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 211: Which of these disease CANNOT be prevented by immunization? Options:
  A) Poliomyelitis
  B) Tuberculosis
  C) Cholera
  D) onchocerciasis
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 212: The level of organism in spirogyra and volvox is Options:
  A) organ
  B) system
  C) cell
  D) Tissue
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 213: An organism that has been extensively used to test the chromosomes theory of heredity is Options:
  A) Drosophila melanogaster
  B) Muscar domestica
  C) Zea mays
  D) Homo sapiens
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 214: Sclerenchyma cells are lignified to Options:
  A) strengthen and support the plant
  B) transport synthesized food
  C) conduct water and salt
  D) protect the plant from injury
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 215:

  The part of mammalian skin that excretes metabolic wastes is?

  Options:
  A) sweat gland
  B) horny layer
  C) Malpighian layer
  D) sebaceous gland
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 216: The following are examples of oviparous animals except Options:
  A) crocodile
  B) dove
  C) rat
  D) tilapia
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 217: The two keys cation involved in the action potential of nervous transmissions are Options:
  A) Na⁺ an Fe²⁺
  B) Mg²⁺ and K⁺
  C) Na⁺ and K⁺
  D) Fe²⁺ and Mg²⁺
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 218: An example of a caryopsis is Options:
  A) Guava
  B) Maize grain
  C) Coconut
  D) Tomato
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 219: Which of the following is the function of lymph? Options:
  A) Carries hormones round the body
  B) Transports nutrients and oxygen from blood capil
  C) Distributes heat uniformly round the body
  D) conveys amino acids and glucose fromthe small intestine to the liver
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 220: Which of the following statements is NOT true of the piliferous layer of root? It Options:
  A) Has a very thin cuticle
  B) Is the outermost layer of the cortex
  C) May bear root hairs
  D) Breaks down as the root ages
  E) Is replaced by cork in old roots
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  The correct answer is A .