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.

3,681.

Scales on reptiles are a feature for

A.

conserving water

B.

conserving food

C.

protecting the skin

D.

locomotion

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

3,682.

The slender, long, and slightly curved beak of the sun-bird is an adaptation for breeding for feeding on 

A.

nectar

B.

small seeds

C.

big seeds

D.

insects

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

3,683.

All the sons of a colour-blind woman will be coloured blind regardless of the state of the father because

A.

the egg determines the phenotype of the son

B.

sons inherit the sex chromosome of their mothers

C.

the father's sex chromosomes is weaker in sons

D.

sex-linked traits express dominance in females

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

3,684.

Which of the following pairs are fully adapted to terrestrial life?

A.

Ferns and algae

B.

Ferns and mosses

C.

Bryophytes and flowering plants

D.

Flowering plants and conifers

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

3,685.

Viruses are regarded as non-living because they

A.

can niether reproduce asexually nor sexually

B.

cannot survive in their respective enviroments

C.

 do not possess characteristics that can be transmitted from one generation to the next

D.

can neither respire nor excrete

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.