JAMB BIOLOGY PAST QUESTIONS

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JAMB BIOLOGY PAST QUESTIONS

JAMB BIOLOGY PAST QUESTIONS

Attempt 60 questions that will picked from our pool of questions. You have 1 hour to answer all the questions.

You can retake the exams as many time as possible.

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A beaker of pond water containing few specimens of Euglena was placed in a dark room for two weeks. At the end of this period, the specimens of Euglena were still alive because they were

able to carry out holozoic nutrition

not overcrowded

better adapted to life in darkness than to life in light

able to carry out photosynthesis using carbon dioxide in the pond water

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The yellowish colored liquid component of blood that normally holds the blood cells in suspension is

serum

plasma

thrombocyte

water

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An accurate identification of a rapist can be carried out by conducting

blood group test

behavioural tests

RNA analysis

DNA analysis

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What is the primary function of cofactors?

To synthesize enzymes

To inhibit enzymes

To aid in enzyme function

To break down old enzymes

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Coloration of the eye is ______ variation

adaptive

physiological

recessive

morphological

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Which of the following describes the function of lymph

Engulfing

Production of antibodies

Temperature regulation

Body defence

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Physiological adaptation to very dry conditions in animal demonstrates

Hibernation

Aestivation

Xeromorphism

Rejuvenation

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One of the major ways in which the blood is able to defend the body against disease causing organisms is

Clumping

Single circulation

Translocation

Absorption of fatty acids and glycerol

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Which of the following is an agent of a sexually transmitted disease?

Entamoeba histolytica

Clostridium tetani

Treponema pallidum

Salmonella typhi

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One of the following is a process of transmission of hereditary characteristics by chromosomes

Separation of homologous chromosomes into four daughter cells

Separation of gametes during fertilization

Genes relating to the same character occupy identical locations on the chromosomes

Dictating the formation of a protein by a gene in a chromosome

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The insects in which the maxillae are modified into a long coiled proboscis is

grasshopper

housefly

mosquito

butterfly

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A boy who is fond of swimming in a pond finds himself passing urine with traces of blood. He is like to have contracted?

onchocerciasis

poliomyelitis

salmonellosis

schistosomiasis

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Which of the following animals has homodont dentition?

Rat

Pigeon

Lizard

Man

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What would happen if solution Y is more concentrated than solution X

The level of X would rise, Y would falls

The level of X would rise, Y would rise

The level of X and Y stands the same

The level of Y would rise, X would fall.

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Animals are said to gregarious when

they survive adverse conditions of cold weather

they give an alarm to alert others to show the normal protective behaviour of the group when danger threatens

they transmit information from one individual to another

they are of the same species moving together in a group

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A bacteria that is spherically shaped is called?

diplobacillus

bacillus

coccus

vibrio

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Agglutination is the _______ of the ________

coagulation, white bloodcell

coagulation, water

white blood cells, red blood cell

coagulation, red blood cell

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When sickle cell carrier marries a normal woman, the probability of them having a normal offspring is

0.25

0.75

0.5

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The bacteria that is found in the root nodules of leguminous plants is

nostoc

clostridium

rhizobium

azotobacter

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A population is best described as

Different species of wild animals

A group of insects and grasses

A group of the same species of organisms living together

A group of animals and plants living together

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An example of an endospermous seed is

been seed

cotton seed

maize grain

cashew nut

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Which of the following is a behavioural adaptation that protects prey from predators?

Secreting irritating fluid

Dormancy

Shedding of leaves

Hibernation

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The flippers of a whale and the fins of a fish are examples of

continuous variation

co-evolution

convergent evolution

divergent evolution

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How many days does is used for incubation of an egg to release chick

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The ability of a living organism to detect and respond to changes in the environment is referred to as

growth

irritability

locomotion

taxis

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A group of organisms of the same kind inhabiting the same environment is called

ecosystem

population

habitat

species

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The type of nutrition in which two organisms of different species live together and derive nutrients from each other is

holophytic nutrition

saprophytic nutrition

symbiotic nutrition

holozoic nutrition

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The period of inactivity seen in some animals during long period of heat or drought is

Migration

Aestivation

Adaptation

Hibernation

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The longest bone in the body is the

femur

tibia

scapula

humerous

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Food chain refers to the feeding relationships between animals in a ______?

phylum

group

Family

community

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An animal which is active during the day is known as a

homortacmic animal

nocturnal animal

diurnal animal

terrestrial animal

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Use the diagram shown to answer the question. The experiment above is used to demonstrate the process of

transportation

osmosis

diffusion

water culture

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Which of the following scenarios is an example of cohesion?

