BIOLOGY QUESTIONS

1. Sources of air pollutants are?

A. Industrial chimneys, burning fossil oils and river dams B. Sulphurdioxide, acid
rain and pesticides
C. Sulphur dioxide, vehicle exhausts, and aerosols D. Sewage,smoke and old
vehicles
2.The body of a snail is divided into head?
A. Thorax and abdomen B. Visceral mass and abdomen C. Thorax and foot D.
Visceral mass and foot
3.An adaptation for defense in animals is?
A. Croaking of a male toad B. Basking in lizard C. Spines in porcupine fish D.
Huddling together of pen
4. The movement of Euglena towards the source of light is a?
A. Tropic movement B. Tactic movement C. Nastic movement D. Kinetic
movement
5. During mitosis, the stage at which chromosomes lines up around the equator is?
A. Telophase B. Metasphase C. Anaphase D. Prophase
6.The waste product of insects is?
A. Uric acid B. Urine C. Mucilage D. Sweat
7.Succession that occurs on an abandoned farm land is?
A. Tertiary B. Secondary C. Primary D. Climax
8.In Nigeria, Southern Guinea Savanna is found in?
A. Borno and Sokoto B. Kogi and Kwara C. Kaduna and Cross River D. Kano and
Niger
9.Which of the following is associated with the dark stage of photosynthesis?
A. Assimilation of Carbon(IV)oxide B. Photophosphorylation C. Photolysis D.
Excitation of chlorophyll
10.The part of mammalian skin that excretes metabolic wastes is?
A. Sweat gland B. Horny layer C. Malpighian layer D. Sebaceous gland
11.The feeding relationship that exists between a tick and a cow is?
A. Parasitism B. Mechanism C. Saprophytism D. Commensalism
12.The type of fruit that is formed from a single flower having several free carpels
is?
A. Indehiscent fruit B. Aggregate fruit C. Simple fruit D. Fleshy fruit
13.The part that performs urinogenital function in the male reproductive system is
the?
A. Seminal vesacle B. Epididymis C. Urethra D. Ureter
14.The components of blood in man are?
A. Red blood cells, white blood cells, plasma and water B. Red blood cells, white
blood cells, and plasma
C. Red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets D. Red blood cells, white blood
cells, plasma and platelets
15.Which of the structure listed below is peculiar to the axis vertebra?
A. Odontoid process B. Anterior zygapophysis C. Posterior zygapophysis D.
Lateral spine
16.A secchi disc is used in the determination of
A. Rainfall B. Tides C. Waves D. Turbidity
17.The plumule is best described as?
A. Part of the cotyledon B. Part of the endosperm C. A miniature shoot D.
Structure near the micropyle
18.The dry indehiscent, winged fruit formed from one one carpel is known as
A. Schizocarp B. Caryopsis C. Samara D. Nut

19. The major function of contractile vacuole in amoeba is?

A. to secrete enzyme to digest food particles

B. to store excess food materials
C. to excrete nitrogenous waste
D. to collect and expel water in the cytoplasm
20.What is the primary function of the liver in the human body?
A. Regulation of body temperature
B. Regulation of blood pressure
C. Production of hormones
D. Detoxification and metabolism of nutrients and drugs