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Biology 1 - Objective Test Questions

The excretory product in protozoans is
1. amino acid.
2. uric acid.
3. ammonia.
4. urea..
Which of the following is a living organism?
1. Muscle
2. Nucleus
3. Yeast
4. Mitochondrion
Which of the following organisms is the most specialized?
1. Paramecium
2. Amoeba
3. Spirogyra
4. Rhizopus
Active transport can be defined as the movement of
1. substances from a region of high concentration to a region of low concentration.
2. substances from a region of low concentration to a region of high concentration across a living cell membrane.
3. substances across a living cell membrane using energy from the cell.
4. movement of molecules in a medium.
Which of the following cell inclusions can destroy other cell organelles?
1. Centriole
2. Ribosome
3. Lysosome
4. Mitochondrion.
In which of the following yam tissues will osmosis occur?
1. Boiled and peeled
2. Raw and peeled
3. Boiled and peeled
4. Roasted and peeled.
The line XZ in the diagram below represents an actual distance of 10.0 cm and the length of the diagram is 5.0 cm. What is the magnification of the diagram?
1. x 0.2
2. x 0.5
3. x 2.0
4. x 50.0
The following events occur during mitosis in a cell:I. Chromatids separate; II. Chromosomes become visible; III. Chromosomes align at the equator; IV. Cytoplasm divides (Cytokinesis). The correct sequence of the events is
1. III, II, IV, I.
2. II, III, I, IV.
3. II, I, III, IV.
4. II, IV, I, III.
Which of the following statements about asexual reproduction is correct?. It
1. always involves one parent but the offspring is genetically different from the parent.
2. may involve two parents but the offspring is always identical to one parent.
3. always involves one parent and the offspring is genetically identical to the parent.
4. involves two parents but the offspring is not genetically identical to any of the parents.

The diagram below is an illustration of a mammalian bone. Use it to answer questions

10

and

11

The bone illustrated above is the
1. femur.
2. humerus.
3. radius.
4. ulna.
The function of the part labelled L is to
1. fit into the glenoid cavity of the scapula.
2. fit into the acetabulum of the pelvic girdle.
3. support the lower arm.
4. prevent the arm from bending backwards.
Which of the following processes is not a function of the mammalian skin?
1. Regulation of body temperature
2. Reception of external stimuli
3. Excretion
4. Gaseous exchange.
The legs of an accident victim with a fractured vertebral column and injured spinal cord could not be raised because
1. impulses from receptors in the legs cannot travel to the brain.
2. impulses from the brain cannot travel to the legs.
3. chemical substances will be released at synapses in the central nervous system.
4. reflex actions cannot take place in the legs.
Which of the following conditions in flowering plants enhance self-pollination?
1. Cleistogamy
2. Heterostyly
3. Protandry
4. Protogyny.

The diagram below is an illustration of the left side of the human cerebrum.

The part labelled X controls
1. general memory.
2. speech.
3. sight.
4. respiratory functions.

Use the diagram below to answer question

16

only

The diagram above is an illustration of
1. normal sight.
2. short sightedness.
3. correction of long sightedness.
4. correction of short sightedness.
The inability to maintain proper balance of the body in humans may be due to a defect in the
1. cochlea.
2. Eustachian tube.
3. semi-circular canals.
4. oval window.
The following substances pass into the blood of the foetus from the mother's blood via the placenta except
1. carbon dioxide.
2. glucose.
3. viruses.
4. antibodies.
An inferior ovary of a flower is situated
1. below the floral parts.
2. above the floral parts.
3. at the same level with all the floral parts.
4. at the centre of the floral parts.
Older parts of plant roots do not normally absorb water because
1. they lack xylem.
2. they have small surface area.
3. the phloem is dead.
4. they lack root hairs.
Question 21
1. Option a
2. Option b
3. Option c
4. Option d
Question 22
1. Option a
2. Option b
3. Option c
4. Option d
Question 23
1. Option a
2. Option b
3. Option c
4. Option d
Question 24
1. Option a
2. Option b
3. Option c
4. Option d
Question 25
1. Option a
2. Option b
3. Option c
4. Option d
Question 26
1. Option a
2. Option b
3. Option c
4. Option d
Question 27
1. Option a
2. Option b
3. Option c
4. Option d
Question 28
1. Option a
2. Option b
3. Option c
4. Option d
Question 29
1. Option a
2. Option b
3. Option c
4. Option d
Question 30
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2. Option b
3. Option c
4. Option d
Question 31
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2. Option b
3. Option c
4. Option d
Question 32
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2. Option b
3. Option c
4. Option d
Question 33
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3. Option c
4. Option d
Question 34
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3. Option c
4. Option d
Question 35
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3. Option c
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Question 36
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2. Option b
3. Option c
4. Option d
Question 37
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2. Option b
3. Option c
4. Option d
Question 38
1. Option a
2. Option b
3. Option c
4. Option d
Question 39
1. Option a
2. Option b
3. Option c
4. Option d
Question 40
1. Option a
2. Option b
3. Option c
4. Option d
Question 41
1. Option a
2. Option b
3. Option c
4. Option d
Question 42
1. Option a
2. Option b
3. Option c
4. Option d
Question 43
1. Option a
2. Option b
3. Option c
4. Option d
Question 44
1. Option a
2. Option b
3. Option c
4. Option d
Question 45
1. Option a
2. Option b
3. Option c
4. Option d
Question 46
1. Option a
2. Option b
3. Option c
4. Option d
Question 47
1. Option a
2. Option b
3. Option c
4. Option d
Question 48
1. Option a
2. Option b
3. Option c
4. Option d
Question 49
1. Option a
2. Option b
3. Option c
4. Option d
Question 50
1. Option a
2. Option b
3. Option c
4. Option d

