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 1501:

  The hormone which regulates the amount of glucose in the blood is called?

  Options:
  A) Adrenalin
  B) Auxin
  C) Insulin
  D) Thyroxine
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1502:

  

  What is the part marked X in the figure above called?

  Options:
  A) Pulmonary artery
  B) Pulmonary vein
  C) Vena cava
  D) Main aorta
  E) Hepatic artery
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1503: A characteristics exhibited by all living organism is Options:
  A) sexual reproduction
  B) aerobic respiration
  C) the ability to move from one place to another
  D) the ability to move unwanted substances
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1504: Oestrogen is a hormone that is synthesized in the Options:
  A) ovaries
  B) testes
  C) anterior pituitary
  D) adrenal cortex
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1505: The easiest way to establish the level of pollution in a local stream is to measure the level of Options:
  A) oxygen
  B) carbon (IV) oxide
  C) ammonia
  D) alkalinity
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1506: Which is the most important adaptation of a bony fish life in water? Options:
  A) The possession of a streamlined shape
  B) The presence of overlapping scales
  C) the covering of the body by thin film of slime
  D) The possession of a caudal fin
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1507: The clumping together of red blood cells is Options:
  A) agglutination
  B) fussion
  C) transfusion
  D) compatibility
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1508: In community, bacteria and fungi are referred to as Options:
  A) producers
  B) decomposers
  C) scavengers
  D) consumers
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1509: An individual with blood group AB can receive blood from those in blood group(s) Options:
  A) A, B, AB, O
  B) A, AB and O only
  C) AB only
  D) A and B only
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1510: The structure that is common in the embryos of mammals, amphibians, birds, fishes and reptiles and which is an evidence of their common ancestry is the Options:
  A) eye
  B) chorion
  C) allantois
  D) gill-silts
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  The correct answer is D .