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 1751: Rhizopus (or mucor)obtain its food from dead organic matter extracellularly. It is said to be Options:
  A) a facultative parasite
  B) saprophyte
  C) an obligate parasite
  D) a commensal
  E) an autotroph
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1752: Nervous control differs from hormonal control in that the former Options:
  A) involves only chemical transmision
  B) is a lower process
  C) produces short-term changes
  D) has no specific pathway
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1753: Which of the following organs regulates the amount of amino acids and glucose in the body? Options:
  A) Kidney
  B) Liver
  C) pancreas
  D) Spleen
  E) Stomach
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1754: Which of the following is true of small pox? Options:
  A) It is transmitted by bacteria
  B) It can effectively be controlled with antibiotics
  C) It can effectively be controlled by vaccination
  D) It is a water-borne infection
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1755:

  Which of the following describes the inheritance of traits from parents to offspring

  Options:
  A) Evolution
  B) Adaptation
  C) Genetics
  D) Natural selection
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1756: The part of the mammalian skin involved in temperature regulation is the Options:
  A) sweat gland
  B) hair papilla
  C) hair follicle
  D) sebaceous gland
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1757: Soil fertility can best be conserved by the activities of Options:
  A) Earthworm
  B) Man
  C) Rodent
  D) Microbes
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1758: The common thing in plant and animal cell is Options:
  A) chloroplast
  B) cell wall
  C) nucleus
  D) centrioles
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1759:

  Which of the following are components of the skeletal system in humans?

  Options:
  A) Cartilage and blood vessels
  B) Ligaments and tendons
  C) Muscles and nerves
  D) Bones and joints
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1760:

  

  The bones labelled II are called

  Options:
  A) lumbar vertebrae
  B) thoracic vertebrae
  C) cervical vertebrae
  D) sacral vertebrae
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  The correct answer is A .