BIOLOGY POST UTME PAST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

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BIOLOGY POST UTME

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BIOLOGY POST UTME
Practice with our Post UTME CBT for Universities, Polytechnics, College of Agriculture, College of
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In plants, the structures that play roles similar to the arteries and veins of animals are the

Xylem and Phloem

Lenticels and phloem

Root hairs and xylem

roots and stems

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Circulation of blood to all parts of the body excepts the lungs is through

The pulmonary artery

Pulmonary circulation

The lymphatic system

Systemic circulation

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S phase in growth curve is known as?

rapid phase

shot phase

end Phase

long phase

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One of this is not a continuous variation

tongue rolling

skin colour

weight

height

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The primary structure responsible for pumping blood for circulation through the mammalian circulatory systems is the

Right auricle

Arteries

Veins

Left ventricle

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One of this is not a shape of fingerprints

whorls

circles

arches

loop

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Plants that are adapted to grow in dry land where water content is low are

Xerophytes

Mesophytes

Halophytes

Hydrophytes

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Which of these animals is not metamerically segmented

centipede

earthworm

shark

tapeworm

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The order of food passage in the digestive system is

Ileum-Cecum-Colon-Rectum

Colon-Cecum-Ileum-Rectum

Ileum-Colon-Cecum-Rectum

Colon-Ileum-Cecum-Rectum

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In a food web, tertiary consumers belong to which trophic level

Fourth

Third

First

Second

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The roots hairs are

absorption of water and salt

penetration into the soil

strength and support

conducting liquid

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The reproduction of cell is controlled by which of the following:

mRNA

RNA

Mitosis

DNA

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What happens to a man whose pancreas has been surgically removed?

the glycogen content of the liver would increase

his weight would increase appreciably

the level of blood sugar would increase

his blood pressure would decrease

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Principles of heredity can be applied in one of these

biology

chemistry

law

medicine

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Which of the following factors is not associated with aquatic habitat

Wave action

Humidity

Temperature

Light intensity

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Ribosomes are found in all living cells. What is their function?

intracellular transport

synthesis of proteins

cellular respiration

excretion of waste products

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The theory that new organs or characteristics develop in organisms when there is a need for them was postulated by

Charles Darwin

Gregor Mendel

Lean Lamarck

Wallace

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In bony fishes, the swim bladder is used for

equalizing fluid pressures between the fish and the surrounding water

extracting oxygen from water which enters the mouth of the fish

adjusting the weight of the fish when swimming at different levels

absorbing more water when the fish is about to descend to a lower level

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One of the following is not an excretory structure

kidney

flame cell

stomata

blood

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Which of these does not have respiratory and circulatory systems

nematods

annelids

molluscs

insects

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The rhesus factor of blood was first identified in a category of

Chimpanzees

Human males

Monkeys

Human females

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What is the term used to describe the sum total of biotic and abiotic factors in the environment of the organism?

ecosystem

biome

ecological niche

habitat

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Carbohydrates are stored in animal cells as

glucose

glycogen

maltase

starch

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Spear grass has underground structure called

tap roots

corm

bulbs

rhizomes

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The cocoon into which an earthworm lays its egg is produced in the

clitellum

prostomium

chaeta

peristomium

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Which of the following is used mainly for balancing in fish?

The pectoral fin

The anal fin

The dorsal fin

The caudal fin

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One of the following are usually worm-like, cylindrical or flattened

nematods

insects

annelids

molluscs

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A sudden change in a gene or genes is called

variation

mutation

fertilization

heredity

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The hereditary factor of the material for inheritance is

ovum

sex

organ

gene

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In the mammal, the autonomic system consists of

sympathetic and parasympathetic systems

brain and spinal nerves

spinal cord and spinal nerves

brain and cranial nerves

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In a cell, the genes are carried by

Mitochondria

Nuclear membrane

lysosomes

Chromatin threads

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The division of nucleus is known as

isopomy

karyokinesis

isogamy

cytokinesis

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The sterile individuals in the honey bee are known as

Workers

Queens

Drone

None of these

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The random way genes recombine during meiosis and fertilization leads to

genetic variation

genotype

phenotype

genome

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One of the following is usually worm-like, cylindrical or flattened

annelids

molluscs

insects

nematods

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In insects, the structure that performs the same function as the kidney in man is the

Flame cell

Malphigian tubule

Nephridium

Trachea

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In a food web, tertiary consumers belong to which trophic level

First

Third

Fourth

Second

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The random way genes recombine during meiosis and fertilization leads to

genome

genotype

genetic variation

phenotype

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Two plants with red flowers were back crossed, which of the following results indicates that the plants are heterozygous red flower, where red flowers are dominants?

50% red and 50% white

75%red and 25% white

100% white

100% red

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The muscle cell fluid of an athlete was tested immediately after a 100m race and was found to contain a high concentration of lactic acid. Explain what could have caused this. The

athlete must have inhaled lactic acid from the environment during the race

athlete must have carried out anaerobic respiration during the race

athlete must have eaten food containing a lactic acid

athlete must have injected lactic acid into his blood just before the race

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The genetic make- up of an organism is called

variation

phenotype

genotype

gene

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Maize is best stored against insect attack

in fumigated silos

on raised platform

in humid metal tanks

while still on the cob

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Daughters receives their X-chromosome from their

relative

mother

father

siblings

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The sexual reproductive units produced by mature individuals of sexually reproducing species of organism is called

zygotes

sperms

ova

gametes

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Octopus is popularly known as __________ fish

shark

cray

devil

jelly

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Manufactured food in the plants is transported through the

phloem

cortex

cambium

xylem

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Which of the following is NOT a function of the nucleus of a cell?

It controls the life processes of the cell

It translates genetic information for the manufacture of proteins

It is a reservoir of energy for the cell

It stores and carries hereditary information

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Which of the following constitutes the main internal tissue of leaf?

Mesophyll

Cuticle

Vascular bundle

Lower epidermis

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Genetically modified food products have not become universally accepted because

they are usually costlier than others produced by conventional means

they are not tasty as others produced by conventional means

their effect on human consumers is not yet fully understood

the technology can be applied only in developed countries

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An ecosystem is composed of all of the following except:

Meadows

Animals

Temperature

Plants

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