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 711: The following are kidney diseases except Options:
  A) diuresis
  B) hepatitis
  C) nephritis
  D) oedema
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 712: An organism that has been extensively used to test the chromosomes theory of heredity is Options:
  A) Drosophila melanogaster
  B) Muscar domestica
  C) Zea mays
  D) Homo sapiens
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 713: The part of alimentary system of a bird where food is ground into small particles is the Options:
  A) cloaca
  B) stomach
  C) crop
  D) gizzard
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 714: The possession of scales, laying of eggs with shells and bony structure of the head are characteristics shared by Options:
  A) birds and reptiles
  B) fishes and birds
  C) reptiles and fishes
  D) birds and molluscs
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 715:

  Which of the following groups of organisms has kidney as the excretory organ?

  Options:
  A) Fishes, amphibians, birds, man
  B) Fishes, amphibians, annelids, insects
  C) Fishes, reptiles, birds, tapeworm
  D) Fishes, protozoans, amphibians, man
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 716: The recycling method of solid waste disposal is unsuitable for Options:
  A) organic matter
  B) glass
  C) plastic
  D) metal scraps
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 717: The one-seeded fuit in which the pericarp and the seed coat have become fused together is known as Options:
  A) achene
  B) samara
  C) caryopsis
  D) legume
  E) drupe
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 718: The following are example of morphological variation except Options:
  A) size
  B) ability to taste PTC
  C) color
  D) fingerprint
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 719: which of these diseases cannot be controlled by killing the vector? Options:
  A) River blindness
  B) Malaria
  C) Polio
  D) Cholera
  E) Bilharzia (shistosoma)
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 720:

  Which of the following describes the inheritance of traits from parents to offspring?

  Options:
  A) Adaptation
  B) Evolution
  C) Natural selection
  D) Genetics
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  The correct answer is D .