Biology Past Questions And Answers
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
482
Soil micro-organisms are beneficial because of their
- A) photosynthesis
- B) translocation
- C) cycling of nutrients
- D) respiration using soil air
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
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
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
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
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
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
489
The difference in structure, morphological and behavior of plant and animal is called
- A. adaptation
- B. evolution
- C. variation
- D. succession
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

