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The athlete must have eaten food containing a lactic acid athlete must have carried out anaerobic respiration during the race athlete must have inhaled lactic acid from the environment during the race athlete must have injected lactic acid into his blood just before the race 16 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME In the mammal, the autonomic system consists of spinal cord and spinal nerves sympathetic and parasympathetic systems brain and cranial nerves brain and spinal nerves 17 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME S phase in growth curve is known as? long phase rapid phase end Phase shot phase 18 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME The random way genes recombine during meiosis and fertilization leads to genetic variation phenotype genotype genome 19 / 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 usually costlier than others produced by conventional means they are not tasty as others produced by conventional means the technology can be applied only in developed countries 20 / 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 Lean Lamarck Gregor Mendel Charles Darwin Wallace 21 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME Circulation of blood to all parts of the body excepts the lungs is through Pulmonary circulation The pulmonary artery Systemic circulation The lymphatic system 22 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME Daughters receives their X-chromosome from their father mother siblings relative 23 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME In a cell, the genes are carried by Chromatin threads lysosomes Nuclear membrane Mitochondria 24 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME In bony fishes, the swim bladder is used for equalizing fluid pressures between the fish and the surrounding water extracting oxygen from water which enters the mouth of the fish 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 25 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME Principles of heredity can be applied in one of these chemistry biology law medicine 26 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME Which of these does not have respiratory and circulatory systems insects annelids nematods molluscs 27 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME In insects, the structure that performs the same function as the kidney in man is the Nephridium Malphigian tubule Trachea Flame cell 28 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME Manufactured food in the plants is transported through the cambium cortex phloem xylem 29 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME The random way genes recombine during meiosis and fertilization leads to phenotype genome genotype genetic variation 30 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME Which of the following is used mainly for balancing in fish? The pectoral fin The caudal fin The dorsal fin The anal fin 31 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME The primary structure responsible for pumping blood for circulation through the mammalian circulatory systems is the Left ventricle Right auricle Veins Arteries 32 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME The order of food passage in the digestive system is Colon-Cecum-Ileum-Rectum Colon-Ileum-Cecum-Rectum Ileum-Colon-Cecum-Rectum Ileum-Cecum-Colon-Rectum 33 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME The roots hairs are strength and support absorption of water and salt penetration into the soil conducting liquid 34 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME Octopus is popularly known as __________ fish shark cray devil jelly 35 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME The sterile individuals in the honey bee are known as Workers Drone Queens None of these 36 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME The genetic make- up of an organism is called phenotype gene variation genotype 37 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME One of this is not a continuous variation skin colour tongue rolling weight height 38 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME One of the following is usually worm-like, cylindrical or flattened annelids molluscs nematods insects 39 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME Plants that are adapted to grow in dry land where water content is low are Hydrophytes Halophytes Xerophytes Mesophytes 40 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME Which of the following is NOT a function of the nucleus of a cell? It controls the life processes of the cell It translates genetic information for the manufacture of proteins It stores and carries hereditary information It is a reservoir of energy for the cell 41 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME Ribosomes are found in all living cells. What is their function? cellular respiration intracellular transport excretion of waste products synthesis of proteins 42 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME The division of nucleus is known as karyokinesis cytokinesis isopomy isogamy 43 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME Spear grass has underground structure called tap roots bulbs rhizomes corm 44 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME Which of the following constitutes the main internal tissue of leaf? Mesophyll Cuticle Lower epidermis Vascular bundle 45 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME What happens to a man whose pancreas has been surgically removed? his weight would increase appreciably the level of blood sugar would increase the glycogen content of the liver would increase his blood pressure would decrease 46 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME One of this is not a shape of fingerprints circles whorls loop arches 47 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME Carbohydrates are stored in animal cells as starch glycogen maltase glucose 48 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME In a food web, tertiary consumers belong to which trophic level Fourth First Second Third 49 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME Which of the following factors is not associated with aquatic habitat Humidity Temperature Wave action Light intensity 50 / 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 biome habitat ecological niche Your score is 0% Restart quiz