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 361: The rate of transpiration of a leafy shoot would be highest under Options:
  A) damp, cold, still air
  B) damp, warm, moving air
  C) dry, warm, moving air
  D) dry, cold, moving air
  E) dry, warm, still air
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 362:

  

  The structure labelled I is the

  Options:
  A) Golgi body
  B) mitochondrion
  C) endoplasmic reticulum
  D) vacuole
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 363: Double fertilization in higher plants is significant because it ensures the Options:
  A) formation of a fertile embryo
  B) formation of a fertile embryo and the endosperm
  C) developement of the seed
  D) developement of the fruit
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 364: Asexual reproduction does NOT occur in Options:
  A) Mucor, Spirogyra and Paramecium
  B) Penicillium, Paramecium and Amoeba
  C) Mucor, Rhizophus and Penicillium
  D) Amoeba, Spyrogyra and Mucor
  E) Rhizophus, Ascaris and Amoeba
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 365: Which of the following is not a pest of crops? Options:
  A) Bird
  B) Rodent
  C) Bed bug
  D) Grasshopper
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 366: One of the following diseases is caused by fungi Options:
  A) cassava mosaic
  B) coffee leaf rust
  C) leaf blight of cassava rossette
  D) disease of groundnut
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 367:

  Vaccination is carried out in order to

  Options:
  A) check the production of poison
  B) increase the activities of white blood cells
  C) increase the number of red blood cells
  D) stimulate the production of anti-bodies
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 368:

  Use the diagram to answer the question

  The vertebra illustrated is

  Options:
  A) lumber
  B) thoracic
  C) caudal
  D) cervical
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 369:

  The organism above can be found in

  Options:
  A) Arid land
  B) Secluded environments
  C) Aquatic habitation
  D) Moist environments
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 370: The path taken by glucose from the ileum to the heart is Options:
  A) Ileum →hepatic portal vein →hepatic artery → vena cava → heart
  B) Ileum → hepatic portal artery →hepatic artery → vena cava → heart
  C) Ileum → hepatic portal vein → vena cava → heart
  D) Ileum → hepatic vein → vena cava → heart
  E) Ileum → hepatic portal vein → hepatic vein → vena cava → heart
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  The correct answer is E .