Biology Past Questions And Answers
Phospholipids are an essential component of the phospholipid bilayer necessary to the cell. Which of the following correctly represents a phospholipid subunit with the corresponding polarity?
- A. Fatty acid head: nonpolar
- B. Fatty acid tail: polar
- C. Phosphate tail: polar
- D. Fatty acid tail: nonpolar
Grasses recover quickly from bush fires in the savanna because of their
- A. perennating organs
- B. rapid growth rate
- C. fibrous roots
- D. succulent stems
Which of the following structures is not essential in a wind pollinated flower?
- A. Anther
- B. Ovary
- C. Stigma
- D. Petal
Stomata of some plants are sunken and protected by hairs. These are features of
- A. mesophytes
- B. epiphytes
- C. hydrophytes
- D. xerophytes
The crown of the mammalian tooth is covered with
- A. cement
- B. dentine
- C. caries
- D. enamel
A true climax community
- A) changes from year to year
- B) persists until the environment changes
- C) the first stage in plant succession
- D) consist of tallest trees and small animals
The removal of all the phloem tissues of the stem of a plant close to the root system for a long period of time is likely to
- A. provide more energy to the roots
- B. accumulate more starch in the roots
- C. cause the underground roots to develop buds
- D. cause the p ant to wither and die
In the kidney of mammals, the site of ultrafiltration is the
- A. uriniferous tubule
- B. Bowman's capsule
- C. loop of Henle
- D. renal tubule
The following distrupts the balance in an ecosystem except
- A. afforestation
- B. deforestation
- C. migration
- D. pollution
The following life processes are common to both plants and animal except
- A) respiration
- B) growth
- C) reproduction
- D) photosynthesis

