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.
Which of the following is not a function of insulin?
Accelerates the rate at which glucose is converted to glycogen
Promotes the uptake of glucose by tissues
Regulates the amount of glucose in the blood
Accelerates the absorption of glucose at the glomerulus
Stimulates muscles to oxidize glucose
Correct answer is E
No explanation has been provided for this answer.
Hormones are transported around the mammalian body via
water
nerves
blood
osmosis
diffusion
Correct answer is C
No explanation has been provided for this answer.
Reabsorption of the metabolic products along the kidney tubules is made possible by the
closeness of the intestine to the kidney
convoluted nature of the tubules
convoluted tubules in the medulla
network of capillaries around the convoluted tubules
connecting the main collecting tubules to the kidney tubules
Correct answer is D
No explanation has been provided for this answer.
In the anaerobic stage of respiration, the net ATP molecules produced per glucose molecule
one
two
three
four
five
Correct answer is B
No explanation has been provided for this answer.
The cell membrane of a cell is said to be semi-permeable because
it allows only large molecular substances to pass through it into the cell
it is actively involved in energy production in the cell
it actively allows all substances to pass through it by diffusion
it is actively selective in allowing substances pass through it
fatty acids are only the building blocks of the membrane
Correct answer is D
No explanation has been provided for this answer.