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 191: A collection of achenes formed from several carpels of a flower is Options:
  A) a multiple fruit
  B) an aggregate fruit
  C) a shizocarp
  D) a simple fruit
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 192: Which of the following is not a monocotyledonous seed? Options:
  A) cowpea
  B) maize
  C) millet
  D) what
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 193:

  The under secretion of thyroxine in children results in?

  Options:
  A) goitre
  B) gigantism
  C) kwashiorkor
  D) cretinism
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 194: Water loss is regulated in plants and animals by both the Options:
  A) scales and the skin
  B) scales and the hair
  C) thick leaves and the feathers
  D) leathery cuticle and the feathers
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 195:

  

  Which structure is known as the power house of the cell?

  Options:
  A) 6
  B) 5
  C) 4
  D) 3
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 196:

  Which organ removes the largest quantity of water from the blood?

  Options:
  A) Lung
  B) Skin
  C) Kidney
  D) Intestine
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 197: Which of the following statement is NOT true of enzymes? They Options:
  A) Are proteins
  B) Need cofactors to activate them
  C) Are sensitive in their action
  D) Are specific in their action
  E) Can withstand high temperature
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 198: Hypogeal germination is characterized by the Options:
  A) emergency of the plumule out of the ground
  B) provision of nourishment by the endosperm
  C) elongation of the hypocotyl
  D) elongation of the epicotyl
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 199:

  

  The part labelled II is the

  Options:
  A) fenestra ovalis
  B) middle ear canal
  C) internal auditrory meatus
  D) ear ossicles
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 200:

  The period of inactivity seen in some animals during long period of heat or drought is

  Options:
  A) Migration
  B) Aestivation
  C) Hibernation
  D) Adaptation
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  The correct answer is B .