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.

3,311.

Which of the following is a homostatic response in humans?

A.

Withdrawing the hand from a hot object

B.

Salivating when food is sighted

C.

yawning owing to tiredness

D.

shivering in a cold environment

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

3,312.

Hydrostatic skeleton is the type of supporting system found in

A.

mammals

B.

reptiles

C.

oligochaetes

D.

arthropods

Correct answer is C

 An annelid worm of the class Oligochaeta, such as an earthworm.

- The earthworm's body is also known as a hydrostatic skeleton, which is a flexible skeleton filled with fluid.

3,313.

When bacteria swim from cold to warm regions this is known as

A.

negative chemotaxis

B.

positive thermotaxis

C.

positive phototaxis

D.

negative phototaxis

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

3,314.

Excess water in plants is excreted as water vapour and droplets respectively through

A.

respiration and guttation

B.

transpiration and guttation

C.

photosynthesis and guttation

D.

guttation and condensation

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

3,315.

The urinary tubules of the kidney function through

A.

osmosis and diffusion

B.

active transport and osmosis

C.

ultrafiltration and selective reabsorption

D.

active transport and cytoplasmic streaming

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.