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 1961: The most important characteristic that makes reptiles to conquer terrestrial habitats is the possession of Options:
  A) long tail
  B) scaly skin
  C) sharp claw
  D) amniotic egg
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1962:

  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 1963:

  The insect trapping movements of the leaves of the venus fly trap is a behavioural adaptation for

  Options:
  A) support
  B) surviving adverse weather conditions
  C) obtaining food
  D) dormancy
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1964: An example of a poikilothermic organism is a Options:
  A) Lizard
  B) Cockroach
  C) rabbit
  D) bird
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1965:

  

  Use the diagram above to answer this question.

  The process illustrated is

  Options:
  A) gametogenesis
  B) sporulation
  C) sexual reproduction in Spirogyra
  D) sexual reproduction in Rhizopus
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1966: One common characteristic of fungi, algae, mosses and ferns is that they Options:
  A) show alternation of generations
  B) reproduce sexually by conjugation
  C) produce spores that are dispersed
  D) possess chlorophyll in their tissues
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1967:

  

  After circulation in the lungs, the blood returns to the left auricle through

  Options:
  A) 1
  B) 4
  C) 5
  D) 6
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1968:

  

  Use the diagram above to answer this question.

  The part labelled IV is the

  Options:
  A) mitochondrion
  B) cell wall
  C) endoplasmic reticulum
  D) nucleus
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1969:

  

  The correct figured sequence for the following labeled parts (stigma, ovary wall, embryo sac, integument and micropyle) is

  Options:
  A) 12453
  B) 24135
  C) 21435
  D) 14325
  E) 31425
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1970: Woman do not suffer from colour blindness because Options:
  A) the trait is sex-linked
  B) only men are colour blind
  C) the genes are recessive and sex-linked
  D) the genes occur on both the X and Y chromosomes
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  The correct answer is C .