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 1361: Pepsin is a digestive enzymes which breaks Options:
  A) Cellulose into glucose molecules
  B) Carbohydrates into simple sugars
  C) Protein into peptones
  D) Fats into glycerol and fatty acid
  E) Sucrose into glucose and fructose
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1362: The major site of photosynthesis in the leaf is the Options:
  A) palisade parenchyma
  B) mesophyll parenchyma
  C) upper epidermis
  D) lower epidermis
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1363:

  What is autotrophic nutrition?

  Options:
  A) Nutrition in which organisms obtain food by breaking down complex organic compounds.
  B) Nutrition in which organisms obtain food from other organisms
  C) Nutrition in which organisms obtain food by consuming both plants and animals
  D) Nutrition in which organisms produce their own food using energy from the sun or inorganic substances
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1364:

  The most abundant group of organisms in the animal kingdom?

  Options:
  A) Mammalia
  B) Aves
  C) Insecta
  D) Annelida
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1365: The tissue which connects a muscle to a bone is a Options:
  A) cartiligae
  B) muscle fibre
  C) tendon
  D) ligament
  E) connecting fibre
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1366:

  An ecological instrument used to measure wind direction is?

  Options:
  A) Secchi disc
  B) wind vane
  C) anemometer
  D) slope gauge
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1367:
  

  The female gamete is represented by

  Options:
  A) I
  B) II
  C) III
  D) Iv
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1368: The ability of living organism to detect and respond to changes in the environment is referred to as Options:
  A) locomotion
  B) irritability
  C) growth
  D) taxis
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1369:

  The plants that grow in deserts or very dry areas are referred to as?

  Options:
  A) hydrophytes
  B) epiphytes
  C) xerophytes
  D) mesophytes
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1370:

  Which of the following statements best describes pollination in plants?

  Options:
  A) Pollination is the process of transferring pollen from the stigma to the anther of a flower
  B) Pollination is the process of transferring pollen from the anther to the stigma of a flower
  C) Pollination is the process of releasing pollen into the air for dispersal
  D) Pollination is the process of seed formation within a flower
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  The correct answer is B .