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 presence of ______ for swimming in a tad-pole enables it to adapt in an aquatic habitat.

  Options:
  A) Gills
  B) Swim bladder
  C) Tail
  D) Fins
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1182: The fallacy in Lamarck's evolutionary theory was the assumption that Options:
  A) traits are acquired through disuse of body parts
  B) acquried traits are heritable
  C) acquired traits are seldom formed
  D) traits are acquired through the use of body parts
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1183: The most important physical factor which affects an organism living in the intertidal zone of the seashore is Options:
  A) pH
  B) salinity
  C) wave action
  D) temperature
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1184:

  

  The part labelled 3 is the

  Options:
  A) leaf scar
  B) lenticle
  C) axillary bud
  D) girdle scar
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1185: 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 1186: Which of the following theories was NOT considered by Darwin in his evolutionary theory? Options:
  A) Variation
  B) Survival of the fittest
  C) Use and disuse
  D) Competition
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1187: Soil erosion CANNOT be controlled by Options:
  A) planting cover crops
  B) contouring of sloping ground
  C) terracing of slopes
  D) laying of mulch
  E) burning of bush
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1188: Biological growth refers strictly to an increase in the Options:
  A) protoplasm of an organism
  B) number of organisms
  C) size of an organism
  D) development of form
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1189: Which of the following is the best explanation for a child who is phenotypically short and born of two tall parents Options:
  A) The father possesses a gene for shortness
  B) The mother posesses a gene for shortness
  C) Nature makes the child short
  D) Both parents possess gene for shortness
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1190: In anaerobic respiration, glucose is converted to one of the following Options:
  A) Carbon dioxide and water
  B) Carbon dioxide only
  C) Carbon dioxide and alcohol
  D) Alcohol and water
  E) water and acetic acid
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  The correct answer is C .