JAMB - Biology (2017)

1
The matured sex cell which takes part in sexual reproduction is referred to as
Answer
(A)
gamete
2
The biome that is characterized with large herbivores, few and scattered fire resistant trees is
Answer
(A)
savanna
3
Red blood cells are also known as _________?
Answer
(A)
erythrocytes
4
The joint between the femur and tibia is known as ________?
Answer
(A)
hinge joint
5
What is the primary function of cofactors?
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(A)
To aid in enzyme function
6

Use the diagram below to answer the question that follow:
The diagram represents a

Answer
(C)
Anemometer
7
Coloration of the eye is ______ variation
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(B)
morphological
8
Which of the following choices correctly describes the composition of the cell membrane?
Answer
(B)
contains lipids and protein
9
The feeding relationship among a set of members of a community is referred to as _______?
Answer
(C)
a food chain
10
Nitrogen is released into the atmosphere when ________
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(D)
when lightning strike
11
Size, colour and fingerprints are examples of ______
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(C)
morphological variation
12
The level of organization in spirogyra and volvox is
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(C)
cell
13
Which of the following scenarios is an example of cohesion?
Answer
(D)
Water molecules stick to one another and form a bead
14
The common thing in plant and animal cell is
Answer
(C)
nucleus
15
The modification in structure, physiology and behaviour of plant and animal is called ______
Answer
(A)
adaptation
16

Use the diagram to answer the question that follows

The instrument is used to measure

Answer
(D)
speed of wind
17
A bacteria that is spherically shaped is called?
Answer
(B)
coccus
18
The flame cells are used for excretion in
Answer
(A)
Fluke
19
Food chain refers to the feeding relationships between animals in a ______?
Answer
(C)
community
20
The host of Taenia Solium is _________
Answer
(B)
pig
21

Use the diagram to answer the question that follows.

The dentition is found in

Answer
(D)
man
22
When an ovary is placed on the receptacle above the other floral parts it is referred to as
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(B)
superior ovary
23
The type of nutrition exhibited when organism lives on the body surface or inside the body of another type of organism is
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(B)
parasitic
24
An example of organism which exists as a colony is
Answer
(A)
Volvox
25
The following are example of morphological variation except
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(B)
ability to taste PTC
26
Ability to taste PTC in some individuals is a character that is
Answer
(B)
heritable
27
Agglutination is the _______ of the ________
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(D)
coagulation, red blood cell
28
What organelle is the site of photosynthesis in plants?
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(A)
Chloroplasts
29
Which of the following is a characteristics of a bacteria except _______?
Answer
(D)
they do not cause disease
30
The level of organization of Amoeba and Euglena cell is
________?
Answer
(C)
cell
31
The appendicular skeleton includes
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(A)
pectoral and pelvic girdles
32
The protista that is a producer in an aquatic food chain is
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(C)
chlamydomonas
33
The difference in structure, morphological and behavior of plant and animal is called
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(C)
variation
34

Use the diagram to answer the question that follows

The structure is adapted for

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(A)
omnivores
35
The product after the union of the male and female gamete in animals is called
Answer
(D)
zygote
36
The possession of scales, laying of eggs with shells and bony structure of the head are characteristics shared by
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(A)
birds and reptiles
37
The lungs of the lung fish is an adaptation for respiration _______?
Answer
(B)
to complement gills while on land
38
Which of the following is an example of active transport?
Answer
(D)
Sodium being reabsorbed in the kidney
39
The key event in the transition of the amphibians from water to land is the ________
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(A)
replacement of the gills with lungs
40
Erythrocytes are known as ________
Answer
(B)
red blood cells
41
Gregor Mendel is regarded as the father of ______
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(B)
genetics
42
The most efficient respiratory structure used by free living protozoan is ________
Answer
(A)
body surface
43
Carbon (iv) oxide is added to the atmosphere when ________?
Answer
(C)
sugars are completely broken down in animals
44
The host of liver fluke are ______?
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(B)
pig and sheep
45

Use the diagram to answer the question that follows

The part labelled 1 is the ________

Answer
(D)
stigma