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 681: The evidence that supports the advancement of ferns over mosses is derive from Options:
  A) comparative anatomy
  B) molecular records
  C) biochemical similarities
  D) physiological records
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 682: The main structure in vertebrates that supports and protects the body is the Options:
  A) skeleton
  B) ligament
  C) muscle
  D) joint
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 683:

  An adaptive feature of camel to the desert is?

  Options:
  A) ability to increase sweat production
  B) ability to pass high amount of urine
  C) ability to tolerate low degree of dehydration
  D) ability to tolerate high degree of dehydration
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 684:

  A seed of a flowering plant can best be described as

  Options:
  A) radicle and plumule
  B) the developed ovule
  C) the embryo and endosperm
  D) developed ovary
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 685:

  

  In mammals, reabsorption of salt takes place in

  Options:
  A) IV
  B) III
  C) II
  D) I
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 686: The carrier of the hereditary character in plants and animal is the Options:
  A) Cell
  B) Nucleus
  C) Chromosome
  D) Chloroplast
  E) Gene
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 687:

  

  The main function of 6 is to

  Options:
  A) separate 5 from 7
  B) produce more of 5 and 7
  C) produce cork
  D) translocate water and mineral salt
  E) conduct carbondioxide to the other plant
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 688:

  The function of pith in plant is

  Options:
  A) absorb mineral salt and nutrient from the soil
  B) store and transport nutrients throughout the plant
  C) trap chlorophyll from the sunlight
  D) Removal of waste product from the plant
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 689: The nitrogenous substance that is excreted by birds in order to conserve water is Options:
  A) ammonia
  B) urea
  C) uric acid
  D) nitric acid
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 690:

  Blood circulation in a mammal is said to be double because

  Options:
  A) It passes twice through the heart in a complete circuit
  B) It moves in both arteries and veins
  C) It circulates in both the hands and other organs
  D) The heart contains auricles and ventricles
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  The correct answer is A .