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.

3,411.

If water that has been coloured red is poured at the base of a wilting plant, it will appear as a red stain in the cells of the 

A.

xylem

B.

epidermis

C.

phloem

D.

parenchyma

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

3,412.

The stunted growth of a leguminous plant suffering from nitrogen deficiency may be corrected by inoculating the soil with

A.

denitrifying bacteria

B.

Saprophytic bacteria

C.

Rhizobium

D.

Nitrosomonas

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

3,413.

The cell component that is present in a prokaryotic cell is the 

A.

Chloroplast

B.

Ribosome

C.

Mitochondrion

D.

Nuclear envelope

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

3,414.

An insect whose economic importance is both harmful and beneficial is the

A.

Tsetsefly

B.

Blackfly

C.

Mosquito

D.

Butterfly

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

3,415.

Hermaphroditic reproduction can be found among the 

A.

Arthropods and nematodes

B.

Pisces and amphibians

C.

Annelids and molluscs

D.

coelenterates and platyhelminthes

Correct answer is D

Many platyhelminthes (flatworms) reproduce asexually.

Coelenterates reproduce asexually by budding.