JAMB and WAEC Biology questions

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All topics Cell structure and organisation · 56 Cellular activities · 56 Co-ordination and control · 58 Ecology · 71 Evolution · 45 Excretion · 52 Growth · 45 Heredity and variation · 60 Nutrition · 64 Reproduction · 62 Respiration · 55 Support and movement · 50 Transport · 57 Variety of organisms · 60

Question 661· Support and movement· WAEC
Synovial fluid in a joint
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Answer: C. lubricates the joint
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Question 662· Support and movement· JAMB
In young plant stems, mechanical support is given by collenchyma, whose cells have walls that are
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Answer: D. thickened at the corners
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Question 663· Support and movement· WAEC
The joint at the shoulder is a
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Answer: B. ball-and-socket joint
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Question 664· Support and movement· WAEC
The bones of the skull are joined by
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Answer: B. immovable joints (sutures)
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Question 665· Support and movement· WAEC
Tissues that attach muscles to bones are
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Answer: B. tendons
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Question 666· Support and movement· JAMB
The type of joint found at the shoulder is a:
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Answer: C. ball-and-socket joint
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Question 667· Support and movement· JAMB
The pectoral girdle consists of the
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Answer: C. scapula and clavicle
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Question 668· Support and movement· JAMB
The tissue that reduces friction at the ends of bones in a joint is
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Answer: D. cartilage
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Question 669· Support and movement· JAMB
When the arm is bent at the elbow, the
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Answer: C. biceps contracts and the triceps relaxes
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Question 670· Support and movement· JAMB
The joint between the femur and the pelvis is a
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Answer: C. ball-and-socket joint
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Question 671· Support and movement· JAMB
The head of the femur fits into a socket in the
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Answer: A. pelvic girdle
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Question 672· Support and movement· JAMB
Tendons connect
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Answer: D. muscles to bones
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Question 673· Support and movement· JAMB
Antagonistic muscles work in pairs so that
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Answer: A. when one contracts the other relaxes
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Question 674· Support and movement· WAEC
Young stems of herbaceous plants are supported mainly by
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Answer: C. turgid parenchyma cells
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Question 675· Transport· JAMB
Lymph is returned to the bloodstream through the
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Answer: C. thoracic duct into a vein near the heart
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Question 676· Transport· WAEC
A person of blood group O is called a universal donor because his red cells
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Answer: D. carry neither A nor B antigens
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Question 677· Transport· WAEC
Phloem tissue transports
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Answer: C. manufactured food, mainly sugars
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Question 678· Transport· JAMB
The opening and closing of stomata is controlled by
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Answer: B. guard cells
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Question 679· Transport· WAEC
Xylem vessels transport
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Answer: C. water and mineral salts
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Question 680· Transport· JAMB
Dissolved food, hormones and urea are carried in the blood by the
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Answer: D. plasma
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JAMB and WAEC Biology questions

Synovial fluid in a joint

In young plant stems, mechanical support is given by collenchyma, whose cells have walls that are

The joint at the shoulder is a

The bones of the skull are joined by

Tissues that attach muscles to bones are

The type of joint found at the shoulder is a:

The pectoral girdle consists of the

The tissue that reduces friction at the ends of bones in a joint is

When the arm is bent at the elbow, the

The joint between the femur and the pelvis is a

The head of the femur fits into a socket in the

Tendons connect

Antagonistic muscles work in pairs so that

Young stems of herbaceous plants are supported mainly by

Lymph is returned to the bloodstream through the

A person of blood group O is called a universal donor because his red cells

Phloem tissue transports

The opening and closing of stomata is controlled by

Xylem vessels transport

Dissolved food, hormones and urea are carried in the blood by the