General Biology I — 2023 Past Questions

University of Ilorin BIO101: 25 questions.

Topics: Cell structure and organisation, Functions of cellular organelles, Characteristics and classification of living things, Elements of ecology and types of habitat, General reproduction

1. Who discovered the compound optical microscope?
   1. Michael Owen
   2. Michael Faraday
   3. Zacharias Jansen
   4. Rudolf Virchow
2. Who found out that new cells arise from preexisting cells?
   1. Mathias Schleiden
   2. Theodore Schwann
   3. Rudolf Virchow
   4. Anton Leuwenhoek
3. Organisms that possess prokaryotic cells are called?
   1. Anaerobes
   2. Prokaryotes
   3. Cyanobacteria
   4. Bacteria
4. Metabolism is the name given to ______ processes that occur in the body of an organism.
   1. Physical
   2. Chemical
   3. Biogeochemical
   4. All
5. The following possess eukaryotic cells except?
   1. Plants
   2. Fungi
   3. Cyanobacteria
   4. Animals
6. The energy produced in aerobic respiration is?
   1. 886J
   2. 686J
   3. 586J
   4. 226J
7. What is the ground substance of the cell?
   1. Cytosol
   2. Nucleoli
   3. ER
   4. All of the above
8. All processes which occur in the cell take place in ____.
   1. Acidic medium
   2. Alkaline medium
   3. Aqueous medium
   4. All of the above
9. Ribosomes were discovered by _____?
   1. Kolliker
   2. Robert Hooke
   3. George Palade
   4. Purkinje
10. An organism that divides by fission is ______?
    1. Bacteria
    2. Fungi
    3. Fungi and Bacteria
    4. None of the above
11. Which of the following is the function of the cell membrane?
    1. Cell rigidity
    2. Cell integrity
    3. All of the above
    4. I can't remember
12. The cell membrane contains?
    1. Carbohydrates and protein
    2. Protein and lipids
    3. Lipids
    4. Carbohydrates
13. Transportation of water and some mineral nutrients in higher plants is by?
    1. Vascular bundle
    2. Xylem
    3. Phloem
    4. Cambium
14. Which of the following has the highest rate of respiration?
    1. Germinating seeds
    2. Shoot
    3. Leaf
    4. Root
15. Plastids consist of?
    1. Chromoplast
    2. Leucoplast
    3. Chloroplast
    4. All of the above
16. Who found out that cells are formed from preexisting cells?
    1. Rudolf Virchow
    2. None of the above
    3. All of the above
    4. Buhari
17. The jelly-like fluid portion of the cell is?
    1. Cytoplasm
    2. Mitochondria
    3. None of the above
    4. Nucleus
18. Aquatic organisms excrete through?
    1. Osmosis
    2. Diffusion
    3. Filtration
    4. Active transport
19. Which of the following best describes transport?
    1. Transport involves movement of materials
    2. Transport involves movement of materials within living organisms
    3. Transport involves movement of materials in liquid form in living organisms
    4. Transport does not involve movement
20. Double membrane organelles are?
    1. None of the options
    2. Endoplasmic reticulum
    3. Golgi bodies and lysosome
    4. Nucleus, chloroplast, mitochondria
21. Which of the following is not membrane-bound?
    1. Chloroplast
    2. Nucleolus
    3. Mitochondria
    4. None of the above
22. Translocation occurs through what process?
    1. Diffusion
    2. Osmosis
    3. Active transport
    4. Facilitated diffusion
23. What organelle is known as the powerhouse of the cell?
    1. Nucleus
    2. Mitochondria
    3. Golgi Apparatus
    4. Ribosomes
24. What organelle is known as the energy house of the cell?
    1. Chloroplast
    2. Nucleus
    3. Mitochondria
    4. Golgi apparatus
25. The organelle responsible for intracellular transport is the?
    1. Golgi apparatus
    2. Microtubules
    3. Endoplasmic reticulum
    4. Nucleolus

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