Biology Exam Questions and Answers for SS3

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TestStreamsBlog September 30,

2019

These Biology questions and answers were pulled from our book (Biology questions for
SS3); Compiled to serve as a reference material to help teachers draw up test and exam
questions faster. It could also help students assess their level of exam preparation. Each
sample question includes correct answers.

The Questions are based on the current NERDC curriculum (UBE compliant)

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

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The correct answer is B.

2. Human height is an example of a feature which depends on both _____ and _____.
A. genotype
B. genetic and environmental factors

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C. mother’s genotype and environmental factors
D. phenotype and environmental factors

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The correct answer is B.

3. The sugar in RNA contains ______.

A. acids
B. hydrogen
C. oxygen
D. all of the above

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The correct answer is C.

4. __________ is a biological factor unique to each individual.

A. DNA
B. The eye colour
C. The blood group
D. Genetics

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The correct answer is A.

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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The correct answer is D.

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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

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See the Answer
The correct answer is A.

2. Which of the following fields of study cannot yield strong evidence of evolution?
A. Fossil
B. Histology
C. Ecology
D. Genetics

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The correct answer is C.

3. Which one of the following is not a castes of the honey bee?

A. Queen
B. King
C. Drone
D. Workers

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The correct answer is B.

4. The drones in the colony of the honey bees are _____.

A. sterile females
B. reproductive female
C. males
D. completely sterile male

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The correct answer is C.

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

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The correct answer is B.

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