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 1001:

  Plants which can survive in extremely dry places are called

  Options:
  A) Mesophytes
  B) Xerophytes
  C) Hydrophytes
  D) Angiosperms
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1002: Radial symmetry is a future common to Options:
  A) platyhelminthes
  B) nematodes
  C) coelenterates
  D) arthropods
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1003: The theory of natural selection was postulated by Options:
  A) Gregor Mendel
  B) Matthias Schleiden
  C) Charles Darwin
  D) Robert Hook
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1004:

  The flippers of a whale and the fins of a fish are examples of

  Options:
  A) divergent evolution
  B) co-evolution
  C) continuous variation
  D) convergent evolution
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1005: Physiological adaptation to very dry conditions in animals demonstrates Options:
  A) rejuvenation
  B) xeromorphism
  C) hibernation
  D) aestivation
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1006: A plant tissue that carries water and mineral salts is the Options:
  A) cambium
  B) xylem
  C) cortex
  D) phloem
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1007: In a cell, the genres are carried by Options:
  A) nuclear membranes
  B) chromatin threads
  C) lysosomes
  D) mitochondria
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1008: The most common characteristic of the fungal hyphae is the possession of Options:
  A) cell-like compartment with one nucleus each
  B) cell walls that are both rigid and chitinous
  C) a multicellular mycelium in the substrate
  D) cell-like partitions formed by cross-walls
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1009: In ferns, the sporophyte Options:
  A) develops from a haploid zygote
  B) reproductive sexually to produce spores
  C) is haploid and dependant on gametophyte
  D) is diploid and independent of the gametophyte
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1010: In a food chain, each succeeding level in a forward direction represents Options:
  A) an increase in the number of individuals
  B) a decrease in the number of individuals
  C) an increase in the biomass of individuals
  D) a gain in the total energy being transferred
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  The correct answer is C .