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.

3,791.

Erosion can be reduced along shape by

A.

ridging across slope

B.

ridging up slope

C.

 ridging down slope

D.

crop rotation

E.

bush fallowing system

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

3,792.

The structure labelled 5 is the

A.

sweat gland

B.

sebaceous gland

C.

blood vessel

D.

nerve fibre

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

3,793.

When two heterozygotes mate, the dominant trait will appear in

A.

the F1 generation only

B.

the F2 generation only

C.

both the F1 and F2 generations

D.

neither the F1 nor F2 generation

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

3,794.

The structure labelled 5 is used for

A.

protein synthesis

B.

energy production

C.

secretion

D.

excretion

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

3,795.

In organism where the 2nd number of chromosomes is 16, the number of chromosomes in each gamete will be

A.

32

B.

16

C.

8

D.

 4

Correct answer is C

A gamete is a haploid sex cell of an organism which is reproduced sexually. They contain half the number of chromosomes in an organism.

no of chromosomes = 16, hence, no of chromosomes in the gamete = \(\frac{1}{2}\) of 16 = 8