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 901: 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 902:

  Which of the following is an example of conserving resources in an ecosystem

  Options:
  A) Excessive use of chemical fertilizers in agriculture
  B) Introducing invasive species to an ecosystem
  C) Implementing sustainable fishing practices
  D) Cutting down trees for timber production
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 903: The part of the brain responsible for peristalsis is the Options:
  A) Olfactory Lobe
  B) Medulla Oblongata
  C) Hypothallamus
  D) Thalamus
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 904: The association in which one member benefits and the other is relatively unaffected by the interaction is termed Options:
  A) symbiosis
  B) parasitism
  C) commensalism
  D) mutualism
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 905: Enzyme ptyalin acts on starch in the Options:
  A) oesophagus
  B) large intestine
  C) mouth
  D) stomach
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 906: Which of the following sets of organisms represents the correct trends from simple to complex structural organization? 1. Mollusca 2. Platyhelminthes 3. Nematoda 4. Protozoa Options:
  A) 4 → 1 → 2 → 3
  B) 4 → 3 → 2 → 1
  C) 4 → 2 → 1 → 3
  D) 4 → 2 → 3 → 1
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 907:

  The movement of part of a plant in response to external stimulus of no particular direction is?

  Options:
  A) taxism
  B) tropism
  C) haptotropic movement
  D) nastic movement
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 908:

  The above organism can be classified under which phylum in the animal kingdom

  Options:
  A) Nematoda
  B) Chordata
  C) Porifera
  D) Annelida
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 909: The response shown by the tips of the root and shoot of a plant to the stimulus of gravity is Options:
  A) haptotropism
  B) phototropism
  C) hydrotropism
  D) geotropism
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 910: At what stage in the life history of a toad is its mode of breathing similar to that of fish? Options:
  A) Tadpole stage
  B) External gill stage
  C) Adult stage
  D) Internal gill stage
  E) Larval stage
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  The correct answer is A .