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 401:

  

  The diagram represents

  Options:
  A) sensory neurone
  B) relay neurone
  C) afferent neurone
  D) motor neurone
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 402: A dry fruit formed from two or more carpels containing several seeds is a Options:
  A) follicle
  B) legume
  C) capsule
  D) schizocarp
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 403: Breathing root is an adaptation for survival in the Options:
  A) mangrove swamp
  B) desert
  C) arboreal habitat
  D) savanna
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 404:

  Raw materials required by green plants to manufacture their food are

  Options:
  A) mainly fluids
  B) inorganic substances
  C) living materials
  D) mainly gases
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 405:

  One of the following is not the theory of natural selection stated by Charles Dawin

  Options:
  A) Characteristics acquired through use or disuse are transmitted offspring
  B) Variations appear by themselves in a population
  C) Heredity variations are transmitted to offspring
  D) Species that are the fittest for the environment contribute more offsprings to the next needs of the generation
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 406: Germination which results in the cotyledons being brought above ground is called Options:
  A) hypocotyl
  B) epicotyl
  C) epigeal
  D) hypogeal
  E) plumule
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 407: A tropical disease caused by Trypanosoma is Options:
  A) sleeping sickness
  B) river blindness
  C) yellow fever
  D) malaria
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 408:

  The hypha of rhizopus is said to be non-septate because it

  Options:
  A) does not contain chloropyll
  B) has no cross wall
  C) is vacuoled
  D) stores oil globus
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 409:

  

  The special name of the part labelled II is

  Options:
  A) gametangium
  B) hypha
  C) suspensor
  D) zygospore
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 410: The breakdown of fats and oils into simpler absorbable compounds is catalyzed by the group of enzymes called Options:
  A) lipases
  B) hydrolases
  C) amylases
  D) peptidases
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  The correct answer is A .