Biology 2 - Theory Questions

Section A - For All Candidates

Question 1
1. Sub-question a
  1. Sub-question i
  2. Sub-question ii
  3. Sub-question iii
  4. Sub-question iv
  5. Sub-question v
2. Sub-question b
  1. Sub-question i
  2. Sub-question ii
  3. Sub-question iii
  4. Sub-question iv
  5. Sub-question v
3. Sub-question c
  1. Sub-question i
  2. Sub-question ii
  3. Sub-question iii
  4. Sub-question iv
  5. Sub-question v
4. Sub-question d
  1. Sub-question i
  2. Sub-question ii
  3. Sub-question iii
  4. Sub-question iv
  5. Sub-question v
5. Sub-question e
  1. Sub-question i
  2. Sub-question ii
  3. Sub-question iii
  4. Sub-question iv
  5. Sub-question v
6. Sub-question f
  1. Sub-question i
  2. Sub-question ii
  3. Sub-question iii
  4. Sub-question iv
  5. Sub-question v
Question 2
1. Sub-question a
  1. Sub-question i
  2. Sub-question ii
  3. Sub-question iii
  4. Sub-question iv
  5. Sub-question v
2. Sub-question b
  1. Sub-question i
  2. Sub-question ii
  3. Sub-question iii
  4. Sub-question iv
  5. Sub-question v
3. Sub-question c
  1. Sub-question i
  2. Sub-question ii
  3. Sub-question iii
  4. Sub-question iv
  5. Sub-question v
4. Sub-question d
  1. Sub-question i
  2. Sub-question ii
  3. Sub-question iii
  4. Sub-question iv
  5. Sub-question v
5. Sub-question e
  1. Sub-question i
  2. Sub-question ii
  3. Sub-question iii
  4. Sub-question iv
  5. Sub-question v
6. Sub-question f
  1. Sub-question i
  2. Sub-question ii
  3. Sub-question iii
  4. Sub-question iv
  5. Sub-question v
Question 3
1. Sub-question a
  1. Sub-question i
  2. Sub-question ii
  3. Sub-question iii
  4. Sub-question iv
  5. Sub-question v
2. Sub-question b
  1. Sub-question i
  2. Sub-question ii
  3. Sub-question iii
  4. Sub-question iv
  5. Sub-question v
3. Sub-question c
  1. Sub-question i
  2. Sub-question ii
  3. Sub-question iii
  4. Sub-question iv
  5. Sub-question v
4. Sub-question d
  1. Sub-question i
  2. Sub-question ii
  3. Sub-question iii
  4. Sub-question iv
  5. Sub-question v
5. Sub-question e
  1. Sub-question i
  2. Sub-question ii
  3. Sub-question iii
  4. Sub-question iv
  5. Sub-question v
6. Sub-question f
  1. Sub-question i
  2. Sub-question ii
  3. Sub-question iii
  4. Sub-question iv
  5. Sub-question v
Question 4
1. Sub-question a
  1. Sub-question i
  2. Sub-question ii
  3. Sub-question iii
  4. Sub-question iv
  5. Sub-question v
2. Sub-question b
  1. Sub-question i
  2. Sub-question ii
  3. Sub-question iii
  4. Sub-question iv
  5. Sub-question v
3. Sub-question c
  1. Sub-question i
  2. Sub-question ii
  3. Sub-question iii
  4. Sub-question iv
  5. Sub-question v
4. Sub-question d
  1. Sub-question i
  2. Sub-question ii
  3. Sub-question iii
  4. Sub-question iv
  5. Sub-question v
5. Sub-question e
  1. Sub-question i
  2. Sub-question ii
  3. Sub-question iii
  4. Sub-question iv
  5. Sub-question v
6. Sub-question f
  1. Sub-question i
  2. Sub-question ii
  3. Sub-question iii
  4. Sub-question iv
  5. Sub-question v

