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.

886.

Which of the following is NOT an excretory product of animals?

A.

carbondioxide

B.

urea

C.

sweat

D.

oxygen

Correct answer is D

Animals take in oxygen in respiratory process, taking out carbondioxide. 

887.

Which of the following structures would carry out cellular respiration? A

A.

germinating seed

B.

decolorised leaf

C.

dry leaf

D.

boiled cowpea

Correct answer is A

Germinating seeds respire by using oxygen and producing carbon dioxide gas, they respire in the similar way as animals.

888.

A seedling was made to stand in a solution of red ink for three hours and a transverse section of the stem was examined under the microscope. The process being investigated was

A.

the importance of microelements to plants

B.

ascent of water through the xylem

C.

diffusion of colored substances

D.

distribution of food in plants

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

889.

The odontoid process is found on the

A.

axis vetebra

B.

atlas vetebra

C.

thoracic vetebra

D.

sacral vetebra

Correct answer is A

The odontoid process is a projection of the axis vetebra. It is seen at its point of joining with the body.

890.

The conclusion drawn from the experiment in the diagram above is that

A.

shoots of plants are negatively thigmotropic

B.

shoots of plants are negatively geotropic

C.

shoots of plants are positively phototropic

D.

roots of plants are positively hydrotropic

Correct answer is D

The roots of the plants in diagram 1 bend towards the porous clay pot while growing and the well watered soil sees the plants growing straight and erect. The roots of the plants are positively hydrotropic (respond towards the pull of water positively).