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 1251: Which of the following plant structures lacks a waterproof cuticle? Options:
  A) leaf
  B) stem
  C) root
  D) shoot
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1252: During ovulation, an egg is released from the Options:
  A) corpus luteum
  B) ovarian funnel
  C) graafian follicle
  D) fallopian tube
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1253: The older fossil-bearing rocks, in contrast to the more recent ones, are more likely to contain Options:
  A) animal rather than plant remains
  B) invertebrates rather than birds
  C) flowering plants rather than mosses
  D) reptiles rather than fishes
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1254: The procaryotic cell type is characterized by a Options:
  A) complex cytoplasm in which different regions are poorly defined
  B) localization of different regions of the cell into tissues
  C) collection of organelles and macromolecular complexes
  D) simple cytoplasm with well defined regions
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1255: Genetic counselling is important when a marriage is planned between a Options:
  A) Rh^- woman and Rh ^man+
  B) Rh^- woman and Rh^- man
  C) Rh⁺ woman and Rh⁺ man
  D) Rh⁺ woman and Rh^- man
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1256:

  

  Which of the labelled bone is the ulna?

  Options:
  A) 1
  B) 3
  C) 4
  D) 5
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1257: Which of these is not a characteristics of a wind pollinated flowers? Options:
  A) A smaller quantities of sticky pollen produce
  B) Feathery styles of stigmas pendulously hang outrside the flower
  C) small inconspicuous scentless flower
  D) large anthers which are loosley attched to the filament
  E) Light pollen grains produced in large quantities from the anthers
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1258: The function of ribosomes in cell is Options:
  A) protein synthesis
  B) starch synthesis
  C) transport of materials
  D) lipid storage
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1259: A surprising fact about sickle cell disease is that it Options:
  A) affects only black people
  B) kills the patient
  C) is hereditary
  D) affects blood cells
  E) weakens the patient
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1260:

  What are the primary products of photosynthesis?

  Options:
  A) Carbon dioxide and water
  B) Glucose and oxygen
  C) Glucose and carbon dioxide
  D) Oxygen and water
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  The correct answer is B .