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 951: A state in Nigeria that is most susceptible to desert encroachment is Options:
  A) Kwara
  B) Taraba
  C) Kaduna
  D) Katsina
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 952: Which of the following disease is rarely spread by a housefly? Options:
  A) Yellow fever
  B) Dysentry
  C) Typhoid fever
  D) Poliomyelitis
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 953:

  Behavioral adaptation for dealing with a hot climate could include

  Options:
  A) Hibernating during the hottest part of the day
  B) Large scales on the back of a lizard
  C) Feeding during the hottest part of the day
  D) A small kidney to conserve water
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 954: Blood circulation in a mammalian 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 heart and other organs
  D) the heart contain auricles and ventricles
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 955: Which of the following is the lowest category of classification? Options:
  A) class
  B) species
  C) family
  D) genus
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 956: An insect whose economic importance is both harmful and beneficial is the Options:
  A) Tsetsefly
  B) Blackfly
  C) Mosquito
  D) Butterfly
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 957: Th chitin in the exoskeleton of many arthropods is strengthened by Options:
  A) calcium compounds
  B) organic salts
  C) lipids
  D) proteins
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 958: In which of the following groups of animals are flagella and cilia found? Options:
  A) Flatworms
  B) Annelids
  C) Coelenterates
  D) protozoa
  E) Nematodes
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 959:

  A man who is heterozygous for the disease haemophilia marries a woman who is double recessive for haemophilia. What percentage of their offspring would have the disease?

  Options:
  A) 0%
  B) 25%
  C) 50%
  D) 75%
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 960:

  

  The bones labelled II are called

  Options:
  A) lumbar vertebrae
  B) thoracic vertebrae
  C) cervical vertebrae
  D) sacral vertebrae
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  The correct answer is A .