JAMB - Biology (2017)

• 1

  The matured sex cell which takes part in sexual reproduction is referred to as

  回答

  (A)

  gamete
• 2

  The biome that is characterized with large herbivores, few and scattered fire resistant trees is

  回答

  (A)

  savanna
• 3

  Red blood cells are also known as _________?

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  (A)

  erythrocytes
• 4

  The joint between the femur and tibia is known as ________?

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  (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

  回答

  (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?

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  (B)

  contains lipids and protein
• 9

  The feeding relationship among a set of members of a community is referred to as _______?

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  (C)

  a food chain
• 10

  Nitrogen is released into the atmosphere when ________

  回答

  (D)

  when lightning strike
• 11

  Size, colour and fingerprints are examples of ______

  回答

  (C)

  morphological variation
• 12

  The level of organization in spirogyra and volvox is

  回答

  (C)

  cell
• 13

  Which of the following scenarios is an example of cohesion?

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  (D)

  Water molecules stick to one another and form a bead
• 14

  The common thing in plant and animal cell is

  回答

  (C)

  nucleus
• 15

  The modification in structure, physiology and behaviour of plant and animal is called ______

  回答

  (A)

  adaptation
• 16

  

  Use the diagram to answer the question that follows
  
  The instrument is used to measure

  回答

  (D)

  speed of wind
• 17

  A bacteria that is spherically shaped is called?

  回答

  (B)

  coccus
• 18

  The flame cells are used for excretion in

  回答

  (A)

  Fluke
• 19

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

  回答

  (C)

  community
• 20

  The host of Taenia Solium is _________

  回答

  (B)

  pig
• 21

  

  Use the diagram to answer the question that follows.
  
  The dentition is found in

  回答

  (D)

  man
• 22

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

  回答

  (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

  回答

  (B)

  parasitic
• 24

  An example of organism which exists as a colony is

  回答

  (A)

  Volvox
• 25

  The following are example of morphological variation except

  回答

  (B)

  ability to taste PTC
• 26

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

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  (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 _______?

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  (D)

  they do not cause disease
• 30

  The level of organization of Amoeba and Euglena cell is
  ________?

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  (C)

  cell
• 31

  The appendicular skeleton includes

  回答

  (A)

  pectoral and pelvic girdles
• 32

  The protista that is a producer in an aquatic food chain is

  回答

  (C)

  chlamydomonas
• 33

  The difference in structure, morphological and behavior of plant and animal is called

  回答

  (C)

  variation
• 34

  

  Use the diagram to answer the question that follows
  
  The structure is adapted for

  回答

  (A)

  omnivores
• 35

  The product after the union of the male and female gamete in animals is called

  回答

  (D)

  zygote
• 36

  The possession of scales, laying of eggs with shells and bony structure of the head are characteristics shared by

  回答

  (A)

  birds and reptiles
• 37

  The lungs of the lung fish is an adaptation for respiration _______?

  回答

  (B)

  to complement gills while on land
• 38

  Which of the following is an example of active transport?

  回答

  (D)

  Sodium being reabsorbed in the kidney
• 39

  The key event in the transition of the amphibians from water to land is the ________

  回答

  (A)

  replacement of the gills with lungs
• 40

  Erythrocytes are known as ________

  回答

  (B)

  red blood cells
• 41

  Gregor Mendel is regarded as the father of ______

  回答

  (B)

  genetics
• 42

  The most efficient respiratory structure used by free living protozoan is ________

  回答

  (A)

  body surface
• 43

  Carbon (iv) oxide is added to the atmosphere when ________?

  回答

  (C)

  sugars are completely broken down in animals
• 44

  The host of liver fluke are ______?

  回答

  (B)

  pig and sheep
• 45

  

  Use the diagram to answer the question that follows
  
  The part labelled 1 is the ________

  回答

  (D)

  stigma