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 241: Carbon (IV) oxide content of the atmosphere is least affected by Options:
  A) cutting down and clearing of forests
  B) forest fires
  C) burning of fossil fuels
  D) plant and animal respiration
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 242: What type of fruit is formed from a single flower having several carpels? Options:
  A) Multipe fruit
  B) Simple fruit
  C) Aggregrate fruit
  D) Dehiscent fruit
  E) Indehiscent fruit
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 243: A mixture of mercurous and mercuric nitrates is added to a food substance. A white precipitates is formed which on gentle heating turns red. The food substance is Options:
  A) Protein
  B) Oil
  C) Carbohydrates
  D) Fat
  E) Fatty acid
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 244: The addition of lime to clayed soil serves to Options:
  A) aid water retention
  B) close up the texture
  C) prevent water logging
  D) improve capillary action
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 245:

  The villus in the small intestine is significant because it?

  Options:
  A) increases the surface area for absorption
  B) increases the surface area for digestion
  C) assists in mixing digested food
  D) assists in filtering undigested food
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 246:

  Rabbits cannot survive in an aquatic habitat because they have

  Options:
  A) fore and hind limbs
  B) no gills
  C) no fins
  D) no scales
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 247: A samara differs from a cypsela by having Options:
  A) an extended pericarp
  B) a hard pericarp
  C) a pericarp fused with seed coat
  D) some hairy outgrowth on the pericarp
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 248: The breakdown of fats and oils into simpler absorbable compounds is catalyzed by the group of enzymes called Options:
  A) lipases
  B) hydrolases
  C) amylases
  D) peptidases
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 249: The dorsal and anal fins of fish are used for Options:
  A) Upward movement
  B) Controlling rolling
  C) Downward movement
  D) Steering
  E) Buoyancy
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 250:

  The alternate form of a gene is

  Options:
  A) Alternate type
  B) Dominant character
  C) Recessive character
  D) Allele
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  The correct answer is D .