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 1401: A group of similar cells performing the same function is Options:
  A) an organ
  B) a system
  C) a tissue
  D) an organelle
  E) an enzymes
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1402:

  Epiphytes growing on the branches of trees provide an example of the relationship known as?

  Options:
  A) parasitism
  B) commensalism
  C) saprophytism
  D) holophytism
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1403: Which of the following choices correctly describes the composition of the cell membrane? Options:
  A) contains only lipids
  B) contains lipids and protein
  C) contains lipids and cytosol
  D) contains only proteins
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1404:

  When bacteria swim from cold to warm regions, this is known as

  Options:
  A) positive phototaxis
  B) negative phototaxis
  C) positive thermotaxis
  D) negative chemotaxis
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1405: The basic point of impact by changes which produce mutation is the Options:
  A) gametes
  B) chromosomes
  C) phenotype
  D) zygote
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1406: The tissue which connects a muscle to a bone is a Options:
  A) cartiligae
  B) muscle fibre
  C) tendon
  D) ligament
  E) connecting fibre
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1407:

  Which of the following characteristics is typical of the phylum Arthropoda?

  Options:
  A) Radial symmetry
  B) Closed circulatory system
  C) Endoskeleton made of bones
  D) Presence of a segmented body
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1408:

  

  The soil becomes toxic to plants when the concentration of its essential elements is in the range labelled

  Options:
  A) IV
  B) III
  C) II
  D) I
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1409: Which of the following is true of the transverse section of a dicot system? Options:
  A) the xylem is more interiory located than the phleom
  B) the cambium lies between the cortex and the vascular bundles
  C) the vascular bundles are randomly scattered within the cortex
  D) the epidemis is completely encircled by the cortex
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1410:

  Which of the following is evidence of evolution?

  Options:
  A) All of the above.
  B) Similarities in embryonic development
  C) Fossils of extinct organisms
  D) Homologous structures in different species
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  The correct answer is A .