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 1211:

  

  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 1212: The excretory organ in insects is the Options:
  A) kidney
  B) malpighian tubule
  C) flame cell
  D) nephridium
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1213: The features that makes locomotion in water easy for fish is the Options:
  A) scaly body
  B) slimy body
  C) streamlined body
  D) lateral line
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1214: The only vein that carriers pure oxygenated blood is the Options:
  A) renal vein
  B) pulmonary vein
  C) hepatic vein
  D) sciatic vein
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1215:

  Use the diagram to answer the question.

  The process of water loss and intake indicated by the arrows labelled i and ii are respectively

  Options:
  A) evaporation and osmosis
  B) osmosis and exhalation
  C) osmosis and diffusion
  D) urination and diffusion
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1216: Which is the correct order of water loss from the leaf? 1 Mesophyll 2 Veins 3 Substomatals cavity 4 Stomata Options:
  A) 3 → 2 → 1 → 4
  B) 2 → 3 → 1 → 4
  C) 2 → 1 → 3 → 4
  D) 1 → 2 → 3 → 4
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1217: The part of the mammalian brain responsible for maintaining balance is the Options:
  A) medulla oblongata
  B) olfactory lobe
  C) cerebellum
  D) cerebrum
  E) frontal lobe
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1218:

  

  All the cell bodies in the spinal cord are found in

  Options:
  A) 1
  B) 2
  C) 3
  D) 4
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1219:

  

  In the diagram, A unique characteristic that distinguishes the class of vertebrates represented from other vertebrates is the presence of

  Options:
  A) two pair of limbs
  B) scales on the lower legs
  C) a pair of wings
  D) a covering of feathers
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1220: The essential structural difference between hydra and tapeworm is that while Hydra Options:
  A) has tentacles, tapeworm is parasitic
  B) is diploblastic, tapeworm is triplobastic
  C) has a mouth, tapeworm feeds by suckers
  D) has mesoderm, tapeworm has mesogloea
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  The correct answer is B .