Section C - For Candidates In Nigeria Only

Question 6
1. Sub-question a
  1. Sub-question i
  2. Sub-question ii
  3. Sub-question iii
  4. Sub-question iv
  5. Sub-question v
2. Sub-question b
  1. Sub-question i
  2. Sub-question ii
  3. Sub-question iii
  4. Sub-question iv
  5. Sub-question v
3. Sub-question c
  1. Sub-question i
  2. Sub-question ii
  3. Sub-question iii
  4. Sub-question iv
  5. Sub-question v
4. Sub-question d
  1. Sub-question i
  2. Sub-question ii
  3. Sub-question iii
  4. Sub-question iv
  5. Sub-question v
5. Sub-question e
  1. Sub-question i
  2. Sub-question ii
  3. Sub-question iii
  4. Sub-question iv
  5. Sub-question v
6. Sub-question f
  1. Sub-question i
  2. Sub-question ii
  3. Sub-question iii
  4. Sub-question iv
  5. Sub-question v

Biology 3 - Practical Questions

Section A - For All Candidates

Question 1
1. Sub-question a
  1. Sub-question i
  2. Sub-question ii
  3. Sub-question iii
  4. Sub-question iv
  5. Sub-question v
2. Sub-question b
  1. Sub-question i
  2. Sub-question ii
  3. Sub-question iii
  4. Sub-question iv
  5. Sub-question v
3. Sub-question c
  1. Sub-question i
  2. Sub-question ii
  3. Sub-question iii
  4. Sub-question iv
  5. Sub-question v
4. Sub-question d
  1. Sub-question i
  2. Sub-question ii
  3. Sub-question iii
  4. Sub-question iv
  5. Sub-question v
5. Sub-question e
  1. Sub-question i
  2. Sub-question ii
  3. Sub-question iii
  4. Sub-question iv
  5. Sub-question v
6. Sub-question f
  1. Sub-question i
  2. Sub-question ii
  3. Sub-question iii
  4. Sub-question iv
  5. Sub-question v
Question 2
1. Sub-question a
  1. Sub-question i
  2. Sub-question ii
  3. Sub-question iii
  4. Sub-question iv
  5. Sub-question v
2. Sub-question b
  1. Sub-question i
  2. Sub-question ii
  3. Sub-question iii
  4. Sub-question iv
  5. Sub-question v
3. Sub-question c
  1. Sub-question i
  2. Sub-question ii
  3. Sub-question iii
  4. Sub-question iv
  5. Sub-question v
4. Sub-question d
  1. Sub-question i
  2. Sub-question ii
  3. Sub-question iii
  4. Sub-question iv
  5. Sub-question v
5. Sub-question e
  1. Sub-question i
  2. Sub-question ii
  3. Sub-question iii
  4. Sub-question iv
  5. Sub-question v
6. Sub-question f
  1. Sub-question i
  2. Sub-question ii
  3. Sub-question iii
  4. Sub-question iv
  5. Sub-question v

Section C - For Candidates in Nigeria Only

Question 4
1. Sub-question a
  1. Sub-question i
  2. Sub-question ii
  3. Sub-question iii
  4. Sub-question iv
  5. Sub-question v
2. Sub-question b
  1. Sub-question i
  2. Sub-question ii
  3. Sub-question iii
  4. Sub-question iv
  5. Sub-question v
3. Sub-question c
  1. Sub-question i
  2. Sub-question ii
  3. Sub-question iii
  4. Sub-question iv
  5. Sub-question v
4. Sub-question d
  1. Sub-question i
  2. Sub-question ii
  3. Sub-question iii
  4. Sub-question iv
  5. Sub-question v
5. Sub-question e
  1. Sub-question i
  2. Sub-question ii
  3. Sub-question iii
  4. Sub-question iv
  5. Sub-question v
6. Sub-question f
  1. Sub-question i
  2. Sub-question ii
  3. Sub-question iii
  4. Sub-question iv
  5. Sub-question v

