Biology Past Questions And Answers
The roots hairs are
- A) strength and support
- B) conducting liquid
- C) absorption of water and salt
- D) penetration into the soil
When a cell is placed in solution and the size of the cell increases, the concentration of solution is said to be
- A. isotonic
- B. dilute
- C. hypotonic
- D. hypertonic
What is the term used to describe the sum total of biotic and abiotic factors in the environment of the organism?
- A. Habitat
- B. Biome
- C. Ecosystem
- D. Ecological niche
The cell is the most basic unit of life in all known organisms. Integral to its function is its ability to maintain intracellular and extracellular boundaries. Maintaining these boundaries is the function of membranes. Which of the following choices include cells that have both a cell wall and a membrane?
- I. Bacterial cells II. Fungal cells III. Animal cells A. II and III
- B. I and II
- C. I and III
- D. I, II, and III
Spear grass has underground structure called
- A) bulbs
- B) corm
- C) rhizomes
- D) tap roots
Which of these groups of animals rivals mammals in the display of parental care features? Options
- A) Birds
- B) Reptiles
- C) Pisces
- D) None of the above
Which of the these types of skeleton is most appropriate to the cockroach?
- A) Hydrostatic skeleton
- B) Exoskeleton
- C) Endoskeleton
- D) Cartilaginous skeleton
One of the functions of water in seed germination is to?
- A. dilute the embryo
- B. make the soil wet and soft
- C. activate the enzymes
- D. promote aerobic respiration
Animals are said to gregarious when
- A. they survive adverse conditions of cold weather
- B. they transmit information from one individual to another
- C. they are of the same species moving together in a group
- D. they give an alarm to alert others to show the normal protective behaviour of the group when danger threatens
Which of the following structures transports water from the roots to the leaves?
- A. Phloem
- B. Cambium
- C. Pericycle
- D. Xylem

