Biology Past Questions And Answers
The xylem elements perform the function of transport but they also help to support plants because they
- A) are internally located
- B) are lubular
- C) have rigid thick wall
- D) Constantly absorb water
The diagram below is an illustration of the urinary tubule in a mammal. Which of the following substances is greater in concentration in the part labelled IV when compared to that part labelled I?

- A. Lipid
- B. Glucose
- C. Urea
- D. Uric acid
The number of individuals in a habitat in relation to the unit space available to each organism is referred to as the
- A. birth rate
- B. density
- C. mortality
- D. frequency
Growth includes the following processes except
- A. differentiation
- B. enlargement
- C. mitosis
- D. meiosis
The part of the mammalian ear responsible for the maintenance of balance is the
- A. cochlea
- B. pinna
- C. perilymph
- D. vestibular system
Which of following pairs of scientists discovered the Rhesus factor in human blood?
- A. Hooke and Lavine
- B. Darwin and Landsteiner
- C. Landsteiner and Lavine
- D. Hooke and Darwin
A dwarf plant can be stimulated to grow to normal height by the application of
- A) thyroxin
- B) gibberelin
- C) insulin
- D) kinin
The diagram below is an illustration of a structure in the skeletal system of humans. Study it and answer the question
An individual was involved in a car accident and the illustrated structure was badly injured. Which of the following structures would most likely be affected?

- A. Clavicle, tongue and pelvis
- B. Eye, cerebellum and ear
- C. Ear, brain and hinge joint
- D. Lumbar, eye and teeth
The mammalian erythrocytes differ from the leucocytes at maturity because the erythrocytes are
- A. discoid and nucleated
- B. discoid and enucleated
- C. amoeboid and nucleated
- D. amoeboid and enucleated
In the mammal, the autonomic system consists of
- A) sympathetic and parasympathetic systems
- B) brain and spinal nerves
- C) brain and cranial nerves
- D) spinal cord and spinal nerves

