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 1141: The role of the Golgi complex in a eukaryotic cell is to Options:
  A) conduct irons in and out of the cells
  B) transport genetic materials out of the cell
  C) provide attachment for ribosomal granules
  D) transport organic materials in and out of the cells
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1142: Chewing the cud is an adaptation peculiar to Options:
  A) Herbivores
  B) Omnivores
  C) Rodents
  D) Ruminants
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1143: One disease NOT caused directly by bacteria is Options:
  A) malaria
  B) tuberculosis
  C) pneumonia
  D) tetanus
  E) cholera
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1144: If the cross of a red-flowered plant with a white-flowered plant produces a pink-flowered plant, it is an example of Options:
  A) codominance
  B) incomplete dominance
  C) mutation
  D) linkage
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1145:

  The membrane around the vacuole is known as

  Options:
  A) Elaioplast
  B) Amyloplast
  C) Tonoplast
  D) Cytoplast
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1146: If parents with blood groups AB and O produce six children Options:
  A) three of them will have group B
  B) two of them will have group A
  C) all the offspring will have group O
  D) none of them will have group A
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1147: Which of the following is common to a dicotyledonous stem and monocotyledonous root? Options:
  A) Medullary rays
  B) Central pith
  C) Wide cortex
  D) Narrow cortex
  E) Pericycle fibres
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1148:

  

  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 1149:

  Use the diagram to answer the question.

  The structure labelled i is

  Options:
  A) photosensitive
  B) radiosensitive
  C) chemoreceptive
  D) tactile
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1150: The mammalian stomach can carry out a number of processes except Options:
  A) absorption of glucose
  B) secretion of hydrochloric acid
  C) secretion gastric juice
  D) churning of food
  E) production of trypsin
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  The correct answer is E .