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: Which of the vertebra has a projection called odontoid process? Options:
  A) Atlas
  B) Axis
  C) Thoracic
  D) Lumber
  E) Caudal
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1182: An increase in air pressure in the lungs is due to the Options:
  A) increase in the volume of the thoracic cavity
  B) upward movement of he ribs
  C) relaxation of the diaphragm
  D) contraction of the intercostal musles
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1183: The cilia in paramecium are use for Options:
  A) respirating
  B) locomotion
  C) protection
  D) regulating food intake
  E) excretion
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1184:

  What type of vertebrate assists in breathing alongside with the ribs?

  Options:
  A) Sacral
  B) Caudal
  C) Thoracic
  D) Lumber
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1185: During binary fission in lower organisms, the nucleus is known to undergo Options:
  A) mitosis
  B) meiosis
  C) fragmentation
  D) mutation
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1186:

  Study the diagram of a food chain shown and use it to answer the question.

  P ---> Q ---> R ---> S ---> T

  Which of the following statements best describes the organism designated R? It

  Options:
  A) feeds on S
  B) is a primary consumer
  C) is a producer as well as a consumer
  D) is a secondary consumer
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1187: A larger percentage of tropical soils tends to be acidic because they Options:
  A) contain large quantities of potash
  B) contain large quantities of lime
  C) lose a high proportion of their organic matter to running water
  D) lose lime and potash from the top soil through rain action
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1188: Which of the following is a characteristic of animal cell? Options:
  A) Presence of chloroplast
  B) possession of cellulose cell-wall
  C) absence of large vacuoles
  D) presence of large vacuoles
  E) presence of chromosome
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1189:

  The possession of chloroplast in Euglena virids enables it to

  Options:
  A) Store starch
  B) Carry out photosynthesis
  C) Reproduce
  D) Respond to light
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1190:

  

  An example of a plant having the placentation shown is

  Options:
  A) allamander
  B) hibiscus
  C) water lily
  D) pride of Barbados
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  The correct answer is D .