UTME 2024 Biology | Objective

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Question 1
In Amoeba, osmoregulation is carried out by the
A. pseudopodium
B. food vacuole
C. contractile vacuole
D. nucleus.
Question 2
There will be agglutination when the
A. Group A, serum mixes with Group A, erythrocytes
B. Group A, serum mixes with Group B, erythrocytes
C. Group AB, serum mixes with Group O, erythrocytes
D. Group B, serum mixes with Group B, erythrocytes.
Question 3
If a person is bitten by a snake on the leg, it is advisable for him to
A. keep moving so that the venom will ooze out with bleeding
B. Wash the wound with water containing antiseptic
C. bandage the wound so that germs do not get in through it
D. keep still and apply a tourniquet above the wound.
Question 4
The behavioural adaptation in social insects could best be described as
A. saprophytism
B. parasitism
C. commensalism
D. symbiosis.
Question 5
Fossil records found in sedimentary rocks offer some explanation for the theory of evolution because
A. the deposits have remains of organisms characteristic of when they were formed
B. different strata have remains of organisms of the same kind
C. only organisms with strong parts are fossilized
D. most animal and plant fossils bear little resemblance to present day living specimens.
Question 6
The soil swallowed by the earthworm to form the worm cast is ground up in the
A. clitellum
B. prostomium
C. mouth
D. gizzard.
Question 7
Which of the following constitutes pollution?
A. Droppings from birds
B. Loud disco music
C. A pack of cigarettes
D. Refuse in an incinerator
Question 8
The components of castor oil seed and the maize grain are similar EXCEPT for the
A. number of cotyledons
B. location of the embryo
C. number of radicles
D. number of plumules.
Question 9
If the bark and phloem tissues of a woody shoot are peeled off by ringing, the whole plant will eventually die because
A. water does not reach the leaves
B. water and salts remain below the ringed portion
C. there is a withdrawal of water from the root by soil
D. manufactured food does not reach the roots
Question 10
The correct base pairing for DNA is
A. adenine → thymine and guanine → cytosine
B. adenine → guanine and thymine → cytosine
C. adenine → cytosine and guanine → thymine
D. adenine → adenine and cytosine → cytosine
Question 11
Organisms I, II, III and IV have surface/volume ratios of \( 1: 2,1: 3 \), \( 1: 4 \) and \( 1: 5 \) respectively. The organism that is likely to have the most complex transport system is
A. IV
B. III
C. I
D. II
Question 12
Which of the following is INCORRECT? The prothallus of a fern
A. is a flattened heartshaped structure
B. is green because its cells contain chloroplasts
C. is the dominant plant
D. bears the sexual organs.
Question 13
Plants survive hot dry conditions by
A. storing water in large parenchyma cells
B. producing numerous leaves
C. having numerous stomata
D. having evergreen leaves
Question 14
Which of the following is NOT a function of the liver?
A. Regulation of blood sugar
B. Storage of iron
C. Formation of bile
D. Excretion of urea from the blood.
Question 15
A person that is obese must avoid meals containing
A. carrots and oranges
B. margarine and butter
C. beef and beans
D. rice and yam

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