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 501: Oxygen from the atmosphere reaches the mammalian blood stream through one of the path indicated below. Indicate the correct path, a = mouth, b = trachea, c = bronchiole, d = nostril, e = bronchus, f = alveoli Options:
  A) a → b → e → f → d
  B) b → d → f → e → c
  C) d → b → e → c → f
  D) b → a → f → e → c
  E) f → e → c → d → c
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 502: Which of following movements occur during exhalation? Options:
  A) The diaphragm and intercostal muscles relax
  B) The thoracic cavity increases in volume
  C) The diaphragm and intercostal muscles contract
  D) The diaphragm contracts and the intercostal muscle relax
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 503:

  

  The structure labelled II is used for

  Options:
  A) tasting
  B) feeling
  C) biting
  D) sucking
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 504: Which of the following is NOT caused by bacteria? Options:
  A) Cholera
  B) Gonorrhoea
  C) Tuberculosis
  D) Onchoceriasis
  E) Typhoid
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 505: Poliomyelitis is an infectious diseases caused by Options:
  A) virus
  B) protozoan
  C) bacterium
  D) fungus
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 506: Which of the following vertebrates does the skin function as a respiratory surface? Options:
  A) Rat
  B) Lizard
  C) Fish
  D) Frog
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 507: The organelle common to both plant and animal cells is the Options:
  A) centrioles
  B) plasmalemma
  C) cell wall
  D) chloroplast
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 508:

  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 509: The study of plants is called Options:
  A) Zoology
  B) Entomology
  C) Parasitology
  D) Botany
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 510: The part of the mammalian brain responsible for maintaining balance is Options:
  A) Medulla oblongata
  B) Cerebellum
  C) Optic lobe
  D) Cerebrum
  E) Olfactory lobe
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  The correct answer is B .