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.

2,941.

The stomata of a leaf performs the same function as 

A.

spiracles of insects

B.

trachea of toads

C.

pharynx of man

D.

liver of man

E.

scales of fish

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

2,942.

Which of the following organism respires through the body surface

A.

Man

B.

Fish

C.

Tridax

D.

Amoeba

E.

Hibiscus

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

2,943.

A difference between the auricle and the ventricle of the mammalian heart is that the 

A.

ventricles carry deoxygenated blood

B.

ventricles do not have outlets

C.

auricles have no valves

D.

walls of the ventricles are less muscular then that of the auricles

E.

Walls of the ventricles are more muscular than that of the auricles

Correct answer is E

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

2,944.

Which of the following statements about the circulation of blood is not correct? 

A.

Deoxygenated blood flows in the heart through the vena cavae

B.

Blood is pumped out of the heart through the aorta

C.

Oxygenated blood from the lung; is carried to the left auricle

D.

The oxygenated blood enters the lungs through the pulmonary vein

E.

Ventricles contract to pump blood into the aorta

Correct answer is D

The right ventricle opens out into the pulmonary artery, which branches into two, one leading to the right lung and the other to the left lung.

2,945.

Which of the following is not a function of the blood?

A.

Maintenance of body temperature

B.

Formation of clot

C.

Distribution of bile

D.

Transportation of excretory materials.

E.

Distribution of hormones

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.