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 371: Annelides differ from nematodas in that they Options:
  A) exhibits bilateral symmentry
  B) are triploblastic
  C) are metamerically segmented
  D) possess complete digestive system
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 372: In a typical freshwater habitat, the edge of the stream or pond constitutes the Options:
  A) tidal zone
  B) intertidal zone
  C) littoral zone
  D) euphotic zone
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 373:

  

  In the diagram, the function of the correcting lens is to

  Options:
  A) diverge incoming rays
  B) converge incoming rays
  C) reflect incoming rays
  D) screen incoming rays
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 374: The legs and beak of an egret resemble those of the heron because they Options:
  A) both feed on fishes
  B) are both birds
  C) occupy similar niche
  D) occupy the same trophic level
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 375: Wind pollinated flowers usually have Options:
  A) rough pollen grains
  B) sticky stigmas
  C) small and short stigmas
  D) long styles
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 376: Which of the following disease is rarely spread by a housefly? Options:
  A) Yellow fever
  B) Dysentry
  C) Typhoid fever
  D) Poliomyelitis
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 377:

  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 378: In a population study using the transect method, a student is likely to record the highest number of species in Options:
  A) a tropical rain forest
  B) a guinea savanna
  C) a sahel savanna
  D) an estuarine swamp
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 379:

  Blood circulation in a mammal is said to be double because

  Options:
  A) It passes twice through the heart in a complete circuit
  B) It moves in both arteries and veins
  C) It circulates in both the hands and other organs
  D) The heart contains auricles and ventricles
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 380: In a bakery, yeast is added to flour to make bread rise. This is possible because yeast produces Options:
  A) alcohol
  B) oxygen
  C) carbon dioxide
  D) energy
  E) ethanol
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  The correct answer is C .