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.

2,901.

Which of the following characteristics is associated with commensalism?

A.

Both organisms are harmful to each other

B.

The association involves many organisms

C.

The association is beneficial to one of the organisms

D.

Both species are beneficial to each other

E.

This relationship is found only among higher plants

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

2,902.

Which of the following statements is not correct about food chains?

A.

All food chains start with a green plant

B.

Food chains involve feeding relationships among organisms

C.

shorter food chains indicate more effective utilization of energy than longer ones

D.

There is no energy loss in a food chain

E.

All food chains have primary consumers

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

2,903.

An association between living organisms in which one lives on and feeds at the expense of the other
organism is known as

A.

parasitism

B.

commensalism

C.

mutualism

D.

symbiosis

E.

predation

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

2,904.

The translocation of food materials in plants takes place in the

A.

xylem

B.

cambium

C.

phloem

D.

parenchyma

E.

sclerenchyma

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

2,905.

A dehiscent fruit formed from several fused carpels with many seeds is classified as

A.

an achene

B.

a capsule

C.

a follicle

D.

a legume

E.

a nut

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.