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: Each of the following is an anthropod EXCEPT the Options:
  A) crab
  B) spider
  C) snail
  D) milipede
  E) cockroach
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2: In vegetation propagation, which of the following requires part of another plant to develop? Options:
  A) Scion
  B) Bulb
  C) Rhizome
  D) Sucker
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is A .
• Question 3:

  Use the list of biomes below to answer the question below

  1. Desert 2. Rain forest 3. Southern Guinea savannah 4. Northern Guinea savannah

  A biome where there are many cacti and the small mammals undergo aestivation for long periods is

  Options:
  A) 1
  B) 2
  C) 3
  D) 4
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is A .
• Question 4: In demonstrating the importance of mineral elements in plants, the culture bottle must be darkened to Options:
  A) prevent alga growth in culture solution
  B) allow root growth
  C) prevent breakdown of mineral elements
  D) prevent photosynthesis in the root
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is A .
• Question 5:

  

  In the diagram, the importance of the association to the fungus is that it obtains

  Options:
  A) a partner for reproduction
  B) anchorage from the algea
  C) oxgen and carbohydrates from the algae
  D) water and mineral salts from the algae
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is C .
• Question 6: The following are examples of oviparous animals except Options:
  A) crocodile
  B) dove
  C) rat
  D) tilapia
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is C .
• Question 7: which of the following describes the sequence of blood flow from the heart to a tissue? Options:
  A) Heart→ artery→ arteriole →tissue?
  B) heart→ vein →venule →tissue
  C) heart →venule→ vein →tissue
  D) heart →arteriole →artery →tissue
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is A .
• Question 8: The fallacy in Lamarck's evolutionary theory was the assumption that Options:
  A) traits are acquired through disuse of body parts
  B) acquried traits are heritable
  C) acquired traits are seldom formed
  D) traits are acquired through the use of body parts
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is B .
• Question 9:

  

  Ovoviparity is the type of fertilization exhibited by the organism labelled

  Options:
  A) IV
  B) III
  C) II
  D) I
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is C .
• Question 10: What organelle is the site of photosynthesis in plants? Options:
  A) Chloroplasts
  B) Ribosomes
  C) Cytoplasm
  D) Mitochondria
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is A .