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 1301: Which of the following is an adaptation of forest species? Options:
  A) Few stomata
  B) Thick bark
  C) Buttress roots
  D) Reduced leaves
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1302: Which of the following adaptations is NOT concerned with the flight of birds? Options:
  A) Streamlined shape
  B) Presence of powerful muscles
  C) Reduced body weight
  D) Broad sternum
  E) Webbed feet
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1303: Which of the following animals is cold blooded Options:
  A) Cat
  B) Lizard
  C) Whale
  D) Bird
  E) Horse
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1304: The study of organism and the environment of an abandoned farmland is the ecology of? Options:
  A) a community
  B) a population
  C) a specie
  D) a habitat
  E) an ecosystem
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1305: In the nitrogen cycle, the nitrates in the soil are converted to atmospheric nitrogen by Options:
  A) puterfying bacteria
  B) nitrogen-fixing bacteria
  C) nitrifying bacteria
  D) denitrifying bacteria
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1306: Which of the following is a sex-linked character? Options:
  A) Sickle-cell anaemia
  B) Tongue rollling
  C) Skin colour
  D) Colour blindness
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1307: The vacuole of a plant cell is Options:
  A) a large empty space
  B) smaller than that of animal cell
  C) filled with air
  D) an ordinary vacuum
  E) surrounded by a membrane
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1308:

  

  The figure above represents an experiment with two types of soil. The experiment demonstrates

  Options:
  A) soil attraction of water
  B) soil porosity
  C) soil capilarity
  D) draining capacity of soils
  E) soil permeability
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1309: In an agricultural ecosystem, the biotic component consists of Options:
  A) crop, pest and beneficial insects
  B) crops, temperature and humidity
  C) pests, beneficial insects and water
  D) crops, water and soil
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1310: Which of the following animals can exist solely on the water they get from food and metabolic reactions? Options:
  A) forest arboreal dweller
  B) Desert dwellers
  C) forest-ground dweller
  D) rainforest dwellers
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  The correct answer is B .