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:

  The excretory structure in the earthworm is the

  Options:
  A) malphighian tubule
  B) flame cell
  C) nephridium
  D) kidney
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2: In the whistling pine, leaves are reduced to brown scales and young stems are green. This is an adaptation for Options:
  A) obtaining food
  B) conserving nutrients
  C) storing water
  D) reducing transpiration
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 3: The product after the union of the male and female gamete in animals is called Options:
  A) sperm
  B) egg
  C) embryo
  D) zygote
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 4: The following are kidney diseases EXCEPT Options:
  A) diuresis
  B) Hepatitis
  C) kidney stones
  D) nephritis
  E) oedema.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 5: The long and sharp clawed feet of birds is an adaptation for Options:
  A) crushing seeds
  B) scooping mud
  C) tearing flesh
  D) grasping prey
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 6: Heat produced in tissue respiration in plants is Options:
  A) a chemical form of energy
  B) the only form of energy
  C) the main form of energy
  D) a useful form of energy
  E) a waste form of energy
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 7: The region that control most of the unconscious processes of a mammalian body is the Options:
  A) cerebellum
  B) cerebrum
  C) spinal cord
  D) medulla oblongata
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 8:

  

  Which of the plants is likely to be desert species?

  Options:
  A) U
  B) T
  C) S
  D) R
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 9:

  

  Use the diagram above to answer this question.The main function of the feathers covering the part labelled is to

  Options:
  A) prevent ectoparasites from attacking the animal
  B) generate heat to keep the animal warm
  C) provide some power for flight
  D) serve as insulator to maintain body heat
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 10: Deamination occurs in the Options:
  A) kidney
  B) pancreas
  C) spleen
  D) liver
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  The correct answer is D .