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 51:

  A boy who is fond of swimming in a pond finds himself passing urine with traces of blood. He is likely to have contracted

  Options:
  A) schistosomiasis
  B) onchocerciasis
  C) poliomyelitis
  D) salmonellosis
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 52:

  Accessory material in a chicken egg include the following except

  Options:
  A) Albumen
  B) Shell membrane
  C) Shell
  D) Germinal disc
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 53: Plants that have special devices for trapping and digesting insects are Options:
  A) carnivorous
  B) symbiotic
  C) parasitic
  D) saprophytic
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 54:

  During mitosis, the stage at which chromosomes lines up around the equator is?

  Options:
  A) telophase
  B) metasphase
  C) anaphase
  D) prophase
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 55: The group of insects that have mouth parts adapted for both piercing and sucking is Options:
  A) cockroach, aphids and mosquitoes
  B) aphids, houseflies and moths
  C) mosquitoes, tse-tse flies and aphids
  D) aphids, beetles and grasshoppers
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 56: The leech and the earthworm belong to the Options:
  A) mollusces
  B) crustaceans
  C) arachnides
  D) annelides
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 57: Bacteria inhabiting legume root nodules and which add atmospheric nitrogen to the soil are referred to as Options:
  A) Denitrifying bacteria
  B) Nitrifying bacteria
  C) Nitrogen fixing bacteria
  D) Nitrogen freeing bacteria
  E) Nitrogen putrefying bacteria
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 58: During mammalian embryo development, large amounts of oestrogen and progesterone are produced in the Options:
  A) umbilical cord
  B) amnion
  C) placenta
  D) amniotic fluid
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 59: The process in which complex substances are broken down into simpler ones is referred to as Options:
  A) anabolism
  B) catabolism
  C) metabolism
  D) tropism
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 60: The mammalian vein which starts with and ends in a capillary network is the Options:
  A) pulmonary vein
  B) mesenteric vein
  C) renal vein
  D) hepatic potal vein
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  The correct answer is D .