Post Utme Biology Past Questions and Answers

Question 336:

Which of the following is not true of a fruit?

A. May contain many seeds
B. Is a mature ovary
C. Is covered by the pericarp
D. May develop from the receptacle

Question 337:

Which of the following are not causative organisms of plant diseases?

A. Fungi
B. Viruses
C. Nematodes
D. Cercariae

Question 338:

The haploid mumber of chromosome in manis ____________

A. 23
B. 46
C. 24
D. 48

Question 339:

Which of the following is not true about gene mutation? It ____________

A. Introduces new traits into a population
B. Causes changes in the DNA
C. May have unnoticeable effect on the phenotype
D. Always affects the chromosome

Question 340:

Which of the following is the function of the hormone secreted in the Islet of Langerhans?

A. Is used in protein metabolism
B. Is involved in sugar synthesis
C. Controls the fluid content of the body
D. Aids the rate at which glucose is converted to glycogen