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 2011 JAMB BIOLOGY QUESTIONS
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PAPER TYPE: C C. Spirogyra sp.

D. Tilapia sp.
1. Which Question Paper Type of
Biology is given to you? 4. Seed plants are divided into

A. Type A A. tracheophytes and ferns

B. Type B B. angiosperms and
C. Type C gymnosperms
D. Type D C. monocotyledons and
dicotyledons
2. The function of the red head in D. thallophytes and bryophytes
male Agama lizards is to
5. In which of the following groups
A. conceal and camouflage the of vertebrates is parental care
animal from predators mostly exhibited?
B. scare other males from the
territory A. Reptilia
C. attract female lizards for B. Amphibia
mating purposes C. Aves
D. warm predators of the D. Mammalia
distastefulness of the animal
Use the Diagrams below to
3. In which of the following species answer questions 6 to 8
is the biomass of an individual the
smallest?
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A. Agama sp.
B. Bufo sp.
6. Which of the organisms 9. The adaptive importance of

represented are notable nuptial flight from termite colonies

agricultural pests? is to

A. II and IV A. disperse the reproductives in

B. I and IV order to establish new colonies

C. II and III B. provide abundant food for birds

D. I and III and other animals during the early

rains

7. An economic importance of the C. ensure cross-breeding between

organism represented by IV is that members of one colony and

another

A. it transmits water borne D. expel the reproductives so as to

disease to humans provide enough food for other

B. it is destructive to farm crops members

C. its faeces pollutes drinking

water Use the diagram below to

D. it helps in the control of answer question 10 and 11

mosquito larvae

8. The adult form of iii is a vector

of

A. sleeping sickness
B. river blindness
10. The gas evolved in the
C. cholera
process is
D. elephantiasis

A. carbon (IV) oxide

B. nitrogen
C. oxygen 14. The conversion of a nutrient

D. carbon (II) oxide into a molecule in the body of a

consumer is referred to as

11. The experimental set-up

above is used to demonstrate the A. digestion

process of B. assimilation
C. absorption

A. diffusion D. inhibition

B. photosynthesis
C. fermentation 15. The ability of living organism

D. plasmolysis to detect and respond to changes

in the environment is referred to

12. Which of the following can as

cause shrinkage of living cells?

A. locomotion

A. Hypotonic solution B. irritability

B. Isotonic solution C. growth

C. Deionized water D. taxis

D. Hypertonic solution
16. In mammals, the exchange of

13. Which of the following is true nutrients and metabolic products

of leucocytes? occurs in the

A. they are respiratory pigments A. lungs

B. they are most numerous and B. oesophagus

ramify all cells C. trachea

C. they are large and nucleated D. lymph

D. they are involved in blood

clotting
17. An example of an II. Test tube containing cane

endospermous seed is sugar and diluted acid.

III. Test tube containing cane

A. maize gain sugar and its degrading

B. cashew nut enzyme.

C. cotton seed
D. been seed 19. In which of the test tubes will
glucose be detected after complete

18. I. Parasitism → Sundew. hydrolysis?

II. Autotrophism →Amoeba.

III. Saprophytism → Alga. A. I and II only

IV Heterotrophism → Agama. B. II and III only

C. I only

Which of the above modes of D. I, II and III

nutrition is correctly matched with

the organism that exhibits it? 20. The enzyme involved in the
hydrolysis is

A. II
B. III A. rennin

C. II B. erepsin

D. I C. sucrase
D. maltase

Use the following information

to answer the questions 19 and 21. The part of the mammalian

20. ear responsible for the

maintenance of balance is the

I. Test tube containing cane

sugar and water. A. cochlea
B. pinna
C. perilymph A. the movement of food and

D. ossicles water
B. suction pressure

22. The path followed by air as it C. transpiration pull

passes through the lungs in D. the transport of gases and

mammals is water

A. trachea → bronchi → 25. Which of the following organs

bronchioles → alveoli regulates the levels of water, salts,

B. bronchi → trachea → alveoli → hydrogen ions and urea in the

bronchioles mammalian blood?

C. trachea → bronchioles
→bronchi→ alveoli A. Liver

D. bronchioles → alveoli → B. Kidney

bronchi →trachea C. Bladder

D. Colon

23. The movement response of a

cockroach away from a light source 26. The sequence of the one-way

can be described as gaseous exchange mechanism in a

fish is

A. positive phototaxism
B. negative phototaxism A. operculum → gills → mouth

C. negative phototropism B. gills → operculum → mouth

D. positive phototropism C. mouth → operculum → gills

D. mouth → gills → operculum

24. The vascular tissues in higher

plants are responsible for 27. The type of asexual
reproduction that is common to
both Paramecium and protists is
A. budding Weight of basin and roasted

B. sporulation soil = 95.5g

C. fragmentation
D. fission The percentage of humus in the
soil sample is

28. In nature, plants and animals

are perpetually engaged in A. 16.7%

mutualism because B. 17.6%

C. 26.7%

A. they are rivals D. 16.2%

B. all animals rely on food

produced by plants 30. An example of a filter -feeding

C. they utilize respiratory wastes animal is

of each other
D. they are neighbours A. shark
B. butterfly

29. In an experiment to C. whale

determine the percentage of D. mosquito

humus and water in a soil sample,

the following results were 31. Which of the following is a

obtained: feature of the population pyramid

of a developing country?