Water sticks to the walls of blood vessels.

Water molecules stick to the surface of a mirror.

Water molecules stick to one another and form a bead

Water molecules stay on the tip of a pine needle because the water is attracted to the surface of the needle.

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An example of a non-bio degrable pollutants is

dung

woods

ceramics

bones

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Ability to taste PTC in some individuals is a character that is

acquired

sex-linked

heritable

morphological

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Cytokinesis of mitosis is a process that ensures that

there is distribution of a complete set of genes into each daughter cell

daughter cell inherit new genetic combinations

each daughter cell gets the necessary organelles

worn out organelles are excluded from daughter cells

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The population of different organisms that exist together in a habitat is called

biomes

community

ecology

biosphere

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When an ovary is placed on the receptacle above the other floral parts it is referred to as

half inferior ovary

half superior ovary

inferior ovary

superior ovary

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Which of the following theories was NOT considered by Darwin in his evolutionary theory?

survival of the fitest

use and disuse

competition

variation

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When a cell is placed in solution and the size of the cell increases, the concentration of solution is said to be

dilute

hypotonic

isotonic

hypertonic

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

species

kingdom

class

family

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The function of pith in plant is

trap chlorophyll from the sunlight

Pith, or medulla, is a tissue in the stems of vascular plants. Pith is composed of soft, spongy parenchyma cells, which store and transport nutrients throughout the plant.

Removal of waste product from the plant

Absorb mineral salt and nutrient from the soil

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In which of the following species is the biomass of an individual the smallest?

Agama sp

Spirogvra sp

In which of the following species is the biomass of an individual the smallest?

Bufo sp

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Use the diagram below to answer the question that follow

rain gauge

hygrometer

anemometer

wind vane

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The curvature movement of plants in response to the stimulus of water is called

geotropism

hydrotropism

Phototropism

thigmotropism

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Size, colour and fingerprints are examples of ______

physiological variation

morphological variation

adaptive variation

discontinuous variation

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What it the function of contractile vacuole in paramecium

Stores and digest food

Gets rid of excreta

Produces Enzymes

Gets rid of excess water

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The path followed by air as it passes through the lungs in mammals

vestibular system

cochlea

perilymph

pinna

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A man who is heterozygous for the disease haemophilia marries a woman who is double recessive for haemophilia. What percentage of their offspring would have the disease?

75%

25%

50%

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The following parts are involved in breathing process, except

diaphragm

nostrils

mouth

ribs

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A tissue is composed of a group of

related organs

systems

tissues

similar cells

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Which of the following conditions is NOT necessary for photosynthesis to take place?

ChlorophyII

Carbon(II)oxide

Carbon(IV)oxide

Light

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Blood circulation in a mammal is said to be double because

It moves in both arteries and veins

It circulates in both the hands and other organs

The heart contains auricles and ventricles

It passes twice through the heart in a complete circuit

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The common thing in plant and animal cell is

chloroplast

centrioles

cell wall

nucleus

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Which organ removes the largest amount of excess water from the body?

Liver

Skin

Lung

Kidney

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An organism which exhibit extracellular digestion is

Spirogyra

Paramecium

Amoeba

Rhizopus

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In which of the following groups of vertebrates is parental care mostly exhibited?

Amphibia

Reptilia

Mammalia

Aves

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Raw materials required by green plants to manufacture their food are

living materials

mainly gases

mainly fluids

inorganic substances

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What it the function of contractile vacuole in paramecium

Produces Enzymes

Stores and digest food

Gets rid of excreta

Gets rid of excess water

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Use the diagram shown to answer the question. After an hour, the level of water in the thistle funnel will

double

fall

rise

remain the same

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