Post Utme Biology Past Questions and Answers

Question 1236:

The part of the mammalian brain responsible for maintaining balance is ____________

A. Medulla oblongata
B. Cerebellum
C. Optic lobe
D. Cerebrum

Question 1237:

A sugar solution was boiled with fehling's solutions A and \(B\) and the colour remain blue. The sugar tested was ____________

A. Glucose
B. Maltose
C. Fructose
D. Sucrose

Question 1238:

The blood vessel which carries digested food from the small intestine to the liver is the ____________

A. Renal vein
B. Renal artery
C. Hepatic artery
D. Hepatic portal vein

Question 1239:

The maize grain is regarded as a fruit and not a seed because ____________

A. It is covered by a sheath of leaves
B. The testa and fruit wall fuse after fertilization
C. It has both endosperm and cotyledon
D. The pericarp and seed coat are separate

Question 1240:

Identical twins are produced under one of the following conditions

A. Two ova fertilized at the same time by the sperm
B. One ovum fertilized divides to give two embryos
C. Two ova fertilized by one sperm
D. One ovum fertilized by two sperms