BIOLOGY POST UTME

BIOLOGY POST UTME

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Octopus is popularly known as __________ fish

devil

shark

jelly

cray

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

Human males

Monkeys

Chimpanzees

Human females

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The roots hairs are

penetration into the soil

strength and support

conducting liquid

absorption of water and salt

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Principles of heredity can be applied in one of these

biology

law

medicine

chemistry

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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?

ecological niche

biome

ecosystem

habitat

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The order of food passage in the digestive system is

Colon-Cecum-Ileum-Rectum

Ileum-Cecum-Colon-Rectum

Ileum-Colon-Cecum-Rectum

Colon-Ileum-Cecum-Rectum

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Which of these animals is not metamerically segmented

shark

tapeworm

earthworm

centipede

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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?

100% red

50% red and 50% white

75%red and 25% white

100% white

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One of this is not a shape of fingerprints

whorls

circles

loop

arches

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

insects

annelids

nematods

molluscs

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Spear grass has underground structure called

rhizomes

bulbs

corm

tap roots

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

It translates genetic information for the manufacture of proteins

It controls the life processes of the cell

It stores and carries hereditary information

It is a reservoir of energy for the cell

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A sudden change in a gene or genes is called

fertilization

mutation

heredity

variation

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The hereditary factor of the material for inheritance is

sex

ovum

gene

organ

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Which of these does not have respiratory and circulatory systems

insects

molluscs

nematods

annelids

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S phase in growth curve is known as?

long phase

rapid phase

shot phase

end Phase

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One of the following is not an excretory structure

flame cell

blood

kidney

stomata

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The genetic make- up of an organism is called

genotype

gene

phenotype

variation

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

the level of blood sugar would increase

his blood pressure would decrease

the glycogen content of the liver would increase

his weight would increase appreciably

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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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Manufactured food in the plants is transported through the

phloem

xylem

cortex

cambium

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In bony fishes, the swim bladder is used for

extracting oxygen from water which enters the mouth of the fish

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

equalizing fluid pressures between the fish and the surrounding water

adjusting the weight of the fish when swimming at different levels

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

clitellum

chaeta

peristomium

prostomium

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Which of the following factors is not associated with aquatic habitat

Humidity

Light intensity

Wave action

Temperature

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

Gregor Mendel

Lean Lamarck

Charles Darwin

Wallace

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

First

Second

Fourth

Third

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Daughters receives their X-chromosome from their

siblings

relative

father

mother

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

annelids

nematods

molluscs

insects

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In a cell, the genes are carried by

lysosomes

Mitochondria

Chromatin threads

Nuclear membrane

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

The pectoral fin

The dorsal fin

The anal fin

The caudal fin

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

Malphigian tubule

Flame cell

Trachea

Nephridium

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In the mammal, the autonomic system consists of

spinal cord and spinal nerves

brain and cranial nerves

brain and spinal nerves

sympathetic and parasympathetic systems

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

DNA

Mitosis

RNA

mRNA

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One of this is not a continuous variation

height

skin colour

weight

tongue rolling

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The division of nucleus is known as

isopomy

karyokinesis

isogamy

cytokinesis

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

Halophytes

Mesophytes

Xerophytes

Hydrophytes

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

intracellular transport

excretion of waste products

synthesis of proteins

cellular respiration

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

The lymphatic system

Pulmonary circulation

The pulmonary artery

Systemic circulation

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The sterile individuals in the honey bee are known as

None of these

Queens

Workers

Drone

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Maize is best stored against insect attack

while still on the cob

in fumigated silos

on raised platform

in humid metal tanks

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Carbohydrates are stored in animal cells as

starch

glycogen

glucose

maltase

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

sperms

zygotes

gametes

ova

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

Veins

Right auricle

Left ventricle

Arteries

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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 carried out anaerobic respiration during the race

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

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

athlete must have eaten food containing a lactic acid

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The random way genes recombine during meiosis and fertilization leads to

phenotype

genome

genotype

genetic variation

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The random way genes recombine during meiosis and fertilization leads to

phenotype

genetic variation

genome

genotype

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

Mesophyll

Vascular bundle

Cuticle

Lower epidermis

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

First

Third

Second

Fourth

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Genetically modified food products have not become universally accepted because

their effect on human consumers is not yet fully understood

they are usually costlier than others produced by conventional means

they are not tasty as others produced by conventional means

the technology can be applied only in developed countries

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An ecosystem is composed of all of the following except:

Temperature

Meadows

Plants

Animals

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