Weight of the evaporating

basin alone = 80.5g A. long lifespan

Weight of basin and soil = B. low birth rate

101.5g C. low death rate

Weight after drying the soil in D. short lifespan

the oven = 99.0g

32. The interaction of a A. liver of humans

community of organisms with its B. reticuloendothelial cells of

abiotic environment constitutes humans

C. Malpighian tubules of mosquito

A. niche D. brain of humans

B. a food chain
C. an ecosystem 36. Habitats are generally

D. a microhabitat classified into

33. The vector of the malaria A. biotic and abiotic

parasite is B. aquatic and terrestrial

C. arboreal and marine biomes

A. female Aedes mosquito D. microhabitats and

B. female Anopheles mosquito macrohabitats

C. male Culex mosquito

D. female Culex mosquito 37. Dracunculiasis can be
contacted through

34. Which of the following

instruments is used to measure A. eating contaminated food

relative humidity? B. drinking contaminated water

C. bathing in contaminated water

A. Hydrometer D. bites of blackfly

B. Thermometer
C. Hygrometer 38. Which of the following groups

D. Anemometer of environmental factors are

densitydependent?

35. Exo-erythrocytic phase of the

life cycle of malaria parasite occurs A. Food, salinity, accumulation of

in the metabolites and light

B. Temperature, salinity predation A. recessive

and disease B. sex-linked

C. Food predation, disease and C. homozygous

accumulation of metabolites D. dominant

D. Temperature food disease and

light 42. Lack of space in a population
could lead to an increase in

39. Millet, sorghum, maize and

onions are common crops growth A. water scarcity

in Nigeria in the B. birth rate

C. disease rate

A. tropical rainforests D. drought

B. Sudan savanna
C. montane forests 43. If the cross of a red-flowered

D. Sahel savanna plant with a white-flowered plant

produces a pinkflowered plant, it is

40. In which of the following an example of

biomes is the south western part

of Nigeria located? A. codominance
B. incomplete dominance

A. Temperate forest C. mutation

B. Tropical rainforest D. linkage

C. Tropical woodland
D. Desert 44. Which of the following
theories was NOT considered by

41. The inheritable characters Darwin in his evolutionary theory?

that are determined by a gene

located on the Xchromosome is A. Variation
B. Survival of the fittest
C. Use and disuse D. similar antigens and antibodies

D. Competition
48. The fallacy in Lamarck's

45. The crossing of individuals of evolutionary theory was the

the same species with different assumption that

genetic characters is
A. traits are acquired through

A. cross breeding disuse of body parts

B. polygenic inheritance B. acquired traits are heritable

C. non-disjunction C. acquired traits are seldom

D. inbreeding formed
D. traits are acquired through the

46. The number of alleles use of body parts

controlling blood groups in humans

49. The bright coloured eye spots

A. 3 on the wings of moth are an

B. 4 example of

C. 5
D. 2 A. warning colouration
B. disruptive colouration

47. During blood transfusion, C. crypsis

agglutination may occur as a result D. mimicry

of the reaction between

50. The wings of a bat and those

A. contrasting antigens and of a bird are examples of

antibodies
B. two different antigens A. convergent evolution

C. two different antibodies B. continuous variation

C. coevolution
D. divergent evolution

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1. C 2. C 3. D 4. C 5. D 6. A 7. B
8. D 9. A 10. A 11. C 12. D 13. B
14. A 15. B 16. D 17. A 18. C
19. B 20. C 21. A 22. A 23. C
24. A 25. B

26. D 27. D 28. B 29. A 30. C

31. C 32. C 33. B 34. C 35. A
36. B 37. B 38. C 39. B 40. B
41. C 42. B 43. A 44. A 45. D
46. A 47. A 48. A 49. D 50. D
 2012 JAMB BIOLOGY QUESTIONS

PAPER TYPE: RED A. mitochondrion

B. cell wall
1. Which Question Paper Type of C. endoplasmic reticulum
Biology as indicated above is given D. nucleus
to you?
4. Which of the following is most
A. Type Green advanced in the evolutionary trend
B. Type Purple of animals?
C. Type Red
D. Type Yellow A. Liver fluke
B. Earthworm
Use the diagram below to C. Snail
answer question 2 and 3 D. Cockroach

5. Which of the following is the

lowest category of classification?

