Biology MCQs For Entry Test Preparation (Chapter Wise) || Important Biology MCQs For Entry Test || MDCAT Biology Test Online Preparation MCQs with Answers

Biology MCQs For Entry Test Preparation (Chapter Wise) || Important Biology MCQs For Entry Test || MDCAT Biology Test Online Preparation MCQs with Answers



1- Which of the following phyla has animals that lack tissue organized into organs, have indeterminate shapes, and are symmetrical:

a) Echinodermata
b) Arthropoda 
c) Coelenterata
d) Porifera

Answer: D

2- The animals which have a true coelom are:

a) Acoelomates
b) Coelomates 
c) Pseudocoelomates 
d) None

Answer: B

3- The cylindrical body of a sea anemone can be cut into two equal halves vertically in:  

a) One plane
b) Two planes
c) Any plane
d) Four planes

Answer: C

4- Which of the following phyla has animals having bilateral symmetry: 

a) Annelida
b) Mollusca
c) Arthropoda
d) All of above

Answer: D







5- The adult echinoderms have secondarily developed:

a) Bilateral symmetry 
b) Radial symmetry
c) Both A and B
d) None

Answer: B

6- Diploblastic animals show: 

a) A higher degree of specialization
b) A lesser degree of specialization
c) Medium degree of specialization
d) None

Answer: B

7- Which of the following phylum have animals show acoelomate:

a) Platy helminths
b) Annelids
c) Aschelminthes
d) All of the above

Answer: A

8- Animals from annelids to chordates are:

a) Acoelomates
b) Coelomates
c) Pseudocoelomates
d) None

Answer: B







9- Which of the following statement about Porifera is not true:

a) There are respiratory and circulatory organs 
b) Pores are present in the body wall
c) Water enters the body through Ostia
d) Water leaves the body through the osculum

Answer: A

10- In Porifera, the food enters the spongocoel cavity through the:

a) Osculum
b) Outer wall
c) Ostia
d) None 

Answer: C

11- Which of the following ones are typical marine sponges:

a) Sycon 
b) Leucosolenia
c) Spongilla 
d) All of above

Answer: A

12- Which of the following statements is true: 

a) Sponges have a great capacity to absorb water
b) Sponges are used in surgical operations
c) Sponges are also used for sound absorption in buildings
d) All of above

Answer: D








13- The name cnidaria has been given to coelenterates animals due to the presence of special cells called:

a) Choanocytes 
b) Cnidocytes
c) Pinacocytes
d) None

Answer: B

14- Which of the following parasites is an Ectoparasite? 

a) Taenia solium 
b) Fasciola hepatica
c) Schistosoma
d) Lice

Answer: D

15- Ascaris lumbricoides is a:

a) Intestinal parasite
b) Present in the blood
c) Present in a ureter 
d) Present in the stomach

Answer: A

16- Which of the following parasite also known as pinworm:

a) Fasciola hepatica 
b) Enterobius vermicularis 
c) Ascaris lumbricoides 
d) Taenia solium

Answer: B







17- In annelids which type of circulatory system is present:

a) Closed circulatory system 
b) Open circulatory system
c) Both A and B
d) None

Answer: A

18- The larvae produced in annelids are:

a) Bipinnaria
b) Brachiolaria 
c) Trochophore
d) All of the above

Answer: C

19- The process of shedding the exoskeleton is called:

a) Ecdysis
b) Ecdysone
c) Thyroxine
d) Triiodothyronine

Answer: A

20- The respiratory pigment in the phylum Mollusca is:

a) Hemoglobin 
b) Haemocyanin
c) Oxyhaemoglobin
d) Cyanin

Answer: B







21- Liver oil of which of the following fish is used for the treatment of some vitamin deficiencies:

a) Rays
b) Sharks
c) Lamprey
d) Crabs

Answer: B

22- Which of the following animal is amphibian: 

a) Shark
b) Toads
c) Snakes
d) Lizards

Answer: B

23- Reptiles have embryonic membranes: 

a) Amnion 
b) Allantois
c) Chorion
d) All of above

Answer: D

24- The organ of voice in birds is called:

a) Thorax 
b) Syrinx
c) Vocal cords 
d) Larynx

Answer: B







25- Dyck bill platypus is:

a) Prototheria 
b) Eutheria
c) Metatheria 
d) All of above

Answer: A

26- Which of the following is Metatheria: 

a) Echidna
b) Elephant
c) Horse
d) Kangaroo

Answer: D

27- Asexual reproduction in sponges takes place by:

a) Binary fission 
b) Fragmentation
c) Budding
d) None

Answer: C

28- Fasciola hepatica completes its life cycle in hosts:

a) 2
b) 3
c) 1
d) 4

Answer: A








29- A vertebrate that respires through gill (at some stage), lungs, as well as moist skin is:

a) Skate
b) Frog
c) Lizard
d) Tortoise

Answer: B

30- Which one of the following animals is ovoviviparous: 

a) Salamander
b) Shark 
c) Lizard
d) Rabbit

Answer: B

31- The operculum (bony flap) in bony fishes covers the organs like:

a) Eyes
b) Tympanic cavity
c) Mouth 
d) Gills

Answer: D

32- The vertebrates which respire through gills at the larval stage and lungs at the adult stage belong to the class:

a) Reptilia
b) Mammalia
c) Pisces 
d) Amphibia

Answer: D







33- The name nematode means: 

a) Un-pointed ends 
b) Straight
c) Pointed ends
d) None

Answer: C

34- Which of the following phyla have triploblastic animals: 

a) Coelenterata
b) Protozoa
c) Echinodermata
d) All of the above

Answer: C

35- Which of the following about birds is not true:

a) Skeleton is light due to airspaces 
b) The circulatory system has a four-chambered heart
c) The excretory system has a bladder 
d) Fertilization is internal

Answer: C

36- In mammals the red blood cells are:

a) Nucleated
b) Binucleated 
c) Non-nucleated
d) None

Answer: C







37- All the following are cartilaginous fish EXCEPT:

a) Dogfish
b) Codfish 
c) Skates
d) Ray

Answer: B

38- It is universally accepted by biologists that mammals have evolved from reptilian ancestors. Identify, the name of the ancestor of mammals:

a) Archaeopteryx 
b) Varanope
c) Cotylosaurs
d) None

Answer: C

39- Excretion in annelids takes place by a specialized structure called:

a) Kidney
b) Nephridia
c) Malpighian tubules
d) Both A and B

Answer: B

40- Placental mammals are included in a:

a) Eutheria 
b) Prototheria
c) Metatheria 
d) None

Answer: A