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 591:

  Viruses are pathogens of the following diseases except

  Options:
  A) Tuberculosis
  B) Measles
  C) Small pox
  D) Poliomyelitis
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 592: The vector of the malaria parasite is the Options:
  A) female anopheles mosquito
  B) female culex mosquito
  C) male anopheles mosquito
  D) male culex mosquito
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 593: Fruit enlargement can be induced by spraying young ovary with Options:
  A) cytokinin, abscisic acid and ethylene
  B) gibberellin, ethylene and abscisic acid
  C) auxin, abscisic acid and ethylene
  D) auxin, cytokinin and gibberellin
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 594: Red coloration on the head of a male lizard helps it to Options:
  A) mark is territory
  B) camouflage in the enviroment
  C) secure its mate
  D) defend itself
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 595:

  

  In the diagram, the experiment demonstrates

  Options:
  A) geotropism
  B) thigmotropism
  C) phototropism
  D) hydrotropism
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 596: Birds which are large with long straight pointed beaks, long necks and long legs are likely to be Options:
  A) insect eaters
  B) fish catchers
  C) nectar feeders
  D) fruit eaters
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 597:

  The bright colours of the comb and feathers in the peacock are for?

  Options:
  A) sex differentiation
  B) beauty
  C) courtship
  D) defence
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 598: Where is the energy produced in a cell? Options:
  A) Nucleus
  B) Nucleolus
  C) Lysosomes
  D) Chloroplast
  E) Mitochondria
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 599: If an animal is very active and has good muscular control, it is likely to have well-developed Options:
  A) Olfactory lobes
  B) Cerebral hemisphere
  C) Optic lobes
  D) Cerebellum
  E) Spinal cord
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 600: Free nitrogen is released to the atmosphere by Options:
  A) Nitrogen-fixing bacteria
  B) nitrifying bacteria
  C) denitrifying bacteria
  D) saprophytic bacteria
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  The correct answer is C .