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 891: The following group of plants is the most advanced except Options:
  A) bryophyte
  B) pteridophyta
  C) spermatophyte
  D) thallophytic
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 892: The part of the mammalian ear responsible for the maintenance of balance is the Options:
  A) cochlea
  B) pinna
  C) perilymph
  D) vestibular system
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 893:

  Which of the following is the best explanation for a child who is phenotypically short and born of two tall parents?

  Options:
  A) both parents possess genes for shortness
  B) the father possesses a gene for shortness
  C) nature makes the child short
  D) the mother possesses a gene for shortness
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 894: The part of the mammalian brain responsible for maintaining balance is Options:
  A) Medulla oblongata
  B) Cerebellum
  C) Optic lobe
  D) Cerebrum
  E) Olfactory lobe
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 895: The physical space occupied by an organism together with its functional role in community can be described as Options:
  A) environment
  B) biome
  C) niche
  D) habitat
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 896: Which of the following characters is NOT sex-linked? Options:
  A) River blindness
  B) Baldness
  C) Haemophilia
  D) Colour blindness
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 897:

  The outer membrane that covers the brain is

  Options:
  A) Myelin sheath
  B) Dura mater
  C) Arachnoid membrane
  D) Pia mater
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 898: Which of the following is true of the children of a heamophilic man who marries a woman that is not haemophilic and does not carry the trait? Options:
  A) All their sons will be haemophlic
  B) all their daughters will be haemophilic
  C) All their daughters will be carriers
  D) all their sons will be carriers
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 899: Which of the following events does NOT occur during anaerobic respiration of glucose? Options:
  A) Muscle cells produce lactic acid
  B) Carbon dioxide is produced
  C) Milk bacteria produce lactic acid
  D) Energy is not produced
  E) Germinating seeds produced alcohol
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 900:

  The change in the genetic make up of an organism resulting in an inheritable characteristics which is new is

  Options:
  A) Mutation
  B) Locus
  C) Hybrid
  D) Diploid
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  The correct answer is A .