A. Class
B. Species

2. The organelle responsible for C. Family

heredity is labelled D. Genus

A. l 6. Plants that show secondary

B. ll growth are usually found among

C. lll the

D. I
A. thallophytes

3. The part labelled IV is the B. pteridophytes

C. monocotyledons 10. Which of the following

D. dicotyledons possesses mammary gland?

7. The fungi are distinct group of A. Dogfish

eukaryotes mainly because they B. whale

have C. shark
D. catfish

A. spores
B. no chlorophyll 11. The feature that links birds to

C. many fruiting bodies reptiles in evolution is the

D. sexual and sexual reproduction possession of

8. An arthropod that is destructive A. feathers

at early stage of its life cycle is B. break

C. skeleton

A. butterfly D. scales

B. mosquito
C. bee 12. Countershading is an adaptive

D. millipede feature that enables animals to

9. An animal body that can be cut A. fight enemies

along its axis in any plane to give B. remain undetected

two identical parts is said to be C. warn enemies

D. attract mates

A. radially symmetrical
B. bilaterally symmetrical 13. Which of the following plant

C. asymmetrical structures lacks a waterproof

D. symmetrical cuticle?
A. leaf B. Loran thus

B. stem C. Rhizopus

C. root D. Tapeworm

D. shoot
17. A function of the hydrochloric

14. In the mammalian male acid produced in the human

reproductive system, the part that stomach during digestion is to

serves as a passage for both urine

and semen is the A. neutralise the effect of bile
B. coagulate milk protein and

A. urethra emulsify fats

B. ureter C. stop the action of ptyalin

C. bladder D. break up food into smaller

D. seminal vesicle particles

15. In plants which of the 18. Which of the following is a

following is required in minute polysaccharide?

quantities for growth?

A. Glucose

A. Copper B. Sucrose

B. Potassium C. Maltose

C. Phosphorus D. Cellulose

D. Sodium
Use the diagram below to

16. Which of the following answer this question 19 and

organisms is both parasitic and 20.

autotrophic?

A. Sundew
 B. Bowman's capsule
C. loop of Henle
D. renal tubule

22. Which of the following is

involved in secondary thickening in
plants?

19. Arrows represent directional

movement materials. A. Collenchyma and xylem cells

Transportation in the xylem is B. Vascular cambium

represented by C. Vascular cambium and cork

cambium

A. I D. Cork cambium and

B. II sclerenchyma

C. III
D. IV 23. An example of a fruit that
develops from a single carpel is

20. The arrow labelled ll

represents the A. okro
B. tomato

A. release of oxygen C. bean

B. intake of carbon (IV) oxide D. orange

C. movement of photosynthates
D. movement of nutrients 24. The developing embryo is
usually contained in the part

21. In the kidney of mammals, labelled

the site of ultrafiltration is the

A. IV

A. uriniferous tubule B. III

C. II 28. Plants of temperate origin can

D. I be grown in tropical areas in the

vegetation zones of the

25. The function of the part

labelled lll is to A. rain forest
B. Guinea savanna

A. produce egg cells C. Sudan savanna

B. protect sperms during D. montane forest

fertilization
C. secrete hormones during coitus 29. The water cycle is maintained

D. protect the developing embryo mainly by

26. Plant growth can be artificially A. evaporation of water in the

stimulated by the addition of environment

B. evaporation and condensation

A. gibberellin of water in the environment

B. kinin C. condensation of water in the

C. abscisic acid environment

D. ethylene D. transpiration and respiration in

plants

27. The autonomic nervous

system consists of neurons that 30. Organisms living in an

control the estuarine habitat are adapted to

A. voluntary muscles A. withstand wide fluctuations in

B. heart beat temperature

C. tongue B. survive only in water with low

D. hands salinity
C. withstand wide fluctuations in B. ferns

salinity C. lichen

D. feed only on phytoplankton D. fungi

and dead organic matter

34. The carrying capacity of a

31. The presence of stilt roots, habitat is reached when the

pneumatophores, sunken stomata population growth begins to

and salt glands are adaptive

features of plants found in the A. increase slowly
B. increase exponentially

A. tropical rainforest C. slow down

B. mangrove swamps D. remain steady

C. grassland
D. montane forest 35. The abiotic factors that
control human population include

32. Which of the following animals

can exist solely on the water they A. disease and famine

get from food and metabolic B. space and rainfall

reactions? C. flooding and earthquake

D. temperature and disease

A. forest arboreal dweller

B. Desert dwellers 36. An indigenous method of

C. forest-ground dweller renewing and maintaining soil

D. rainforest dwellers fertility is by

33. The most likely first colonizers A. clearing farms by burning

of a bare rock are B. planting one crop type

C. adding inorganic fertilizers

A. mosses yearly
D. crop rotation and shifting 39. The largest number of

cultivation cassava plants has an approximate

height of

37. The diseases caused by

water-borne pathogens include A. 1.4m
B. 1.6m

A. gonorrhoea and poliomyelitis C. 1.8m

B. typhoid and syphilis D. 2.0m

C. tuberculosis and cholera

D. typhoid and cholera 40. Which of the following is true
in blood transfusion?

Use the diagram below to

answer question 38 and 39. A. person of blood group AB can
donate blood only to another
person of blood group AB
B. persons of blood groups A and
B can donate or receive blood from
each other
C. A person of blood group AB can
receive blood only from persons of
38. The graph illustrates blood group A or B
D. A person of blood group O can
A. the highest frequency for donate only to a person of blood
height of 2 metres group O
B. a discontinuously varying
character 41. A yellow maize is planted and
C. a continuously varying all the fruits obtained are of yellow
character seeds. When they are cross-bred,
D. total yield in a cassava farm yellow seeds and
white seeds are obtained in a ratio D. adenine → adenine and

