophs utilize solar energy to make food
(c) Heterotrophs do not make their own food
(d) Heterotrophs are capable of converting carbon dioxide and water into
carbohydrates
8. The backflow of blood during the pumping of blood by heart is prevented by:
(a) Walls of ventricles
(b) Walls of the atrium
(c) Valves in the heart
(d) Walls between atria and ventricles
9. The mode of nutrition found in fungi is:
(a) Parasitic nutrition
(b) Holozoic nutrition
(c) Autotrophic nutrition
(d) Saprotrophic nutrition
10. Which of the following statements about autotrophs is incorrect ?
(a) They synthesize carbohydrates by using carbon dioxide , water in presence of
sunlight and chlorophyll
(b) They store carbohydrates in form of starch
(c) They convert carbon dioxide and water into carbohydrates in the absence of
sunlight
(d) They form the first trophic level in food chain
11. The process of digestion is completed by:
(a) Intestinal juice
(b) trypsin
(c) bile juice
(d) pepsin
12. Roots of the plants absorb water from the soil through the process of:
(a) diffusion
(b) transpiration
(c) osmosis
(d) None of these
13. Which of these reactions occur in photosynthesis?
(a) Carbon dioxide is reduced and water is oxidized
(b) water is reduced and carbon dioxide is oxidized
(c) carbon dioxide and water are oxidized
(d) carbon dioxide and water are reduced
14. The site of photosynthesis in the cells of a leaf is
(a) chloroplast
(b) mitochondria
(c) cytoplasm
(d) protoplasm
15. A few drops of iodine solution were added to rice water. The solution turned blue
black in colour. This indicates rice water has –
(a) complex proteins
(b) simple proteins
(c) starch
(d) Fats
16. In amoeba, food is digested in the:
(a) food vacuole
(b) mitochondria
(c) pseudopodia
(d) chloroplast
17. Which is the correct sequence –
(a) mouth → stomach → small intestine → esophagus → large intestine
(b) mouth → esophagus → stomach → large intestine → small intestine
(c) mouth → stomach → esophagus → small intestine → large intestine
(d) mouth → esophagus → stomach → small intestine → large intestine
18. Opening and closing of pores is a function performed by
(a) Stomata
(b) Chlorophyll
(c) Chloroplast
(d) Guard cells
19. Which of the following events in the mouth cavity will be affected if salivary
amylase is lacking in the saliva?
(a) Starch breaking down into sugars.
(b) Proteins breaking down into amino acids.
(c) Absorption of vitamins.
(d) Fats breaking down into fatty acids and glycerol.
