Biology Past Questions And Answers
Serum differs from blood plasma because
- A. contains blood cells and fibrinogen
- B. contains soluble food and mineral salt
- C. lacks the blood protein and fibrinogen
- D. lacks blood cells and albumin
Which of these is the role of the liver in digestion?
- A) Sythesis of lipase
- B) Secretion of trypsin
- C) Secretion of bile and bicarbonate for emulsification of fats.
- D) Storage of bile for hydrolyses of starch
In a water culture experiment, a plant showed poor growth and yellowing of the leaves. These may be due to deficiency in
- A. copper
- B. iron
- C. magnesium
- D. calcium
Which of the following statements is not correct?
- A. Shortage of food may be caused by pestilence, rinderpest and neglect of farming
- B. Shortage of food may lead to competition, emigration, death and decline in the rate of reproduction
- C. Over-crowding may lead to scarcity of food
- D. Territorial defence encourages food scarcity in a habitat
Which of the following statements about a mixture of a protein-digesting enzyme and starch solution would be correct? The protein-digesting enzyme
- A. has no effect on the starch solution
- B. leads to the production of amino acids
- C. leads to the production of glucose
- D. digest the starch
If an organism's haploid number is 14, what is its diploid number?
- A. 28
- B. 7
- C. 14
- D. 56
When specimen X is mixed with few drops of iodine solution, the appearance of a blue-black colour confirms that X is
- A. galactose
- B. starch
- C. sucrose
- D. glucose
During which phase of meiosis does crossing over occur?
- A. Anaphase I
- B. Prophase II
- C. Anaphase II
- D. Prophase I
A monocot root is different from a dicot root by having
- A. endodermis
- B. cambium
- C. wide pith
- D. root hair.
The following are connected with the movement of a reflex action (1) Central nervous system, (2) Muscle, (3) Skin, (4) Sensory nerve, (5) Motor nerve Which of the following sequences indicates a correct path?
- A) 1-2-3-4-5
- B) 2-1-4-5-3
- C) 3-4-1-2-5
- D) 3-4-1-5-2

