Can You Survive The Biology Practice Questions Quiz!
In the life science class this year we learnt about living organisms, like plants, animals, and human beings. Do you consider yourself ready for the upcoming exam or do you have pre-exam jitters? The quiz below is designed to help you get rid of those and help you pass. Give it a try!
- 1.
WHAT PART OF THE CELL CONTROLS THE MOVEMENT IN AND OUT?
- A.
CELL WALL
- B.
CELL MEMBRANE
- C.
CELL BOUNDARY
Correct Answer
B. CELL MEMBRANE -
- 2.
WHAT STRUCTURE IN A PLANT CELL CONTAINS CHLOROPHYLL?
- A.
LEAVES
- B.
EPIDERMIS
- C.
CHLOROPLASTS
- D.
STOMATA
Correct Answer
C. CHLOROPLASTS -
- 3.
WHAT CELL STRUCTURE ARE PROTEINS MADE?
- A.
RIBOSOMES
- B.
ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM
- C.
NUCLEUS
Correct Answer
A. RIBOSOMES -
- 4.
WHAT ARE SHORT, HAIRLIKE STRUCTURES PROTISTS USE TO MOVE?
- A.
FLAGELLATE
- B.
PSEUDOPODS
- C.
CILIA
Correct Answer
C. CILIA -
- 5.
WHAT PART OF THE MICROSCOPE HOLDS SLIDE IN PLACE?
- A.
STAGE CLIPS
- B.
DIAPHRAGM
- C.
STAGE
Correct Answer
A. STAGE CLIPS -
- 6.
WHAT IS THE SMALLEST DIVISION IN CLASSIFICATION?
- A.
SPECIES
- B.
ORDER
- C.
FAMILY
Correct Answer
A. SPECIES -
- 7.
WHAT IS THE PROCESS THROUGH WHICH WATER PASSES THROUGH THE CELL MEMBRANE?
- A.
MITOSIS
- B.
OSMOSIS
- C.
DIFFUSION
Correct Answer
B. OSMOSIS -
- 8.
WHAT IS A PLANT THAT GROWS AND REPRODUCES AND DIES IN ONE GROWING SEASON?
- A.
BIENNIAL
- B.
ANNUAL
- C.
PERENNIAL
Correct Answer
B. ANNUAL -
- 9.
WHAT IS ADDED TO THE AIR DURING RESPIRATION?
- A.
OXYGEN
- B.
CARBON DIOXIDE
- C.
NITROGEN
Correct Answer
B. CARBON DIOXIDE -
- 10.
WHAT HAS PROPERTIES OF BOTH LIVING AND NONLIVING THINGS?
- A.
BACTERIA
- B.
FUNGI
- C.
VIRUS
Correct Answer
C. VIRUS -
- 11.
WHAT IS A SPONGE?
- A.
ANIMAL
- B.
PLANT
- C.
BACTERIA
Correct Answer
A. ANIMAL -
- 12.
WHAT IS A PROTIST?
- A.
A SIMPLE, USUALLY ONE-CELLED ORGANISM WITH A NUCLEUS
- B.
A MONERAN THAT CAUSE DECOMPOSITION
- C.
A COMPLEX ORGANISM THAT HAS THE CHARACTERISTICS OF BOTH LIVING AND NONLIVING THINGS
Correct Answer
A. A SIMPLE, USUALLY ONE-CELLED ORGANISM WITH A NUCLEUS -
- 13.
WHAT IS AN EXAMPLE OF A FUNGUS?
- A.
BACTERIA
- B.
MUSHROOM
- C.
ROSE
Correct Answer
B. MUSHROOM -
- 14.
WHAT IS THE PART OF THE MICROSCOPE THAT MOVES UP AND DOWN FOR FOCUSING?
- A.
COARSE ADJUSTMENT
- B.
FINE ADJUSTMENT
- C.
OBJECTIVE
Correct Answer
A. COARSE ADJUSTMENT -
- 15.
WHAT IS IT WHEN AN ORGANISM CHANGES TO SURVIVE?
- A.
ADAPTATION
- B.
CAMOUFLAGE
- C.
REPRODUCTION
Correct Answer
A. ADAPTATION -
- 16.
WHAT IS THE BASIC FUNCTION OF ALL LIVING THINGS?
- A.
CELL
- B.
BACTERIA
- C.
PLANT
Correct Answer
A. CELL -
- 17.
WHAT IS HOMEOSTASIS?
- A.
THE TENDENCY OF AN ORGANISM TO ADJUST ITSELF TO MAINTAIN A BALANCED STATE
- B.
THE GRADUAL CHANGE IN A COMMUNITY OVER TIME
- C.
THE LAST STAGE IN SUCCESSION
Correct Answer
A. THE TENDENCY OF AN ORGANISM TO ADJUST ITSELF TO MAINTAIN A BALANCED STATE -
- 18.
