UNIPORT Biology 2013/2014 Past Questions

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Which of the following is the youngest plant tissue?

A.meristern
B.phloem
C.epidermis
D.xylem

Viruses differ from all forms of life because they.......

A.have a thick cell wall
B.feed on waste products of other organisms
C.cause infectious diseases
D.require other living cells to multiply

The endoplasm cells found in hydra are used for

A.reproduction
B.offence and defence
C.locomotion and nutrition
D.food collection

Annelids differ from nematodes in that they......

A.exhibit bilateral symmetry
B.are triploblawstic
C.are metamerically segmented
D.posess complete digestive system

Which of the following perform similar functions?

A.ascospores and ascocarp
B.antherozoids and rhizoids
C.sorus and indusium
D.strobili and inflorenscence

In ferns the sporophyte ......

A.develops from haploid zygote
B.produce spores
C.is haploid and dependent on the gametophyte
D.is haploid and independent of the gametophyte

The group of insects that undergoes complete metamorphosis is .......

A.house flies, beetles and cockroaches
B.cockroaches, grasshoppers and bees
C.house flies,beetles and butter flies
D.aphids, grasshoppers and butterflies

The nitrogenous substance that is excreted by birds in order to conserve water is ........

A.ammonia
B.urea
C.uric acid
D.nitric acid

In mammals, the exchange of nutrients and metabolic products occurs in the .......

A.lymph
B.lungs
C.heart
D.liver

The part of the stomach nearer the gullet is called the ...........

A.epiglottis
B.cardiac sphinccter
C.duodenum
D.pyloric sphincter