JAMB - Biology (2015)

1
A tissue is composed of a group of
Answer
(A)
similar cells
2
The population of different organisms that exist together in a habitat is called
Answer
(C)
community
3
Which of the following serves as the brain box in man
Answer
(B)
skull
4
Which organ removes the largest amount of excess water from the body?
Answer
(C)
Kidney
5
A group of organisms of the same kind inhabiting the same environment is called
Answer
(C)
population
6
The light sensitive cells in the human eye is called the ................
Answer
(D)
cones
7
The earliest form of life in animal kingdom is the
Answer
(C)
pisces
8
Which of the following disease is not sexually transmitted?
Answer
(C)
Influenza
9
Which of the following is not a monocotyledonous seed?
Answer
(A)
cowpea
10
The lowest unit of classification is the
Answer
(D)
species
11
One of the following diseases is caused by fungi
Answer
(B)
coffee leaf rust
12
The by-product of photosynthesis is
Answer
(B)
O2
13
Gaseous exchange in the lungs takes place in the
Answer
(A)
alveoli
14
In eukaryotic cells,cellular respiration takes place in the
Answer
(D)
mitochondrion
15
One of the following causes Ebola fever
Answer
(D)
Viruses
16
The theory of survival of the fittest was propounded by …..
Answer
(A)
Darwin
17
The deficiency of vitamin D leads to
Answer
(C)
ricket
18
One of these is used for excretion in earthworm
Answer
(D)
Nephridium
19
The following group of plants is the most advanced except
Answer
(D)
thallophytic
20
Which of the following hormonal glands is located on top of the kidney?
Answer
(A)
Adrenal
21
One of these is present in both plant and animal cell?
Answer
(A)
Cell membrane
22
When the solute concentration of the cell and its surrounding medium are the same, the solution is said to be
Answer
(C)
isotonic
23
The primary consumer in the food chain below is ................

Green plants → Grasshopper → Lizard → Snake → Hawk
Answer
(A)
Grass hopper
24
Angiosperms belong to the class
Answer
(C)
spermatophyte
25
In the kidney, both useful substances and wastes are removed from the blood by
Answer
(A)
Filtration
26
Which of the following is not part of the mammalian male reproductive organ?
Answer
(D)
Vulva
27
Which of the following reagent is used for testing the presence of protein in food?
Answer
(C)
Millon’s reagent
28
The breaking down of food in the alimentary canal is called
Answer
(A)
digestion
29
The followings are the functions of the kidneys, except
Answer
(C)
Excretion of CO2
30
The following distrupts the balance in an ecosystem except
Answer
(A)
afforestation
31
The following animals are viviparous expect
Answer
(D)
Pigeon
32
The following animals are invertebrate except
Answer
(C)
chordate
33
The following are kidney diseases except
Answer
(B)
hepatitis
34
The gland that releases hormones into the blood are part of the
Answer
(B)
endocrine system
35
One of the following is called emergency hormone in man.
Answer
(A)
Adrenalin
36
Which of these responses is not voluntarily controlled by the brain?
Answer
(C)
Sneezing
37
The scientific study of life is
Answer
(B)
Biology
38
The artery supplying the liver with blood is called
Answer
(A)
hepatic
39
One of the following exist as colony
Answer
(D)
volvox
40
The translucency spot in food test shows the presence of
Answer
(A)
fats
41
The following are examples of oviparous animals except
Answer
(C)
rat
42
The part of cell that is responsible for the production of energy is
Answer
(C)
mitochondrion
43
Hormones that help regulate blood calcium levels are produced by the
Answer
(D)
parathyroid
44
Which of the following statements is not true of a fish?
Answer
(C)
they are homeothermic
45
Which of the following is NOT a waste product of plants?
Answer
(A)
Auxins
46
An association between bacteria and root nodules of legume is called
Answer
(B)
mutualism
47
Which of these is not detected by the nerve endings of the skin?
Answer
(D)
weakness
48
Behaviour conditioning was described by
Answer
(C)
Ivan pavlov
49
The process by which organisms keep their internal condition relatively stable is called
Answer
(D)
homeostasis
50
The following exist as free-living organisms except
Answer
(D)
spirogyra
51
The basic functional unit of the kidney is the
Answer
(A)
nephron
52
Snails belong to the phylum?
Answer
(B)
Mollusca
53
Which of the following is not a pest of crops?
Answer
(C)
Bed bug
54
Another name for a fertilized egg is a
Answer
(B)
zygote
55
Plants that survive in marine habitats are called
Answer
(A)
halophytes
56
The study of plants is called
Answer
(D)
Botany
57
The following are examples of air borne diseases, except
Answer
(B)
Cholera
58
Which of the following is the end product of the digestion of oil
Answer
(B)
Glycerol
59
The part that supplies food from the mother to the foetus is
Answer
(D)
Placenta
60
Which of these is not the part of the eye?
Answer
(A)
Cochlea
61
De-oxygenated blood is transported to the lungs through the
Answer
(C)
pulmonary artery
62
One of the following is the unit of life
Answer
(A)
cell
63
The following are examples of a true fruit, except
Answer
(D)
pineapple
64
The vector that transmit trypanosome is the
Answer
(D)
tsetse fly
65
The following are ductless glands except
Answer
(D)
salivary