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.

3,781.

When two heterozygotes mate, the dominant trait will appear in

A.

the F1 generation only

B.

the F2 generation only

C.

both the F1 and F2 generations

D.

neither the F1 nor F2 generation

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

3,782.

The structure labelled 5 is used for

A.

protein synthesis

B.

energy production

C.

secretion

D.

excretion

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

3,783.

In organism where the 2nd number of chromosomes is 16, the number of chromosomes in each gamete will be

A.

32

B.

16

C.

8

D.

 4

Correct answer is C

A gamete is a haploid sex cell of an organism which is reproduced sexually. They contain half the number of chromosomes in an organism.

no of chromosomes = 16, hence, no of chromosomes in the gamete = \(\frac{1}{2}\) of 16 = 8

3,784.


What will be the result of the first filial generation (F1) and the second filial generation (F2) of a mono-hybrid cross between pure line normal-winged Drosophilia flies and pure line short-winged flies, if the gene for the normal wing is dominant?

A.

F1 flies all short-winged and F2 flies all normal-winged

B.

F1 flies all normal and F2 flies all short-winged

C.

F1 flies all short-winged and three-quarters of F2 flies are short-winged

D.

F1 flies all normal-winged and three-quarters of F2 flies are normal-winged

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

3,785.

Dead plants and animals are decomposed by bacteria and fungi into

A.

nitrate

B.

nitrites

C.

amino acids

D.

ammonium

Correct answer is D

When a plant or animal dies or an animal expels waste, the initial form of nitrogen is organic. Bacteria or fungi convert the organic nitrogen within the remains back into ammonium \(NH^{+}_{4}\), a process called ammonification.