Biology Past Questions v5 For JAMB/WAEC/NECO Students

These Biology past questions are for students who are sitting for the following examinations:

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#1. Which of the following is NOT true of wind-pollinated flowers? Options

A) A large amount of pollen produced

A) A large amount of pollen produced

B) Light smooth pollen grains

B) Light smooth pollen grains

C) Small inconspicuous flowers

C) Small inconspicuous flowers

D) Scented petals

D) Scented petals

E) Large pendulous anther

E) Large pendulous anther

#2. The bone labelled X in the figure above is the Options

A) ulna

A) ulna

B) fibula

B) fibula

C) radius

C) radius

D) humerus

D) humerus

E) tibia

E) tibia

#3. The joint at Y in the figure above is Options

A) ball and socket

A) ball and socket

B) hinge

B) hinge

C) pivot

C) pivot

D) rivet

D) rivet

E) none of the above

E) none of the above

#4. What is the part marked X in the figure above called? Options

A) Pulmonary artery

A) Pulmonary artery

B) Pulmonary vein

B) Pulmonary vein

C) Vena cava

C) Vena cava

D) Main aorta

D) Main aorta

E) Hepatic artery

E) Hepatic artery

#5. The correct figured sequence for the following labeled parts (stigma, ovary wall, embryo sac, integument and micropyle) is Options

A) 12453

A) 12453

B) 24135

B) 24135

C) 21435

C) 21435

D) 14325

D) 14325

E) 31425

E) 31425

#6. Which of the structure becomes the seed coat after fertilization? Options

A) 1

A) 1

B) 2

B) 2

C) 3

C) 3

D) 4

D) 4

E) 5

E) 5

#7. What would happen if solution Y is more concentrated than solution X in the figure above? Options

A) the level of X would rise, Y would fall

A) the level of X would rise, Y would fall

B) the level of X would rise Y would rise

B) the level of X would rise Y would rise

C) The level of X and Y would stay the same

C) The level of X and Y would stay the same

D) The level of Y would rise and X would fall

D) The level of Y would rise and X would fall

E) The levels of Y would fall and X would fall

E) The levels of Y would fall and X would fall

#8. The thoracic vertebrae of a mammal is characterized by the Options

A) vertebraterial canal

A) vertebraterial canal

B) prominent neural arch

B) prominent neural arch

C) prominent transverse

C) prominent transverse

D) prominent neural spine

D) prominent neural spine

E) prominent centrum

E) prominent centrum

#9. Soil is said to be fertile if Options

A) It is black

A) It is black

B) it can supply usable nutrients to plants

B) it can supply usable nutrients to plants

C) the oxygen content is very high

C) the oxygen content is very high

D) artificial manure is added to it

D) artificial manure is added to it

E) it is not waterlogged

E) it is not waterlogged

#10. A plant which has a horizontal underground stem is Options

A) rhizome

A) rhizome

B) corm

B) corm

C) creeper

C) creeper

D) tuber

D) tuber

E) bulb

E) bulb

#11. The hepatic portal vein is unique because it Options

A) carries deoxygenated blood

A) carries deoxygenated blood

B) begins and ends with capillaries

B) begins and ends with capillaries

C) is the largest vein in mammals

C) is the largest vein in mammals

D) carries digested food

D) carries digested food

E) is the shortest vein in mammals

E) is the shortest vein in mammals

#12. The functional unit of a mammalian kidney is the Options

A) urethra

A) urethra

B) malphigian capsule

B) malphigian capsule

C) glomerulus

C) glomerulus

D) nephron

D) nephron

E) ureter

E) ureter

#13. The correct route for a piece of bread eaten by a mammal is Options

A) oral cavity - oesophagus - stomach - ileum - rectum

A) oral cavity - oesophagus - stomach - ileum - rectum

B) oral - cavity - stomach - oesophagus - duodenum - ileum - rectum

B) oral - cavity - stomach - oesophagus - duodenum - ileum - rectum

C) oral cavity - oesophagus - duodenum - rectum

C) oral cavity - oesophagus - duodenum - rectum

D) oral cavity - oesophagus - ileum - stomach - duodenum - rectum

D) oral cavity - oesophagus - ileum - stomach - duodenum - rectum

E) oral cavity - oesophagus - stomach - ileum - duodenum - rectum

E) oral cavity - oesophagus - stomach - ileum - duodenum - rectum

#14. In which of the following plants is swollen shoot disease common? Options

A) Groundnut

A) Groundnut

B) cocoa

B) cocoa

C) Corn

C) Corn

D) Cotton

D) Cotton

E) Rubber

E) Rubber

#15. One common feature of the fungi, algae, mosses and ferns is that they Options

