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 1261: The protozoan plasmodium falciparum is transmitted by Options:
  A) female Anopheles mosquitoes
  B) female Aedes mosquitoes
  C) female Culex mosquitoes
  D) Female blackfly
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1262: Water retention is highest in soils which are rich in Options:
  A) sand, poor in humus and devoid of clay
  B) clay and sand, but poor in humus
  C) clay and humus, but poor in sand
  D) clay, poor in humus and devoid of sand
  E) sand and humus, but poor in clay
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1263: One advantage of variation in a species population is that individuals Options:
  A) with favoured traits become dominant
  B) easily reach their reproductive age
  C) are easily recognised by mates
  D) are better adapted to changes
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1264: The type of asexual reproduction that is common to both Paramecium and protists is Options:
  A) budding
  B) sporulation
  C) fragmentation
  D) fission
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1265: In mammalian males, the excretory and reproductive systems share the Options:
  A) Ureter
  B) vas deferens
  C) Urethra
  D) Testes
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1266: The parts used by the tapeworm to fasten itself to the host’s intestine are the Options:
  A) Neck and suckers
  B) Hooks and suckers
  C) Rostellum and suckers
  D) Young proglottis and neck
  E) Rostellum, hooks and suckers
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1267:

  Use the table below to answer the question.

  High relative humidity will be expected in Zones

  Options:
  A) ii and iv
  B) ii and iii
  C) i and iii
  D) i and iv
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1268: Which of the following instruments is used to measure relative humidity? Options:
  A) Hydrometer
  B) Thermometer
  C) Hygrometer
  D) Anemometer
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1269: The absence of special food and water-conducting systems restricts the body size in Options:
  A) algae, liverworts and mosses
  B) liverworts, mosses and ferns
  C) the bryophytes and the pteridophytes
  D) the thallophytes and pteridophytes
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1270: In which of the following Nigeria states can montane vegetation be found? Options:
  A) Taraba
  B) Enugu
  C) Bauchi
  D) Plateau
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  The correct answer is A .