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Sample Biology Exam Questions and Answers
TOPIC: BIOLOGY OF HEREDITY (GENETICS)
DIRECTION: Choose the correct answer from the lettered options.
1. Albinism is as a result of the absence of _____ pigment in the malpighian layer of the skin.
A. keratin
B. melanin
C. tyrosine
D. nicotine
2. Human height is an example of a feature which depends on both _____ and _____.
A. genotype
B. genetic and environmental factors
C. mother’s genotype and environmental factors
D. phenotype and environmental factors
3. The sugar in RNA contains ______.
A. acids
B. hydrogen
C. oxygen
D. all of the above
4. __________ is a biological factor unique to each individual.
A. DNA
B. The eye colour
C. The blood group
D. Genetics
5. Which of the following traits may not be important in marriage counselling?
A. Sex-determination
B. Sickle-cell anemia
C. Rhesus factor
D. Colour of skin
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TOPIC: EVOLUTION
DIRECTION: Choose the correct answer from the lettered options.
1. Long neck in giraffe is used to illustrate the theory of _____.
A. use and disuse
B. origin of species
C. origin of life
D. natural selection
2. Which of the following fields of study cannot yield strong evidence of evolution?
A. Fossil
B. Histology
C. Ecology
D. Genetics
3. Which one of the following is not a castes of the honey bee?
A. Queen
B. King
C. Drone
D. Workers
4. The drones in the colony of the honey bees are _____.
A. sterile females
B. reproductive female
C. males
D. completely sterile male
5. The following are structural adaptations of a bony fish to life in water except _____.
A. a streamlined body shape
B. overlapping scales
C. gills
D. a tail and tail fins
