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 41: Epigeal germination of a seed is characterized by Options:
  A) more rapid elongation of the hypocotyl than the epicotyl
  B) more rapid elongation of the epicotyl than the hypocotyl
  C) equal growth of both the hypocotyl and epicotyl
  D) lack of growth of the hypocotyl
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 42: A farmer x working in a swamp did not eat any food nor drink any water. Which of this diseases can he not contact Options:
  A) Cholera
  B) Bilharzia
  C) River blindness
  D) Malaria
  E) Sleeping sickness
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 43:

  The end product of the digestion of carbohydrate is?

  Options:
  A) amino acid
  B) glycerol
  C) glucose
  D) sucrose
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 44:

  What is the function of trichocyst in paramecium?

  Options:
  A) Movement
  B) Defence
  C) Excretion
  D) At which stage in this cycle can man b infected
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 45: In animals, cilia, flagella, pseudopodia and chaetae, can be used for Options:
  A) reproduction
  B) fighting
  C) attachment to plants
  D) locomotion
  E) locating sensation
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 46: Blood platelets are important because they are Options:
  A) amoeboid and nucleated
  B) produce antitoxins
  C) produce antibodies
  D) digest harmful bacteria
  E) release thrombin for blood clothing
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 47: The pineapple fruit is best described as Options:
  A) aggregate, succulent and indehiscent
  B) aggregate, succulent and dehiscent
  C) multiple, succulent and indehiscent
  D) multiple, succulent and dehiscent
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 48: Which of the following food substance will produce a brick-red colour when warmed with Benedict's solution? Options:
  A) Glucose
  B) Starch
  C) Egg white
  D) Maltose
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 49: A yellow maize is planted and all the fruits obtained are of yellow seeds. When they are croos-bred, yellow seeds and white seeds are obtained in a ratio 3:1 . The yellow seed is said to be Options:
  A) non-heritable
  B) sex-linked
  C) a recessive trait
  D) a dominant trait
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 50: In mosses the structure which performs the function of water absorption is the _________? Options:
  A) root hairs
  B) rhizoids
  C) capsule
  D) hyphae
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  The correct answer is B .