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 1021: Two main distinguishing features of the cervical vertebra are the presence of Options:
  A) short neural spine and vertebraterial canal
  B) prozygapophysis and cervical ribs
  C) large centrum and cervical ribs
  D) vertebraterial canal and large centrum
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1022: which of these diseases cannot be controlled by killing the vector? Options:
  A) River blindness
  B) Malaria
  C) Polio
  D) Cholera
  E) Bilharzia (shistosoma)
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1023: i2/1, c0/0, pm3/2, m3/3. The general formula above represent that of Options:
  A) an omnivore
  B) a detritus feeder
  C) a carnivore
  D) a herbivore
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1024: Which of the following insects lays its eggs in horny, purse-like cases? Options:
  A) Mosquito
  B) Butterfly
  C) Termite
  D) Cockroach
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1025: The process in which complex substances are broken down into simpler ones is referred to as Options:
  A) anabolism
  B) catabolism
  C) metabolism
  D) tropism
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1026: The insects in which the maxillae are modified into a long coiled proboscis is Options:
  A) housefly
  B) butterfly
  C) mosquito
  D) grasshopper
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1027: which of these worms is beneficial to man? Options:
  A) Hookworm
  B) Tapeworm
  C) Roundworm
  D) Earthworm
  E) Guinea worm
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1028:

  Which of the following is an example of a behavioral adaptation for survival in animals?

  Options:
  A) Sharp teeth
  B) Migration
  C) Wings
  D) Camouflage
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1029: The path followed by air as it passes through the lungs in mammals is Options:
  A) bronchi ⇢ trachea ⇢ alveoli ⇢ bronchioles
  B) bronchioles ⇢ alveoli ⇢ bronchi ⇢ trachea
  C) trachea ⇢ bronchi ⇢ bronchioles ⇢ alveoli
  D) trachea ⇢ bronchioles ⇢ bronchi ⇢alveoli
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1030: The part of the cell solely responsible for respiration is the Options:
  A) nucleus
  B) nucleolus
  C) mitochondria
  D) golgi apparatus
  E) endoplasmic reticulum
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  The correct answer is C .