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Medical Colleges Admission Tests (MCAT) Sample Questions (Biology Section). View answers to the sample questions at the bottom of the page.

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1. Whic from the following is the correct classification?
(A) Kingdom → Order → Class → Family
(B) Kingdom → Phylum → Class → Order
(C) Kingdom → Class → Species → Family
(D) Kingdom → Class → Phylum → Family

2. Which from the following is NOT the function of Enzymes?
(A) speed up chemical reaction
(B) digest food substances
(C) involved in cellular respiration
(D) maintain healthy epithelial tissues

3. The small intestine consists of
(A) duodenum, jejunum and ileum
(B) duodenum, caecum and ileum
(C) duodenum, jejunum and rectum
(D) caecum, colon and rectum

4. Red Blood Cells are produced by the
(A) kidneys
(B) Lungs
(C) Bone Marrow
(D) Lymph

5. The lifespan of platelets is _________ days.
(A) 5
(B) 6
(C) 100
(D) 120

6. The salt and water balance of the body fluid is maintain by the
(A) Kidneys
(B) Urinary bladder
(C) Lymph
(D) Chloroplasts

7. The pH concentrations at which maltase is least effective are
(A) 1 and 7
(B) 1 and 14
(C) 7.5 and 14
(D) 10 and 14

8. Most cells lacking a cell wall also lack
(A) mitochandria
(B) chloroplasts
(C) a vacuole
(D) a Golgi complex

9. The Hardy-Weinberg principle applies to
(A) locomotion
(B) population genetics
(C) blood transportation
(D) the cell theory

10. Genetic information is transmitted from DNA to
(A) the sites of protein synthesis
(B) proteins
(C) amino acids
(D) digestive enzymes

ANSWERS: MCAT SAMPLE QUESTIONS
1. B
2. D
3. A
4. C
5. B
6. A
7. B
8. C
9. B
10. A