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.
Which one of the following is not an excretory product?
Urine
Sweat
Faeces
Salts
Carbon-dioxide
Correct answer is C
The major excretory products are carbon dioxide, excess water, and nitrogenous compounds like ammonia, urea, uric acid.
It is simply a matter of definition. Because feces are basically the remnants, remains, leftovers of food ingested but not digested (hence the remains,) its removal is named egestion.
In which of the following tissue do the cells have the ability to divide?
Meristem
Sclerenchyma
Phloem
Collenchyma
Pith
Correct answer is A
No explanation has been provided for this answer.
spleen
Parathyroid
Adrenal body
Thyroid
Pancreas
Correct answer is E
No explanation has been provided for this answer.
The farmer cannot check soil erosion effectively by
Constructing is ridges of planting across the slope
Cultivating cover crops
Practising strip farming
Clearing the land of vegetation
Constructing terraces
Correct answer is D
No explanation has been provided for this answer.
Which of these is not a type of soil?
Sand
Granite
Loam
Clay
Sandy loam
Correct answer is B
No explanation has been provided for this answer.