Biology Past Questions And Answers
The correct sequence for the perception of smell in mammals is?
- A. chemicals --> olfactory nerve endings --> brain
- B. dissolved chemicals --> nasal sensory cells --> brain
- C. chemicals --> mucus membrane sensory cells --> brain
- D. dissolved chemicals --> sensory cells --> olfactory nerve --> brain
In plants, the structures that play roles similar to the arteries and veins of animals are the
- A. xylem and phloem
- B. root hair and xylem
- C. lenticels and phloem
- D. roots and stems
The theory which supports the view that the large muscles developed by an athlete will be passed on to the offspring was proposed by
- A. lamarck
- B. darwin
- C. mendel
- D. pasteur
The temperature control centre in mammals is located in the?
- A. skin
- B. hypothalamus
- C. pituitary gland
- D. adrenal gland
The probability of producing an heterozygote progeny in a cross between two heterozygote individuals of pea plant is
- A) ?
- B)
- C)
- D) ?
Viruses are pathogens of the following diseases except
- A. measles
- B. smallpox
- C. poliomyelitis
- D. tuberculosis
In Mucor or Rhizopus, carbohydrate is absorbed in the form of
- A) starch
- B) sucrose
- C) glycogen
- D) arabinose
Which hormonal deficiency is likely to cause an accumulation of reducing sugar in the urine?
- A. thyroxine
- B. insulin
- C. secretin
- D. testosterone
At times hyenas feed on remains of animals killed by other animals. At other times, hyenas themselves kill animals for food. Therefore hyenas may best be described as ______
- A) scavengers and herbivores
- B) scavengers and parasites
- C) scavengers and predators
- D) herbivores and predators
(a) Statetwo roleseach of the following compounds in respiration:
(i) glucose;
(ii) oxygen.
(b) Listtwo types of cellular respiration
(c) Name the structures of gaseous exchange in the following organisms:
| S/N | ORGANISM | STRUCTURE OF GASEOUS EXCHANGE |
| 1 | Ameoba | |
| 2 | Tilapia | |
| 3 | Adult Toad | |
| 4 | Grasshopper |
(d) Make a diagram, 6 cm to 8 cm long of an open stoma in a leaf and label fully.
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