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.

3,016.

The vector of the malarial parasite is the

A.

male Anopheles

B.

female Culex

C.

male Culex

D.

female Anopheles

E.

female Aedes

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

3,017.

Which of the following are not causative agents of plant diseases?

A.

Fungi

B.

Viruses

C.

Bacteria

D.

Nematodes

E.

Cercariae

Correct answer is E

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

3,018.

The causative organism of sleeping sickness is a

A.

Trypanosome

B.

Plasmodium

C.

Vibrio bacterium

D.

penicillin

E.

tsetse fly

Correct answer is A

African Trypanosomiasis, also known as “sleeping sickness”, is caused by microscopic parasites of the species Trypanosoma brucei.

It is transmitted by the tsetse fly (Glossina species), which is found only in sub-Saharan Africa.

3,019.

Which of the following statements is not true of a climax vegetation? It

A.

is an ecological phenomenon

B.

is a stable community

C.

eliminates competition

D.

results from succession

E.

involves the colonization of a habitat

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

3,020.

Terrestrial organisms that are capable of maintaining their body temperature constant within fairly close
limits are referred to as

A.

thermoclines

B.

homotherms

C.

poikilotherms

D.

eurytherms

E.

stenotherms

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.