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Biology Job Interview Questions and Answers

1 :: Which is the largest digestive gland in our body?

liver

2 :: Vibration of this membrane moves 3 small bones that span the cavity of the middle ear:

Tympanic Membrane

3 :: In many arthropods, the segments of the body are grouped into 3 distinct parts. Name all three parts:

Head,
Thorax,
And Abdomen

4 :: What accessory organ allows bony fish to remain at a certain depth in the water without swimming?

Swimbladder

5 :: What three main parts make up the carpel of a plant?

Stigma, Style, And Ovary

6 :: What is the vector for Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever?

The Tick

7 :: In plants, this naturally occurring auxin has the abbreviation IAA:

indole acetic acid

8 :: What reflex causes the extension of the big toe and fanning of the other toes when the bottom of the foot is stroked?

Babinski

9 :: Parkinsons disease is caused by a lack of this neurotransmitter in the brain:

Dopamine

10 :: What is the name of the inner surface of the myocardium that is lined with a layer of endothelial cells?

Endocardium

11 :: A newborn babys immunity, which is acquired from the mother, is often referred to as:

1. active immunity
2. passive immunity
3. bistander immunity
4. physical immunity

Answer: B

12 :: Which of the following is the term for when a segment of a chromosome rotates 180 degrees and rejoins the same chromosome:

1. deletion
2. inversion
3. translocation
4. duplication

Answer: B

13 :: An example of negative feedback control is when:

1. the end product of a metabolic pathway inhibits an earlier reaction
2. the initial enzyme of a metabolic pathway inhibits a later reaction
3. the end product of a metabolic pathway stimulates an earlier reaction
4. the initial product of a metabolic pathway inhibits the next reaction

Answer: A

14 :: Which of the following is true about a brain cell from a normal individual human:

1. some DNA sequences are present in multiple copies
2. most of the DNA codes for protein
3. most genes are transcribed
4. most genes are arranged in operon-like clusters

Answer: A

15 :: Transfer RNA with an amino acid attached to it is called:

1. a charged tRNA
2. an amino acyl tRNA
3. a tRNA with an amino acid attached
4. t-primed RNA

Answer: B

16 :: Which of the following does NOT belong to the Class Arachnida:

1. spider
2. tick
3. mite
4. shrimp

Answer: D

17 :: DNA is produced from RNA:

1. by reverse transcriptase
2. by an oligoside
3. by DNA polymerase
4. in yeast as a protective measure

Answer: A

18 :: Growth and development are synonymous, respectively, with which of the following:

1. division and multiplication
2. multiplication and division
3. multiplication and differentiation
4. zygote and embryo

Answer: C

19 :: In the cell cycle, DNA synthesis occurs during:

1. mitosis
2. G1
3. G2
4. interphase

Answer: D

20 :: The exchange of gases between blood and the tissue occurs normally in:

1. venules
2. arterioles
3. veins
4. capillaries

Answer: D

21 :: Francesco Redi is known for an experiment that refuted which of the following theories:

1. the theory of spontaneous generation
2. phlogiston theory
3. the theory of bad humors
4. the theory that disease was caused by astrological events

Answer: A

22 :: In a typical cell, cytokinesis overlaps with:

1. S phase
2. metaphase
3. anaphase
4. telophase

Answer: D

23 :: Stems grow longer by creating new cells at their tips, in a region known as the:

1. terminal division section
2. terminal mitotic
3. shoot apical meristem
4. apical terminus

Answer: C

24 :: Which of the following does NOT directly function in the cytoskeleton:

1. microtubules
2. microfilaments
3. spectrin
4. actin

Answer: C

25 :: Physicians give patients immuno-suppressing drugs after an organ transplant to prevent:

1. infection
2. a graft verses host response
3. rejection of the transplant
4. viral infections

Answer: C

198 Biology Interview Questions and Answers