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.

3,866.

Which of the following is true of the children of a heamophilic man who marries a woman that is not haemophilic and does not carry the trait?

A.

 All their sons will be haemophilic

B.

all their daughters will be haemophilic

C.

All their daughters will be carriers

D.

all their sons will be carriers

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

3,867.

Malaria symptoms are caused by

A.

toxins released into the blood as a result of the destruction of red blood cell

B.

the multiplication of the malaria sporozoites in the liver

C.

the invasion of the red blood cells by the trophozoites

D.

the development of merozoites into gametocytes

Correct answer is B

Once you're bitten by the female anopheles, the parasite enters the bloodstream and travels to the liver. The infection develops in the liver before re-entering the bloodstream and invading the red blood cells.

3,868.

The soil with the finest particles is called

A.

silt

B.

clay

C.

sand

D.

gravel

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

3,869.

Mangrove swamps can be found 

A.

on a seashore with flat terrains

B.

where a river meets the sea

C.

on a mud flat near the sea

D.

where two rivers meet

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

3,870.

In a typical predator food chain involving secondary and tertiary consumers, the organism becomes progressively

A.

smaller and more numerous along the food chain

B.

equal in number and size along the food chain

C.

larger and fewer along the food chain

D.

parasitized along the food chain as consumers get bigger

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.