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 1331: A phenomenon by which an animal goes into a state of dormancy during the dry season is called Options:
  A) hibernation
  B) aestivation
  C) incubation
  D) deactivation
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1332: Most cells in higher animals retain their power of division EXCEPT Options:
  A) lymphocytes
  B) nerve cells
  C) malpighian cells
  D) germ cells
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1333:

  Which of the following diseases is not hereditary?

  Options:
  A) Albinism
  B) Scabies
  C) Haemophilla
  D) Colour blindness
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1334: The theory of natural selection was developed by Options:
  A) Lamarck and Darwin
  B) Darwin and Wallace
  C) Wallace and Mendel
  D) Mendel and Larmack
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1335: A characteristic that can possibly be shared by both living and non living organisms is Options:
  A) locomotion
  B) irritability
  C) increase in biomass
  D) increase in size
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1336: The type of reproduction that leads to variation animal and plant population is Options:
  A) budding
  B) sexual
  C) vegetative
  D) asexual
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1337: i2/1, c0/0, pm3/2, m3/3. The general formula above represent that of Options:
  A) an omnivore
  B) a detritus feeder
  C) a carnivore
  D) a herbivore
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1338: Physiological adaptation to very dry conditions in animals demonstrates Options:
  A) rejuvenation
  B) xeromorphism
  C) hibernation
  D) aestivation
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1339:

  Viviparity refers to the reproductive strategy in which

  Options:
  A) Offspring are produced by internal fertilization
  B) Offspring are produced by external fertilization
  C) Offspring develop and are nourished inside the female's body
  D) Offspring develop and are nourished outside the female's body
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1340: The major function of the swim-bladder in fishes is Options:
  A) breathing
  B) buoyancy
  C) swimming
  D) diving
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  The correct answer is B .