WHAT IS THE PROCESS THROUGH WHICH PLANTS RELEASE ENERGY?
- A.
TRANSPIRATION
- B.
RESPIRATION
- C.
DIFFUSION
Correct Answer
B. RESPIRATION -
- 19.
WHAT PART OF THE CELL STORES WATER?
- A.
NUCLEUS
- B.
RIBOSOME
- C.
VACUOLE
Correct Answer
C. VACUOLE -
- 20.
WHAT REGULATES MOVEMENT OF THE NUCLEUS?
- A.
NUCLEAR MEMBRANE
- B.
CELL MEMBRANE
- C.
CELL WALL
Correct Answer
A. NUCLEAR MEMBRANE -
- 21.
WHAT IS THE PROCESS THROUGH WHICH WATER LEAVES THE STOMATA?
- A.
TRANSPIRATION
- B.
OSMOSIS
- C.
DIFFUSION
Correct Answer
A. TRANSPIRATION -
- 22.
WHAT IS A YOUNG PLANT GROWING IN A SEED?
- A.
COTYLEDON
- B.
EMBRYO
- C.
BABY
Correct Answer
B. EMBRYO -
- 23.
WHAT IS A GYMNOSPERM?
- A.
FIR, SPRUCE, PINE
- B.
TULIP, ROSE, LILLY
- C.
ALGAE, MOSS, LICHEN
Correct Answer
A. FIR, SPRUCE, PINE -
- 24.
WHERE DO PLANTS GET NITROGEN FROM?
- A.
THE AIR
- B.
HUMANS
- C.
SOIL
Correct Answer
C. SOIL -
- 25.
WHAT IS THE PART OF THE FLOWER THAT PRODUCES POLLEN?
- A.
ANTHER
- B.
FILAMENT
- C.
OVARY
Correct Answer
A. ANTHER -
- 26.
WHERE DOES MOST OXYGEN FROM THE AIR COME FROM?
- A.
HUMANS
- B.
RESPIRATION
- C.
TRANSPIRATION
Correct Answer
C. TRANSPIRATION -
- 27.
WHAT PART OF A PLANT TRAPS LIGHT ENERGY?
- A.
LEAVES
- B.
STOMATA
- C.
PETALS
Correct Answer
A. LEAVES -
- 28.
WHAT PHYLUM DO ANIMALS WITH A BACKBONE BELONG TO?
- A.
CHORDATA
- B.
ANIMALIA
- C.
ARTHROPADA
Correct Answer
A. CHORDATA -
- 29.
JELLYFISH AND CORAL BELONG TO THE SAME PHYLUM AS WHICH ANIMAL?
- A.
SPONGE
- B.
SEA ANEMONE
- C.
FISH
Correct Answer
B. SEA ANEMONE -
- 30.
WHAT IS AN ARTHROPOD?
- A.
INVERTEBRATE ANIMALS THAT HAVE SOFT BODIES AND USUALLY HAVE A SHELL
- B.
ANIMAL THAT HAS A SEGMENTED BODY WITH TWO MAIN REGIONS
- C.
AN INVERTEBRATE THAT HAS AN EXTERNAL SKELETON, A SEGMENTED BODY, AND JOINTED APPENDAGES
Correct Answer
C. AN INVERTEBRATE THAT HAS AN EXTERNAL SKELETON, A SEGMENTED BODY, AND JOINTED APPENDAGES -
- 31.
WHAT IS RADIAL SYMMETRY?
- A.
THE QUALITY OF BEING DIVISIBLE INTO TWO HALVES THAT ARE MIRROR IMAGES
- B.
THE QUALITY OF HAVING MANY LINES OF SYMMETRY THAT ALL PASS THROUGH A CENTRAL POINT
- C.
A SIMILARITY OR LIKENESS OF PARTS
Correct Answer
B. THE QUALITY OF HAVING MANY LINES OF SYMMETRY THAT ALL PASS THROUGH A CENTRAL POINT -
- 32.
WHAT IS BILATERAL SYMMETRY?
- A.
A SIMILARITY OR LIKENESS OF PARTS
- B.
THE QUALITY OF HAVING MANY LINES OF SYMMETRY THAT ALL PASS THROUGH A CENTRAL POINT
- C.
THE QUALITY OF BEING DIVISIBLE INTO TWO HALVES THAT ARE MIRROR IMAGES
Correct Answer
C. THE QUALITY OF BEING DIVISIBLE INTO TWO HALVES THAT ARE MIRROR IMAGES -
- 33.
WHAT TYPE OF ANIMAL HAS CONSISTENT BODY TEMPERATURE?
- A.
WARM-BLOODED
- B.
COLD-BLOODED
- C.