A) are photosynthetic

A) are photosynthetic

B) show alternation of generation

B) show alternation of generation

C) reproduce by means of conjugation

C) reproduce by means of conjugation

D) can survive dry conditions

D) can survive dry conditions

E) have no seeds

E) have no seeds

#16. The deficiency of vitamin D leads to Options

A) scurvy

A) scurvy

B) pellagra

B) pellagra

C) rickets

C) rickets

D) beriberi

D) beriberi

E) polio

E) polio

#17. Which of these substance is likely to be deficient in the diet of a person having goitre? Options

A) potassuim

A) potassuim

B) calcium

B) calcium

C) iodine

C) iodine

D) sodium

D) sodium

E) Phosphorus

E) Phosphorus

#18. Growing yam tendrils climb for support. This growth response is Options

A) haptotropism

A) haptotropism

B) geotropism

B) geotropism

C) phototropism

C) phototropism

D) hydrotropism

D) hydrotropism

E) chemotropism

E) chemotropism

#19. Which of the following statements is NOT true of menstruation? Options

A) It occurs monthly

A) It occurs monthly

B) The discharge contains amniotic fluid

B) The discharge contains amniotic fluid

C) Its signifies no conception

C) Its signifies no conception

D) It involves the lining of uterus

D) It involves the lining of uterus

E) It may cause pains

E) It may cause pains

#20. The tissue which connects a muscle to a bone is a Options

A) cartiligae

A) cartiligae

B) muscle fibre

B) muscle fibre

C) tendon

C) tendon

D) ligament

D) ligament

E) connecting fibre

E) connecting fibre

#21. A fruit formed from a single flower having several free carpels is Options

A) a multiple fruit

A) a multiple fruit

B) a dry dehiscent fruit

B) a dry dehiscent fruit

C) a dry indehiscent fruit

C) a dry indehiscent fruit

D) a simple fruit

D) a simple fruit

E) an aggregate fruit

E) an aggregate fruit

#22. If the anthers of a flower mature before the stigma, the condition is termed Options

A) epigyny

A) epigyny

B) hypogyny

B) hypogyny

C) protogyny

C) protogyny

D) protandry

D) protandry

E) perigyny

E) perigyny

#23. An instrument used in measuring the speed of wind is Options

A) a barometer

A) a barometer

B) a wind gauge

B) a wind gauge

C) a wind vane

C) a wind vane

D) an anemometer

D) an anemometer

E) a hydrometer

E) a hydrometer

#24. Which of the following statement is NOT true of symbiosis? Options

A) Symbionts must be living

A) Symbionts must be living

B) It is an association of 'give and take'

B) It is an association of 'give and take'

C) The association may involve two plants

C) The association may involve two plants

D) Association between two similar species

D) Association between two similar species

E) Symbionts derive mutual benefit

E) Symbionts derive mutual benefit

#25. A person whose blood can be donated to all other people, must have the blood group Options

A) O

A) O

B) AB

B) AB

C) B

C) B

D) A

D) A

#26. If Benedict's solution gives a positive result in a food test, the food contains Options

A) sugar

A) sugar

B) protein

B) protein

C) oil

C) oil

D) fat

D) fat

E) cellulose

E) cellulose

#27. A surprising fact about sickle cell disease is that it Options

A) affects only black people

A) affects only black people

B) kills the patient

B) kills the patient

C) is hereditary

C) is hereditary

D) affects blood cells

D) affects blood cells

E) weakens the patient

E) weakens the patient

#28. Nitrification means Options

A) conversion of nitrates to nitrogen

A) conversion of nitrates to nitrogen

B) fixing nitrogen into plants

B) fixing nitrogen into plants

C) conversion of nitrates to nitrites

C) conversion of nitrates to nitrites

D) changing of ammonia to nitrities, then nitrates

D) changing of ammonia to nitrities, then nitrates

E) nitrogen cycle

E) nitrogen cycle

#29. The two types of human tapeworm can be distinguished by the presence or absence of Options

A) scolex

A) scolex

B) hook

B) hook

C) head

C) head

D) sucker

D) sucker

E) proglottis

E) proglottis

#30. All the following are digestive enzymes except Options

A) bile

A) bile

B) lipase

B) lipase

C) maltase

C) maltase

D) pepsin

D) pepsin

E) ptyalin

E) ptyalin

#31. In a bakery, yeast is added to flour to make bread rise. This is possible because yeast produces Options

A) alcohol

A) alcohol

B) oxygen

B) oxygen

C) carbon dioxide

C) carbon dioxide

D) energy

D) energy

E) ethanol

E) ethanol

#32. Accommodation of the human eye is best described as the Options

A) ability to see distant objects

A) ability to see distant objects

B) movement of upper and lower eyelids

B) movement of upper and lower eyelids

C) focusing of near and distant objects

C) focusing of near and distant objects

D) changing of lens shape due to varying light intensities

D) changing of lens shape due to varying light intensities

E) constant adjustment of the iris

E) constant adjustment of the iris

#33. Normally any character shown by an organism is due to the effects of Options

