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: 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 1962:

  The biological association that contributes directly to succession in a community is

  Options:
  A) competition
  B) predation
  C) parasitism
  D) commensalism
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1963: The veins of the leaf are formed by the Options:
  A) vascular bundles
  B) cambium cells
  C) palisade tissue
  D) spongy mesophyll
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1964: Which of the following is an example of carnivorous plant? Options:
  A) hydra
  B) bladderwort
  C) yeast
  D) spirogyra
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1965: Underground stems which grow horizontally through the soil are Options:
  A) Bulbs
  B) Rhizomes
  C) Runners
  D) Corms
  E) Stolons
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1966: One reason for the success of Mendel's work is that the Options:
  A) was the first to carry out research work on modern genetics
  B) introduced quantitative and qualitative elements into his work
  C) selected two characteristics only at a time for study
  D) drew up his laws of inheritance based on his knowledge of chromosomes
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1967:

  

  Which of the parts are used to recognize the bone in the figure above?

  Options:
  A) 1 and 4
  B) 2 and 3
  C) 3 and 5
  D) 1, 2, and 6
  E) 4 and 5
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1968:

  

  The structure labelled I is the

  Options:
  A) Golgi body
  B) mitochondrion
  C) endoplasmic reticulum
  D) vacuole
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1969:

  The order of passage of food in the digestive system is

  Options:
  A) ileum --> caecum ->large intestine -> rectum
  B) ileum --> colon --> caecum -> rectum
  C) large intestine --> ileum -> caecum -> rectum
  D) colon -> caecum -> ileum -> rectum
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1970:

  

  In the diagram, the part labelled I represents the

  Options:
  A) stationary phase
  B) lag phase
  C) log phase
  D) steady phase
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  The correct answer is B .