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Lower epidermis Vascular bundle Cuticle Mesophyll 27 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME The division of nucleus is known as isopomy isogamy karyokinesis cytokinesis 28 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME Octopus is popularly known as __________ fish cray jelly shark devil 29 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME The cocoon into which an earthworm lays its egg is produced in the clitellum chaeta prostomium peristomium 30 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME The sterile individuals in the honey bee are known as None of these Queens Workers Drone 31 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME One of the following is usually worm-like, cylindrical or flattened molluscs annelids nematods insects 32 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME The random way genes recombine during meiosis and fertilization leads to phenotype genome genetic variation genotype 33 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME Which of these animals is not metamerically segmented earthworm shark tapeworm centipede 34 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME One of this is not a continuous variation height skin colour weight tongue rolling 35 / 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 stores and carries hereditary information It translates genetic information for the manufacture of proteins 36 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME S phase in growth curve is known as? long phase rapid phase shot phase end Phase 37 / 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% red 100% white 50% red and 50% white 38 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME The roots hairs are strength and support absorption of water and salt conducting liquid penetration into the soil 39 / 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? habitat ecosystem biome ecological niche 40 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME In plants, the structures that play roles similar to the arteries and veins of animals are the Root hairs and xylem roots and stems Xylem and Phloem Lenticels and phloem 41 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME A sudden change in a gene or genes is called heredity mutation fertilization variation 42 / 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 Charles Darwin Lean Lamarck Wallace Gregor Mendel 43 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME The random way genes recombine during meiosis and fertilization leads to genotype genetic variation genome phenotype 44 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME Ribosomes are found in all living cells. What is their function? intracellular transport cellular respiration synthesis of proteins excretion of waste products 45 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME Manufactured food in the plants is transported through the xylem phloem cambium cortex 46 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME In a food web, tertiary consumers belong to which trophic level Third Fourth First Second 47 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME Which of the following is used mainly for balancing in fish? 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The 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 athlete must have eaten food containing a lactic acid athlete must have carried out anaerobic respiration during the race 50 / 50 Category: BIOLOGY POST UTME In insects, the structure that performs the same function as the kidney in man is the Flame cell Nephridium Trachea Malphigian tubule Your score is 0% Restart quiz