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 181: The part of the brain responsible for peristalsis is the Options:
  A) Olfactory Lobe
  B) Medulla Oblongata
  C) Hypothallamus
  D) Thalamus
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 182: if three 30 cm lengths of glass tubes are tightly packed with clay, sand and loamy soils respectively and then stood in a beaker of water for one week, the level of water will be Options:
  A) lowest in the tube with clay
  B) the same in all tubes
  C) lowest in the tube with loamy soil
  D) highest in the tube with sandy soil
  E) lowest in the tube with sandy soil
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 183: Long neck in giraffe is used to illustrate the theory of Options:
  A) use and disuse
  B) origin of species
  C) origin of life
  D) natural selection
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 184: Homologous pairs of chromosome separate during Options:
  A) Cytolysis
  B) Cleavage
  C) Mitosis
  D) Meiosis
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 185: If the bark and phloem tissue of a woody shoot are peeled off by ringing, the whole plant will die eventually die because? Options:
  A) water does not reach the leaves
  B) water and salts remained below the ring portion
  C) there is a withdrawal of water from the root by soil
  D) manufactured food does not reach the roots
  E) the roots store too much water
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 186: Oestrogen is a hormone that is synthesized in the Options:
  A) ovaries
  B) testes
  C) anterior pituitary
  D) adrenal cortex
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 187:

  What are the primary products of photosynthesis?

  Options:
  A) Carbon dioxide and water
  B) Glucose and oxygen
  C) Glucose and carbon dioxide
  D) Oxygen and water
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 188:

  Which of the following statements is true about the kingdom Fungi?

  Options:
  A) Fungi obtain nutrients by absorbing organic matter
  B) Fungi are photosynthetic organisms
  C) Fungi are multicellular organisms
  D) Fungi reproduce through the formation of seeds
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 189: The function of the clitellum in the earthworm is to Options:
  A) aid digestion
  B) prevent desiccation
  C) assist locomotion
  D) secrete cocoon
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 190: Angiosperms and gymnosperms belong to the class Options:
  A) schizophyta
  B) spermatophyta
  C) pteridophyta
  D) bryophyta
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  The correct answer is B .