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.

2,756.

Which of the following is not a function of insulin?

A.

Accelerates the rate at which glucose is converted to glycogen

B.

Promotes the uptake of glucose by tissues

C.

Regulates the amount of glucose in the blood

D.

Accelerates the absorption of glucose at the glomerulus

E.

Stimulates muscles to oxidize glucose

Correct answer is E

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

2,757.

Hormones are transported around the mammalian body via

A.

water

B.

nerves

C.

blood

D.

osmosis

E.

diffusion

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

2,758.

Reabsorption of the metabolic products along the kidney tubules is made possible by the

A.

closeness of the intestine to the kidney

B.

convoluted nature of the tubules

C.

convoluted tubules in the medulla

D.

network of capillaries around the convoluted tubules

E.

connecting the main collecting tubules to the kidney tubules

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

2,759.

In the anaerobic stage of respiration, the net ATP molecules produced per glucose molecule

A.

one

B.

two

C.

three

D.

four

E.

five

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

2,760.

The cell membrane of a cell is said to be semi-permeable because

A.

it allows only large molecular substances to pass through it into the cell

B.

it is actively involved in energy production in the cell

C.

it actively allows all substances to pass through it by diffusion

D.

it is actively selective in allowing substances pass through it

E.

fatty acids are only the building blocks of the membrane

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.