Year : 
1981
Title : 
Biology
Exam : 
JAMB Exam

Paper 1 | Objectives

1 - 10 of 49 Questions

# Question Ans
1.

Which of the following is NOT true of wind-pollinated flowers?

A. A large amount of pollen produced

B. Light smooth pollen grains

C. Small inconspicuous flowers

D. Scented petals

E. Large pendulous anther

D

2.

Which of the following animals is cold blooded

A. Cat

B. Lizard

C. Whale

D. Bird

E. Horse

B

3.

What is the genetic ratio of a cross between homozygous tall plant and a homozygous dwarf plant?

A. 0 tall : 4 short

B. 3 tall : 1 short

C. 2 short : 2 tall

D. 1 tall : 1 short

E. 4 tall : o short

E

4.

Where is the food stored in yam plant?

A. stem

B. Bud

C. Adventitous root

D. Leaves

E. Tap root

A

5.

Which of the following is the dental formula of man?

A. i(2/2) c(0/1) pm(2/2) m(3/3)

B. i(2/2) c(1/1) pm(2/0) m(3/3)

C. i(2/2) c(1/1) pm(2/2) m(3/3)

D. i(2/2) c(1/1) pm(3/3) m(2/2)

E. i(2/2) c(1/1) pm(2/3) m(3/3)

C

6.

The kind of teeth used for tearing food materials is the

A. fang

B. canine

C. premolar

D. carnassial

E. incisor

B

7.

Which of the following insects has an incomplete metamorphosis during its life circle?

A. Butterfly

B. Bee

C. Mosquito

D. House-fly

E. Grasshopper

E

8.

The mushroom is an organism which feeds

A. parasitically

B. saprophytically

C. holozoically

D. symbiotically

E. autotrophically

B

9.

What is the function of the contractile vacuole in paramecium?

A. Produces enzymes

B. Gets rid of excreta

C. Stores and digest food

D. Gets rid of excess water

E. Controls movement

D

10.

Choose the sequence which represents the correct order of organisms in a food chain.

A. Grass, snake, toad, grasshopper, hawk

B. Grass, grasshopper, toad, snake, hawk

C. Grass, grasshopper, snake, toad, hawk

D. Grass, snake, grasshopper, toad, hawk

E. Grass, toad, snake, grasshopper, hawk

B

1.

Which of the following is NOT true of wind-pollinated flowers?

A. A large amount of pollen produced

B. Light smooth pollen grains

C. Small inconspicuous flowers

D. Scented petals

E. Large pendulous anther

D

2.

Which of the following animals is cold blooded

A. Cat

B. Lizard

C. Whale

D. Bird

E. Horse

B

3.

What is the genetic ratio of a cross between homozygous tall plant and a homozygous dwarf plant?

A. 0 tall : 4 short

B. 3 tall : 1 short

C. 2 short : 2 tall

D. 1 tall : 1 short

E. 4 tall : o short

E

4.

Where is the food stored in yam plant?

A. stem

B. Bud

C. Adventitous root

D. Leaves

E. Tap root

A

5.

Which of the following is the dental formula of man?

A. i(2/2) c(0/1) pm(2/2) m(3/3)

B. i(2/2) c(1/1) pm(2/0) m(3/3)

C. i(2/2) c(1/1) pm(2/2) m(3/3)

D. i(2/2) c(1/1) pm(3/3) m(2/2)

E. i(2/2) c(1/1) pm(2/3) m(3/3)

C

6.

The kind of teeth used for tearing food materials is the

A. fang

B. canine

C. premolar

D. carnassial

E. incisor

B

7.

Which of the following insects has an incomplete metamorphosis during its life circle?

A. Butterfly

B. Bee

C. Mosquito

D. House-fly

E. Grasshopper

E

8.

The mushroom is an organism which feeds

A. parasitically

B. saprophytically

C. holozoically

D. symbiotically

E. autotrophically

B

9.

What is the function of the contractile vacuole in paramecium?

A. Produces enzymes

B. Gets rid of excreta

C. Stores and digest food

D. Gets rid of excess water

E. Controls movement

D

10.

Choose the sequence which represents the correct order of organisms in a food chain.

A. Grass, snake, toad, grasshopper, hawk

B. Grass, grasshopper, toad, snake, hawk

C. Grass, grasshopper, snake, toad, hawk

D. Grass, snake, grasshopper, toad, hawk

E. Grass, toad, snake, grasshopper, hawk

B