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BIOLOGY POST UTME

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

Second

First

Third

Fourth

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An ecosystem is composed of all of the following except:

Animals

Temperature

Meadows

Plants

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

Hydrophytes

Xerophytes

Halophytes

Mesophytes

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One of this is not a shape of fingerprints

loop

arches

circles

whorls

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

nematods

annelids

molluscs

insects

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

roots and stems

Xylem and Phloem

Lenticels and phloem

Root hairs and xylem

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

Right auricle

Veins

Left ventricle

Arteries

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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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Carbohydrates are stored in animal cells as

glycogen

maltase

glucose

starch

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Manufactured food in the plants is transported through the

cambium

xylem

cortex

phloem

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

DNA

Mitosis

mRNA

RNA

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A sudden change in a gene or genes is called

heredity

mutation

fertilization

variation

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

annelids

nematods

insects

molluscs

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

his weight would increase appreciably

the level of blood sugar would increase

the glycogen content of the liver would increase

his blood pressure would decrease

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Which of these animals is not metamerically segmented

earthworm

tapeworm

centipede

shark

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Which of the following factors is not associated with aquatic habitat

Temperature

Light intensity

Humidity

Wave action

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In the mammal, the autonomic system consists of

spinal cord and spinal nerves

sympathetic and parasympathetic systems

brain and spinal nerves

brain and cranial nerves

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The genetic make- up of an organism is called

phenotype

gene

genotype

variation

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The division of nucleus is known as

cytokinesis

isogamy

karyokinesis

isopomy

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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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The random way genes recombine during meiosis and fertilization leads to

phenotype

genetic variation

genome

genotype

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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 eaten food containing a lactic acid

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

athlete must have carried out anaerobic respiration during the race

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

First

Fourth

Third

Second

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

The caudal fin

The dorsal fin

The pectoral fin

The anal fin

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Which of these does not have respiratory and circulatory systems

molluscs

nematods

annelids

insects

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Spear grass has underground structure called

rhizomes

corm

bulbs

tap roots

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The roots hairs are

absorption of water and salt

conducting liquid

strength and support

penetration into the soil

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The sterile individuals in the honey bee are known as

Queens

Workers

None of these

Drone

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

Cuticle

Mesophyll

Lower epidermis

Vascular bundle

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

intracellular transport

synthesis of proteins

excretion of waste products

cellular respiration

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The hereditary factor of the material for inheritance is

ovum

sex

gene

organ

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

Monkeys

Human females

Chimpanzees

Human males

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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 is a reservoir of energy for the cell

It controls the life processes of the cell

It stores and carries hereditary information

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The random way genes recombine during meiosis and fertilization leads to

genetic variation

phenotype

genome

genotype

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Principles of heredity can be applied in one of these

chemistry

biology

law

medicine

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Daughters receives their X-chromosome from their

mother

father

siblings

relative

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The order of food passage in the digestive system is

Ileum-Colon-Cecum-Rectum

Ileum-Cecum-Colon-Rectum

Colon-Ileum-Cecum-Rectum

Colon-Cecum-Ileum-Rectum

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

sperms

gametes

ova

zygotes

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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?

habitat

ecosystem

ecological niche

biome

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

Systemic circulation

The lymphatic system

The pulmonary artery

Pulmonary circulation

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One of the following is not an excretory structure

stomata

kidney

flame cell

blood

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In bony fishes, the swim bladder is used for

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

extracting oxygen from water which enters the mouth of the fish

adjusting the weight of the fish when swimming at different levels

equalizing fluid pressures between the fish and the surrounding water

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Octopus is popularly known as __________ fish

devil

shark

cray

jelly

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S phase in growth curve is known as?

shot phase

long phase

end Phase

rapid phase

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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?

75%red and 25% white

100% white

50% red and 50% white

100% red

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

Wallace

Gregor Mendel

Charles Darwin

Lean Lamarck

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In a cell, the genes are carried by

Nuclear membrane

Chromatin threads

lysosomes

Mitochondria

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One of this is not a continuous variation

height

weight

tongue rolling

skin colour

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Maize is best stored against insect attack

while still on the cob

in humid metal tanks

in fumigated silos

on raised platform

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