20 biology questions

Common Entrance Biology – 20 Multiple choice questions
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1. Where are the female gametes (ovules) in a plant found?

2. How is a sperm different to an egg in a human?

3. Name a food which is a good source of carbohydrate:

4. Name the process that our body uses to release energy from sugar

5. What are the main features you would look for in a plant to show that it was pollinated by insects or other animals?

(plants are either pollinated by animals or by the wind)

6. Why is it sensible to put antiseptic on a cut?

7. Substances that help build and repair body tissues (like skin and muscle) will be high in which food substance?

8. How would exhaled air compare with inhaled air?

9. Why is vitamin important in our diet?

10. What is meant by the gestation period

11. How do tomato plants usually spread their seeds?

12. Which of the sentences below is not correct

13. Photosynthesis is how plants make food

Why does photosynthesis usually stop at night?

14. Which of the foods below is the healthiest source of energy

15. Which part of our body removes soluble waste and excess water from the blood

16. Why might we add iodine solution to a slice of food in the laboratory

17. What would be the effect on a habitat if all the herbivores suddenly died out

18. Name the organ that supplies the embryo with food and oxygen

19. What name is given to the blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart?

20. From where would the producer in a habitat obtain its energy?