9TH BIOLOGY QUESTION BANK (MOST IMPORTANT QUESTIONS)
Chapter 01 : Introduction to biology:
What is biology?
Define molecular biology
What are major biological issues now a days?
Define biophysics and biochemistry.
Differentiate between physiology and morphology
What is biosphere level?
What are parasites? Give an example.
Describe two scientific contributions of Bu Ali Sina.
Why Jabar Bin Hayan is famous for?
Briefly explain tissue level.
What is difference between population and community?
Name any four unicellular organisms.
What are micromolecules and macromolecules?
What is meant by Bioelements?
What is meant by biogeography?
How biotechnology helps mankind?
Explain.Differentiate between zoology and botany.
Define parasitology.
Name famous books of Jabir Bin Hayan and Abdul Malik Asmai.
Define biomolecules.
What do you know about colonial type of organization?
Write names of any unicellular organisms?
Name vegetative and reproductive parts of mustard plant.
Give the scientific names of mustard plant and frog.
Chapter 02 : Solving a biological problem:
Define scientific method.
Define biological method.
Write down names of different steps involved in solving biological
problem.
Write two examples of biological laws.
Differentiate between qualitative and quantitative observations.
How a hypothesis formulate?
How deductions are formed? Give an example.
Write down two words used for "Deduction"
How the reporting of results is done?
What is meant by productive theory?
Describe the meaning of words "mala" and "aria"..
What is the relation of quina-quina with cinchona?
What is meant by law? What is scientific law?
Write four characteristics a good hypothesis.
Write down the contributions of French army physician Laveran.
Write down the name of mosquito which spread dengue fever: 04.
Write short answers to any FIVE (5) questions:
Man has been a biologist since long. Explain
Write the role of control group in experiments.
Define bioinformatics.
Give an example of qualitative observations and quantitative
observations. (1) How observations are done in biological method?
Define hypothesis.
Write down the important observations of A.F.A king.
How a theory is formulated?
Chapter 03 Biodiversity:
What are the basis of five kingdom system?
What type of animals are produced in cross breed? Give example.
Write down the names of four different kingdoms of organisms.
What is the difference between autotrophs and heterotrophs
What do you know about biodiversity?
What is the basic unit of classification? Define it.
Describe the objectives of taxonomy and systematics.
Differentiate between class and order
What is the difference between autotrophs and heterotrophs?
Write difference between prions and viroids.
Define binomial nomenclature.
What is the role of over-hunting in extinction?
What is meant by endangered species?
What do you know about marco polo sheep?
What is meant by deforestation?
In which areas houbara bustard is found?
How do we write scientific names? Give an example,
Write two points on the importance of biodiversity.
Define "taxonomic hierarchy".
Define classification and give its objectives.
Write the simple classification of pea from kingdom to or
Write scientific name of onion and house crow.
What are two important characteristics of kingdom fungi?
What do you know about the status of virus?
What is soil erosion?
Chapter 04 cell and tissue:
When and where was the first microscope made?
What is meant by resolving power?
Differentiate between magnification and resolution.
Why cell membrane is called semi permeable membrane
Write one difference between prokaryotes and eukaryotes.
What is the difference between primary cell wall and secondary cell
wall?
What are plastids? Name their types.
What is the difference between microtubules and microfilaments?
How does electron microscope works?
Differentiate between transmission electron microscope and scanning
electron microscope
Differentiate between cell membrane and plasma membrane.
What is fluid mosaic model?
What are lysosomes? Give their function.
Where chromoplast are found? What is their function?
Write note on centrioles.
Write the structure of mitochondria.
Define microscopy and micrograph.
Write Schleiden and Schwann's cell theory.
Define diffusion and osmosis.
Who discovered lysosomes and what is their function?
Why endoplasmic reticulum is called rough and smooth endoplasmic
reticulum?
Describe structure and function of Golgi apparatus and lysosomes.
Define endocytosis and exocytosis.
Define simple tissue
Chapter 05 cell cycle:
Write the name of two steps of cell cycle.
What do you mean by s-phase?
Differentiate between interphase and mitotic phase.
Differentiate between disjunction and non-disjunction."
Define karyokinesis and cytokinesis.
What is the difference between somatic cells and germ line cells?
Differentiate between blebs and apoptotic bodies.
