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 181: The vector of the malaria parasite is the Options:
  A) female anopheles mosquito
  B) female culex mosquito
  C) male anopheles mosquito
  D) male culex mosquito
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 182: Short-sightedness can be corrected by lenses which are Options:
  A) convex
  B) biconvex
  C) plano-convex
  D) concave
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 183: Wind pollinated flowers usually have Options:
  A) rough pollen grains
  B) sticky stigmas
  C) small and short stigmas
  D) long styles
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 184: In which of the following plants is swollen shoot disease common? Options:
  A) Groundnut
  B) cocoa
  C) Corn
  D) Cotton
  E) Rubber
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 185: In mosses the structure which performs the function of water absorption is the _________? Options:
  A) root hairs
  B) rhizoids
  C) capsule
  D) hyphae
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 186:

  A group of organism of different species living in a particular area is described as a

  Options:
  A) colony
  B) community
  C) population
  D) niche
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 187: Which of the following insects undergoes incomplete metamorphosis? Options:
  A) Mosquito
  B) Termite
  C) Housefly
  D) Moth
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 188: The disaster that would have the least destructive impact on animal life and balance in nature is Options:
  A) chemical pollution
  B) forest fires
  C) oil spillage
  D) grasshopper pests
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 189: The deficiency of vitamin D leads to Options:
  A) scurvy
  B) pellagra
  C) rickets
  D) beriberi
  E) polio
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 190:

  Which of the following is NOT true of wind-pollinated flowers?

  Options:
  A) A large amount of pollen produced
  B) Light smooth pollen grains
  C) Small inconspicuous flowers
  D) Scented petals
  E) Large pendulous anther
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  The correct answer is D .