Biology Exam Past Questions and Answers | JAMB, WAEC and NECO

Biology is the study of life and living things. It can be divided into different areas that look at the structure, function, anatomy, and behavior of organisms.

• Question 1:

  

  All the cell bodies in the spinal cord are found in

  Options:
  A) 1
  B) 2
  C) 3
  D) 4
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2: The most abundant group of organisms in the animal kingdom is Options:
  A) mammalia
  B) aves
  C) annelida
  D) insecta
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 3:

  

  In the diagram, the part labelled I is the

  Options:
  A) xylem
  B) phleom
  C) root hairs
  D) cortex
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 4: In the standard experiment to show that oxygen is given off during photosynthesis, sodium bicarbonate is used to Options:
  A) neutralize the acid in water
  B) supply mineral salt to water plant
  C) supply carbondioxide for photosynthesis
  D) kill micro-organisms in water
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 5:

  

  Which of the parts are used to recognize the bone in the figure above?

  Options:
  A) 1 and 4
  B) 2 and 3
  C) 3 and 5
  D) 1, 2, and 6
  E) 4 and 5
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 6:

  Good quality food will perform the following functions in human except

  Options:
  A) Supplying energy
  B) Providing resistance against malaria
  C) Maintaining health
  D) Sustaining growth
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 7:

  Which of the following are components of glomerular filtrate?

  Options:
  A) All the components of blood except mineral salts
  B) Water and salt only
  C) All the components of blood except plasma protein and cells
  D) Blood cells, amino acid, salts and nitrogenous wastes
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 8:

  

  The gas occupying the space labelled I is

  Options:
  A) carbon (IV) oxide
  B) nitrogen
  C) hydrogen
  D) oxygen
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 9: The surface of an alveolus in a mammal is well supplied with tiny blood vessels known as Options:
  A) arterioles
  B) venules
  C) arteries
  D) capillaries
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 10: Some of the major elements required by plants are Options:
  A) Potassium, nitrogen, phosphorus, sodium, calcium
  B) Nitrogen, phosphorus, molybdenum, sodium, calcium
  C) Potassium, phosphorus, molybdenum, sodium, calcium
  D) Potassium, nitrogen, iron , sodium, calcium
  E) Potassium, nitrogen, phosphorus, silicon, cadmium
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  The correct answer is A .