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 461:

  An example of arboreal animal is?

  Options:
  A) squirrels
  B) duck
  C) pig
  D) rat
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 462: A population is defined as the collection of Options:
  A) Similar organism that are found in the same habitat
  B) Similar organisms that breed in the same habitat
  C) Similar organisms that interbreed freely in the same habitat
  D) Similar organism eating the same food
  E) Different organisms in the same habitat
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 463: The region of cell division in a root is Options:
  A) Root cap
  B) Endodermis
  C) Xylem
  D) Piliferous layer
  E) Meristem
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 464:

  Use the following information to answer the question below.

  I. Test tube containing cane sugar and water . ll. Test tube containing cane sugar and diluted acid. III. Test tube containing cane sugar and its degrading enzyme .

  In which of the test tubes will glucose be detected after complete hydrolysis?

  Options:
  A) l and ll only
  B) ll and lll only
  C) l only
  D) l, ll and lll
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 465: All living cells require water because it Options:
  A) is a medium for all metabolic reactions
  B) is a medium that neutralizes the acids in cells
  C) is the main source of energy for the cell
  D) prevents the development of dieseases in cells
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 466: If water that has been coloured red is poured at the base of a wilting plant, it will appear as a red stain in the cells of the Options:
  A) xylem
  B) epidermis
  C) phloem
  D) parenchyma
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 467: Spirogyra reproduces vegetatively by Options:
  A) spore production
  B) fragmentation
  C) multiple fission
  D) budding
  E) binary fission
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 468: Identical twins inherit their genes from Options:
  A) different eggs and sperms
  B) the same egg and sperm
  C) two eggs and a sperm
  D) one egg and two sperms
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 469: The best method of propagating sugarcane is by Options:
  A) Seeding sowing
  B) Layering
  C) Grafting
  D) Stem cuttings
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 470: Insects that goes through adult stage without becoming pupa are except ________ Options:
  A) crickets
  B) cockroach
  C) grasshopper
  D) bees
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  The correct answer is D .