BIOLOGY POST UTME

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One of this is not a shape of fingerprints

whorls

arches

circles

loop

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Octopus is popularly known as __________ fish

devil

shark

jelly

cray

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An ecosystem is composed of all of the following except:

Meadows

Animals

Temperature

Plants

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Maize is best stored against insect attack

on raised platform

while still on the cob

in humid metal tanks

in fumigated silos

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

Mesophytes

Hydrophytes

Halophytes

Xerophytes

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

nematods

annelids

molluscs

insects

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

Mesophyll

Lower epidermis

Cuticle

Vascular bundle

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The division of nucleus is known as

isopomy

cytokinesis

isogamy

karyokinesis

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

The dorsal fin

The pectoral fin

The caudal fin

The anal fin

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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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In bony fishes, the swim bladder is used for

equalizing fluid pressures between the fish and the surrounding water

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

adjusting the weight of the fish when swimming at different levels

extracting oxygen from water which enters the mouth of the fish

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

zygotes

sperms

gametes

ova

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The genetic make- up of an organism is called

phenotype

variation

genotype

gene

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

Second

Third

Fourth

First

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Which of these does not have respiratory and circulatory systems

nematods

insects

molluscs

annelids

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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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In a cell, the genes are carried by

lysosomes

Chromatin threads

Mitochondria

Nuclear membrane

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The order of food passage in the digestive system is

Ileum-Cecum-Colon-Rectum

Colon-Ileum-Cecum-Rectum

Colon-Cecum-Ileum-Rectum

Ileum-Colon-Cecum-Rectum

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

chaeta

prostomium

clitellum

peristomium

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

biome

ecosystem

ecological niche

habitat

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A sudden change in a gene or genes is called

variation

mutation

heredity

fertilization

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Which of these animals is not metamerically segmented

shark

earthworm

centipede

tapeworm

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Principles of heredity can be applied in one of these

medicine

biology

law

chemistry

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

molluscs

insects

annelids

nematods

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

excretion of waste products

cellular respiration

synthesis of proteins

intracellular transport

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

his blood pressure would decrease

the glycogen content of the liver would increase

the level of blood sugar would increase

his weight would increase appreciably

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

DNA

Mitosis

mRNA

RNA

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The random way genes recombine during meiosis and fertilization leads to

genotype

genetic variation

phenotype

genome

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The sterile individuals in the honey bee are known as

None of these

Drone

Workers

Queens

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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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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% white

50% red and 50% white

75%red and 25% white

100% red

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In the mammal, the autonomic system consists of

brain and spinal nerves

spinal cord and spinal nerves

brain and cranial nerves

sympathetic and parasympathetic systems

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In plants, the structures that play roles similar to the arteries and veins of animals are the

roots and stems

Lenticels and phloem

Xylem and Phloem

Root hairs and xylem

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S phase in growth curve is known as?

shot phase

long phase

end Phase

rapid phase

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Manufactured food in the plants is transported through the

phloem

cambium

cortex

xylem

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

Lean Lamarck

Charles Darwin

Wallace

Gregor Mendel

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Spear grass has underground structure called

corm

bulbs

rhizomes

tap roots

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One of the following is not an excretory structure

flame cell

blood

stomata

kidney

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Daughters receives their X-chromosome from their

relative

siblings

father

mother

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

Nephridium

Flame cell

Malphigian tubule

Trachea

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Genetically modified food products have not become universally accepted because

the technology can be applied only in developed countries

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

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

The lymphatic system

Pulmonary circulation

Systemic circulation

The pulmonary artery

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One of this is not a continuous variation

tongue rolling

skin colour

weight

height

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The hereditary factor of the material for inheritance is

organ

gene

sex

ovum

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The random way genes recombine during meiosis and fertilization leads to

genome

genetic variation

phenotype

genotype

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Carbohydrates are stored in animal cells as

maltase

glycogen

starch

glucose

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The roots hairs are

penetration into the soil

strength and support

absorption of water and salt

conducting liquid

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

First

Third

Second

Fourth

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