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 1901: Anaerobic respiration differs from aerobic respiration by the production of Options:
  A) less amount of energy and water
  B) greater amount of energy and alcohol
  C) less amount of energy and alcohol
  D) greater amount of energy and water
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1902:

  Which of the following characteristics is typical of the phylum Arthropoda?

  Options:
  A) Radial symmetry
  B) Closed circulatory system
  C) Endoskeleton made of bones
  D) Presence of a segmented body
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1903:

  Which of the following is a characteristic of cells related to irritability?

  Options:
  A) Ability to respond to stimuli
  B) Ability to synthesize proteins
  C) Ability to generate energy
  D) Ability to replicate DNA
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1904: What ecological condition favours the breeding of black flies? Options:
  A) Fresh water habitat
  B) Water in ponds and swamp
  C) Water in small containers
  D) Fast flowing streams
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1905: In a bakery, yeast is added to flour to make bread rise. This is possible because yeast produces Options:
  A) alcohol
  B) oxygen
  C) carbon dioxide
  D) energy
  E) ethanol
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1906: A farm practice that result in the loss of soil fertility is Options:
  A) mixed farming
  B) bush fallowing
  C) shifting cultivation
  D) continous cropping
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1907:

  Botany is also known as

  Options:
  A) Phytology
  B) Phycology
  C) Pedology
  D) Plantophyta
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1908: the function of lenticels is Options:
  A) to remove excess water in plant
  B) to absorb water from the atmosphere
  C) for gaseous exchange
  D) to absorb light
  E) to store food
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1909: The group of Arthropods that has no antennae is the Options:
  A) Crustacea
  B) Chilpoda
  C) Arachnida
  D) Diplopoda
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1910: The part of the mammalian digestive system where absorption of nutrient takes place is the Options:
  A) ileum
  B) colon
  C) oesophagus
  D) duodenum
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  The correct answer is A .