(vi) What is chiasmata?
What do you know about G1 phase in cell cycle?
Define mitosis and meiosis.
What is the difference between benign and malignant tumor?
Define regeneration.
Define crossing over.
When and who discovered meiosis?
Write budding process in hydra.
What is meant by tumor?
What happens in phase G2 of cell cycle?
Write the name of two major phases during mitosis.
Differentiate diploid and hapaloid cells.
What is meant by cleavage furrow?
What is synapsis? Where does it occur?
By whom and when was the process of mitosis discovered?
What is meant by apoptosis?
What is necrosis?
Chapter 06 Enzyme:
What are biocatalysts?
Explain briefly about metabolism
Who first used the term enzyme?
Write down the two characteristics of enzymes.
Write names of two co-enzymes.
What do you mean by prosthetic group?
Define co-factors..
Name the factors affecting the rate of enzyme action..
Describe any two uses of enzymes.
Define activation energy.
How enzyme lower the activation energy?
What is meant by denaturing of enzyme?
What is effect of substrate concentration on enzyme action?
What is a co-enzyme? Write its function
What is optimum temperature? Also write the optimum temperature
for man.
What characteristics of enzyme make them specific for substrates?
Define active site.
Write down the names of enzymes that act on protein and starch.
Write induced fit model for enzyme action.
What is meant by saturation of active sites?
Define catabolism.
Define enzyme and describe its function.
What are substrates and products
Name the vitamins which act as co-enzymes.
What are inhibitors and activators?
Chapter 07 Bioenergetics:
What is meant by bioenergetics?
Why is ATP considered as the energy currency of the cell?
Define aerobic and anaerobic respiration.
What is glycolysis? Where does this reaction occur
"Write name of sub units of ATP.
What is NAD? Where it is used?
What is the importance of aerobic and anaerobic respiration?
What is meant by photolysis?
What is difference between oxidation and reduction?
Define ATP. Write its function in cell.
Write the chemical equation of aerobic respiration.
Give the full name of F.A.D.
When ATP was discovered?
How much energy is released from one mole of ATP?
What is meant by pigment? Which colour of light is absorbed by
chlorophyll?
Define limiting factors. Name the limiting factors in photosynthesis.
Write down two events of light reactions
What is meant by dark reaction
Define alcoholic fermentation.
What is lactic acid fermentation?
Define respiration and cellular respiration.
What is meant by anaerobes
Define light reactions.
What is Photosynthesis? Write its chemical equation.
Chapter 08 Nutrition:
What are bile pigments?
Differentiate between nutrient and nutrition.
Define macronutrient with example.
Write names of diseases due to the deficiency of vitamin D.
Write the role of calcium and potassium in plant life.
Differentiate between saturated and unsaturated fatty acid. Give one
What is meant by vitamins? Write its function.
What is scurvy? Write down its symptoms.
Write components of human food.
Why Iron is essential for our body?
Describe the role of phosphorus and zinc in plant's life.
From what sources we get vitamin C?
Write the role of magnesium in plants.
Differentiate between major minerals and trace minerals.
Define balanced diet.
What is the function of vitamin C in body?
Write down the sources of carbohydrates.
What are the sources of proteins?
Write the names of water soluble vitamins.
What is kwashiorkor?
What is osteomalacia?-
What is obesity? Write its causes.
Give symptoms of constipation.
What is bolus and chyme?
Chapter 09 Transport:
When and who discovered ABO blood group system?
What is the role of phloem in plants?
Define pressure flow mechanism.
Define transpiration and stomatal transpiration
What is transpiration pull? Give reasons for its creation.
How is plasma separated from blood?
What is the function of platelets?
Which two systems perform the task of transport in human?
Define heartbeat
What is meant by closed circuit circulation?
Why the human heart is called double pump
How the sound of labb-dubb is produced during heart beat?
What is the function of pericardium and pericardial fluid
Write the effect of dengue fever on platelets
What is Fibrinogen?
Differentiate between systemic circulation and pulmonary circulation
Differentiate between antigen and antibody
What is meant by cardiac cycle?
Describe the preventive measures about dengue fever
What are capillaries?
What is meant by angina pectoris?
What is vascular surgery?
What are causes of cardiovascular disorders?
Define thrombus and embolus
