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 431: The center for controlling body temperature in the brains is the Options:
  A) cerebrum
  B) cerebellum
  C) medulla
  D) hypothalamus
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 432: Anaerobic respiration in yeast produces Options:
  A) Carbondioxide and ethanol
  B) Carbondioxide and water
  C) Carbondioxide and oxygen
  D) Carbondioxide and glucose
  E) Ethanol and water
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 433: Which of the following cell constituents is NOT common in both plants and animals? Options:
  A) Mitochondria
  B) Chloroplast
  C) Ribosomes
  D) Golgi apparatus
  E) Vacuoles
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 434: The lowest unit of classification is the Options:
  A) class
  B) genus
  C) phylum
  D) species
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 435: The theory of survival of the fittest was propounded by ….. Options:
  A) Darwin
  B) Hooke
  C) Lamarck
  D) Linnaeus
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 436:

  

  What is the part marked X in the figure above called?

  Options:
  A) Pulmonary artery
  B) Pulmonary vein
  C) Vena cava
  D) Main aorta
  E) Hepatic artery
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 437:

  

  In the diagram, the likely pollinating agent of the flower is

  Options:
  A) wind
  B) water
  C) insect
  D) man
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 438: A pyramid of numbers can be defined as Options:
  A) the number of plants and animals in an ecosystem
  B) an arrangement of organism according to their habitat
  C) the numerical relationships of a food chain
  D) the number of plants and animals in a population
  E) the total number of species and general in a community
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 439: Haemophilia results from the mutation of the genes Options:
  A) in the sex chromosome
  B) which control skin colour
  C) which control the mechanism for blood-clotting
  D) which control the formation of haemoglobin
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 440: The gland directly affecting metabolic rate, growth and development is known as Options:
  A) adrenal land
  B) thyroid gland
  C) mammary gland
  D) parathyroid gland
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  The correct answer is B .