Biology Past Questions And Answers
561
An association between living organisms in which one lives on and feeds at the expense of the other is known as
- A. commensalism
- B. predation
- C. parasitism
- D. mutualism
562
The main ecological problem facing intertidal organisms is
- A. desiccation
- B. floatation
- C. salinity
- D. humidity
563
Mendel's second law of inheritance states that
- A. alleles combine randomly
- B. alleles segregates independently
- C. alleles seperate predictably
- D. chromosomes segregates independently
564
The main reason for nuptial flight in termites is to
- A. escape unfavourable conditions
- B. search for food
- C. form new colonies
- D. communicate with one another
565
A good site for secondary succession would be
- A. a sand dune
- B. a bare rock
- C. a land that has just had forest fire
- D. a stretch of barren land
566
What are the three types of RNA most important to polypeptide formation?
- A. tRNA, rRNA, and miRNA
- B. mRNA, tRNA, and rRNA
- C. None of these
- D. mRNA, snRNA, and rRNA
567
A pollutant that is mostly associated with acid rain is
- A. Nitrogen oxides
- B. Ozone
- C. Flourine
- D. Carbony (IV) oxide
568
Which of the following organisms is a primary consumer?
- A. dog
- B. sheep
- C. grass
- D. fungus
569
All except one are protists
- A) Spirochate
- B) Trypanosiums
- C) Paramecium
- D) Chlamydomonas
570
The distribution of plants in rainforest is governed mainly by
- A) vegetation
- B) soil types
- C) amount of rainfall
- D) rainfall pattern

