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: Lichen is an example of Options:
  A) saprophytic organism
  B) a symbiotic association
  C) an epiphytic plant
  D) a carnivorous plant
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1182:

  What is the term used to describe the maximum number of individuals of a species that an environment can support indefinitely?

  Options:
  A) Ecological niche
  B) Limiting factor
  C) Carrying capacity
  D) Density-dependent factor
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1183: The primary consumer in the food chain below is ................Green plants → Grasshopper → Lizard → Snake → Hawk Options:
  A) Grass hopper
  B) green plants
  C) hawk
  D) lizard
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1184: The scarcity of food causes a sudden decrease in population size by Options:
  A) decreasing the reproductive rate
  B) bringing about immigration
  C) raising the mortalility rate
  D) minimizing the rate of competition
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1185:

  The mutation theory of organic evolution was propounded by?

  Options:
  A) Gregor Mendel
  B) Hugo de Vries
  C) Jean Lamarck
  D) Charles Darwin
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1186: Sting cells are normally found in Options:
  A) Flatworms
  B) Hydra
  C) Snails
  D) Paramecium
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1187:

  Which of the following processes removes carbon from the atmosphere?

  Options:
  A) putrefaction
  B) photosynthesis
  C) volcanic eruption
  D) burning of fuels
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1188:

  The term cell was given by

  Options:
  A) Robert Hooke
  B) Schwann
  C) De Bary
  D) Tatum
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1189: Which of the following statements is NOT true of menstruation? Options:
  A) It occurs monthly
  B) The discharge contains amniotic fluid
  C) Its signifies no conception
  D) It involves the lining of uterus
  E) It may cause pains
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1190:

  The longest bone in the body is the

  Options:
  A) humerous
  B) femur
  C) scapula
  D) tibia
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  The correct answer is B .