Biology Past Questions And Answers
Ability to taste PTC in some individuals is a character that is
- A. acquired
- B. heritable
- C. sex-linked
- D. morphological
With regards to mitosis, which checkpoint is considered the most important?
- A. M
- B. G0
- C. G2
- D. G1
Changes in energy flow between organisms in a habitat can be represented by a
- A. pyramid of biomass
- B. pyramid of numbers
- C. pyramid of energy
- D. food chain
In typical predator food chain involving secondary and tertiary consumers, the organism become progressively
- A. smaller and more numerous along the food chain
- B. equal in number and size along the food chain
- C. larger and fewer along the food chain
- D. parasitized along the food chain as consumers get bigger
A population that doubles in size at constant intervals is an indication of
- A. sigmoid growth
- B. exponential growth
- C. population explosion
- D. rapid growth
Circulation of blood to all parts of the body excepts the lungs is through
- A) The pulmonary artery
- B) Systemic circulation
- C) The lymphatic system
- D) Pulmonary circulation
An organism that has been extensively used to test the chromosomes theory of heredity is
- A. Drosophila melanogaster
- B. Muscar domestica
- C. Zea mays
- D. Homo sapiens
Forest conservation includes the following except
- A. prevention of bush-fires
- B. extensive felling of forest trees
- C. replacing of harvested trees by planting seedlings
- D. selective exploitation of forest trees
The diagram is an illustration of an experimental set-up. Study it and answer the question;
The set-up directly measure

- A. transpiration of water by the shoot
- B. evaporation of water from the leaves
- C. absorption of water by the shoot
- D. loss of mineral salts from the leaves
The process of walking is under the control of the part of the brain called
- A. optic lobe
- B. olfactory lobe
- C. cerebellum
- D. medulla oblongata

