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.

3,846.

Which of the following factors is LEAST likely to affect the animals living in a fresh water habitat?

A.

Turbidity

B.

Temperature

C.

pH

D.

Salinity

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

3,847.

An example of plant adaptation to a xerophytic environment is represented by the development of

A.

fleshy tissue and reduced leaves

B.

broad canopy and extensive surface root system

C.

thick barks and broad leaves

D.

rough leaves and shallow root system

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

3,848.

The hereditary material of the cell is

A.

the RNA

B.

protein

C.

the DNA

D.

carbohydrate

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

3,849.

Women do not suffer from colour blindness because

A.

the trait is sex-linked

B.

only men are colour blind

C.

the genes are recessive and sex-linked

D.

the genes occur on both the X and Y chromosomes

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

3,850.

Pawpaw seeds collected from a tree with many desirable agronomic qualities did not give rise to plants of desirable character as the parent because

A.

seeds are not reliable for propagating plants

B.

uncontrolled out-crossing can introduced unwanted variability

C.

vegetative propagation is best form of reproduction of all crop

D.

seeds were not physiologically mature at the harvest

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.