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 511:

  Which of the following statements is true about the kingdom Fungi?

  Options:
  A) Fungi obtain nutrients by absorbing organic matter
  B) Fungi are photosynthetic organisms
  C) Fungi are multicellular organisms
  D) Fungi reproduce through the formation of seeds
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 512:

  Which of the following soil types becomes less fertile due to the intense leaching caused by tropical rains?

  Options:
  A) Yellow soil
  B) Laterite soil
  C) Red soils
  D) Black soil
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 513: The neck region of the tape worm, (taenia) is responsible for the Options:
  A) production of egg
  B) storage of egg
  C) formation of new segment
  D) development of the suckers
  E) fragmentaion of the body segment
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 514: The theory of survival of the fittest was propounded by ….. Options:
  A) Darwin
  B) Hooke
  C) Lamarck
  D) Linnaeus
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 515: In which of the following tissue do the cells have the ability to divide? Options:
  A) Meristem
  B) Sclerenchyma
  C) Phloem
  D) Collenchyma
  E) Pith
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 516: During the dry season in the tropics, the body metabolism of some animals slows to a minimal level in a process referred to as Options:
  A) hibernation
  B) aestivation
  C) dormancy
  D) senescense
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 517: Parenchyma cells are serves as supporting tissue when they Options:
  A) contain chloroplast
  B) have crystals
  C) become flaccid
  D) become turgid
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 518: The structure that is common in the embryos of mammals, amphibians, birds, fishes and reptiles and which is an evidence of their common ancestry is the Options:
  A) eye
  B) chorion
  C) allantois
  D) gill-silts
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 519: The vascular tissues in higher plants are responsible for Options:
  A) the movement of food and water
  B) suction pressure
  C) transpiration pull
  D) the transport of gases and water
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 520:

  Lack of nucleus is a feature in?

  Options:
  A) osteocyte
  B) neurone
  C) erythrocyte
  D) leucocyte
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  The correct answer is C .