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 1181: The capture and digestion of insects by a pitcher plant is a special form of nutrition termed Options:
  A) autotrophic
  B) heterotrophic
  C) chemosynthetic
  D) saprophytic
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1182: The main structure in vertebrates that supports and protects the body is the Options:
  A) skeleton
  B) ligament
  C) muscle
  D) joint
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1183: Nitrifying bacteria keep the soil fertile by Options:
  A) converting nitrate to nitrogen
  B) converting ammonium salt to nitrate
  C) converting atmospheric nitrogen to plant nitrogen
  D) converting nitrate to nitrous oxide
  E) converting atmospheric nitrogen to nitrates
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1184:

  Which of the following is a measure for the control of bilharzia?

  Options:
  A) Cutting low bushes around homes
  B) Application of molluscicides in water bodies
  C) Screening windows and doors with mosquito nets
  D) Application of herbicides in water bodies
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1185:

  Which of the following is associated with the dark stage of photosynthesis?

  Options:
  A) Assimilation of Carbon(IV)oxide
  B) Photophosphorylation
  C) Photolysis
  D) Excitation of chlorophyll
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1186: In which of the following Nigeria states can montane vegetation be found? Options:
  A) Taraba
  B) Enugu
  C) Bauchi
  D) Plateau
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1187: Mammals are capable of producing hypertonic urine mainly because of re-absorption in the Options:
  A) Bowmans capsule
  B) Urethra
  C) Ureter
  D) Loop of henle
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1188:

  

  In the diagram, Which of the following can be decided from the distribution?

  Options:
  A) species II is found only in locations where it rains all year round
  B) species III inreases in number as rainfall increases
  C) the distribution of species IV is not dependent on rainfall
  D) species I thrives under conditions of moderate to high rainfall
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1189:

  The type of nutrition in which two organisms of different species live together and derive nutrients from each other is

  Options:
  A) symbiotic nutrition
  B) saprophytic nutrition
  C) holozoic nutrition
  D) holophytic nutrition
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1190: Which of the following is likely to encourage inbreeding in plants? Options:
  A) Dioecious
  B) Protandrous
  C) Monoecious
  D) Hermaphrodite
  Show Answer
  The correct answer is C .