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 71: One of the characteristics of plants in the savanna is the Options:
  A) possession of thin, smoth barks
  B) possession of large tap root
  C) production of seedlings on mother plant
  D) possession of thick, flaky bark
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 72: The seedlings in rice field were found to have thin lanky growth with reddish leaves and poor root development. This is because the soil lacks Options:
  A) sulphur
  B) phosphorus
  C) potassium
  D) iron
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 73: Long neck in giraffe is used to illustrate the theory of Options:
  A) use and disuse
  B) origin of species
  C) origin of life
  D) natural selection
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 74:

  Only specially adapted micro-organisms are found in

  Options:
  A) Salty water
  B) Humid air
  C) Moist soil
  D) Mouth cavities
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 75: The theory of use and disuse of organs was promulgated by Options:
  A) Alfred Wallace
  B) Charles Darwin
  C) Gene Lamarck
  D) Robert Hook
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 76: One common characteristic of fungi, algae, mosses and ferns is that they Options:
  A) show alternation of generations
  B) reproduce sexually by conjugation
  C) produce spores that are dispersed
  D) possess chlorophyll in their tissues
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 77:

  The movement of blood between the heart and all other parts of the body beside the lungs is

  Options:
  A) Double circulatory system
  B) Pulmonary system
  C) Single circulation
  D) Systemic circulation
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 78: Which of these groups of animals is likely to be found in fresh water? Options:
  A) Blood worm, pond skater and scorpion
  B) Blood worm, pond skater and dragonfly larva
  C) pond skater, scropion and dragonfly larva
  D) Pond skater, blood worm and ant-lion
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 79: Which of the substance listed below is a trace element of plants? Options:
  A) Potassium
  B) Sodium
  C) Copper
  D) Phosphate
  E) Nitrate
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 80:

  A group of closely related organisms capable of interbreeding to produce the fertile offspring are known as members of a

  Options:
  A) kingdom
  B) class
  C) family
  D) species
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  The correct answer is D .