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.

2,816.

The conventional method of sewage disposal involves all the following except defecating

A.

into pit latrines

B.

in open fields

C.

into cesspits

D.

into bucket latrines

E.

into water home sewage systems

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

2,817.

The process in which insects undergo conspicuous changes in form and appearance during development
is known as

A.

ecdysis

B.

metamorphosis

C.

aestivation

D.

migration

E.

hibernation

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

2,818.

The process by which plants manufacture food from carbondioxide and water using energy from the sun is
termed

A.

chemosynthesis

B.

photosynthesis

C.

autotrophism

D.

heterotrophism

E.

transpiration

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

2,819.

The two important physical processes involved in the absorption and transport of materials in plants are

A.

diffusion and plasmolysis

B.

cohesion and adhesion

C.

flaccidity and turgidity

D.

osmosis and diffusion

E.

plasmolysis and capillarity

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

2,820.

The scientist who discovered the cell while examining a thin slice of cork under the microscope was

A.

Robert Hooke

B.

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

C.

Matthias Schleiden

D.

Theodor Schwann

E.

Alexander Fleming

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.