Post Utme Biology Past Questions and Answers

Question 31:

The bryophytes are important parts of certain food chains because they ____________

A. Grow in great masses
B. Play a role in the natural aging of lakes and ponds
C. They choke up other life forms in the lakes
D. They resemble green algae

Question 32:

In many plants, the growing tips elongate fastest and are said to be ____________

A. Meristematic
B. Apically dominant
C. Phototropic
D. Geotropic

Question 33:

Movement of water through a semi permeable membrane because the membrane moves or expands thus overcoming the resistance of hydrostatic pressure is referred to as ____________

A. Diffusion
B. Osmosis
C. Osmotic potential
D. Turgor pressure

Question 34:

When the chromosomes condense and the nucleoli and nuclear membrane disappear, the cell is said to be undergoing ____________

A. Metaphase
B. Prophase
C. Anaphase
D. Telophase

Question 35:

While the metabolizing enzymes are inducible other enzymes are said to be ____________

A. Synthetases
B. Repressible
C. Will bind the operator
D. Will not bind the operator