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 2241: The mushroom is an organism which feeds Options:
  A) parasitically
  B) saprophytically
  C) holozoically
  D) symbiotically
  E) autotrophically
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2242: A dwarf plant can be stimulated to grow to normal height by the application of Options:
  A) thyroxin
  B) gibberellin
  C) insulin
  D) kinin
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2243: The major site of photosynthesis in the leaf is the Options:
  A) palisade parenchyma
  B) mesophyll parenchyma
  C) upper epidermis
  D) lower epidermis
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2244: The maize grain is a fruit and not a seed because it Options:
  A) has a large endosperm
  B) is formed from an ovary
  C) is a monocotyledon
  D) has no plumule and radicle
  E) has a hypogeal germination
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2245: The host of Taenia Solium is _________ Options:
  A) cow
  B) pig
  C) sheep
  D) dog
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2246: Which of the following is involved in secondary thickening in plants? Options:
  A) Collenchyma and xylem cells
  B) Vascular cambium
  C) Cork cambium and sclerenchyma
  D) Vascular cambium and cork cambium
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2247: One disease NOT caused directly by bacteria is Options:
  A) malaria
  B) tuberculosis
  C) pneumonia
  D) tetanus
  E) cholera
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2248: An insect with a mandibulate mouth part will obtain its food by Options:
  A) biting and chewing
  B) chewing and sucking
  C) chewing
  D) sucking
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2249:

  

  The part labelled J is called

  Options:
  A) porosimeter
  B) potometer
  C) manometer
  D) auxanometer
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2250:

  An example of arboreal animal is?

  Options:
  A) squirrels
  B) duck
  C) pig
  D) rat
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  The correct answer is A .