JAMB Biology Past Questions 2011 | Free Practice Test & Answers
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The function of the red head in male Agama lizards is to
conceal and camouflage the animal from predators
scare other males from the territory
attract female lizards for mating purposes
warm predators of the distastefulness of the animal
In which of the following species is the biomass of an individual the smallest?
Agama sp.
Bufo sp.
Spirogyra sp.
Tilapia sp.
Seed plants are divided into
tracheophytes and ferns
angiosperms and gymnosperms
monocotyledons and dicotyledons
thallophytes and bryophytes
In which of the following groups of vertebrates is parental care mostly exhibited?
Reptilia
Amphibia
Aves
Mammalia
Which of the organisms represented are notable agricultural pests?

II and IV
I and IV
II and III
I and III
An economic importance of the organism represented by IV is that

it transmits water borne disease to humans
it is destructive to farm crops
its faeces pollutes drinking water
it helps in the control of mosquito larvae
The adult form of iii is a vector of

sleeping sickness
river blindness
cholera
elephantiasis
The adaptive importance of nuptial flight from termite colonies is to
disperse the reproductives in order to establish new colonies
provide abundant food for birds and other animals during the early rains
ensure cross-breeding between members of one colony and another
expel the reproductives so as to provide enough food for other members
The gas evolved in the process is

carbon (IV) oxide
nitrogen
oxygen
carbon (II) oxide
The experimental set-up above is used to demonstrate the process of

diffusion
photosynthesis
fermentation
plasmolysis
Which of the following can cause shrinkage of living cells?
Hypotonic solution
Isotonic solution
Deionized water
Hypertonic solution
Which of the following is true of leucocytes?
they are respiratory pigments
they are most numerous and ramify all cells
they are large and nucleated
they are involved in blood clotting
The conversion of a nutrient into a molecule in the body of a consumer is referred to as
digestion
assimilation
absorption
inhibition
The ability of living organism to detect and respond to changes in the environment is referred to as
locomotion
irritability
growth
taxis
In mammals, the exchange of nutrients and metabolic products occurs in the
lungs
oesophagus
trachea
lymph
An example of an endospermous seed is
maize gain
cashew nut
cotton seed
been seed
I. Parasitism → Sundew.
II. Autotrophism →Amoeba.
III. Saprophytism → Alga.
IV Heterotrophism → Agama.
Which of the above modes of nutrition is correctly matched with the organism that exhibits it?
II
III
II
I
I. Test tube containing cane sugar and water.
II. Test tube containing cane sugar and diluted acid.
III. Test tube containing cane sugar and its degrading enzyme.
In which of the test tubes will glucose be detected after complete hydrolysis?
I and II only
II and III only
I only
I, II and III
I. Test tube containing cane sugar and water.
II. Test tube containing cane sugar and diluted acid.
III. Test tube containing cane sugar and its degrading enzyme.
The enzyme involved in the hydrolysis is
rennin
erepsin
sucrase
maltase
The part of the mammalian ear responsible for the maintenance of balance is the
cochlea
pinna
perilymph
ossicles
The path followed by air as it passes through the lungs in mammals is
trachea → bronchi → bronchioles →
alveoli
bronchi → trachea → alveoli →
bronchioles
trachea → bronchioles →bronchi→
alveoli
bronchioles → alveoli → bronchi
→trachea
The movement response of a cockroach away from a light source can be described as
positive phototaxism
negative phototaxism
negative phototropism
positive phototropism
The vascular tissues in higher plants are responsible for
the movement of food and water
suction pressure
transpiration pull
the transport of gases and water
Which of the following organs regulates the levels of water, salts, hydrogen ions and urea in the mammalian blood?
Liver
Kidney
Bladder
Colon
The sequence of the one-way gaseous exchange mechanism in a fish is
operculum → gills → mouth
gills → operculum → mouth
mouth → operculum → gills
mouth → gills → operculum
The type of asexual reproduction that is common to both Paramecium and protists is
budding
sporulation
fragmentation
fission
In nature, plants and animals are perpetually engaged in mutualism because
they are rivals
all animals rely on food produced by plants
they utilize respiratory wastes of each other
they are neighbours
In an experiment to determine the percentage of humus and water in a soil sample, the following results were obtained:
Weight of the evaporating basin alone = 80.5g
Weight of basin and soil = 101.5g Weight after drying the soil in the oven = 99.0g
Weight of basin and roasted soil
= 95.5g
The percentage of humus in the soil sample is
16.7%
17.6%
26.7%
16.2%
An example of a filter -feeding animal is
shark
butterfly
whale
mosquito
Which of the following is a feature of the population pyramid of a developing country?
long lifespan
low birth rate
low death rate
short lifespan
The interaction of a community of organisms with its abiotic environment constitutes
niche
a food chain
an ecosystem
a microhabitat
The vector of the malaria parasite is
female Aedes mosquito
female Anopheles mosquito
male Culex mosquito
female Culex mosquito
Which of the following instruments is used to measure relative humidity?
Hydrometer
Thermometer
Hygrometer
Anemometer
Exo-erythrocytic phase of the life cycle of malaria parasite occurs in the
liver of humans
reticuloendothelial cells of humans
Malpighian tubules of mosquito
brain of humans
Habitats are generally classified into
biotic and abiotic
aquatic and terrestrial
arboreal and marine biomes
microhabitats and macrohabitats
Dracunculiasis can be contacted through
eating contaminated food
drinking contaminated water
bathing in contaminated water
bites of blackfly
Which of the following groups of environmental factors are density- dependent?
Food, salinity, accumulation of metabolites and light
Temperature, salinity predation and disease
Food predation, disease and accumulation of metabolites
Temperature food disease and light
Millet, sorghum, maize and onions are common crops growth in Nigeria in the
tropical rainforests
Sudan savanna
montane forests
Sahel savanna
In which of the following biomes is the south western part of Nigeria located?
Temperate forest
Tropical rainforest
Tropical woodland
Desert
The inheritable characters that are determined by a gene located on the X- chromosome is
recessive
sex-linked
homozygous
dominant
Lack of space in a population could lead to an increase in
water scarcity
birth rate
disease rate
drought
If the cross of a red-flowered plant with a white-flowered plant produces a pink- flowered plant, it is an example of
codominance
incomplete dominance
mutation
linkage
Which of the following theories was NOT considered by Darwin in his evolutionary theory?
Variation
Survival of the fittest
Use and disuse
Competition
The crossing of individuals of the same species with different genetic characters is
cross breeding
polygenic inheritance
non-disjunction
inbreeding
The number of alleles controlling blood groups in humans
3
4
5
2
During blood transfusion, agglutination may occur as a result of the reaction between
contrasting antigens and antibodies
two different antigens
two different antibodies
similar antigens and antibodies
The fallacy in Lamarck's evolutionary theory was the assumption that
traits are acquired through disuse of body parts
acquired traits are heritable
acquired traits are seldom formed
traits are acquired through the use of
body parts
The bright coloured eye spots on the wings of moth are an example of
warning colouration
disruptive colouration
crypsis
mimicry
The wings of a bat and those of a bird are examples of
convergent evolution
continuous variation
coevolution
divergent evolution