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 21:

  

  In the diagram, which of the animals represents the oldest creatures in terms of evolutionary history?

  Options:
  A) iii
  B) ii
  C) i
  D) iv
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 22:

  

  The function of the part labelled V is for the passage of

  Options:
  A) pollen tube and pollen nucleus
  B) air, water and pollen nucleus
  C) air, antipodal cells and ovum
  D) synergids and egg cell
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 23:

  Which of the following organs can be considered vestigial in humans but functional in other mammals

  Options:
  A) The liver
  B) Appendix
  C) Rectum
  D) Stomach
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 24: which of the following is an agent of a sexually transmitted disease? Options:
  A) Entamoeba histolytica
  B) Salmonella typhi
  C) Treponema pallidum
  D) Clostridium tetani
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 25: Proboscis is a structure that is mostly found in Options:
  A) insects
  B) tapeworms
  C) amphibians
  D) molluses
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 26:

  The development of big muscles by a wrestler is an example of?

  Options:
  A) acquired characteristics
  B) inherited characteristics
  C) mutation
  D) atrophication
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 27: One of these is used for excretion in earthworm Options:
  A) Contractile vacuole
  B) Flame cell
  C) Malpighian tubule
  D) Nephridium
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 28: Muscles are indirectly attached to bones by means of Options:
  A) ligaments
  B) membranes
  C) tendons
  D) sutures
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 29: A fresh water plant such as water lily can solve the problem of buoyancy by the possession of Options:
  A) aerenchymarous tissues
  B) dissected leaves
  C) thin cell walls of the epidermis
  D) water-repelling epidermis
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 30: The hormone which tones up the muscles of a person in time of danger is from the Options:
  A) thyroid gland
  B) pancreas
  C) adrenal gland
  D) liver
  E) spleen
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  The correct answer is C .