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 1161:

  

  Toes of the feet ending in sharp, curved hook suitable for holding and tearing are most likely to belong to the bird with the bill in

  Options:
  A) I
  B) II
  C) III
  D) IV
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1162: In the reproduction of mosses, water is essential because Options:
  A) they live in moist habitats
  B) they cannnot reproduce without water
  C) the male ganetes must swim to fertilize the ovum
  D) they produce spores
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1163: The structure that is common in the embryos of mammals, amphibians, birds, fishes and reptiles and which is an evidence of their common ancestry is the Options:
  A) eye
  B) chorion
  C) allantois
  D) gill-silts
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1164: A pair of genes that control a trait is referred to as Options:
  A) an allele
  B) recessive
  C) dominant
  D) a hybird
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1165: Coloration of the eye is ______ variation Options:
  A) physiological
  B) morphological
  C) adaptive
  D) recessive
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1166:

  

  An economic importance of the organism represented by IV is that

  Options:
  A) it transmit water borne disease to humans
  B) it is distructive to farm crops
  C) its faeces pollutes drinkng water
  D) it helps in the control of mosquito larvae
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1167:

  Which of the following characteristics is typical of the phylum Arthropoda?

  Options:
  A) Radial symmetry
  B) Closed circulatory system
  C) Endoskeleton made of bones
  D) Presence of a segmented body
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1168: In the onion bulb, food is stored in the Options:
  A) stem
  B) lateral buds
  C) cotyledons
  D) outer scale leave
  E) leaf base
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1169:

  The reason why the flow of blood through the capillaries is very slow is

  Options:
  A) because the walls of Capillaries are very thin
  B) to avoid high blood pressure
  C) to ensure that the individual does not get dizzy
  D) to allow adequate time for exchange of materials
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1170: Which of the following is an example of intraspecific competition? Options:
  A) a lizard and an ant-eater chasing an insect
  B) a worker termite and a soldier in a limited
  C) a hawk and an eagle targeting the same chicken
  D) yam and potato shots growing out through the same window
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  The correct answer is D .