Biology Past Questions And Answers
Which of the following statements is NOT true of symbiosis?
- A) Symbionts must be living
- B) It is an association of
- C) The association may involve two plants
- D) Association between two similar species
The name of the enzyme that catalyses the conversion of glucose to glucose-6-phosphate at the beginning of glycolysis is
- A. phospho-fructokinase
- B. glucose isomerase
- C. hexokinase
- D. glucose-6-kinase
The diagram below is an illustration of the longitudinal section of a mammalian organ. Study it and answer this question.
What is the main function of the organ?
- A. Excretion
- B. Respiration
- C. Reproduction
- D. Locomotion
Which of the following is true of leucocytes?
- A. they are respiratory pigments
- B. they are most numerous and ramify all cells
- C. they are large and nucleated
- D. they are involved in blood clotting
The structure of the embryo which develops and makes contact with the uterine wall is known as the
- A. umbilical cord
- B. placenta
- C. allantois
- D. amnion
A blend of inherited and acquired characteristics shows
- A. variation
- B. inheritance
- C. evolution
- D. heredity
Each person can have one of four possible blood types: A, B, AB, or O. Blood type A means that the A antigen is present on the red blood cell surface. Blood type B means that the B antigen is present on red blood cells' surfaces. Blood type AB means that both the A antigen and the B antigen are present on the red blood cells' surfaces. Blood type O means that no antigens are present on the red blood cells' surfaces. Someone with genotype A/A or A/O will have type A blood. Someone with genotype B/B or B/O will have type B blood. Someone with genotype A/B will have AB blood, and someone with genotype O/O will have type O blood. Assuming that blood type is not a sex-linked trait, what is the probability that a mother with genotype A/O and a father with genotype A/B will have a child with type B blood?
- A. 1.0
- B. 0.25
- C. 0.75
- D. 0.50
In cellular respiration, energy is stored in the form of
- A) adenosine di phosphate (ADP)
- B) Adenosine mono phoiphate (AMP)
- C) Adenosine tri phosphate (ATP)
- D) heat energy
The villus in the small intestine is significant because it?
- A. increases the surface area for absorption
- B. increases the surface area for digestion
- C. assists in mixing digested food
- D. assists in filtering undigested food
The speed of wind is measured using the
- A. wind vane
- B. anemometer
- C. photometer
- D. barometer