@@ Line 3: / Line 3: @@
 === Biology 1 - Objective Test Questions===
 <ol>
-     <li>Question 1
+     <li>The excretory product in protozoans is
          <ol type="a">
-             <li>Option a</li>
+             <li>amino acid.</li>
-             <li>Option b</li>
+             <li>uric acid.</li>
-             <li>Option c</li>
+             <li>ammonia.</li>
-             <li>Option d</li>
+             <li>urea..</li>
          </ol>
      </li>
-     <li>Question 2
+     <li>Which of the following is a living organism?
          <ol type="a">
-             <li>Option a</li>
+             <li>Muscle</li>
-             <li>Option b</li>
+             <li>Nucleus</li>
-             <li>Option c</li>
+             <li>Yeast</li>
-             <li>Option d</li>
+             <li>Mitochondrion</li>
          </ol>
      </li>
-     <li>Question 3
+     <li>Which of the following organisms is the '''most''' specialized?
          <ol type="a">
-             <li>Option a</li>
+             <li>''Paramecium''</li>
-             <li>Option b</li>
+             <li>''Amoeba''</li>
-             <li>Option c</li>
+             <li>''Spirogyra''</li>
-             <li>Option d</li>
+             <li>''Rhizopus''</li>
          </ol>
      </li>
-     <li>Question 4
+     <li>Active transport can be defined as the movement of
          <ol type="a">
-             <li>Option a</li>
+             <li>substances from a region of high concentration to a region of low concentration.</li>
-             <li>Option b</li>
+             <li>substances from a region of low concentration to a region of high concentration across a living cell membrane.</li>
-             <li>Option c</li>
+             <li>substances across a living cell membrane using energy from the cell.</li>
-             <li>Option d</li>
+             <li>movement of molecules in a medium.</li>
          </ol>
      </li>
-     <li>Question 5
+     <li>Which of the following cell inclusions can destroy other cell organelles?
          <ol type="a">
-             <li>Option a</li>
+             <li>Centriole  </li>
-             <li>Option b</li>
+             <li>Ribosome</li>
-             <li>Option c</li>
+             <li>Lysosome</li>
-             <li>Option d</li>
+             <li>Mitochondrion.</li>
          </ol>
      </li>
-     <li>Question 6
+     <li>In which of the following yam tissues will osmosis occur?
          <ol type="a">
-             <li>Option a</li>
+             <li>Boiled and peeled</li>
-             <li>Option b</li>
+             <li>Raw and peeled</li>
-             <li>Option c</li>
+             <li>Boiled and peeled</li>
-             <li>Option d</li>
+             <li>Roasted and peeled.</li>
          </ol>
      </li>
-     <li>Question 7
+     <li>The line '''XZ''' in the diagram below represents an actual distance of 10.0 ''cm'' and the length of the diagram is 5.0 ''cm''. What is the magnification of the diagram?
          <ol type="a">
-             <li>Option a</li>
+             <li>x 0.2</li>
-             <li>Option b</li>
+             <li>x 0.5</li>
-             <li>Option c</li>
+             <li>x 2.0</li>
-             <li>Option d</li>
+             <li>x 50.0</li>
          </ol>
      </li>
-     <li>Question 8
+     <li>The following events occur during mitosis in a cell:I. Chromatids separate; II. Chromosomes become visible; III. Chromosomes align at the equator; IV. Cytoplasm divides (Cytokinesis).  The '''correct''' sequence of the events is
          <ol type="a">
-             <li>Option a</li>
+             <li>III, II, IV, I.</li>
-             <li>Option b</li>
+             <li>II, III, I, IV.</li>
-             <li>Option c</li>
+             <li>II, I, III, IV.</li>
-             <li>Option d</li>
+             <li>II, IV, I, III.</li>
          </ol>
      </li>
-     <li>Question 9
+     <li>Which of the following statements about asexual reproduction is '''correct'''?. It
          <ol type="a">
-             <li>Option a</li>
+             <li>always involves one parent but the offspring is genetically different from the parent.</li>
-             <li>Option b</li>
+             <li>may involve two parents but the offspring is always identical to one parent.</li>
-             <li>Option c</li>
+             <li>always involves one parent and the offspring is genetically identical to the parent.</li>
-             <li>Option d</li>
+             <li>involves two parents but the offspring is not genetically identical to any of the parents.</li>
          </ol>
      </li>
-     <li>Question 10
+''The diagram below is an illustration of a mammalian bone. Use it to answer questions'' '''10''' ''and'' '''11'''.
+     <li>The bone illustrated above is the
          <ol type="a">
-             <li>Option a</li>
+             <li>femur.</li>
-             <li>Option b</li>
+             <li>humerus.</li>
-             <li>Option c</li>
+             <li>radius.</li>
