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 1671: A characteristic of the phylum coelenterata is that Options:
  A) most of them are marine
  B) they possess a gut with a single opening
  C) thy possess numerous pores on their body
  D) they are bilaterally symmetrical
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1672: The element common to protein carbohydrate and lipid is Options:
  A) hydrogen
  B) sulphur
  C) nitrogen
  D) phosphorus
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1673:

  DNA in eukaryotic cells is contained in the

  Options:
  A) central vacuole
  B) nucleus
  C) lysosome
  D) golgi body
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1674:

  Which of the following organisms is a primary consumer?

  Options:
  A) dog
  B) sheep
  C) grass
  D) fungus
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1675:

  

  Bowman's capsule is located in the part labeled

  Options:
  A) 1
  B) 2
  C) 3
  D) 4
  E) 5
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1676: If the phloem of a healthy plant is killed by heat treatment the Options:
  A) the upward movement of salt will cease
  B) food manufactured in the leaves will accumulate
  C) whole plant will die immediately
  D) leaves of the plant will become yellow
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1677: In Mucor or Rhizopus carbohydrate is absorb in the form of Options:
  A) starch
  B) sucrose
  C) glucose
  D) glycogen
  E) arabinose
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1678: Viruses are regarded as non-living because they Options:
  A) can niether reproduce asexually nor sexually
  B) cannot survive in their respective enviroments
  C) do not possess characteristics that can be transmitted from one generation to the next
  D) can neither respire nor excrete
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1679: The group of insects that have mouth parts adapted for both piercing and sucking is Options:
  A) cockroach, aphids and mosquitoes
  B) aphids, houseflies and moths
  C) mosquitoes, tse-tse flies and aphids
  D) aphids, beetles and grasshoppers
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1680: The plantain reproduces asexually by Options:
  A) suckers
  B) buds
  C) fragments
  D) spores
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  The correct answer is A .