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 1521: In plants, the structures that play roles similar to the arteries and veins of animals are the Options:
  A) xylem and phloem
  B) root hair and xylem
  C) lenticels and phloem
  D) roots and stems
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1522: The functional unit of a mammalian kidney is the Options:
  A) urethra
  B) malphigian capsule
  C) glomerulus
  D) nephron
  E) ureter
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1523: Birds which are large with long straight pointed beaks, long necks and long legs are likely to be Options:
  A) insect eaters
  B) fish catchers
  C) nectar feeders
  D) fruit eaters
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1524:

  Man can contact tapeworm through

  Options:
  A) ingesting uncooked meat
  B) from fish
  C) from breathing
  D) through contact
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1525: The amount of water loss from a leaf can be detected using Options:
  A) lime-water
  B) red litmus paper
  C) blue litmus paper
  D) blue cobalt chloride paper
  E) pink cobalt chloride paper
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1526: The rate of transpiration of a leafy shoot would be highest under Options:
  A) damp, cold, still air
  B) damp, warm, moving air
  C) dry, warm, moving air
  D) dry, cold, moving air
  E) dry, warm, still air
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1527:

  A seed of a flowering plant can best be described as

  Options:
  A) radicle and plumule
  B) the developed ovule
  C) the embryo and endosperm
  D) developed ovary
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1528: 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 1529: Circulation of blood to all parts of the body except the lungs is through Options:
  A) the pulmonary artery
  B) systemic circulation
  C) the lympahatic system
  D) pulmonary circulation
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1530:

  

  The flower shown above is

  Options:
  A) complete, regular, hermaphroditic with superior ovary
  B) incomplete, regular, staminate with inferior ovary
  C) complete, regular, hermaphroditic with inferior ovary
  D) incomplete, irregular, pistillate with superior ovary
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  The correct answer is C .