Transportation — Homi Bhabha Exam Biology MCQs with Solutions
Free Homi Bhabha Exam Biology Transportation MCQs with step-by-step solutions (8 questions). Part of Life Processes. Practise online on Prepizo — no login needed.
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Questions with solutions
Q1 — Transportation · medium · theory
The organ that pumps blood throughout the human body is the:
A. kidney
B. heart ✓ Correct
C. lung
D. liver
Solution: The heart is a muscular pump that circulates blood around the body.
Q2 — Transportation · hard · theory
Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart are called:
A. arteries ✓ Correct
B. veins
C. nerves
D. capillaries only
Solution: Arteries carry blood away from the heart; veins bring it back.
Q3 — Transportation · medium · theory
The red pigment in blood that carries oxygen is:
A. melanin
B. haemoglobin ✓ Correct
C. insulin
D. chlorophyll
Solution: Haemoglobin in red blood cells binds and transports oxygen.
Q4 — Transportation · medium · theory
In plants, the tissue that transports food (prepared in the leaves) to other parts is:
A. xylem
B. cambium
C. phloem ✓ Correct
D. epidermis
Solution: Phloem transports food; xylem transports water and minerals.
Q5 — Transportation · hard · theory
The loss of water vapour from the leaves of a plant, which helps pull water upward, is called:
A. transpiration ✓ Correct
B. translocation
C. photosynthesis
D. respiration
Solution: Transpiration creates a suction (pull) that draws water up through the xylem.
Q6 — Transportation · hard · theory
Human beings have double circulation, which means the blood passes through the heart:
A. never
B. twice in one complete cycle ✓ Correct
C. once in one complete cycle
D. only through the lungs
Solution: Blood flows through the heart twice per cycle (pulmonary and systemic circulation).
Q7 — Transportation · medium · theory
Which component of blood is mainly responsible for clotting?
A. plasma only
B. platelets ✓ Correct
C. white blood cells
D. red blood cells
Solution: Platelets help the blood to clot and seal wounds.
Q8 — Transportation · hard · theory
The colourless fluid that flows in lymph vessels and helps in defence and transport is:
A. bile
B. plasma only
C. urine
D. lymph ✓ Correct
Solution: Lymph transports digested fats and helps fight infection.