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 771:

  The under secretion of thyroxine in children results in?

  Options:
  A) goitre
  B) gigantism
  C) kwashiorkor
  D) cretinism
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 772:

  Which of the following plant tissues is responsible for transporting water and nutrients from the roots to the rest of the plant?

  Options:
  A) Mesophyll
  B) Xylem
  C) Epidermis
  D) Phloem
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 773: The following organisms are hermaphrodites EXCEPT Options:
  A) snail
  B) Taenia
  C) Schistosoma
  D) Earth worm
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 774: A man with blood group a is married to a woman with blood group A. Which of the following group combinations is possible if the family has three children? Options:
  A) B, A, AB
  B) O, A, B
  C) B, AB, AB
  D) A, O, A
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 775: The type of reproduction that is common to both Hydra and yeast Options:
  A) conjugation
  B) binary fission
  C) grafting
  D) budding
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 776: Some of the diseases caused by bacteria are Options:
  A) tuberculosis, gonorrhoea and syphilis
  B) tuberculosis, gonorrhoea and AIDS
  C) Poliomyelitis, syphilis and gonorrhoea
  D) AIDS, cholera and tuberculosis
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 777:

  Germination is the process in which a seed

  Options:
  A) Begins to photosynthesize
  B) Develops into a mature plant
  C) Absorbs nutrients from the soil
  D) Breaks dormancy and starts to grow
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 778: The host of liver flake are ______? Options:
  A) pig and snail
  B) pig and sheep
  C) sheep and snail
  D) pig
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 779: If a farmer left his land uncultivated for five years before returning to it, he must be practising Options:
  A) modern agriculture
  B) strip cropping
  C) contour ridging
  D) crop rotation
  E) the bush fallow system
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 780: Which of the following pairs are social insects? Options:
  A) Termite and locust
  B) Ants and wap
  C) Cockroach and bee
  D) Termite and bee
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  The correct answer is D .