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 671:

  I. Rattusrattus. Il. Agama agama III. Bufo regularis IV. Tilapiazillii
  The order of evolutionary advancement of the above vertebrates is?

  Options:
  A) I, II, III, IV
  B) I, IV, III, II
  C) II, III, IV, I
  D) IV, III, II, I
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 672:

  Behavioral adaptation for dealing with a hot climate could include

  Options:
  A) Hibernating during the hottest part of the day
  B) Large scales on the back of a lizard
  C) Feeding during the hottest part of the day
  D) A small kidney to conserve water
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 673: Root hairs are developed from the Options:
  A) root apex
  B) epidermis of root
  C) vascular bundles
  D) endodermis
  E) pericycle
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 674: The fallacy in Lamarck's evolutionary theory was the assumption that Options:
  A) traits are acquired through disuse of body parts
  B) acquried traits are heritable
  C) acquired traits are seldom formed
  D) traits are acquired through the use of body parts
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 675:

  The development of big muscles by a wrestler is an example of?

  Options:
  A) acquired characteristics
  B) inherited characteristics
  C) mutation
  D) atrophication
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 676: The first four children of a couple were all girls. The probability that the fifth will also be a girl is Options:
  A) 1/5
  B) 1/4
  C) 1/3
  D) 1/2
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 677: Hormones that help regulate blood calcium levels are produced by the Options:
  A) Adrenal
  B) thyroid
  C) pancreas
  D) parathyroid
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 678:

  Some of the features of an animal are scales,teeth, nares, and backbone. The animal is likely to be a?

  Options:
  A) toad
  B) bird
  C) lizard
  D) rat
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 679: Exoskeleton is NOT found in the Options:
  A) Maggot
  B) Mosquito larva
  C) Earth worm
  D) Caterpillar
  E) Termite
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 680: 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 .