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: In an epigeal germination, it is the Options:
  A) epicotyl that elongates fast
  B) hypocotyl that elongates fast
  C) hypogeal that elongates fast
  D) plumule that elongates fast
  E) roots that elongate fast
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1402: Which of these is not a type of soil? Options:
  A) Sand
  B) Granite
  C) Loam
  D) Clay
  E) Sandy loam
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1403:

  Botany is also known as

  Options:
  A) Phytology
  B) Phycology
  C) Pedology
  D) Plantophyta
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1404: Paternity dispute can most accurately be resolved through the use of Options:
  A) Finger printing
  B) blood group typing
  C) DNA analysis
  D) tongue-rolling
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1405: Which of these food chains is NOT possible in a forest? Options:
  A) Diatom → fly → toad → snake
  B) Fly → toad → snake→ hawk
  C) Leaves → antelope → man → lion
  D) Leaves → caterpillar → bird → lion
  E) Leaves →goat → man→ lion
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1406: Grasses recover quickly from bush fires in the savanna because of their Options:
  A) perennating organs
  B) rapid growth rate
  C) fibrous roots
  D) succulent stems
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1407: Which of the following is INCORRECT? The prothallus of a fern Options:
  A) Is flattened heart-shaped structure
  B) Is green because its cells contain chloroplasts
  C) Is the dominant plant
  D) Bears the sexual organ
  E) Is attached to the ground by numerous rizoids
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1408:

  

  Which of the following features can be used to identify the figure above?

  Options:
  A) Position of 7
  B) its circular nature
  C) Number of 5
  D) Presence of 3
  E) width of 2
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1409: Dead plants and animals are decomposed by bacteria and fungi into Options:
  A) nitrate
  B) nitrites
  C) amino acids
  D) ammonia
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1410:

  

  The function of the part labelled V is for the passage of

  Options:
  A) pollen tube and pollen nucleus
  B) air, water and pollen nucleus
  C) air, antipodal cells and ovum
  D) synergids and egg cell
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  The correct answer is A .