FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AKURE

CENTRE FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION (CCE)

UNIVERSITY ADVANCED BASIC SCIENCE (UABS)
BIOLOGY TEST 27/10/2023
1. Which of the following will show positive test to Benedict’s Reagent
A. Lactose B. Sucrose C. Maltose D. Cellulose
2. The macromolecules that is responsible for the storage of genetic information are
A. nucleic acids B. organic acid C. protein D. glycocalyx
3. The bond responsible for branched chains in carbohydrates (amylopectin) is
A. glycosidic bond B. 1,4- glycosidic bond C. 1,6- glycosidic bond D. peptide bond
4. Ribose sugar is an important component of nucleic acid, how many carbon molecules are present in each
molecule of ribose sugar A. 6 B. 5 C. 4 D. 3
5. DNA and RNA can be differentiated by
A. number of carbon in their sugar B. number of strand C. type of nucleotide/nucleoside D. All of the above
6. The natural event that fast-track the formation of organic molecules is
A. earthquake B. sunshine C. rainfall D. lightening
7. Which two scientists work extensively on DNA structure
A. Miller and Urey B. Robert and Schleiden C. Rosaline and Mendel D. Watson and Crick
8. The ability of organisms to oxidize digested food in order to generate ATP is
A. irritability B. photosynthesis C. digestion D. respiration
9. Which of the following will generate the highest amount of energy, one (1) gram of
A. bean B. bread C. groundnut D. margarine
10. Which of the biological molecules has the general formula Cx(H2O)y
A. lipid B. nucleic acid C. protein D. carbohydrate.
11. Microorganisms that cause diseases are known as
A. disease microbes B. septic microbes C. pathogens D. parasites
12. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek first observed microorganisms in1674 and called them
A. microbes B. cells C. bacteria D. animalcules
13. The name ᾿Enterobacteriaceae᾿ denotes a bacterial
A. class B. division C. order D. family
14. In terms of the number of individuals, which of the following taxa is most inclusive?
A. order B. family C. class D. species
15. Which of the following is a prokaryote?
A. virus B. bacteria C, fungi D. helminthes
16. Who is the father of taxonomy?
A. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek B. Christian Gram C. Robert Koch D. Carl Linnaeus
17. The second scientific name of a microorganism is
A. scientific B. specific C. generic D. general
18. Techniques of sterilization were introduced by
A. Louis Pasteur B. Robert Koch C. John Needham D. Ferdinard Cohn
19.The believe that certain living things arose from vital forces present in non-living or decomposing matter
is known as
A. initial generation B. biogenesis C. spontaneous generation D. induced generation
20. The concept that explains that microorganisms are the causes of infectious diseases is known as
A theory of evolution B.cell theory of biology C.germ theory of disease D. theory of spontaneous generation
21. Moss is an example of ________________ plant.
A. vascular B. haplontic C. diplontic D. flowering
22. Which of these options is an example of a pair of thallus liverwort?
A. Pellia and Lophocolea. B. Pellia and Marchantia. C. Lophocolea and Marchantia. D. Lophocolea and
Funaria.
23. Phycology is the study of ______________
A. algae. B. nematodes. C. viruses. D. protozoa.
24. The undifferentiated body of Thallophyta is called ______________
A. thallus. B. thallophytes. C. false stems. D. false roots.
25. ___________ are organisms which depend on other living organisms (plants and animals) for their
nutritional requirements.
A. Parasites B. Symbionts C. Saprophytes D. Weeds
26. Kingdom plantae can be classified based on the following except?
A. The plant body. B. The seed formation. C. The mode of nutrition. D. The vascular system.
27. Algae do not share a common ancestor and hence they are ____________
A. monophyletic. B. polyphyletic. C. diphyletic. D. heterophyletic.
28. Which of these options is an example of a pair of symbiotic fungi?
A. Aspergillus and Taphrina. B. Puccinia and Rhizopus. C. Penicillium and Puccinia. D. Rhizopus and
Aspergillus.
29. Why are bryophytes referred to as the amphibians of the plant kingdom?
A. because their mode of nutrition is autotrophic, hence they have the ability to synthesis their own food by
themselves. B. because they are aquatic dwellers that are restricted to water environment to complete part
of their lifecycle. C. because they are terrestrial and require water to complete part of their lifecycle. D.
because have embryonic stage from where the zygote s develops during part of their lifecycle.
30. Alternation of generations is ___________________ in Bryophytes.
A. holomorphic B. heteromorphic C. holophytic D. heterophytic
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