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 1191: Which of the following instruments is used to measure wind speed? Options:
  A) Thermometer
  B) Barometer
  C) Hygrometer
  D) Anemometer
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1192: The center for controlling body temperature in the brains is the Options:
  A) cerebrum
  B) cerebellum
  C) medulla
  D) hypothalamus
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1193:

  

  The structure above represents a quill feather. The structure labelled 'M' is the

  Options:
  A) quill
  B) rachis
  C) superior umbilicus
  D) inferior umbilicus
  E) aftershaft
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1194: In which of the following groups of fruits is the pericarp inseparable from the seed coat? Options:
  A) Nut
  B) Follicle
  C) Cypsela
  D) Crayopsis
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1195: Which of the following is an example of carnivorous plant? Options:
  A) hydra
  B) bladderwort
  C) yeast
  D) spirogyra
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1196: During the manufacture of food by plants, which of the following organism use energy from the sun? Options:
  A) anabaena
  B) sulfur bacteria
  C) nitrosomonas sp
  D) nitrobacter sp
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1197:

  

  Which of the organisms represented are notable agricultural pests

  Options:
  A) II and IV
  B) I and IV
  C) I and III
  D) II and III
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1198: In an ecosystem, the LEAST efficient energy transfer link is from Options:
  A) producers to primary consumers
  B) sun to producers
  C) primary consumers to secondary consumers
  D) secondary consumers to decomposers
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1199: The supporting tissue in xylem is most poorly developed in Options:
  A) mangrove swamp plants
  B) grassland plants
  C) submerged water plants
  D) desert plants
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1200: Organisms living in an estuarine habitat are adapted to Options:
  A) withstand wide fluctuations in temperature
  B) survive only in water with low salinity
  C) withstand wide fluctuations in salinity
  D) feed only on phytoplankton and dead organic matter
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  The correct answer is C .