FREEZING
Correct Answer
A. WARM-BLOODED -
- 34.
WHAT HELPS FISH GET OXYGEN?
- A.
FINS
- B.
GILLS
- C.
MOUTH
Correct Answer
B. GILLS -
- 35.
WHAT IS THE PROCESS OF SHEDDING EXOSKELETON?
- A.
MOLTING
- B.
SHAVING
- C.
REPLACING
Correct Answer
A. MOLTING -
- 36.
HOW MANY BODY SEGMENTS DO INSECTS HAVE?
- A.
FOUR
- B.
TWO
- C.
THREE
Correct Answer
C. THREE -
- 37.
WHAT COVERS THE BODY OF MAMMALS?
- A.
FUR
- B.
SCALES
- C.
LEAVES
Correct Answer
A. FUR -
- 38.
WHAT IS AN ARACHNID?
- A.
AN ANIMAL THAT HAS A SEGMENTED BODY WITH TWO MAIN REGIONS
- B.
AN ANIMAL THAT HAS TWO BODY REGIONS WITH TWO PAIR OF POINTED STRUCTURES NEAR THE MOUTH AND FOUR PAIR OF LEGS
- C.
INVERTEBRATE ANIMAL THAT HAS A SOFT BODY AND USUALLY HAS A SHELL
Correct Answer
B. AN ANIMAL THAT HAS TWO BODY REGIONS WITH TWO PAIR OF POINTED STRUCTURES NEAR THE MOUTH AND FOUR PAIR OF LEGS -
- 39.
WHAT IS METAMORPHOSIS?
- A.
THE GRADUAL CHANGE IN A COMMUNITY OVER TIME
- B.
SET OF STAGES THAT OCCUR AS CERTAIN ORGANISMS BECOME ADULT
- C.
THE PROCESS IN WHICH A LIVING THING PRODUCES A NEW ORGANISM LIKE ITSELF
Correct Answer
B. SET OF STAGES THAT OCCUR AS CERTAIN ORGANISMS BECOME ADULT -
- 40.
WHAT ANIMAL HAS A SEGMENTED BODY WITH TWO MAIN REGIONS?
- A.
MOLLUSK
- B.
CENTIPEDE
- C.
CRUSTACEAN
Correct Answer
C. CRUSTACEAN -
- 41.
WHAT IS A CARNIVORE THAT FEED ON THE BODIES OF DEAD ORGANISMS?
- A.
SCAVENGER
- B.
PREDATOR
- C.
DECOMPOSER
Correct Answer
A. SCAVENGER -
- 42.
WHAT ARE ALL THE DIFFERENT POPULATIONS THAT LIVE TOGETHER IN AN AREA?
- A.
COMMUNITY
- B.
ECOSYSTEM
- C.
ENVIRONMENT
Correct Answer
A. COMMUNITY -
- 43.
WHAT ARE ALL THE MEMBERS OF ONE SPECIES IN A PARTICULAR AREA?
- A.
SPECIES
- B.
POPULATION
- C.
COMMUNITY
Correct Answer
B. POPULATION -
- 44.
WHAT IS THE ROLE OF AN ORGANISM IN AN ECOSYSTEM?
- A.
NICHE
- B.
FAMILY
- C.
PRODUCER
Correct Answer
A. NICHE -
- 45.
WHAT IS THE PART OF THE BIOSPHERE THAT SURROUNDS AN ORGANISM?
- A.
ENVIRONMENT
- B.
ABIOTIC FACTORS
- C.
ECOSYSTEM
Correct Answer
A. ENVIRONMENT -
- 46.
WHAT ARE NONRENEWABLE RESOURCES?
- A.
TREES AND WATER
- B.
COAL AND FOSSIL FUEL
- C.
SUNLIGHT AND PHOSPATES
Correct Answer
B. COAL AND FOSSIL FUEL -
- 47.
WHAT ANIMALS ARE ONLY FOUND IN SMALL NUMBERS?
- A.
EXTINCT
- B.
ENDANGERED
- C.
HERD
Correct Answer
B. ENDANGERED -
- 48.
WHAT IS THE COMPLEX RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ANIMALS?
- A.
FOOD WEB
- B.
FOOD CHAIN
- C.
LINK
Correct Answer
B. FOOD CHAIN -
- 49.
WHAT SUPPORTS LARGE HERDS?
- A.
GRASSLANDS
- B.
TUNDRA
- C.
TAIGA
Correct Answer
A. GRASSLANDS -
- 50.
WHAT IS A RELATIONSHIP IN WHICH TWO ORGANISMS LIVE TOGETHER FOR MUTUAL BENEFIT?
- A.
MUTUALISM
- B.
SYMBIOSIS
- C.
COMMENSALISM
Correct Answer
A. MUTUALISM -
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