Biology questions and answers

Biology Questions and Answers

How well do you understand living things and their vital processes? Whether you are preparing for JAMB, WAEC, NECO and Post-UTME, these Biology past questions and answers cover such subjects as the chemistry of life, botany, evolution, genetics, ecology etc to help you know what to expect, improve your speed and confidence and be really prepared for the actual aptitude test.

616.

In the nitrogen cycle, the nitrates in the soil are converted to atmospheric nitrogen by

A.

puterfying bacteria

B.

nitrogen-fixing bacteria

C.

nitrifying bacteria

D.

denitrifying bacteria

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

617.

The adaptive importance of the nuptial flight from termite colonies is to

A.

ensure cross-breeding between members of one colony and another

B.

disperse the reproductives in order to establish new colonies

C.

provide abundant food for birds and other animals during the early rains

D.

expel the reproductives so as to provide enough food for other members

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

618.

Which of the following waste products in plants is excreted through the stomata and lenticles?

A.

carbon dioxide

B.

alkaloids

C.

tannins

D.

anthocyanins

Correct answer is A

The waste products of a plant are carbon dioxide, water vapour, and oxygen.

619.

Seed plants are divided into

A.

monocoty ledons and dicotyledons

B.

tracheophytes and ferns

C.

angiosperms and gymnosperms

D.

thallophytes and bryophytes

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

620.

The process by which a red blood cell placed in distilled water absorbs water until it bursts and releases its content into the surrounding is known as

A.

osmosis

B.

plasmolysis

C.

turgidity

D.

haemolysis

Correct answer is D

Your body normally destroys old or faulty red blood cells in the spleen or other parts of your body through a process called haemolysis.