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.

4,071.

If a farmer left his land uncultivated for five years before returning to it, he must be practising 

A.

modern agriculture

B.

strip cropping

C.

contour ridging

D.

crop rotation

E.

the bush fallow system

Correct answer is E

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

4,072.

In the enzyme (amlyase) reactions of starch → sugar
starch is referred to as the

A.

substrate

B.

product

C.

enzyme

D.

enzyme-substrate complex

E.

reaction mixture

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

4,073.

ONE of the major causes of haemophilia is lack of

A.

firbrinogen

B.

amylase

C.

white blood corpuscles

D.

red blood corpuscles

E.

plasma

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

4,074.

In man, identical twins occur when

A.

 An ovum is fertilized by a sperm and then divide into two, each forming a separate embryo

B.

an ovum fertilized by two sperms and then divides into two, each forming an embryo

C.

two ova are fertilized at the same tine each forming an embryo

D.

two ova are fertilized by a single sperm each forming an embryo after fertilization

E.

one ovum first divides into two and each half is fertilized by a sperm before developing into an embryo

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

4,075.

A physiological adaptation of plants to the problem of excessive water loss is

A.

reduction in the number of stomata

B.

reversal of the normal stomatal rythm

C.

possession of shallow roots

D.

possession of waxy cuticle

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.