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.

1,766.

What happens to a plant if the shoot tip is cut off and replaced by an agar block containing auxin? it will

A.

stop growing

B.

grow rapidly

C.

continue to grow normally

D.

die completely

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,767.

The opening of the guard cells of the epidermis in plants is by the process of

A.

osmosis

B.

diffusion

C.

active transport

D.

transpiration

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,768.

An animal that possesses scales, nares, and a backbone is likely to be a

A.

toad

B.

lizard

C.

rat

D.

bat

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,769.

Which of the following sequences is the correct arrangement of tissues in the anatomy of a young dicotyledonous stem from the inside to the outside?

A.

pith , phloem, cambium, xylem, parenchyma, collenchyma, and epidermis

B.

Xylem, phloem, cambium, cortex, endodermis, collenchyma, and epidermis

C.

Pith, xylem, cmbium, phloem,, collenchyma, parenchyma, and epidermis

D.

phloem, xylem, cambium, cortex, endodermis, collenchyma, and epidermis

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,770.

Which of the following pairs of structures in living organisms do not perform similar functions?

A.

Lungs and spiracles

B.

Root hairs and mammalian hairs

C.

Feathers and scales

D.

Contractile vacuole and Kidneys

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.