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 721· Transport· JAMB
The blood cells that help in blood clotting are the
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Answer: A. platelets
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Question 722· Transport· WAEC
In mammals, blood is pumped to the lungs by the
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Answer: B. right ventricle
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Question 723· Transport· JAMB
The blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the lungs is the
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Answer: B. pulmonary artery
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Question 724· Transport· WAEC
The loss of water vapour from the aerial parts of a plant is
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Answer: C. transpiration
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Question 725· Transport· JAMB
Veins have valves in order to
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Answer: A. prevent the backflow of blood
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Question 726· Transport· JAMB
The tricuspid valve is found between the
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Answer: A. right atrium and right ventricle
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Question 727· Transport· JAMB
Mammals have a double circulation, which means that blood
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Answer: A. passes through the heart twice in one complete circuit
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Question 728· Transport· JAMB
The right ventricle of the heart pumps blood to the
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Answer: C. lungs
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Question 729· Transport· JAMB
The blood vessel that carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart is the:
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Answer: D. pulmonary vein
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Question 730· Transport· WAEC
White blood cells defend the body by
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Answer: C. engulfing germs and producing antibodies
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Question 731· Transport· WAEC
In flowering plants, water is transported from the roots to the leaves through the
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Answer: B. xylem
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Question 732· Variety of organisms· WAEC
In binomial nomenclature, the first name is the
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Answer: B. genus
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Question 733· Variety of organisms· JAMB
Viruses are regarded as being on the borderline between living and non-living things because they
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Answer: B. reproduce only inside living cells
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Question 734· Variety of organisms· WAEC
The classification of living things into groups was started by
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Answer: B. Carolus Linnaeus
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Question 735· Variety of organisms· JAMB
Which of the following shows the correct order of classification groups, from the largest to the smallest?
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Answer: B. kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
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Question 736· Variety of organisms· WAEC
Rhizopus obtains its food by
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Answer: B. saprophytic nutrition
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Question 737· Variety of organisms· JAMB
Arthropods with three body parts and six legs belong to the class
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Answer: C. Insecta
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Question 738· Variety of organisms· JAMB
Euglena is regarded as a link between plants and animals because it
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Answer: B. has chloroplasts and also swims with a flagellum
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Question 739· Variety of organisms· JAMB
Which of the following is a bryophyte?
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Answer: D. moss
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Question 740· Variety of organisms· JAMB
A characteristic shared by all arthropods is
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Answer: A. jointed appendages and an exoskeleton
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JAMB and WAEC Biology questions

The blood cells that help in blood clotting are the

In mammals, blood is pumped to the lungs by the

The blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the lungs is the

The loss of water vapour from the aerial parts of a plant is

Veins have valves in order to

The tricuspid valve is found between the

Mammals have a double circulation, which means that blood

The right ventricle of the heart pumps blood to the

The blood vessel that carries oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart is the:

White blood cells defend the body by

In flowering plants, water is transported from the roots to the leaves through the

In binomial nomenclature, the first name is the

Viruses are regarded as being on the borderline between living and non-living things because they

The classification of living things into groups was started by

Which of the following shows the correct order of classification groups, from the largest to the smallest?

Rhizopus obtains its food by

Arthropods with three body parts and six legs belong to the class

Euglena is regarded as a link between plants and animals because it

Which of the following is a bryophyte?

A characteristic shared by all arthropods is