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.

3,181.

The feature that makes locomotion in water easy for fish is the?

A.

scaly body

B.

slimy body

C.

streamlined body

D.

lateral line

Correct answer is C

Fish are streamlined because the streamlined shape helps them move through the water with the least amount of resistance/friction.

3,182.

A blue-green algae is not a protophyte because?

A.

it is aquatic

B.

its cells are prokaryotic

C.

it cannot move

D.

it is not a green plant

Correct answer is B

Nostoc is a procaryotic blue-green algae.

3,183.

In plants, the structures that play roles similar to the arteries and veins of animals are the

A.

xylem and phloem

B.

root hair and xylem

C.

lenticels and phloem

D.

roots and stems

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

3,184.

The first terrestrial vertebrates evolved from

A.

pisces

B.

reptilia

C.

amphibia

D.

mammalian

Correct answer is A

The earliest vertebrates resembled hagfish and lived more than 500 million years ago. As other classes of fish appeared, they evolved traits such as a complete vertebral column, jaws, and a bony endoskeleton. Amphibians were the first tetrapod vertebrates as well as the first vertebrates to live on land.

3,185.

Alternation of asexual and sexual modes of reproduction is found in?

A.

blue-green algae

B.

euglena

C.

fern

D.

maize

Correct answer is C

 Ferns use both sexual and asexual reproduction methods.