As you requires I am here giving you sample paper of Biology subject for Major Field Tests (MFT) of Educational Testing Service (ETS).

Biology Subject Sample Paper:

2. Cytoplasmic streaming in cells is a phenomenon that
(A) depends on intracellular microfilaments (B) depends on extracellular collagen
(C) is caused by cilia and flagella (D) occurs only in prokaryotes
(E) is absent in green plants

3. A circadian rhythm is best exemplified by the
(A) emergence patterns of 17-year cicadas
(B) annual migration patterns of monarch
Butterflies
(C) daily activity patterns of a rat
(D) scheduled mealtimes of a school child (E) menstrual cycle of an adult human female

4. Flame cells, green glands, and Malpighian tubules are all specialized structures involved in
(A) digestion
(B) excretion (C) respiration
(D) energy transfer
(E) reproduction

5. All of the following occur as part of the light-independent reactions of photosynthesis EXCEPT the
(A) transfer of electrons to ferredoxin
(B) oxidation of water molecules
(C) formation of ADP molecules
(D) utilization of photons
(E) formation of O2 molecules

6. Compared to a eutrophic lake, an oligotrophic lake tends to have a greater
(A) supply of oxygen in the deep waters
(B) number of blue-green algae
(C) biological oxygen demand
(D) amount of hydrogen sulfide
(E) amount of degradable organic matter

7. Higher plants have a polar main axis with definite stem and root ends. This polarity is first established
(A) when the seedling first grows into the light
(B) when germination first starts in the soil
(C) in the embryo of the seed
(D) at the time the plant is old enough to produce leaves
(E) just before the flower forms on the parent plant

8. The membranes of mitochondria, chloroplasts, and bacteria are all directly involved with all of the following EXCEPT
(A) generation of ATP
(B) generation of chemical gradients (C) generation of electrical potentials
(D) pumping ions against concentration gradients (E) catalyzing the reactions of the Krebs cycle

9. Which of the following is released by the placenta and acts to assist in the maintenance of pregnancy?
(A) Chorionic gonadotropin
(B) Vasopressin (C) Thyroxine
(D) Luteinizing hormone
(E) Oxytocin



MFT Exam Biology Subject Sample Paper