Biology Past Questions And Answers
A diploid cell has two sets of chromosomes, what is the diploid number for a human somatic cell if one human gamete has 23 chromosomes?
- A. 69
- B. 36
- C. 44
- D. 46
The cilia in paramecium are used for ______
- A) respirating
- B) locomotion
- C) protection
- D) regulating food in-take
In an ecosystem, animals which feed directly on plants arc called
- A) secondary consumers
- B) primary consumers
- C) producers
- D) predators
The population density of Tridex in an abandoned square farm land of side 200 m was found to be 5 plants per m2. The population size of the plant on the farm is
- A. 40
- B. 1000
- C. 40000
- D. 200000
Which of these is false about the piliferous layer of a root? It
- A) has a thin cuticle
- B) is the outermost layer of the cortex
- C) may bear root hairs
- D) is replaced by cork in old roots
Which three phases are included in Interphase?
- A. M, S, and G
- B. G0, G1, and G2
- C. G1, S, and G2
- D. M, G0, S
The androecium in a flowering plant is a collection of
- A. stamens
- B. sperms
- C. ovules
- D. filament
One of these features is not typical of most animals
- A) heterotrophic
- B) multicellular
- C) sessile
- D) motile at some stage of life cycle
Soil fertility can best be conserved by the activities of
- A. Earthworm
- B. Man
- C. Rodent
- D. Microbes
Which of the following organisms reduces nitrates in the soil to gaseous nitrogen?
- A. Euglena
- B. Protozoan
- D. Parasitic mould
- C. Denitrifying bacterium

