Biology Past Questions And Answers

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481

The reason why hospitals use saline solutions as drip Instead of water is

  • A. because salt is a preservative
  • B. to prevent contamination of the body
  • C. to maintain the composition of body fluids
  • D. to increase the number of blood cells
View Discussion (0)JAMB 2018
482

Soil micro-organisms are beneficial because of their

  • A) photosynthesis
  • B) translocation
  • C) cycling of nutrients
  • D) respiration using soil air
View Discussion (0)POST UTME FUTO
483

Plants survive hot dry conditions by

  • A. storing water in large parenchyma cells
  • B. producing numerous leaves
  • C. having numerous stomata
  • D. having evergreen leaves
View Discussion (0)JAMB 2004
484

Which two structures are present in a palisade cell but not in a liver cell?

  • A. cell wall and cytoplasm
  • B. cell wall and chloroplast
  • C. cell membrane and cytoplasm
  • D. cell membrane and chloroplast
View Discussion (0)WAEC 2004 OBJ
485

Movement of water across a semi permeable membrane from a weaker solution to a stronger solution is known as

  • A) transpiration
  • B) Diffusion
  • C) active transport
  • D) osmosis
View Discussion (0)POST UTME FUTO
486

Which part of the human brain is concerned with reflexes controlling the rate of heart beat and breathing?

  • A) medulla
  • B) cerebrum
  • C) cerebellum
  • D) pineal body
View Discussion (0)POST UTME FUTO
487

The natural tendency of organisms as they evolve is to A. decrease in size

  • B. increase in number
  • C. develop specialize structure
  • D. feed indiscriminately
  • C. develop specialize structure
View Discussion (0)JAMB 1998
488

In the absence of oxygen, the pyruvic acid produced during glycolysis is converted to CO2 and

  • A. water
  • B. glycerol
  • C. ethanol
  • D. citric acid
View Discussion (0)JAMB 1992
489

The difference in structure, morphological and behavior of plant and animal is called

  • A. adaptation
  • B. evolution
  • C. variation
  • D. succession
View Discussion (0)JAMB 2017
490

The salinity of a brackish enviroment

  • A. increases immediately after rain
  • B. increase at the end of rainy season
  • C. Decrease with increase in micro-organisms
  • D. increase during dry season
View Discussion (0)JAMB 1990