BIOLOGY POST UTMEBy Acadlly BIOLOGY POST UTME/POST JAMB Practice the Biology Post UTME for Universities, Polytechnics and College of Education with our CBT software and pass your biology examination. 0% 20 BIOLOGY POST UTME BIOLOGY POST UTME BIOLOGY POST UTMEPractice the Biology Post UTME / POST JAMB with our CBT questions and answers software and pass in flying colours 1 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME Plants that are adapted to grow in dry land where water content is low are Mesophytes Xerophytes Hydrophytes Halophytes 2 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME The roots hairs are strength and support penetration into the soil absorption of water and salt conducting liquid 3 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME Principles of heredity can be applied in one of these law medicine biology chemistry 4 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME Ribosomes are found in all living cells. What is their function? cellular respiration excretion of waste products intracellular transport synthesis of proteins 5 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME The muscle cell fluid of an athlete was tested immediately after a 100m race and was found to contain a high concentration of lactic acid. Explain what could have caused this. The athlete must have injected lactic acid into his blood just before the race athlete must have eaten food containing a lactic acid athlete must have inhaled lactic acid from the environment during the race athlete must have carried out anaerobic respiration during the race 6 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME The reproduction of cell is controlled by which of the following: Mitosis DNA RNA mRNA 7 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME Carbohydrates are stored in animal cells as glucose glycogen maltase starch 8 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME Which of the following is NOT a function of the nucleus of a cell? It is a reservoir of energy for the cell It controls the life processes of the cell It translates genetic information for the manufacture of proteins It stores and carries hereditary information 9 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME S phase in growth curve is known as? rapid phase long phase end Phase shot phase 10 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME Spear grass has underground structure called rhizomes corm tap roots bulbs 11 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME The random way genes recombine during meiosis and fertilization leads to genetic variation genotype phenotype genome 12 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME The cocoon into which an earthworm lays its egg is produced in the prostomium chaeta peristomium clitellum 13 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME The hereditary factor of the material for inheritance is sex gene organ ovum 14 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME What happens to a man whose pancreas has been surgically removed? the level of blood sugar would increase the glycogen content of the liver would increase his weight would increase appreciably his blood pressure would decrease 15 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME One of this is not a shape of fingerprints arches whorls circles loop 16 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME Which of the following factors is not associated with aquatic habitat Temperature Light intensity Wave action Humidity 17 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME Which of these does not have respiratory and circulatory systems nematods annelids insects molluscs 18 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME The order of food passage in the digestive system is Colon-Ileum-Cecum-Rectum Ileum-Colon-Cecum-Rectum Colon-Cecum-Ileum-Rectum Ileum-Cecum-Colon-Rectum 19 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME In a cell, the genes are carried by Nuclear membrane lysosomes Chromatin threads Mitochondria 20 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME One of the following is usually worm-like, cylindrical or flattened annelids nematods insects molluscs 21 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME The sexual reproductive units produced by mature individuals of sexually reproducing species of organism is called ova sperms gametes zygotes 22 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME Which of the following constitutes the main internal tissue of leaf? Vascular bundle Lower epidermis Cuticle Mesophyll 23 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME In plants, the structures that play roles similar to the arteries and veins of animals are the Xylem and Phloem Lenticels and phloem Root hairs and xylem roots and stems 24 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME In bony fishes, the swim bladder is used for absorbing more water when the fish is about to descend to a lower level adjusting the weight of the fish when swimming at different levels equalizing fluid pressures between the fish and the surrounding water extracting oxygen from water which enters the mouth of the fish 25 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME The rhesus factor of blood was first identified in a category of Chimpanzees Human males Human females Monkeys 26 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME The theory that new organs or characteristics develop in organisms when there is a need for them was postulated by Wallace Gregor Mendel Charles Darwin Lean Lamarck 27 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME The genetic make- up of an organism is called variation phenotype gene genotype 28 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME Two plants with red flowers were back crossed, which of the following results indicates that the plants are heterozygous red flower, where red flowers are dominants? 75%red and 25% white 100% white 100% red 50% red and 50% white 29 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME Circulation of blood to all parts of the body excepts the lungs is through Systemic circulation The pulmonary artery The lymphatic system Pulmonary circulation 30 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME In insects, the structure that performs the same function as the kidney in man is the Malphigian tubule Flame cell Trachea Nephridium 31 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME One of this is not a continuous variation height weight skin colour tongue rolling 32 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME The random way genes recombine during meiosis and fertilization leads to phenotype genotype genome genetic variation 33 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME One of the following is not an excretory structure stomata flame cell blood kidney 34 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME Maize is best stored against insect attack in humid metal tanks while still on the cob in fumigated silos on raised platform 35 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME One of the following are usually worm-like, cylindrical or flattened molluscs annelids insects nematods 36 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME A sudden change in a gene or genes is called variation mutation fertilization heredity 37 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME An ecosystem is composed of all of the following except: Meadows Plants Animals Temperature 38 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME What is the term used to describe the sum total of biotic and abiotic factors in the environment of the organism? ecosystem ecological niche habitat biome 39 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME The sterile individuals in the honey bee are known as Drone Queens Workers None of these 40 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME Daughters receives their X-chromosome from their siblings mother relative father 41 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME Octopus is popularly known as __________ fish jelly devil cray shark 42 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME Genetically modified food products have not become universally accepted because their effect on human consumers is not yet fully understood they are not tasty as others produced by conventional means the technology can be applied only in developed countries they are usually costlier than others produced by conventional means 43 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME The division of nucleus is known as isogamy isopomy karyokinesis cytokinesis 44 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME In a food web, tertiary consumers belong to which trophic level Second Third Fourth First 45 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME Which of these animals is not metamerically segmented centipede earthworm tapeworm shark 46 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME In a food web, tertiary consumers belong to which trophic level Third Second First Fourth 47 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME Which of the following is used mainly for balancing in fish? The caudal fin The pectoral fin The anal fin The dorsal fin 48 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME In the mammal, the autonomic system consists of brain and spinal nerves sympathetic and parasympathetic systems spinal cord and spinal nerves brain and cranial nerves 49 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME Manufactured food in the plants is transported through the cambium cortex xylem phloem 50 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME The primary structure responsible for pumping blood for circulation through the mammalian circulatory systems is the Arteries Veins Left ventricle Right auricle Insert your name and email to see your scoreThank you and goodluck Your score is LinkedIn Facebook VKontakte 0% Restart quiz Please rate us. Thank you Send feedback