Biology Past Questions And Answers

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151

Which of the following is the best explanation for a child who is phenotypically short and born of two tall parents

  • A. The father possesses a gene for shortness
  • B. The mother posesses a gene for shortness
  • C. Nature makes the child short
  • D. Both parents possess gene for shortness
View Discussion (0)JAMB 2005
152

The important processes which bring about recycling of carbon dioxide between the biotic and abiotic components of an ecosystem are all of the following except L

  • A) photosynthesis
  • B) respiration
  • C) decay
  • D) burning of fossil fuels
View Discussion (0)POST UTME OAU
153

Which of the following explains the term pyramid of numbers?

  • A. The number of organisms in a trophic level
  • B. The relationship between plants in different trophic levels
  • C. The number of saprophytes and parasites in a habitat
  • D. Progressive decrease in the number of individuals from lower to higher trophic level
View Discussion (0)WAEC 1993 OBJ
154

A characteristic that best exemplifies the evolutionary advancement of mammals over other vertebrates is the

  • A. vivparous mode of reproduction
  • B possession of paired limbs
  • C. terrestrial mode of life D. possession of a heart
  • D. possession of a heart
View Discussion (0)JAMB 2006
155

The ventricles of the mammalian heart have thicker muscular walls than the auricles because the

  • A. ventricles are larger
  • B. ventricles receive more blood
  • C. ventricles pump blood to longer distances
  • D. auricles have smaller capacity
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2006 OBJ
156

Which of the following is not present in the nucleus of a cell?

  • A) Chromosomes
  • B) Nucleolus
  • C)Mitochondrion
  • D)Genes
View Discussion (0)POST UTME OAU
157

In adult mammalian blood, the cells which lack nuclei are the

  • A. erythrocytes
  • B. lymphocytes
  • C. leucocytes
  • D. phagocytes
View Discussion (0)JAMB 1998
158

An instrument used in measuring the speed of wind is

  • A) a barometer
  • B) a wind gauge
  • C) a wind vane
  • D) an anemometer
View Discussion (0)POST UTME UI
159

According to Mendel's first law of inheritance, segregation of genes occur when

  • A. tall plants are crossbred
  • B. short plants are crossbred
  • C. tall plants and short plants are crossbred
  • D. plants are crossbred
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2015 OBJ
160

Which of the following is not a cell organelle?

  • A) golgi body
  • B) nucleus
  • C) fat droplets
  • D) ribosome
View Discussion (0)POST UTME FUTO