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 241: Which is the most important adaptation of a bony fish life in water? Options:
  A) The possession of a streamlined shape
  B) The presence of overlapping scales
  C) the covering of the body by thin film of slime
  D) The possession of a caudal fin
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 242: The term caryopsis is used to describe a fruit in which the Options:
  A) testa and pericarp are separate
  B) seed and endocarp are fused
  C) testa and pericarp are fused
  D) seed coat and fruit wall are impermeable
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 243: Which of the following is formed immediately after the first product of photosynthesis? Options:
  A) Lipid
  B) Starch
  C) Oxygen
  D) Sugar
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 244: Which type of the following cells is thin-walled and living at maturity? Options:
  A) Collenchyma
  B) Sieve tube
  C) xylem vessel
  D) sclerenchyma
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 245:

  Plants which can survive in extremely dry places are called

  Options:
  A) Mesophytes
  B) Xerophytes
  C) Hydrophytes
  D) Angiosperms
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 246:

  

  Which of the labelled parts of the cell contains ribonucleic acid?

  Options:
  A) 1
  B) 2
  C) 3
  D) 5
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 247: A multinucleate body without internal cell boundaries is characteristics Options:
  A) bryop
  B) fungi
  C) algae
  D) gymnosperms
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 248:

  

  Protein-like bodies are borne on the part labelled

  Options:
  A) II
  B) III
  C) IV
  D) V
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 249: In mammals, the organ directly on top of the kidney is the Options:
  A) thyroid gland
  B) adrenal grand
  C) pancreas
  D) prostate gland
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 250:

  Physiological adaptation to very dry conditions in animal demonstrates

  Options:
  A) Xeromorphism
  B) Hibernation
  C) Aestivation
  D) Rejuvenation
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  The correct answer is C .