Biology MCQs for MDCAT/ MCAT and Test Preparation

71. What is the proper test to determine whether plasmodium kills red blood cells?

(a) Examine the blood of a single healthy person

(b) Examine the blood of a single infected person

(c) Allow mosquito to bite a healthy person and examine his blood

(d) Examine the blood of some healthy and also some infected persons

72. What is the best way to, analyze the data collected, from experiments?

(a) Reading the data and drawing conclusions

(b) Discussion with scientist

(c) Simple calculations on calculator

(d) Application of statistical formulae

73. People who slept, near smoky fire had, less chance to suffer from, malaria. Why?

(a) Smoke kills plasmodium in their blood

(b) Fire increases temperature and plasmodium are killed in air

(c) Mosquitoes cannot tolerate smoke and are repelled

(d) Smoke kills plasmodium present in mosquitoes

74. Which of the, following is NOT a characteristic, of a hypothesis?

(a) It must be consistent with all available data

(b) It must be testable

(c) It must be correct

(d) Must make deduction

75. Deductions, are made from:?

(a) Observation

(b) Experimental results

(c) Hypothesis

(d) Solution of biological problem

76. Which one of the, following is true about the, statement of hypothesis?

(a) Logical

(b) Based upon observation

(c) Possible answers

(d) all of them

77. The actual, answer to scientific, problem is?

(a) Observation

(b) Hypothesis

(c) Data

(d) Conclusion

78. Which mosquito, can transmit plasmodium, in human beings All of the:

(a) Culex

(b) All of these

(c) Anopheles

(d) Aedes

79. For the first time, who found plasmodium in, the blood of malarial patient?

(a) Laveran

(b) AFA king

(c) Ronald Ross

(d) Mendel

80. The term “Bio diversity” is derived from?

(a) Latin

(b) Greek

(c) English

(d) Italian