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 651: Anaerobic respiration differs from aerobic respiration by the production of Options:
  A) less amount of energy and water
  B) greater amount of energy and alcohol
  C) less amount of energy and alcohol
  D) greater amount of energy and water
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 652: The absence of special food and water-conducting systems restricts the body size in Options:
  A) algae, liverworts and mosses
  B) liverworts, mosses and ferns
  C) the bryophytes and the pteridophytes
  D) the thallophytes and pteridophytes
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 653:

  

  Use the diagram shown to answer the question. After an hour, the level of water in the thistle funnel will

  Options:
  A) rise
  B) fall
  C) remain the same
  D) double
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 654: What is the function of Trichocyst in paramecium? Options:
  A) Movement
  B) Defence
  C) Excretion
  D) Reproduction
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 655: The element nitrogen is utilized in Options:
  A) Formation of ATP
  B) Formation of glucose
  C) Formation of amino acid
  D) Photosynthesis
  E) None of the above
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 656:

  

  An economic importance of the organism represented by IV is that

  Options:
  A) it transmit water borne disease to humans
  B) it is distructive to farm crops
  C) its faeces pollutes drinkng water
  D) it helps in the control of mosquito larvae
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 657:

  

  The figure above is a section of a drupe. The part numbered 2 is

  Options:
  A) epicarp
  B) endocarp
  C) mesocarp
  D) seed
  E) pericarp
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 658: A larger percentage of tropical soils tends to be acidic because they Options:
  A) contain large quantities of potash
  B) contain large quantities of lime
  C) lose a high proportion of their organic matter to running water
  D) lose lime and potash from the top soil through rain action
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 659:

  What is the definition of population ecology?

  Options:
  A) The study of interactions between organisms and their physical environment
  B) The study of evolutionary processes and their effects on populations
  C) The study of interactions between different populations in an ecosystem
  D) The study of the distribution and abundance of individuals within a species
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 660:

  I. Adoption of appropriate nocturnal habits ll. Burrowing lll. Adjusting their internal body temperature. IV Possession of many sweat pores.

  Which of the above are ways in which desert animals adapt to extreme heat of the environment?

  Options:
  A) I and IV only
  B) ll and lll only
  C) l and ll only
  D) l, ll and lll only
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  The correct answer is B .