20. When air is blown from the mouth into a test tube containing lime water, the lime
water turned milky due to the presence of
(a) oxygen
(b) carbon dioxide
(c) nitrogen
(d) water vapor
21. Which region of the alimentary canal absorbs the digested food?
(a) Stomach
(b) Small intestine
(c) Large intestine
(d) Liver
22. Temporary finger like extensions on amoeba are called
(a) Cell membrane
(b) Cell wall
(c) Pseudopodia
(d) Cilia
23. The contraction and expansion movement of the walls of the food pipe is called:
(a) translocation
(b) transpiration
(c) peristaltic movement
(d) digestion
24. Which of these juices is secreted by pancreas?
(a) Trypsin
(b) Pepsin
(c) Bile juice
(d) Both I and II
25. The exit of unabsorbed food material is regulated by
(a) liver
(b) anus
(c) small intestine
(d) anal sphincter
26. Choose the function of pancreatic juice from following :
(a) Trypsin digests proteins and lipase digests carbohydrates
(b) Trypsin digests emulsified fats and lipase digests proteins
(c) Trypsin and lipase digest fats
(d) Trypsin digests proteins and lipase digests emulsified fats
27. Lipase acts on
(a) Amino acids
(b) Fats
(c) Carbohydrates
(d) All of these
28. Which is the first enzyme to mix with food in the digestive tract?
(a) Pepsin
(b) Cellulose
(c) Amylase
(d) Trypsin
29. What are the products obtained by anaerobic respiration in plants?
(a) Lactic acid + Energy
(b) Carbon dioxide + Water + Energy
(c) Ethanol + Carbon dioxide + Energy
(d) Pyruvate
30. The correct sequence of anaerobic respiration –
(a) Glucose → pyruvate → lactic acid
(b) glucose → pyruvate → carbon dioxide + ethanol
(c) glucose → pyruvate → ADP→ lactic acid
(d) glucose -→ pyruvate → carbon dioxide + ethanol + energy
31. Respiratory pigment in human body is
(a) Chlorophyll
(b) Water
(c) Blood
(d) haemoglobin
32. Lack of oxygen in muscles often leads to cramps among cricketers. This results
due to
(a) conversion of pyruvate to ethanol
(b) conversion of pyruvate to glucose
(c) non conversion of glucose to pyruvate
(d) conversion of pyruvate to lactic acid
33. The breakdown of pyruvate to give carbon dioxide, water and energy takes place
in
(a) cytoplasm
(b) mitochondria
(c) chloroplast
(d) nucleus
34. The pancreatic juice doesn’t contain following enzymes-
(a) Trypsin
(b) Amylase
(c) Lipase
(d) Ptyalin
35. Blood consist of what fluid medium?
(a) Lymph
(b) Platelets
(c) Plasma
(d) All of these
36. Choose the correct path of urine in our body
(a) kidney → ureter → urethra → urinary bladder
(b) kidney → urinary bladder → urethra → ureter
(c) kidney → ureters → urinary bladder → urethra
(d) urinary bladder → kidney → ureter → urethra
37. The glycolysis process occurs in which part of the cell?
(a) Cytoplasm
(b) Nucleus
(c) Mitochondria
(d) Chloroplast
38. One cell-thick vessels are called
(a) Arteries
(b) Veins
(c) Capillaries
(d) Pulmonary artery
39. Name the substances whose build-up in the muscles during vigorous physical
exercise may cause cramps?
(a) Ethanol + Carbon dioxide + Energy
(b) Lactic acid + Energy
(c) Carbon dioxide + Water + Energy
(d) Pyruvate
40. Name the pores in a leaf through which the respiratory exchange of gases takes
place.
(a) Lenticels
(b) Vacuoles
(c) Xylem
(d) Stomata
41. Which of the following are energy foods?
(a) Carbohydrates and fats
(b) Proteins and mineral salts
(c) Vitamins and minerals
(d) Water and roughage
42. The mode of nutrition found in fungi is:
(a) Parasitic nutrition
(b) Holozoic nutrition
(c) Autotrophic nutrition
(d) Saprotrophic nutrition
43. The site of photosynthesis in the cells of a leaf is
(a) chloroplast
(b) mitochondria
(c) cytoplasm
(d) protoplasm
44. In amoeba, food is digested in the:
(a) food vacuole
(b) mitochondria
(c) pseudopodia
(d) chloroplast
45. Which of the following events in the mouth cavity will be affected if salivary
amylase is lacking in the saliva?
(a) Starch breaking down into sugars.
(b) Proteins breaking down into amino acids.
(c) Absorption of vitamins.
(d) Fats breaking down into fatty acids and glycerol
46. The breakdown of pyruvate to give carbon di-oxide, water and energy takes place
in
(a) cytoplasm
(b) mitochondria
(c) chloroplast
(d) nucleus
47. Glycolysis process occurs in which part of the cell?
(a) Cytoplasm
(b) Nucleus
(c) Mitochondria
(d) Chloroplast
48. Which plant tissue transports water and min-erals from the roots to the leaf?
(a) Xylem
(b) Phloem
(c) Parenchyma
(d) Collenchyma
49. The movement of food in phloem is called:
(a) transpiration
(b) translocation
(c) respiration
(d) evaporation
50. Which part of nephron allows the selective reabsorption of useful substances like
glucose, amino acids, salts and water into the blood capillaries?
(a) Tubule
(b) Glomerulus
(c) Bowman’s capsule
(d) Ureter
