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 161: The most efficient respiratory structure used by free living protozoan is ________ Options:
  A) body surface
  B) gills
  C) buccal cavity
  D) spiracle
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 162:

  The insects in which the maxillae are modified into a long coiled proboscis is

  Options:
  A) housefly
  B) butterfly
  C) mosquito
  D) grasshopper
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 163: In spite of the removal of carbondioxide from the atmosphere, its amount remains more or less constant because Options:
  A) it is produced by green plants during photosynthesis
  B) it is produced during respiration of animals
  C) it is absorbed inn ocean water
  D) green plants release it during the day
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 164:

  

  In the diagram, the hawk is

  Options:
  A) an omnivore
  B) a primary consumer
  C) a tertiary consumer
  D) a scavenger
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 165: Which of these combinations is common to plant and animal cells? Options:
  A) Centriole, middle lamella, golgi bodies, mitrochondrion
  B) Cytoplasm, sap, vacuole, starch grains, leucoplasts
  C) Plasma membranes, chromosomes, mitochondria, lysosomes.
  D) Nucleus, nucleolus, cellulose cell wall, endoplasmic reticulum
  E) Cytoplasm, centriole, cellulose cell wall, nucleolus
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 166: The capture and digestion of insects by a pitcher plant is a special form of nutrition termed Options:
  A) autotrophic
  B) heterotrophic
  C) chemosynthetic
  D) saprophytic
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 167:
  

  The part that will develop into an organ for feeling is labelled

  Options:
  A) IV
  B) III
  C) II
  D) I
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 168: One common feature of the fungi, algae, mosses and ferns is that they Options:
  A) are photosynthetic
  B) show alternation of generation
  C) reproduce by means of conjugation
  D) can survive dry conditions
  E) have no seeds
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 169: The umbrella shaped fruiting body of a fully developed mushroom is the Options:
  A) Pileus
  B) Mycelium
  C) Basidium
  D) Stipe
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 170: The lowest unit of classification is the Options:
  A) class
  B) genus
  C) phylum
  D) species
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  The correct answer is D .