3:1. The yellow seed is said to be cytosine → cytosine

A. non-heritable Use the diagram above to

B. sex-linked answer this question 44 and 45

C. a recessive trait
D. a dominant trait

42. When a colour-blind man

marries a carrier woman. What is
the probability of their offspring
being colour blind? 44. The type of interaction shown
is referred to as

A. 25%
B. 50% A. interspecific competition

C. 75% B. intraspecific competition

D. 100% C. mutualism
D. cooperation

43. The correct base pairing for

DNA is 45. Which of the following
statement is true of the

A. adenine → thymine and interaction?

guanine → cytosine
B. adenine → guanine and A. P aurelia is better adapted for

thymine → cytosine obtaining food than P caudatum

C. adenine → cytosine and B. P caudatum is better adapted

guanine → thymine for obtaining food than P. aurelia

C. both organisms cannot coexist
D. both organisms cannot C. search for a favourable place to

reproduce breed
D. ensure that every individual

46. The short thick break in birds gets a mate

is an adaptation for
49. The use and disuse of body

A. crushing seeds parts and the inheritance of

B. sucking nectar acquired traits were used to

C. tearing flash explain

D. straining mud
A. Darwin's theory

47. The basking of Agama lizards B. Lamarek's theory

in the sun is to C. genetic drift

D. gene flow

A. change the colour of their body

B. raise their body temperature to 50. From his study of Galapagos

become active finches, Darwin derived his theory

C. fight to defend their territories of evolution from

D. attract the female for courtship

A. comparative anatomy

48. The significance of a very B. comparative physiology

large number of termites involved C. fossil remains

in nuptial swarming is to D. comparative embryology

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despite predatory pressure 1. C 2. B 3. C 4. D 5. B 6. B 7. B
8. A 9. A 10. B 11. D 12. B 13. C
14. A 15. A 16. A 17. C 18. D
19. D 20. A 21. B 22. C 23. C
24. C 25. A

26. A 27. B 28. B 29. B 30. C

31. B 32. B 33. D 34. C 35. C
36. D 37. D 38. B 39. B 40. A
41. D 42. B 43. A 44. A 45. C
46. A 47. D 48. B 49. B 50. B
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PAPER TYPE: B 4. The organelles present in cells

that are actively respiring and
1. Which Question Paper Type of photosynthesizing are
Biology is given to you?
A. lysosomes and ribosomes
A. Type D B. Golgi apparatus and
B. Type I endoplasmic reticulum
C. Type B C. nucleus and centrioles
D. Type U D. mitochondria and chloroplast

2. The process in which complex 5. Taenia solium can be found in

substances are broken down into
simpler ones is referred to as A. cow
B. goat
A. anabolism C. dog
B. catabolism D. pig
C. metabolism
D. tropism 6. The structure labelled II is the

3. The organ which is sensitive to A. spermathecal pore

light in Euglena is the B. cocoon
C. clitellum
A. gullet D. chaetae
B. flagellum
C. chloroplast 7.
D. eyespot
The organism is found in soils rich D. the abdomen of moth is fatter

in than that of butterfly

A. mud
B. humus 10. Which of the following types of

C. clay feathers is used for flight in birds?

D. sand
A. Quill

8. Which of the following B. Filo plume

describes a characteristic of C. Covert

arthropods? D. Down

A. The organism finds it easy to 11. The plants that grow in

grow freely deserts or very dry areas are

B. the organism has a pair of referred to as

jointed appendages
C. the body is not divided into a A. mesophytes

number of segments B. hydrophytes

D. the body is covered by chitin C. epiphytes

D. xerophytes

9. Which of the following

distinguishes a butterfly from a 12. Which of the following is the

moth? simplest living organism?

A. the wings of butterfly rest A. Paramecium

horizontally but those of moth rest B. Virus

vertically C. Amoeba

B. Both are active during the day D. Chlamydomonas

C. they have similar antennae

13. Proboscis is a structure that is following organism use energy

mostly found in from the sun?

A. insects A. anabaena

B. tapeworms B. sulphur bacteria

C. amphibians C. Nitrosomonas sp.

D. molluscs D. Nitrobacter sp.

14. The structural adaptation of 17. Movement of minerals and

desert plants for water chemical compounds with a plant

conservation is occurs during

A. broad leaves with numerous A. osmosis

stomata B. translocation

B. spongy mesophyll C. transpiration

C. spiny leaves D. diffusion

D. prominent stomata in leaves

18. The enzyme that is present in

15. The long and sharp clawed the saliva is

feet of birds is an adaptation for

A. rennin

A. crushing seeds B. lipase

B. scooping mud C. pepsin

C. tearing flesh D. ptyalin

D. grasping prey
19. Plants that have special

16. During the manufacture of devices for trapping and digesting

food by plants, which of the insects are

A. carnivorous D. Chlamydomonas

B. symbiotic
C. parasitic 23. Which blood cell are involved

D. saprophytic in the immune response of

vertebrates?

