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 1741: The mammalian pancreas is involved with the Options:
  A) digestion of food only
  B) digestion and absorption of food
  C) digestion of food and regulation of blood sugar
  D) digestion of food, production of hormone and the regulation of blood
  E) digestion of food, and the regulation of blood
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1742:
  

  The testa

  Options:
  A) is normally absent
  B) is included in the part numbered (1)
  C) is fused in the part numbered (3)
  D) is the part numbered (1)
  E) surrounds the part numbered (4) and (5)
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1743:

  In natural selection, Darwin proposed that evolution occurred because of the following conditions except

  Options:
  A) that nature selects those that will survive to reproduce their kind
  B) there is a fierce competition among the offspring
  C) that the weaker offspring are eliminated
  D) food and other needs are abundant
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1744: Deamination occurs in the Options:
  A) kidney
  B) pancreas
  C) spleen
  D) liver
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1745: A trawler on a fishing trip caught a type of animal with hairs on its body. This animal could have been Options:
  A) An amphibian
  B) a reptile
  C) a shark
  D) a mammal
  E) a seagull
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1746:

  Which of these combinations is common to plant and animal cells?

  Options:
  A) Centriole, middle lamella, golgi bodies, mitrochondrion
  B) Cytoplasm, sap, vacuole, starch grains, leucoplasts
  C) Plasma membranes, chromosomes, mitochondria, lysosomes.
  D) Nucleus, nucleolus, cellulose cell wall, endoplasmic reticulum
  E) Cytoplasm, centriole, cellulose cell wall, nucleolus
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1747: The axial skeleton is found in the Options:
  A) skull, ribs, vertebral column and breast bone
  B) skull, humerus,vertebral column and ribs
  C) breastbone, clavicle, ribs and vertebral column
  D) femur, sternum,ulna and skull
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1748: Which sequence represents the correct order of organisms un a food chain? 1. Toad 2. Mucuna 3. Grasshopper 4. Snake 5. Hawk Options:
  A) 5 → 4 → 1 → 3 → 2
  B) 1 → 2 → 3 → 4 → 5
  C) 2 → 1 → 3 → 4 → 5
  D) 2 → 3 →1 → 5 →4
  E) 2 → 3 → 1 → 4 → 5
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1749: A characteristic of vertebrates that is unique to mammals is Options:
  A) the presence of pentadctyl limbs
  B) parental care
  C) the possession of scrotum
  D) pulmonary circulation
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1750: People suffering from myopia Options:
  A) can see near object clearly
  B) can see far away object clearly
  C) cannot see any object clearly
  D) are colour blind
  E) are able to see clearly in the dark
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  The correct answer is A .