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 1621: Carbon (iv) oxide is added to the atmosphere when ________? Options:
  A) plants build-up organic compounds
  B) plants absorb mineral salts
  C) sugars are completely broken down in animals
  D) there is thunderstorm
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1622: Which of the following is the most advanced evolutionary development in plants? Options:
  A) possession of unicellular structures
  B) development of flowers
  C) dispersal of spores
  D) development of secondary thickening
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1623:

  The part of the ear which contains nerve cells sensitive to sound vibrations is the

  Options:
  A) cochlea
  B) ampulla
  C) tympanum
  D) malleus
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1624: In fish the sense organs which detect movements in water are located within the Options:
  A) gills
  B) operculum
  C) nostrils
  D) median fin
  E) lateral line
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1625: A tissue is composed of a group of Options:
  A) similar cells
  B) tissues
  C) systems
  D) related organs
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1626: The photosynthetic pigments include Options:
  A) chlorophll and carotenoids
  B) chloroplasts and cytochromes
  C) melanin and haemoglobin
  D) carotenoids and haemoglobin
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1627: The most common means of transmiting the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is Options:
  A) from mother to child
  B) through blood transfusion
  C) through sexual intercourse
  D) through the sharing of needles
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1628: The causative agent of typhoid fever is Options:
  A) salmonella
  B) entamoeba
  C) escherichia
  D) shigella
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1629: The type of nutrition exhibited when organism lives on the body surface or inside the body of another type of organism is Options:
  A) Holozoic
  B) parasitic
  C) saprohytic
  D) carnivores
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1630: The level of organism in spirogyra and volvox is Options:
  A) organ
  B) system
  C) cell
  D) Tissue
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  The correct answer is C .