Biology Past Questions And Answers
2811
Root hairs absorb water from the soil by
- A. diffusion
- B. osmosis
- C. plasmolysis
- D. translocation
2812
Potometer is used to measure
- A) rate of osmosis
- B) rate of diffusion
- C) rate of transpiration
- D) Rate of photosynthesis
2813
Which of the following organism possesses both plant and animal characteristics?
- A. Amoeba
- B. Paramecium
- C. Euglene
- D. Mucor
2814
Sources of air pollutants are
- A. industrial chimneys, burning fossil oils and river dam
- B. sulphur dioxide, acid rain and pesticides
- C. sulphur mines, vehicle exhausts and aerosols
- D. sewage, smoke and old vehicle
2815
People wit sickle-cell anaemia have haemoglobin
- A. S and are homozygous recessive
- B. A and are heterozygous recessive
- C. S and are heterozygous recessive
- D. A and are homozygous recessive
2816
The role of bacteria in the nitrogen cycle includes the following except
- A. fixing atmospheric nitrogen
- B. converting ammonia to nitrites
- C. converting nitrites to nitrates
- D. converting carbohydrates to carbondioxide
2817
A plant vacuole contains
- A) dissolved chemicals, sugars, salts, pigments and crystals
- B) waste products of metabolism, DNA, RNA and crystals
- C) pigments, crystals, DNA and waste products of metabolism
- D) RNA, DNA, sugars and salts
2818
The region of cell division in a root is
- A) root cap
- B) endodermis
- C) xylem
- D) meristem
2819
The DNA molecule is a chain of repeating
- A. nucleosides
- B. nitrogenous bases
- C. sugar phosphates
- D. nucleotides
2820
During which phase of meiosis does crossing over occur?
- A. Metaphase I
- B. Prophase I
- C. Anaphase II
- D. Prophase II

