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 1221: Movements and positions of the head in man are detected by the Options:
  A) cochlea
  B) malleus
  C) utriculus
  D) semicircular canals
  E) outer ear
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1222: Which sequence represents the correct order of organisms un a food chain? 1. Toad 2. Mucuna 3. Grasshopper 4. Snake 5. Hawk Options:
  A) 5 → 4 → 1 → 3 → 2
  B) 1 → 2 → 3 → 4 → 5
  C) 2 → 1 → 3 → 4 → 5
  D) 2 → 3 →1 → 5 →4
  E) 2 → 3 → 1 → 4 → 5
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1223: Irish potato is a Options:
  A) bulb
  B) tap root
  C) rhizome
  D) root tuber
  E) stem tuber
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1224:

  

  The vertebra illustrated is

  Options:
  A) lumbar
  B) thoracic
  C) caudal
  D) cervical
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1225:

  Which type of reproduction involves the fusion of gametes from two parents?

  Options:
  A) Sexual reproduction
  B) Asexual reproduction
  C) Binary fission
  D) Budding
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1226: The most important ecological factor in a terrestrial environment is Options:
  A) rainfall
  B) humidity
  C) wind
  D) soil
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1227: Asexual reproduction does NOT occur in Options:
  A) Mucor, Spirogyra and Paramecium
  B) Penicillium, Paramecium and Amoeba
  C) Mucor, Rhizophus and Penicillium
  D) Amoeba, Spyrogyra and Mucor
  E) Rhizophus, Ascaris and Amoeba
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1228:

  

  During reproduction of the organism in figure above the first structure to divide is

  Options:
  A) 1
  B) 2
  C) 3
  D) 4
  E) 5
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1229:

  

  The mouth part of the insect is adapted for

  Options:
  A) biting and chewing
  B) sucking and chewing
  C) biting and sucking
  D) piercing and sucking
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1230: From which group of animals are the mammals generally believed to have most recently evolved? Options:
  A) Reptiles
  B) Fish
  C) Amphibians
  D) Birds
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  The correct answer is C .