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.

2,316.

Red blood cells were found to have burst open after being placed in distilled water for an hour. This phenomenon is known as

A.

plasmolysis

B.

diffusion

C.

haemolysis

D.

wilting

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

2,317.

In plant cells, the role of the membrane is played by the

A.

nucleolus

B.

cell wall

C.

cytoplasm

D.

mitochondrion

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

2,318.

The cytoplasm of the cell is considered a very important component because it

A.

regulates the amount of energy in the cell

B.

suspends all cell organelles

C.

is the outermost part of the cell

D.

is solely responsible for cell division

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

2,319.

Which of the following is not a means of conserving natural resources?

A.

Establishment of national parks

B.

Selective logging

C.

Building of dams

D.

Bush burning

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

2,320.

Viruses are economically important because they?

A.

do not have cell structures

B.

can only reproduce inside living cells

C.

cause diseases in plants and animals

D.

exist as crystals outside living cells

Correct answer is C

Plant viruses are of considerable economic importance because many of them infect crop and ornamental plants.

Numerous plant viruses are rodlike and can be extracted readily from plant tissue and crystallized.

Animal viruses of economic importance: Genetic variation, persistence, and prospects for their control.