-             <li>Option d</li>
+             <li>ulna.</li>
          </ol>
      </li>
-     <li>Question 11
+     <li>The function of the part labelled '''L''' is to
          <ol type="a">
-             <li>Option a</li>
+             <li>fit into the glenoid cavity of the scapula.</li>
-             <li>Option b</li>
+             <li>fit into the acetabulum of the pelvic girdle.</li>
-             <li>Option c</li>
+             <li>support the lower arm.</li>
-             <li>Option d</li>
+             <li>prevent the arm from bending backwards.</li>
          </ol>
      </li>
-     <li>Question 12
+     <li>Which of the following processes is '''not''' a function of the mammalian skin?
          <ol type="a">
-             <li>Option a</li>
+             <li>Regulation of body temperature</li>
-             <li>Option b</li>
+             <li>Reception of external stimuli</li>
-             <li>Option c</li>
+             <li>Excretion</li>
-             <li>Option d</li>
+             <li>Gaseous exchange.</li>
          </ol>
      </li>
-     <li>Question 13
+     <li>The legs of an accident victim with a fractured vertebral column and injured spinal cord could not be raised because
          <ol type="a">
-            <li>Option a</li>
+             <li>impulses from receptors in the legs cannot travel to the brain.</li>
-             <li>Option b</li>
+             <li>impulses from the brain cannot travel to the legs.</li>
-             <li>Option c</li>
+             <li>chemical substances will be released at synapses in the central nervous system.</li>
-             <li>Option d</li>
+             <li>reflex actions cannot take place in the legs.</li>
          </ol>
      </li>
-     <li>Question 14
+     <li>Which of the following conditions in flowering plants enhance self-pollination?
          <ol type="a">
-            <li>Option a</li>
+              <li>Cleistogamy</li>
-             <li>Option b</li>
+             <li>Heterostyly</li>
-             <li>Option c</li>
+             <li>Protandry</li>
-             <li>Option d</li>
+             <li>Protogyny.</li>
          </ol>
      </li>
-     <li>Question 15
+''The diagram below is an illustration of the left side of the human cerebrum.''
+     <li>The part labelled '''X''' controls
          <ol type="a">
-            <li>Option a</li>
+              <li>general memory. </li>
-             <li>Option b</li>
+             <li>speech.</li>
-             <li>Option c</li>
+             <li>sight.</li>
-             <li>Option d</li>
+             <li>respiratory functions.</li>
          </ol>
      </li>
-     <li>Question 16
+''Use the diagram below to answer question'' '''16''' ''only''
+     <li>The diagram above is an illustration of
          <ol type="a">
-            <li>Option a</li>
+              <li>normal sight.</li>
-             <li>Option b</li>
+             <li>short sightedness.</li>
-             <li>Option c</li>
+             <li>correction of long sightedness.</li>
-             <li>Option d</li>
+             <li>correction of short sightedness.</li>
          </ol>
      </li>
-     <li>Question 17
+     <li>The inability to maintain proper balance of the body in humans may be due to a defect in the
          <ol type="a">
-            <li>Option a</li>
+              <li>cochlea.</li>
-             <li>Option b</li>
+             <li>Eustachian tube.</li>
-             <li>Option c</li>
+             <li>semi-circular canals.</li>
-             <li>Option d</li>
+             <li>oval window.</li>
          </ol>
      </li>
-     <li>Question 18
+     <li>The following substances pass into the blood of the foetus from the mother's blood via the placenta '''except'''
          <ol type="a">
-            <li>Option a</li>
+              <li>carbon dioxide.</li>
-             <li>Option b</li>
+             <li>glucose. </li>
-             <li>Option c</li>
+             <li>viruses.</li>
-             <li>Option d</li>
+             <li>antibodies.</li>
          </ol>
      </li>
-     <li>Question 19
+     <li>An inferior ovary of a flower is situated
          <ol type="a">
-            <li>Option a</li>
+              <li>below the floral parts.</li>
-             <li>Option b</li>
+             <li>above the floral parts.</li>
-             <li>Option c</li>
+             <li>at the same level with all the floral parts.</li>
-             <li>Option d</li>
+             <li>at the centre of the floral parts.</li>
          </ol>
      </li>
-     <li>Question 20
+     <li>Older parts of plant roots do not normally absorb water because
          <ol type="a">
-            <li>Option a</li>
+              <li>they lack xylem.</li>
-             <li>Option b</li>
+             <li>they have small surface area.</li>
-             <li>Option c</li>
+             <li>the phloem is dead.</li>
-             <li>Option d</li>
+             <li>they lack root hairs.</li>
          </ol>
      </li>