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 1151: A fresh water plant such as water lily can solve the problem of buoyancy by the possession of Options:
  A) aerenchymarous tissues
  B) dissected leaves
  C) thin cell walls of the epidermis
  D) water-repelling epidermis
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1152: One of the ways which body cells differ from gamete cells is in the Options:
  A) type of centromeres they contain
  B) number of chromosomes pairs they contain
  C) type of chromatide they contain
  D) number of chromosomes they contain
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1153: The part of the brain that regulates most biological cycles in humans is Options:
  A) olfactory lobe
  B) optic lobe
  C) medulla oblongata
  D) pineal body
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1154: The organ which secretes digestive enzymes as well as hormones is the Options:
  A) liver
  B) salivary gland
  C) pancreas
  D) spleen
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1155:

  The function of pith in plant is

  Options:
  A) absorb mineral salt and nutrient from the soil
  B) store and transport nutrients throughout the plant
  C) trap chlorophyll from the sunlight
  D) Removal of waste product from the plant
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1156:

  One important characteristics of green plant is that they

  Options:
  A) possess specialized sense organs
  B) Are usually motile
  C) Are autotropic
  D) Respond slowly to stimuli
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1157: In addition to the high calories derived from fats and oils, they are Options:
  A) used in producing new cells
  B) necessary for enzyme formation
  C) used as insulators for cold
  D) required for growth
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1158: Which of the following is seed bearing? Options:
  A) Mosses
  B) Whistling pine
  C) Algal filament
  D) liverwort
  E) Fern fronds
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1159:

  Botany is also known as

  Options:
  A) Phytology
  B) Phycology
  C) Pedology
  D) Plantophyta
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1160: The abilty of a chameleon to change its colour is an adaptive future for Options:
  A) attraction
  B) defence
  C) display
  D) attack
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  The correct answer is B .