A) hormones and chromosomes

A) hormones and chromosomes

B) chromosomes

B) chromosomes

C) mutation

C) mutation

D) hormones and genes

D) hormones and genes

E) genes and enviroment

E) genes and enviroment

#34. Spirogyra reproduces vegetatively by Options

A) spore production

A) spore production

B) fragmentation

B) fragmentation

C) multiple fission

C) multiple fission

D) budding

D) budding

E) binary fission

E) binary fission

#35. Which of the following instruments is used to demonstrate the response of roots and shoots to gravity? Options

A) Klinostat

A) Klinostat

B) Manometer

B) Manometer

C) Porometer

C) Porometer

D) Potometer

D) Potometer

E) Photometer

E) Photometer

#36. Milk protein is hydrolyzed by Options

A) renin

A) renin

B) amylase

B) amylase

C) lipase

C) lipase

D) lactase

D) lactase

E) pepsin

E) pepsin

#37. The rate of transpiration of a leafy shoot would be highest under Options

A) damp, cold, still air

A) damp, cold, still air

B) damp, warm, moving air

B) damp, warm, moving air

C) dry, warm, moving air

C) dry, warm, moving air

D) dry, cold, moving air

D) dry, cold, moving air

E) dry, warm, still air

E) dry, warm, still air

#38. What is name of the respiratory organ of the crab? Options

A) Tubules

A) Tubules

B) Trachaea

B) Trachaea

C) Spiracles

C) Spiracles

D) Lungs

D) Lungs

E) Gills

E) Gills

#39. Which of the following insects has an incomplete metamorphosis during its life circle? Options

A) Butterfly

A) Butterfly

B) Bee

B) Bee

C) Mosquito

C) Mosquito

D) House-fly

D) House-fly

E) Grasshopper

E) Grasshopper

#40. The mushroom is an organism which feeds Options

A) parasitically

A) parasitically

B) saprophytically

B) saprophytically

C) holozoically

C) holozoically

D) symbiotically

D) symbiotically

E) autotrophically

E) autotrophically

#41. What is the function of the contractile vacuole in paramecium? Options

A) Produces enzymes

A) Produces enzymes

B) Gets rid of excreta

B) Gets rid of excreta

C) Stores and digest food

C) Stores and digest food

D) Gets rid of excess water

D) Gets rid of excess water

E) Controls movement

E) Controls movement

#42. Choose the sequence which represents the correct order of organisms in a food chain. Options

A) Grass, snake, toad, grasshopper, hawk

A) Grass, snake, toad, grasshopper, hawk

B) Grass, grasshopper, toad, snake, hawk

B) Grass, grasshopper, toad, snake, hawk

C) Grass, grasshopper, snake, toad, hawk

C) Grass, grasshopper, snake, toad, hawk

D) Grass, snake, grasshopper, toad, hawk

D) Grass, snake, grasshopper, toad, hawk

E) Grass, toad, snake, grasshopper, hawk

E) Grass, toad, snake, grasshopper, hawk

#43. Which of the following is NOT a function of the liver? Options

A) Regulation of blood sugar

A) Regulation of blood sugar

B) Storage of iron

B) Storage of iron

C) Formation of bile

C) Formation of bile

D) Breakdown of excess amino acids

D) Breakdown of excess amino acids

E) Excretion of urea from the blood

E) Excretion of urea from the blood

#44. Which of the following animals is cold blooded Options

A) Cat

A) Cat

B) Lizard

B) Lizard

C) Whale

C) Whale

D) Bird

D) Bird

E) Horse

E) Horse

#45. What is the genetic ratio of a cross between homozygous tall plant and a homozygous dwarf plant? Options

A) 0 tall : 4 short

A) 0 tall : 4 short

B) 3 tall : 1 short

B) 3 tall : 1 short

C) 2 short : 2 tall

C) 2 short : 2 tall

D) 1 tall : 1 short

D) 1 tall : 1 short

E) 4 tall : o short

E) 4 tall : o short

#46. Where is the food stored in yam plant? Options

A) stem

A) stem

B) Bud

B) Bud

C) Adventitous root

C) Adventitous root

D) Leaves

D) Leaves

E) Tap root

E) Tap root

#47. The kind of teeth used for tearing food materials is the Options

A) fang

A) fang

B) canine

B) canine

C) premolar

C) premolar

D) carnassial

D) carnassial

E) incisor

E) incisor

#48. Which of the following is NOT true of wind-pollinated flowers? Options

A) A large amount of pollen produced

A) A large amount of pollen produced

B) Light smooth pollen grains

B) Light smooth pollen grains

C) Small inconspicuous flowers

C) Small inconspicuous flowers

D) Scented petals

D) Scented petals

E) Large pendulous anther

E) Large pendulous anther

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