JAMB - Biology (2015)

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

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