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:

  

  Use the diagram to answer the question that follows.

  The dentition is found in

  Options:
  A) rat
  B) dog
  C) sheep
  D) man
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2: The function of maxillipeds in crayfish is to aid Options:
  A) walking
  B) swimming
  C) feeding
  D) respiration
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 3: In which of the following organism does a single cells performs all the function of movement, nutrition, growth , excretion, photosynthesis? Options:
  A) Paramecium
  B) Euglena
  C) Amoeba
  D) Spirogyra
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 4:

  

  Use the diagram above to answer this question.

  The part labelled lV is responsible for

  Options:
  A) osmoregulation
  B) respiration
  C) ingestion
  D) locomotion
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 5: In an agricultural ecosystem, the biotic component consists of Options:
  A) crop, pest and beneficial insects
  B) crops, temperature and humidity
  C) pests, beneficial insects and water
  D) crops, water and soil
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 6: Coordination and regulation of body activities in mammals are achieved by the Options:
  A) nerves and muscle
  B) nerves and hormones
  C) nerves only
  D) hormones only
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 7: During blood transfusion, agglutination may occur when Options:
  A) contrasting antigens reacts with contrasting antibodies
  B) similar antigens react with similar antibodies
  C) two different antigens react with each other
  D) two different antibodies react with each other
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 8: Adaptive features of plants to desert conditions include Options:
  A) thick barks, succulent stems and sunken stomata
  B) thin barks, succulent stems and sunken stomata
  C) thin barks, air floats on stems and sunken stomata
  D) air spaces in tissues, adventitious roots and thick barks
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 9:

  One of the following is an effect of clay soil on vegetation

  Options:
  A) Supports luxuriant vegetation such as forest
  B) Supports scanty vegetation
  C) Does not support light vegetation
  D) Support arid vegetation
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 10:

  

  The vertebra illustrated is

  Options:
  A) lumbar
  B) thoracic
  C) caudal
  D) cervical
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  The correct answer is B .