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 111:

  The possession of chloroplast in Euglena virids enables it to

  Options:
  A) Store starch
  B) Carry out photosynthesis
  C) Reproduce
  D) Respond to light
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 112: The surest way to combine the best qualities of both parents in the offspring is by Options:
  A) cross-breeding
  B) inbreeding
  C) selective breeding
  D) pure breeding
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 113: The vascular tissues in higher plants are responsible for Options:
  A) the movement of food and water
  B) suction pressure
  C) transpiration pull
  D) the transport of gases and water
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 114: In a population study using the transect method, a student is likely to record the highest number of species in Options:
  A) a tropical rain forest
  B) a guinea savanna
  C) a sahel savanna
  D) an estuarine swamp
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 115: 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 .
• Question 116: The behavioural adaptation in social insects could best be described as Options:
  A) symbiosis
  B) saprophytism
  C) parasitism
  D) commensalisms
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 117:

  Use the list of ecological constituents below to answer the question below

  1. Mango 2. Spear grass 3. Goat 4. Sheep 5. Temperature 6. Beans 7. Rock 8. Water

  Items 1-4 can be regarded as

  Options:
  A) a population
  B) a community
  C) an ecosystem
  D) a niche
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 118:

  

  As the tadpole develops, the structure labelled 5

  Options:
  A) grows longer
  B) becomes shorter
  C) becomes the hind legs
  D) remains unchanged
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 119:

  The appendicular skeleton is composed of the pectoral girdle?

  Options:
  A) pelvic girdle, fore and hind limbs
  B) pelvic girdle and fore limbs
  C) lumbar vertebrae and pelvic girdle
  D) lumbar vertebrae, fore and hind limbs
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 120: The process of walking is under the control of the part of the brain called Options:
  A) optic lobe
  B) olfactory lobe
  C) cerebellum
  D) medulla oblongata
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  The correct answer is C .