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 921: The ability of living organism to detect and respond to changes in the environment is referred to as Options:
  A) locomotion
  B) irritability
  C) growth
  D) taxis
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 922: The Cerebellum of the Brain controls Options:
  A) Reflex Action
  B) Muscular Activity
  C) Emotional Expressions
  D) the Endocrine System
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 923: Which of following groups is the most advanced? Options:
  A) Pteridophytes
  B) Bryophytes
  C) Thallophytes
  D) Gymnosperm
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 924: What do bacteria in root nodules derive from the host plant? Options:
  A) Protection and minerals
  B) Water and minerals
  C) Carbonhydrates and water
  D) Protection and carbohydrates
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 925:

  

  An example of a plant having the placentation shown is

  Options:
  A) allamander
  B) hibiscus
  C) water lily
  D) pride of Barbados
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 926:
  

  The main function of the structure labelled I is to

  Options:
  A) store food for the young plant
  B) pull the young shoot above the ground
  C) store water for the seedling
  D) protect the young plumule
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 927: Proboscis is a structure that is mostly found in Options:
  A) insects
  B) tapeworms
  C) amphibians
  D) molluses
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 928: Plants adapted for life in salty marsh are called Options:
  A) hydrophytes
  B) xerophytes
  C) halophytes
  D) epiphytes
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 929: A characteristic of the phylum coelenterata is that Options:
  A) most of them are marine
  B) they possess a gut with a single opening
  C) thy possess numerous pores on their body
  D) they are bilaterally symmetrical
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 930: Secondary succession is much faster than primary succession because Options:
  A) pioneer colonizers are more in number
  B) soil is already present
  C) secondary seres require less nutrients
  D) species competition is increased
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  The correct answer is A .