Year : 
2018
Title : 
Biology
Exam : 
JAMB Exam

Paper 1 | Objectives

1 - 10 of 90 Questions

# Question Ans
1.

A group of closely related organisms capable of interbreeding to produce the fertile offspring are known as members of a

A. Kingdom

B. class

C. family

D. species

Detailed Solution

Species could be likened to offspring or heredity of a lineage. Hence, they are alike.
There is an explanation video available below.
2.

A beaker of pond water containing few specimens of Euglena was placed in a dark room for two weeks. At the end of this period, the specimens of Euglena were still alive because they were

A. able to carry out holozoic nutrition

B. able to carry out photosynthesis using carbon dioxide in the pond water

C. better adapted to life in darkness than to life in light

D. not overcrowded

Detailed Solution

There is an explanation video available below.
3.

The cytoplasm of a cell is considered a very important component because it

A. regulates the amount of energy in the cell

B. suspends all cell organelles

C. is the outermost part of the cell

D. is solely responsible for cell division

Detailed Solution

There is an explanation video available below.
4.

Use the diagram shown to answer the question. After an hour, the level of water in the thistle funnel will

A. rise

B. fall

C. remain the same

D. double

Detailed Solution

There is an explanation video available below.
5.

Use the diagram shown to answer the question. The experiment above is used to demonstrate the process of

A. transportation

B. water culture

C. diffusion

D. osmosis

Detailed Solution

There is an explanation video available below.
6.

Use the diagram shown to answer the question. In plant cells, the role of the membrane is played by the

A. nucleolus

B. cell wall

C. cytoplasm

D. mitochondrion

Detailed Solution

There is an explanation video available below.
7.

Red blood cells were found to have burst open after being placed in distill for an hour. This phenomenon is known as

A. plasmolysis

B. diffusion

C. haemolysis

D. wilting

Detailed Solution

There is an explanation video available below.
8.

The curvature movement of plants in response to the stimulus of water is called

A. hydrotropism

B. geotropism

C. Phototropism

D. thigmotropism

Detailed Solution

There is an explanation video available below.
9.

The overall reaction in glycolysis can be summarised as

A. C\(_{6}\)H\(_{12}\)O\(_{6}\) -----> C\(_{3}\)H\(_{4}\)O\(_{3}\) + 4H + ATP

B. C\(_{6}\)H\(_{12}\)O\(_{6}\) -----> 2C\(_{3}\)H\(_{4}\)O\(_{3}\) + 4H + 2ATP

C. C\(_{6}\)H\(_{12}\)O\(_{6}\) -----> 2C\(_{3}\)H\(_{4}\)O\(_{3}\) + 4H + ADP

D. C\(_{6}\)H\(_{12}\)O\(_{6}\) -----> 2C\(_{3}\)H\(_{4}\)O\(_{3}\) + 4H + 2ADP

Detailed Solution

There is an explanation video available below.
10.

The longest bone in the body is the

A. humerous

B. femur

C. scapula

D. tibia

Detailed Solution

There is an explanation video available below.
1.

A group of closely related organisms capable of interbreeding to produce the fertile offspring are known as members of a

A. Kingdom

B. class

C. family

D. species

Detailed Solution

Species could be likened to offspring or heredity of a lineage. Hence, they are alike.
There is an explanation video available below.
2.

A beaker of pond water containing few specimens of Euglena was placed in a dark room for two weeks. At the end of this period, the specimens of Euglena were still alive because they were

A. able to carry out holozoic nutrition

B. able to carry out photosynthesis using carbon dioxide in the pond water

C. better adapted to life in darkness than to life in light

D. not overcrowded

Detailed Solution

There is an explanation video available below.
3.

The cytoplasm of a cell is considered a very important component because it

A. regulates the amount of energy in the cell

B. suspends all cell organelles

C. is the outermost part of the cell

D. is solely responsible for cell division

Detailed Solution

There is an explanation video available below.
4.

Use the diagram shown to answer the question. After an hour, the level of water in the thistle funnel will

A. rise

B. fall

C. remain the same

D. double

Detailed Solution

There is an explanation video available below.
5.

Use the diagram shown to answer the question. The experiment above is used to demonstrate the process of

A. transportation

B. water culture

C. diffusion

D. osmosis

Detailed Solution

There is an explanation video available below.
6.

Use the diagram shown to answer the question. In plant cells, the role of the membrane is played by the

A. nucleolus

B. cell wall

C. cytoplasm

D. mitochondrion

Detailed Solution

There is an explanation video available below.
7.

Red blood cells were found to have burst open after being placed in distill for an hour. This phenomenon is known as

A. plasmolysis

B. diffusion

C. haemolysis

D. wilting

Detailed Solution

There is an explanation video available below.
8.

The curvature movement of plants in response to the stimulus of water is called

A. hydrotropism

B. geotropism

C. Phototropism

D. thigmotropism

Detailed Solution

There is an explanation video available below.
9.

The overall reaction in glycolysis can be summarised as

A. C\(_{6}\)H\(_{12}\)O\(_{6}\) -----> C\(_{3}\)H\(_{4}\)O\(_{3}\) + 4H + ATP

B. C\(_{6}\)H\(_{12}\)O\(_{6}\) -----> 2C\(_{3}\)H\(_{4}\)O\(_{3}\) + 4H + 2ATP

C. C\(_{6}\)H\(_{12}\)O\(_{6}\) -----> 2C\(_{3}\)H\(_{4}\)O\(_{3}\) + 4H + ADP

D. C\(_{6}\)H\(_{12}\)O\(_{6}\) -----> 2C\(_{3}\)H\(_{4}\)O\(_{3}\) + 4H + 2ADP

Detailed Solution

There is an explanation video available below.
10.

The longest bone in the body is the

A. humerous

B. femur

C. scapula

D. tibia

Detailed Solution

There is an explanation video available below.