Biomedical Science Mock 2026

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The basic unit of life is the

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Which organelle releases energy through aerobic respiration?

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Enzymes are biological catalysts made of

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How many chromosomes does a normal human body cell contain?

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Red blood cells carry oxygen using

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Which blood component helps blood to clot?

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Insulin is produced by the

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Normal human body temperature is about

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Malaria is caused by

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Malaria parasites are carried by the female

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Cholera is spread mainly through

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In DNA, adenine always pairs with

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Which blood group is often called the universal donor for red cells?

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Which blood group is called the universal recipient?

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Anaemia is a condition in which

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In a blood pressure reading of 120/80 mmHg, the 120 is the

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The chamber of the heart that pumps oxygenated blood to the whole body is the

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A nurse counts 18 pulse beats in 15 seconds. What is the pulse rate?

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The functional unit of the kidney is the

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Cells that carry electrical impulses around the body are

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Type 1 diabetes results from

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Tuberculosis is caused by

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HIV mainly attacks

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Antibodies are produced by

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A vaccine works by

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If both parents have the genotype AS, what is the probability that a child will be SS?

Question 27 of 50

A trial in which neither the patients nor the researchers know who gets the real drug is

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The first stage of respiration, glycolysis, takes place in the

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A person with blood group A has antibodies against

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Immunity gained by recovering from a disease is

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A baby gains antibodies from its mother's milk. This is

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Haemophilia, in which blood does not clot properly, is

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Gram staining is used to

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A double-blind study means

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The normal range of haemoglobin in adult males is about

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Cardiac output for a heart rate of 70 bpm and stroke volume of 70 mL is about

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The sinoatrial node acts as the heart's

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Memory cells produced after vaccination allow

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A serial dilution of 1:10 repeated three times gives a final dilution of

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A patient with blood group A Rh− can safely receive blood from

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Haemolytic disease of the newborn can occur when

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A haematocrit (PCV) of 45% means

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The glomerular filtration rate is mainly driven by

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Gram-positive bacteria stain purple because they have

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Monoclonal antibodies are

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PCR (polymerase chain reaction) is used to

Question 47 of 50

Gel electrophoresis separates DNA fragments by

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A spectrophotometer measures a sample's

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One glucose molecule fully oxidised in aerobic respiration yields about

Question 50 of 50

Biosafety level 3 laboratories handle