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.

891.

The diagrams above are illustrations of an experimental set-up to demonstrate a type of tropic response in plants. The type of response demonstrated is

A.

phototropism

B.

geotropism

C.

hydrotropism

D.

thigmotropism

Correct answer is C

From the first diagram, you notice the roots of the plants bending towards the porous water pot, hence this is a form of response in the direction of the stimuli of the water. This is a form of hydrotropism.

892.

Active transport differs from diffusion in that active transport 

A.

is a very fast process

B.

allows the movement of substances against concentration gradient

C.

takes place in both light and dark reaction of photosynthesis

D.

occurs in both plant and animal tissues

Correct answer is B

Diffusion and osmosis depend only on the concentration gradient but active transport works against the concentration gradient.

893.

Which of the following organelles is found only in plant cells?

A.

Mitochondria

B.

Ribosomes

C.

Lysosomes

D.

Plastids

Correct answer is D

Plastids are found only in plants and algae. One common type of plastid is the chloroplast.

894.

The streaming movement of the cytoplasm within the Paramecium is known as

A.

Transpiration

B.

Digestion

C.

Cyclosis

D.

Osmosis

Correct answer is C

Cyclosis is also called Cytoplasmic streaming. It is defined as the streaming rotary motion of the protoplasm within certain cells and unicellular organisms. Paramecium is an example of a unicellular organism.

895.

What level of organization is Spirogyra?

A.

System

B.

Organ

C.

Cell

D.

Tissue

Correct answer is C

Unicellular organisms like the Amoeba, Spirogyra, etc. fall in the cellular level of organization.