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 981: Magnesium is utilized in the formation of Options:
  A) ATP
  B) Glucose
  C) Amino acids
  D) Chlorophyll
  E) Fats
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 982: The maize grain is regarded as a fruit and not a seed because Options:
  A) it has a coleorhiza
  B) it has a coleoptile
  C) of the relatively large endosperm
  D) there is the remain of a style
  E) of the relatively small scutellum
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 983: The basic functional unit of the kidney is the Options:
  A) nephron
  B) bowman’s capsule
  C) glomerulus
  D) loop of henle
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 984: Which of the following is an aboreal organism? Options:
  A) Elephant
  B) Fish
  C) Antelope
  D) Bird
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 985: Long neck in giraffe is used to illustrate the theory of Options:
  A) use and disuse
  B) origin of species
  C) origin of life
  D) natural selection
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 986: The excretory organ in insects is the Options:
  A) kidney
  B) malpighian tubule
  C) flame cell
  D) nephridium
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 987: The following exist as free-living organisms except Options:
  A) Amoeba
  B) Chlamydomonas
  C) Euglena
  D) Spirogyra
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 988: The dorsal and anal fins of fish are used for Options:
  A) Upward movement
  B) Controlling rolling
  C) Downward movement
  D) Steering
  E) Buoyancy
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 989: If an animal has diastema, it would NOT posses Options:
  A) incissors
  B) cannines
  C) premolars
  D) molars
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 990: One reason for the success of Mendel's work is that the Options:
  A) was the first to carry out research work on modern genetics
  B) introduced quantitative and qualitative elements into his work
  C) selected two characteristics only at a time for study
  D) drew up his laws of inheritance based on his knowledge of chromosomes
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  The correct answer is D .