20. The process of transforming

the chemical energy of cellular A. Phagoecytes

fuels into the high energy bonds of B. lymphocytes

ATP in plants is C. erythrocytes

D. monocytes

A. autotropism
B. photosynthesis 24. The blood circulatory system

C. photolysis of vertebrates consists of

D. respiration
A. heart, arteries, capillaries and

21. Fungi are referred to as veins

hetotrophs because they B. heart, aorta, capillaries and

veins

A. are filamentous C. heart, aorta, arteries and veins

B. lack chlorophyll D. heart, vena cava, arteries, and

C. have mycelium veins

D. lack roots
25. A plant tissue that carries

22. An example of a parasitic water and mineral salts is the

protozoan is
A. cambium

A. Paramecium B. xylem

B. Plasmodium C. cortex

C. Euglena D. phloem
26. Which of the following helps in B. Uric acid

the clotting of blood? C. Sweat

D. Mucilage

A. Red blood cells

B. White blood cells 30. The main structure in

C. Plasma vertebrates that supports and

D. Platelets protects the body is the

27. Which of the following forms A. skeleton

about 55% of the volume of the B. ligament

blood in man? C. muscle

D. joint

A. leucocytes
B. platelets 31. The chitin in the exoskeleton

C. plasma of many arthropods is

D. erythrocytes strengthened by

28. The part of the mammalian A. lids

skin involved in excretion is the B. proteins

C. calcium compounds

A. sweat glands D. organic salt

B. Malpighian layer
C. sebaceous gland 32. The transfer of pollen grains

D. horny layer from the anther to a sigma is

29. Which of the following is a A. propagation

waste product of an insect? B. placentation

C. pollination

A. Alkaloids D. fertilization
33. The male reproductive organ C. rod

of a flower is the D. iris

A. carpel 37. The absence of anti-diuretic

B. stamen hormone in humans results in

C. petal
D. sepal A. decreasing dehydration
B. drastic dehydration

34. The gland that is found just C. eliminating dehydration

below the hypothalamus is the D. increasing dehydration

A. parathyroid 38. Oestrogen is a hormone that

B. adrenal is synthesized in the

C. pituitary
D. thyroid A. ovaries
B. testes

35. The most important plant C. anterior pituitary

hormone is D. adrenal cortex

A. cytokinin 39. The eye defect cause by the

B. abscisic acid development of cloudy areas in the

C. auxin lenses is

D. gibberellin
A. presbyopia

36. The sensory cell that responds B. glaucoma

to dim light is referred to as the C. cataract

D. astigmatism

A. cone
B. lens
40. A pollutant that is C. Tuberculosis

biodegradable is D. Syphilis

A. crude oil 44. To which blood group do

B. heavy metals universal recipients belong?

C. cellophane
D. sewage A. B
B. A

41. A tropical disease caused by C. O

Trypanosoma is D. AB

A. sleeping sickness 45. The clumping together of red

B. river blindness blood cells is

C. yellow fever
D. malaria A. agglutination
B. fusion

42. The solid part of the C. transfusion

ecosystem is referred to as the D. compatibility

A. atmosphere 46. Physiological adaptation to

B. hydrosphere very dry conditions in animals

C. biosphere demonstrates

D. lithosphere
A. rejuvenation

43. Which of the following is B. xeromorphism

caused by Treponema palladium? C. hibernation

D. aestivation

A. Gonorrhoea
B. Leprosy
47. One of adaptation of Cactus A. symbiosis

opuntia to conserve water is the B. saprophytism

reduction of C. parasitism
D. commensalisms

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1. C 2. B 3. D 4. D 5. D 6. C 7. B

48. Which of the following 8. D 9. A 10. A 11. D 12. C 13. A

structure is adapted for feeding in 14. C 15. D 16. A 17. B 18. D

a bird of prey? 19. A 20. D 21. B 22. B 23. A
24. A 25. B

A. Hooked break and sharp claws

B. Smooth beak and strong claws 26. D 27. C 28. A 29. B 30. A
C. Big beaks and strong feet 31. C 32. C 33. B 34. C 35. C
D. Pointed beak and strong claws 36. C 37. A 38. A 39. C 40. D
41. A 42. D 43. D 44. D 45. A

49. The special pigment for colour 46. C 47. C 48. A 49. A 50. A

change in chameleon is

A. melanin
B. carotenoid
C. chromatin
D. chromatophore

50. The behavioural adaptation in

social insects could best be
described as
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PAPER TYPE: L A. III

B. IV
1. Which Question paper Type of C. I
Biology is given to you? D. II

A. Type F 4. The lowest level of organization

B. Type E in living organisms is
C. Type L
D. Type S A. organ
B. cell
Use the diagram below to C. system
answer 2 and 3. D. tissue

5. Which of the following is the

most complex according to their
cellular level of organization?

