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 1:

  Possession of thin membrane enables a tapeworm to

  Options:
  A) Fasten themselves to the wall of the host's intestine
  B) Lay numerous eggs
  C) Absorb digested food from the host's intestine to their system
  D) Shield themselves inside the host's intestine with anti-enzymes in order to avoid being digested
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2: In the mammalian respiratory system, exchange of gases occurs in the Options:
  A) lungs
  B) bronchi
  C) bronchioles
  D) alveoli
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 3: The rate of transpiration of a leafy shoot would be highest under Options:
  A) damp, cold, still air
  B) damp, warm, moving air
  C) dry, warm, moving air
  D) dry, cold, moving air
  E) dry, warm, still air
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 4: In a drought situation, plants suffer from water stress which could result in Options:
  A) reduced biochemical activities
  B) enhanced chemical activities
  C) enhanced microbial activities
  D) reduced phototropic activities
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 5: Which of the following statements gives the BEST description of bark? Options:
  A) Tissue outside the vascular cambium
  B) Cork-like tissue found only in stems
  C) Brown tissue never found in primary growth
  D) Cork-like tissues of old trees
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 6:

  What is the tissue responsible for transporting water and minerals from the roots to the rest of the plant?

  Options:
  A) Xylem
  B) Epidermis
  C) Parenchyma
  D) Phloem
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 7: In the onion bulb, food is stored in the Options:
  A) stem
  B) lateral buds
  C) cotyledons
  D) outer scale leave
  E) leaf base
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 8: The micro-organisms that causes Typhoid disease is Options:
  A) trypanosome gambiense
  B) Salmonella typhi
  C) entamocbahistolytica
  D) plasmodium sp
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 9: Darwin is considered the first scientist who correctly explained the theory of Options:
  A) special creation
  B) spontaneous generation
  C) use and disuse
  D) organic evolution
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 10: Which of these is NOT an adaptive features for arboreal life? Options:
  A) Possession of long tail
  B) Possession of claws
  C) Possession of teeths
  D) counter shading in coat colour
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  The correct answer is C .