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 971:

  

  Food is stored in the structure labelled

  Options:
  A) III
  B) I
  C) IV
  D) II
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 972: Which of the following statements is NOT true of the piliferous layer of root? It Options:
  A) Has a very thin cuticle
  B) Is the outermost layer of the cortex
  C) May bear root hairs
  D) Breaks down as the root ages
  E) Is replaced by cork in old roots
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 973:

  Which of the following eye defects is caused by the inability of the eye to focus light on the retina?

  Options:
  A) Glaucoma
  B) Myopia
  C) Cataracts
  D) Astigmatism
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 974: The hormone which tones up the muscles of a person in time of danger is from the Options:
  A) thyroid gland
  B) pancreas
  C) adrenal gland
  D) liver
  E) spleen
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 975: Which path does sound entering the human ear follow? Options:
  A) Oval window → ossicles → ear drum
  B) Ear drum → oval window → ossicles
  C) Ear drum → ossicles → oval window
  D) Ossicles → ear drum → oval window
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 976: Muscles are indirectly attached to bones by means of Options:
  A) ligaments
  B) membranes
  C) tendons
  D) sutures
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 977: which of the following is true of cloning? Options:
  A) it is welcomed as an ethical and morally sound science
  B) only one cell of the original organism is needed to initiate the process
  C) the clone is similar to but not exactly like the original organism
  D) it involves the asexual multiplication of the tissues of the original organism
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 978:

  

  In the diagram, the structures used for offense and defense are labelled

  Options:
  A) i and iv
  B) i and ii
  C) ii and iii
  D) iii and iv
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 979:

  

  From the diagram above the part labelled IV represents the

  Options:
  A) colon
  B) ileum
  C) caecum
  D) duodenum
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 980: When two heterozygotes mate, the dominant trait will appear in Options:
  A) the F₁ generation only
  B) the F₂ generation only
  C) both the F₁ and F₂ generations
  D) neither the F₁ nor F₂ generation
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  The correct answer is C .