A. Heart
B. Hair
C. Euglena
2. The part labelled II is the
D. Hydra

A. nucleus
Use the diagram below to
B. eyespot
answer questions 6 and 7
C. basal granule
D. contractile vacuole

3. The part responsible for

photosynthesis is labelled
 C. Amoeba
D. Euglena

9. In bryophytes, sex organs are

produced in the

A. protonema

6. The organs for attachments to B. sporophyte

the lining of the host's intestine are C. gametophyte

labelled D. rhizoid

A. II and III 10. Seed plants are the most

B. III and IV dominant vegetation on land

C. I and II because of

D. I and III
A. their motile gametes

7. The young proglottid is B. their ability to photosynthesize

represented by C. efficient seed dispersal

D. availability of water

A. III
B. IV 11. Which of the following is an

C. I arboreal organism?

D. II
A. Elephant

8. Which of the following B. Fish

organisms is multi-cellular? C. Antelope

D. Bird

A. Chlamydomonas
B. Spirogyra
Use the diagram below to smaller organisms like Amoeba

answer questions 12 and 13 because

12. The part labelled I is the A. amoeba lives in freshwater

B. diffusion is sufficient to

A. xylem transport materials in Amoeba

B. phloem C. amoeba lacks blood containing

C. root hairs haemoglobin

D. cortex D. amoeba exhibits anaerobic

respiration

13. The diagram is the transverse

section of a 16. In vascular plants, the sieve
tubes and companion cells are

A. monocotyledonous stem present in the

B. dicotyledonous stem
C. monocotyledonous root A. cambium

D. dicotyledonous root B. cortex

C. xylem

14. I , c , pm , m . D. phloem

The general formula above 17. The stomata of leaves are

represents that of similar in function to the

A. an omnivore A. pharynx of humans

B. a detritus feeder B. scales of fish
C. a carnivore C. spiracle of insects
D. a herbivore D. trachea of toads

15. A circulatory system is very

essential in mammals but not in
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respiration in amphibians is known B. fungi

as C. grasses
D. conifers

A. cellular respiration
B. cutaneous respiration 22. I. Growth is mainly apical

C. buccal respiration II. Growth is specific with definite

D. pulmonary respiration shape

III. Growth is throughout life.

19. Water in plants is removed as

water vapour through the process Which of the above correctly

of describes the growth pattern in

plants?

A. diffusion
B. osmosis A. I, II and III only

C. evaporation B. II and III only

D. transpiration C. I and II only

D. I and III only

20. An example of an organ of

perennation in plants is 23. Coordination and regulation of
body activities in mammals are

A. rhizome achieved by the

B. seed
C. petal of a flower A. nerves and muscle

D. calyx of flower B. nerves and hormones

C. nerves only

21. Alternation of generation is a D. hormones only

feature shown in

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controls B. physiographic
C. biotic

A. reflex action D. topographic

B. muscular activity
C. emotional expressions 28. The genetic make-up of an

D. the Endocrine system organism is described as

25. The part of the brain A. allele

responsible for peristalsis is the B. chromosome

C. phenotype

A. Olfactory Lobe D. genotype

B. Medulla Oblongata
C. Hypothalamus 29. The major limiting factor of

D. Thalamus productivity in the aquatic habitat

is

26. Which of the following

instruments is used for measuring A. food

atmospheric pressure? B. temperature

C. water

A. Hydrometer D. sunlight

B. Hygrometer
C. Thermometer 30. Which of the following group

D. Barometer of organisms feeds directly on

green plants?

27. The influence of soil on

organisms in a habitat is referred A. Primary Consumers

to as B. Secondary Consumers
C. Producers

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31. A characteristic feature of 34. Which of the following is a

tropical rainforest is that it nitrogen fixing blue-green algae of

soil?

A. Contains trees with narrow

leaves A. Rhizobium

B. Contains large number of plant B. Nitrosomonas

species C. Clostridium

C. Contains fewer number of plant D. Anabaena

species
D. Has total annual rainfall of less 35. The soil with highest water-

than 50cm retaining capacity is

32. The study of how and why A. Clayey Soil

population size change over time is B. Stoney soil

C. Sandy soil

A. Population estimation D. Loamy Soil

B. Population dynamics
C. Population ecology 36. The causative agent of

D. Population Cycle Poliomyelitis is

33. A severe and long dry season A. Virus

is a characteristic feature of B. Fungus

C. Protozoan

A. Sahel Savanna D. Bacterium

B. Mangrove Swamps
C. Sudan Savanna 37. One of the ways of controlling
noise pollution in urban areas is

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A. by siting industries away from 40. A pollutant that is mostly

residential areas associated with acid rain is

B. that fuel should be completely

combusted by engines A. Nitrogen (IV) Oxide

C. by planting trees on both sides B. Ozone

of the road C. Fluorine

D. by wearing ear devices

41. When the adults have reach a

38. A constituent of the exhaust certain degree of weakness, the

fumes from electricity generating process of binary fission is

sets which causes serious pollution replaced by conjugation in

is
A. Paramecium

A. Carbon (II) Oxide B. Euglena

B. Water Vapour C. Amoeba

C. Ozone D. Plasmodium

D. Carbon (IV) Oxide

42. Whorls, arches, loops and

39. Which of the following is true compounds are types of variation

of small pox? in

A. It is transmitted by bacteria A. Colour

B. It can effectively be controlled B. Finger prints

with antibiotics C. Hair Colour

C. It can effectively be controlled D. Blood group

by vaccination
D. It is a water-borne infection 43. A couple has 10 children, all
female. Which of the following best
explains the situation?

