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.

4,346.

Ramapithecus and Cro-Magnon man are considered

A.

ancestors of modern man

B.

ancestors of monkey

C.

ancestors of lion

D.

None of the above

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

4,347.

Our skin, when exposed to excess sunlight, becomes dark. This is because of skin pigments called

A.

flavoxanthin

B.

melanin

C.

carotene

D.

Xanthophyll

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

4,348.

Plants growing on sand are called as

A.

chasmophytes

B.

oxylophytes

C.

lithophytes

D.

psammophytes

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

4,349.

Plants developing in dry conditions are

A.

xerophytes

B.

mesophytes

C.

lithophytes

D.

hydrophytes

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

4,350.

Most of the red, blue and purple colours of plants are due to a pigment called

A.

anthocyanin

B.

carotene

C.

chlorophyll

D.

xanthophylls

Correct answer is A

Anthocyanin - A blue, violet, or red flavonoid pigment found in plants.