Post Utme Biology Past Questions and Answers

Question 236:

The parameters of size, height weight and colour in a population of living things are examples of ____________

A. Environmental variations
B. Non-heritable variations
C. Continuous variations
D. Discontinuous variations

Question 237:

Fingerprints are useful in crime detection because ____________

A. The police have sophisticated fingerprint machines
B. Thieves may leave their prints at the scene of a crime
C. No two people have the same finger prints
D. Fingerprints are easy to make

Question 238:

A man heterozygous for albino gene marries a woman who is also heterozygous for the gene. Both have normal skin colour.
The probability that they will have an albino child is ____________

A. 1/3
B. 1/4
C. 3/4
D. 1/5

Question 239:

Which of the following statements reflects the mechanism of natural selection?

A. There are variations within every species
B. Individuals of every species are genetically identical
C. No organism in a species dies before sexual maturity
D. Organisins with selective advantages are less likely to survive

Question 240:

In evolution, analogous structures are significant because they show ____________

A. Physiological diversity
B. Functional diversity
C. Genetic diversity
D. Structural diversity