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A. The sex determination was by B. A, AB and O only

the man's X chromosome C. AB only

B. The man's sperm count is low D. A and B only

C. The woman is not capable of

producing male children 47. The stream-lined shape of

D. The sex determination was by fishes is an adaptation for

the man's Y chromosome

A. Securing mates

44. A biological agent with B. easy movement

antiviral property is C. obtaining food

D. defence and attack

A. Interferon
B. enzyme 48. An example of a

C. antibiotic poikilothermic organism is a

D. disinfectant
A. Lizard

45. One of the advantages of B. Cockroach

outbreeding is C. rabbit
D. bird

A. pests tolerance
B. disease resistance 49. All living organisms are

C. fast growth constantly involved in a struggle

D. tall height for existence. This was proposed

by

46. An individual with blood group

AB can receive blood from those in A. Morgan

blood group(s) B. Darwin

C. Lamarck

A. A, B, AB, O D. Wallace

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illustrated in

A. modified insect mouthparts

B. dentition in mammals
C. wings in birds and bats
D. appendages in insects

ANSWER KEYS

1. C 2. D 3. A 4. B 5. B 6. A 7. B
8. B 9. C 10. C 11. D 12. C 13.
D 14. D 15. B 16. A 17. C 18. B
19. D 20. B 21. A 22. D 23. B
24. B 25. B

26. D 27. A 28. C 29. A 30. A

31. B 32. B 33. A 34. A 35. A
36. A 37. A 38. A 39. C 40. A
41. A 42. B 43. A 44. B 45. B
46. A 47. B 48. A 49. B 50. C

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 2015 JAMB BIOLOGY QUESTIONS

1. Which of the following has the 4. The theory which supports the
most primitive respiratory system? view that the large muscles
developed by an athlete will be
A. insect passed on to the offspring was
B. fish proposed by
C. snail
D. mouse A. Mendel
B. Darwin
2. One adaptation shown by C. Lamark
hydrophytes in fresh water D. Pasteur
habitats is the
5. The chromosomes of members
A. waxy cuticle on shoot surface of the kingdom Monera are within
B. poor development of roots and the
xylem tissues
C. well-developed roots and A. nucleoplasm
supporting system B. nucleus
D. leaves reduced to spines C. nucleolus
D. cytoplasm
3. Which of the following use
diffusion as the principal method of 6. The mangrove swamp in
gaseous exchange? Nigeria is restricted to the

A. grasshopper A. Sahel savanna

B. rat spines B. Guinea savanna
C. lizard C. Tropical rainforest
D. earthworm D. Sudan savanna

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7. The pancreas secretes enzymes A. colour of the skin in humans

for the digestion of B. ability to roll the tongue

C. possession of facial hair in

A. fats, proteins and adult humans

carbohydrates D. ability to grow. long hair in

B. fats, vitamins and cellulose females

C. fats, carbohydrates and

vitamins 11. In which of the following

D. proteins, cellulose and Nigerian states can montane

minerals vegetation be found?

8. The causative agent of bird flu A. Bauchi

is a B. Plateau
C. Taraba

A. protozoan D. Enugu

B. virus
C. bacterium 12. Which of the following is true

D. fungus of cloning?

9. A water medium is necessary A. it is welcomed as an ethically

for fertilization in and normally sound science

B. it involves the asexual

A. conifers multiplication of the tissues of the

B. angiosperms original organism

C. ferns C. the clone is similar to but not

D. fungi exactly like the original organism

D. only one cell of the original

10. An example of a sex-linked organism is needed to imitate the

trait is the process

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13. The process of shedding the A. RNA analysis

exoskeleton of an arthropod is B. blood group test

known as C. behavioural traits test

D. DNA analysis

A. ecdysis
B. in star formation 17. An example of a fish that

C. metamorphosis aestivates is

D. osmosis
A. croaker

14. Which of the following is a B. lung fish

major cause of constipation in C. shark

humans? D. cat fish

A. lack of roughage 18. The opening and closing of

B. vitamin B the stoma are regulated by

C. vitamin E
D. lack of salts A. respiration
B. osmosis

15. In mammals, the organ C. diffusion

directly on top of the kidney is the D. transpiration

A. adrenal gland 19. Which of the following is

B. prostate gland common to the mosquito, housefly

C. pancrease and blackfly?

D. thyroid gland
A. they are parasites of man

16. An accurate identification of a B. their immature stages are

rapist can be carried out by aquatic

conducting a

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C. they undergo complete 22. The waste product of plants

