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 441: The thoracic vertebrae of a mammal is characterized by the Options:
  A) vertebraterial canal
  B) prominent neural arch
  C) prominent transverse
  D) prominent neural spine
  E) prominent centrum
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 442: A feature of the caste system of bees and termites ia that Options:
  A) the workers are sterile
  B) the kings are bigger than the queens
  C) only the worker perform duties
  D) nuptial flight is performed by all members
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 443: In animals, meiosis comes Options:
  A) after fertilization
  B) after ever mitotic division
  C) before fertilization
  D) before every mitotic division
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 444: The most important hormone that induces the ripening of fruit is Options:
  A) Ethylene
  B) Indole acetic acid
  C) Gibberallin
  D) Cytokinin
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 445: Aged erythrocytes are dissolved in the Options:
  A) pancreas
  B) liver
  C) lymph nodes
  D) kidney
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 446:

  

  Use the diagram to answer the question that follows.

  The dentition is found in

  Options:
  A) rat
  B) dog
  C) sheep
  D) man
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 447: The organ which is sensitive to light in Euglena is the Options:
  A) gullet
  B) flagellum
  C) chloroplast
  D) eyespot
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 448: 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 .
• Question 449: The joint between the femur and tibia is known as ________? Options:
  A) hinge joint
  B) ball-and-socket joint
  C) pivot joint
  D) gliding joint
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 450: The association in which one member benefits and the other is relatively unaffected by the interaction is termed Options:
  A) symbiosis
  B) parasitism
  C) commensalism
  D) mutualism
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  The correct answer is C .