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 201: Which of the following is the function of lymph? Options:
  A) Carries hormones round the body
  B) Transports nutrients and oxygen from blood capil
  C) Distributes heat uniformly round the body
  D) conveys amino acids and glucose fromthe small intestine to the liver
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 202: which of these type of skeleton is most appropriate for a cockroach? Options:
  A) Hydrostatic skeleton
  B) Exoskeleton
  C) Endoskeleton
  D) Cartilaginous skeleton
  E) Bony skeleton
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 203: What is the function of the contractile vacuole in paramecium? Options:
  A) Produces enzymes
  B) Gets rid of excreta
  C) Stores and digest food
  D) Gets rid of excess water
  E) Controls movement
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 204: The distribution of plants in a rain forest is governed mainly by Options:
  A) vegetation
  B) soil types
  C) amount of sunlight
  D) rainfall pattern
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 205: What is the term used to describe the sum total of biotic and abiotic factors in the environment of the organism? Options:
  A) Habitat
  B) Biome
  C) Ecosystem
  D) Ecological niche
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 206:

  Which of the following is the primary organ involved in gas exchange during respiration in humans?

  Options:
  A) Diaphragm
  B) Bronchi
  C) Lungs
  D) Trachea
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 207: The appendicular skeleton is made up of the Options:
  A) limbs
  B) skull and limbs
  C) phalanges
  D) ulna and radius
  E) girdles and limbs
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 208: In which of the following groups of animals is the malpighian tubule found? Options:
  A) Lizards, snakes and frogs
  B) Crickets, houseflies and grasshoppers
  C) Millipedes, centipedes and scorpions
  D) earthworms, roundworms and flatworms
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 209:

  Spectacles with convex lenses correct long-sightedness by

  Options:
  A) converging the light rays before they enter the eye
  B) diverging the light rays before they enter the eye
  C) reducing the light intensity before it enters the eye
  D) increasing the light intensity before it enters the eye
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 210: Serum differs from blood plasma because Options:
  A) contains blood cells and fibrinogen
  B) contains soluble food and mineral salt
  C) lacks the blood protein and fibrinogen
  D) lacks blood cells and albumin
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  The correct answer is C .