metamorphosis used in the conversion of hide to

D. their adults have two pairs of leather is

wings
A. alkaloid

20. The organs that will be most B. resin

useful to giant African rats in C. tannin

finding their way in underground D. gun

habitats are the

23. The correct sequence of the

A. nostrils movement of urea during

B. eyes formation is

C. vibrissae
D. tails A. glomerulus - Bowman's capsule
- convoluted tubule - Henle's loop

21. A crucible of 5gm weighed - collecting tubule

10gm after filling with fresh soil. It B. convoluted tubule - glomerulus

is then heated in an oven at 1000C - Henle's loop - Bowman's capsule

for 1 hour. After cooling in a - collecting tubule

desiccator, the weight was 8gm. C. glomerulus - Bowman's capsule

The percentage of water in the soil – convoluted tubule - Henle's loop

is - collecting tubule
D. convoluted tubule - Bowman's

A. 0.8 capsule - Henle's loop -glomerulus

B. 0.2 – collecting tubule

C. 0.4
D. 0.6 24. In lizards, the lowing of the
gular fold is used to

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A. defend their territory 28. The eye defect that rises

B. attract mates because the cornea is not curved

C. frighten enemies smoothly is

D. catch insects
A. astigmatism

25. The photosynthetic pigments B. short-sightedness

include C. long-sightedness
D. presbyopia

A. chloroplast and cytochromes

B. melanin and haemoglobin 29. Which of the following is an

C. chlorophyll and carotenoids example of parasitism?

D. carotenoids and haemoglobin

A. a squirrel living in an

26. The highest level of ecological abandoned nest of a bird

organization is the B. mistletoe growing on an orange

tree

A. ecosystem C. fungi growing on a dead tree

B. niche branch

C. biosphere D. cattle egrets taking tasks from

D. population the body of cattle

27. A biotic factor which affects 30. The increasing order of the

the distribution and abundance of particle size in the following soil

organism in a terrestrial habitat is types is

A. pH A. cattle sand – clay-gravel

B. competition B. clay - silt sand – gravel

C. temperature C. silt - clay - sand - gravel

D. light D. clay - sand - silt – gravel

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bring about competition C. endoplasmic reticulum

population? D. mitochondrion

A. emigration 34. The organelle responsible for

B. drought heredity is

C. mortality
D. dispersion A. IV
B. I

32. Stunted growth and poor root C. II

development are a result of a D. III

deficiency in
Use the diagram below to

A. phosphorus answer questions 35 and 36.

B. calcium
C. sulphur
D. iron

Use the diagram below to

answer question 33 and 34.

35. The process illustrated is

A. gametogenesis
B. sexual reproduction in
Rhizopus
33. The cell organelle solely C. sexual reproduction in
responsible for respiration is the Spirogyra
D. sporulation
A. nucleus

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answer questions 39 and 40.

A. zygospore
B. conidiophore
C. sporangium
D. hypha

Use the diagram below to

answer questions 37 and 38.

39. The part labelled I is the

A. pulmonary artery
B. bicuspid valve

37. The organelle responsible for C. aorta

sexual reproduction is D. vena carva

A. IV 40. Oxygenated blood is pumped

B. I to the entire body from the part

C. II labelled

D. III
A. IV

38. The part labelled IV is B. I

responsible for C. II
D. III

A. respiration
B. ingestion Use the diagram below to

C. locomotion answer questions 41 and 42.

D. osmoregulation

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illustrated in the diagram is known
as

A. reproductive swimming
41. The experiment demonstrates
B. amplexus
C. mating
A. hydrotropism
D. courtship
B. phototropism
C. thigmotropism
44. The diagram shows that the
D. hydrotropism
organisms are

42. The part marked I will contain

A. viviparous
a high concentration of
B. hermaphrodite
C. ovoviviparous
A. ethylene
D. oviparous
B. abscisic acid
C. auxin
45. Insulin is produced by the
D. ascorbic acid
endocrine organ labeled

Use the diagram below to

A. I
answer questions 43 and 44
B. IV
C. III
D. II

46. Which of the following will be

true of dog II which lost its tail in
an accident if it mates with dog III?

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A. all its offspring will be born 48. The type of protective

without tails adaptation exhibited by the animal

B. 3/4 of its offspring will be born is

without tails
C. none of its offspring will be A. flash coloration

born without a tail B. countershading colouration

D. 1/4 of its offspring will be born C. warning colouration

without tails. D. disruptive colouration

47. If the dogs are offspring of a 49. The structure labeled I is

monohybrid cross and the gene G

for grey head is dominant over as A. tactile

illele g, the individual whose B. radiosensitive

genotype is likely to be gg is C. photosensitive

D. chemoreceptive

A. I
B. IV ANSWER KEYS

C. III
D. II 1. A 2. B 3. D 4. C 5. D 6. C 7. A
8. B 9. C 10. C 11. B 12. D 13. A

Use the diagram below to 14. A 15. A 16. D 17. B 18. C

answer questions 48 and 49. 19. C 20. C 21. C 22. C 23. A

24. C 25. C

26. A 27. C 28. A 29. B 30. B

31. B 32. A 33. D 34. D 35. B
36. A 37. D 38. D 39. A 40. B
41. B 42. C 43. C 44. D 45. C
46. C 47. C 48. C 49. B 50. A

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