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 131: Green plants are distinguished from other living organisms by their ability to Options:
  A) make use of water
  B) make use of oxygen
  C) respond to sunlight
  D) manufactured their own food
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 132:

  In a population of living things, the parameters of size, height, weight and colours are examples of

  Options:
  A) continuous variation
  B) non-heritable variation
  C) discontinuous variation
  D) physiological variation
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 133: Yellowing of leaves is a symptom associated with deficiency of Options:
  A) iron, calcium and magnesium
  B) nitrogen, sulphur and potassium
  C) sulphur, phosphorus and iron
  D) magnesium, nitrogen and iron
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 134: Which of the following theories was NOT considered by Darwin in his evolutionary theory? Options:
  A) variation
  B) survival of the fitest
  C) use and disuse
  D) competition
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 135: The joint between the atlas and axis vertebrae allows for Options:
  A) rotatory movement only
  B) up and down or nodding movements only
  C) rotatory and nodding movements
  D) no movement at all
  E) slight movement
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 136:

  A plant tissue that carries water and mineral salt is

  Options:
  A) Xylem
  B) Cortex
  C) Phloem
  D) Cambium
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 137: Which of the following organs or cells components are common to both the sporophytes and the gametophytes of a fern? Options:
  A) Rhizoids
  B) Roots
  C) Chloroplast
  D) Leaves
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 138: A red-coloured flower when crossed with a white-coloured one produced pink flowers. This is an example of Options:
  A) complete dominance
  B) blending inheritance
  C) interaction of genes
  D) back crossing
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 139:

  Which of the reproductive system in mammals secretes a part of the seminal fluid which raises the pH of the fluid in the female reproductive system?

  Options:
  A) Cowper's gland
  B) Prostate gland
  C) Vas deferens
  D) Seminal Vesicle
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 140: Which of the following is not associated with excretion in mammals Options:
  A) Glomerulus
  B) Urea
  C) Faeces
  D) Carbon Dioxide
  E) Bowman's capsule
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  The correct answer is C .