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 111: Farmers practise crop rotation because it Options:
  A) helps to prevent soil erosion
  B) allows two crops to be planted at the same time
  C) helps to conserve soil fertility
  D) is an alternate to shifting cultivation
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 112: The jointed structure in insects that bears organs which are sensitive to touch, smell and vibration is the Options:
  A) maxilla
  B) labium
  C) antenna
  D) abdomen
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 113: Mosses, liverworts and ferns can be grouped together because they Options:
  A) Are all aquatic plants
  B) All grow in deserts
  C) Are seedless plants
  D) Have undifferentiated plant bodies
  E) All produce colourless flowers
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 114:

  The study of an individual organism or a single species of organism and its environment is

  Options:
  A) Artecology
  B) Ecological concepts
  C) Synecoloy
  D) Biotic composers
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 115: A tissue can best be defined as Options:
  A) an aggregate of similar cells
  B) an aggregate of cells performing a similar function
  C) an aggregate of similar cells performing the same function
  D) a mixture of different cells types performing the same function
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 116: The diseases caused by water-borne pathogens include Options:
  A) gonorrhoea and poliomyelitis
  B) typhoid and syphilis
  C) tuberculosis and cholera
  D) typhoid and cholera
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 117:

  

  The part labelled II is the

  Options:
  A) silk thread
  B) thorax
  C) fore wing
  D) anchor
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 118: Amphibian are normally found Options:
  A) on dry land and water
  B) in water and on moist land
  C) on moist land
  D) in water
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 119: An individual in the AB blood group is a universal recipient for blood donation because Options:
  A) all the red blood cells do not carry antigen
  B) all the red blood cells carry antigen
  C) all the red blood cells carry antigen
  D) there are no anti-A and anti-B antibodies in the serum
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 120:

  The association between two organisms living together in which only one benefits from the association while the other is neither benefited nor harmed is

  Options:
  A) Predation
  B) Competition
  C) Commensalism
  D) Dispersal
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  The correct answer is C .