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 1551: The companion cells are part of the Options:
  A) pericycle
  B) phloem
  C) pith
  D) xylem
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1552: Which of these animals is NOT metamerically segmented? Options:
  A) Tapeworm
  B) Earthworm
  C) Centipede
  D) Crayfish
  E) Shark
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 1553:

  

  In the figure above the structure which prevents friction between the bones is

  Options:
  A) 1
  B) 2
  C) 3
  D) 4
  E) 5
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 1554: 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 1555: The hepatic portal vein is characterized by Options:
  A) Beginning and ending with capillaries
  B) Connecting the liver and the kidney
  C) Carrying deoxygenated blood
  D) Ending with large capillaries
  E) Having no capillaries
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 1556: In a bakery, yeast is added to flour to make bread rise. This is possible because yeast produces Options:
  A) alcohol
  B) oxygen
  C) carbon dioxide
  D) energy
  E) ethanol
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1557: In which of the following groups of vertebrates is parental care mostly exhibited? Options:
  A) Aves
  B) Reptilia
  C) Amphibia
  D) Mammalia
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 1558: The main function of the choroid is Options:
  A) protection of the eye ball
  B) transmission of light
  C) supply of nutrient to tissue of the eye
  D) converging light
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1559: An example of a filter -feeding animal is Options:
  A) shark
  B) butterfly
  C) whale
  D) mosquito
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 1560: Gregor Mendel is regarded as the father of ______ Options:
  A) variation
  B) genetics
  C) mycology
  D) natural selection
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  The correct answer is B .