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 1051: Spirogyra and mucor can be grouped together as Thallophyta because Options:
  A) They are unicellular organisms
  B) Their spores could be dispersed by wind
  C) They are capable of living independent lives
  D) They reproduce sexually only
  E) Their bodies are made up of thallus and filaments alternatively
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1052: Chewing the cud is an adaptation peculiar to Options:
  A) Herbivores
  B) Omnivores
  C) Rodents
  D) Ruminants
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1053: The factor that least affects food shortages in sub-saharan Africa is Options:
  A) flooding
  B) pests
  C) mixed-cropping
  D) drought
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1054: Free nitrogen is released to the atmosphere by Options:
  A) Nitrogen-fixing bacteria
  B) nitrifying bacteria
  C) denitrifying bacteria
  D) saprophytic bacteria
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1055: Which one of the following statements about the mammalian kidney is false? Options:
  A) The glomerulus is formed by a branch of the renal artery
  B) The glomerulus is a part of uniferous tubules
  C) Tha bowmans capsule is in the cortex of the kidney
  D) The uniferous tubules are richly supplied with blood vessels
  E) The glomerulusis lodged in the bowmans capsule
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1056: The deficiency of vitamin D leads to Options:
  A) beriberi
  B) pellagra
  C) ricket
  D) scurvy
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1057: An example of cryptic colouration is the Options:
  A) Mottled colours on the moths that rest in lichens
  B) bright colour of an insect pollinated flower
  C) Green colour of a plant
  D) Bright marks on poisonous tropical frog on veriegated leaves
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1058: Fruits which develop without fertilization of the ovule are Options:
  A) false
  B) multiple
  C) aggrgate
  D) parthenocarpic
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1059: In human reproduction, the zygote formed as a result of fertilization gets attached to the wall of the uterus. The process is called Options:
  A) Sexual reproduction
  B) Cohesion
  C) Pregnancy
  D) Implantation
  E) Viviparity
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1060:

  Which organs are part of the alimentary canal in the human digestive system?

  Options:
  A) Salivary glands, tongue, and pharynx
  B) Large intestine, appendix, and rectum
  C) Stomach, liver, and gallbladder
  D) Oesophagus, pancreas, and small intestine
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  The correct answer is D .