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 271: The main structure in vertebrates that supports and protects the body is the Options:
  A) skeleton
  B) ligament
  C) muscle
  D) joint
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 272: A gland in the human body secretes two hormones, one of which causes a disease called diabetes when there is a deficiency. Which of these organ produce the hormone? Options:
  A) spleen
  B) Parathyroid
  C) Adrenal body
  D) Thyroid
  E) Pancreas
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 273:

  

  The part labelled II is the

  Options:
  A) silk thread
  B) thorax
  C) fore wing
  D) anchor
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 274: A relationship between living organisms which is of mutual benefit is Options:
  A) parasitism
  B) saprophtism
  C) ecosystem
  D) symbiosis
  E) commensalism
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 275: Which of the following associations is an example of mutualism Options:
  A) hydra viridis and zoochlorellae
  B) human and lice
  C) shark and remora fish
  D) bread and rhizopus stolonifer
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 276: The vascular tissues in higher plants are responsible for Options:
  A) the movement of food and water
  B) suction pressure
  C) transpiration pull
  D) the transport of gases and water
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 277: Leguminous plants, e.g Mucana, are usually planted in cultivated farmlands because they Options:
  A) enrich the soil with phoshates
  B) provide animals with food
  C) enrich the soil with organic nitrogen
  D) protect the soil from being over-heated
  E) protect the micro organisms in the soil
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 278: The mammalian organ through which nourishment and oxygen diffuse into a developing embryo is called Options:
  A) Amnion
  B) Chorion
  C) Umbilical cord
  D) Oviduct
  E) Placenta
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 279:

  The part that performs urinogenitalfunction in the male reproductive system is the?

  Options:
  A) seminal vesacle
  B) epididymis
  C) urethra
  D) ureter
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 280:

  The glomerular filtrate contains the following except

  Options:
  A) Water
  B) Urea
  C) Blood Corpuscles
  D) Glucose
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  The correct answer is C .