Biology in MDCAT Practice

Biology topics

MDCAT Practice. 130 topics across 19 chapters — 6,894 questions in all. Each topic can be practised on its own, one question at a time with the explanation, or read with the answers shown.

Bioenergetics

378 questions · 12 topics

Electron transport chain 76 questions Practice Read
Glycolysis 71 questions Practice Read
Krebs cycle 57 questions Practice Read
Respiration and types 43 questions Practice Read
Comparison of different phosphorylations 38 questions Practice Read
Oxidation of pyruvate 38 questions Practice Read
Cellular respiration of proteins and fats 31 questions Practice Read
Mechanism of anaerobic respiration 10 questions Practice Read
Light dependent reactions 7 questions Practice Read
Light independent reactions 3 questions Practice Read
Photosynthesis 3 questions Practice Read
Photosynthetic pigments 1 questions Practice Read

Biological molecules

700 questions · 7 topics

Carbohydrates 138 questions Practice Read
Lipids 126 questions Practice Read
Proteins 124 questions Practice Read
Ribonucleic and Deoxyribonucleic acids 122 questions Practice Read
Importance of water 93 questions Practice Read
Introduction to biological molecules 50 questions Practice Read
Conjugated molecules 47 questions Practice Read

Biotechnology

289 questions · 3 topics

Biotechnology in disease treatment 113 questions Practice Read
Biotechnology in disease diagnosis 108 questions Practice Read
Vaccines 68 questions Practice Read

Coordination and control

656 questions · 9 topics

Brain 183 questions Practice Read
Nerve impulse 151 questions Practice Read
Neurons 113 questions Practice Read
Receptors 97 questions Practice Read
Reflex action and reflex arc 52 questions Practice Read
Synapse 23 questions Practice Read
Effectors 20 questions Practice Read
Spinal cord 10 questions Practice Read
PNS 7 questions Practice Read

Digestive system

332 questions · 5 topics

Digestion in oral cavity & stomach 121 questions Practice Read
Digestion in small intestine 100 questions Practice Read
Absorption in Large intestine 65 questions Practice Read
Parts of human digestive system 38 questions Practice Read
GIT associated structures and glands 8 questions Practice Read

Diversity among animals

12 questions · 11 topics

Characteristics of animals 2 questions Practice Read
Class Amphibia 1 questions Practice Read
Class Aves 1 questions Practice Read
Introduction to chordates 1 questions Practice Read
Phylum Annelida 1 questions Practice Read
Phylum Arthropoda 1 questions Practice Read
Phylum Aschelminthes 1 questions Practice Read
Phylum Cnidaria 1 questions Practice Read
Phylum Echinodermata 1 questions Practice Read
Phylum platyhelminthes 1 questions Practice Read
Phylum porifera 1 questions Practice Read

Enzymes

397 questions · 4 topics

Enzyme Introduction 115 questions Practice Read
Enzyme inhibition 104 questions Practice Read
Factors affecting the rate of enzymatic action 98 questions Practice Read
Mechanism of enzyme action 80 questions Practice Read

Evolution

354 questions · 7 topics

Darwins theory of natural selection 108 questions Practice Read
Concept of evolution 73 questions Practice Read
Lamarckism 68 questions Practice Read
Origin of eukaryotes from prokaryotes 43 questions Practice Read
Darwin’s Beagle Voyage 33 questions Practice Read
Evidences from fossil record, comparative anatomy and biogeography, embryology, molecular biology 25 questions Practice Read
Neodarwinism 4 questions Practice Read

Form and Function in Plants

2 questions · 1 topics

Osmotic pressure 2 questions Practice Read

Gaseous exchange

224 questions · 6 topics

Respiratory system of man 64 questions Practice Read
Lung capacities and control of breathing 63 questions Practice Read
Transport of Gases 31 questions Practice Read
Mechanism of breathing 30 questions Practice Read
Role of Respiratory pigments 24 questions Practice Read
Effects of smoking on respiratory system 12 questions Practice Read

Homeostasis

496 questions · 5 topics

Kidney structure and function 169 questions Practice Read
Basics of urinary system 84 questions Practice Read
Kidney stones, Kidney failure 83 questions Practice Read
Excretion 82 questions Practice Read
Thermoregulation 78 questions Practice Read

Inheritance

510 questions · 11 topics

Gene linkage and crossing over 99 questions Practice Read
Basic terms of inheritance 89 questions Practice Read
Sex linkage in Humans 85 questions Practice Read
Mendel’s law of Segregation 68 questions Practice Read
Mendel's law of Independent Assortment 67 questions Practice Read
Dominance relations(Non-mendalian inheritance) 57 questions Practice Read
RH system, Erythroblastosis fetalis 16 questions Practice Read
Epistasis 10 questions Practice Read
Pleiotropy 8 questions Practice Read
Sex linkage in Drosophila 6 questions Practice Read
Multiple alleles and ABO system 5 questions Practice Read

Out of the biology syllabus

156 questions · 1 topics

Out of the biology syllabus 156 questions Practice Read

Prokaryotes ( Kingdom Monera )

25 questions · 3 topics

Bacterial cell structure 17 questions Practice Read
Importance and control of bacteria 5 questions Practice Read
Size and shape of bacteria 3 questions Practice Read

Reproduction

405 questions · 4 topics

Male reproductive system and Hormonal control 135 questions Practice Read
Female reproductive cycle 121 questions Practice Read
Female reproductive system 97 questions Practice Read
Sexually transmitted diseases 52 questions Practice Read

Support and movement

696 questions · 8 topics

Endoskeleton(Bone and cartilage) 131 questions Practice Read
Muscle and its types 100 questions Practice Read
Joints and its types 96 questions Practice Read
Ultra structure of skeletal muscles 95 questions Practice Read
Mechanism of skeletal Muscle contraction 86 questions Practice Read
Control of cross bridges 81 questions Practice Read
Arthritis and its types 77 questions Practice Read
Division of human skeleton 30 questions Practice Read

The cell

539 questions · 16 topics

Nucleus 95 questions Practice Read
Prokaryotic vs eukaryotic cell 88 questions Practice Read
Mitochondria 78 questions Practice Read
Endoplasmic reticulum 63 questions Practice Read
Golgi complex 61 questions Practice Read
Cytoplasm 36 questions Practice Read
Animal vs Plant cell 32 questions Practice Read
Chromosomes 23 questions Practice Read
Plasma membrane 14 questions Practice Read
Cell wall 12 questions Practice Read
Microbodies 11 questions Practice Read
Cytoskeleton 8 questions Practice Read
Lysosomes 7 questions Practice Read
Ribosomes 4 questions Practice Read
Vacuoles 4 questions Practice Read
Plastids 3 questions Practice Read

Transport and Immunity

371 questions · 10 topics

Third line of defence 66 questions Practice Read
Blood vessels 62 questions Practice Read
Cardiac cycle 62 questions Practice Read
Cardiovascular system 54 questions Practice Read
Lymphatic system 53 questions Practice Read
Second line of defence 33 questions Practice Read
First line of defence 24 questions Practice Read
Blood pressure 15 questions Practice Read
Water and mineral uptake by roots 1 questions Practice Read
Water potential (osmotic potential) 1 questions Practice Read

Viruses

352 questions · 7 topics

Structure of virus 83 questions Practice Read
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) 79 questions Practice Read
Characteristics of viruses 71 questions Practice Read
Classification of virus 63 questions Practice Read
Viral Diseases 32 questions Practice Read
Bacteriophages 18 questions Practice Read
Discovery of viruses 6 questions Practice Read