Year : 
1994
Title : 
Biology
Exam : 
JAMB Exam

Paper 1 | Objectives

21 - 30 of 50 Questions

# Question Ans
21.

The vertebra illustrated is

A. lumbar

B. thoracic

C. caudal

D. cervical

B

22.

The neural arch is labelled

A. I

B. II

C. III

D. IV

B

23.

In animals, meiosis comes

A. after fertilization

B. after ever mitotic division

C. before fertilization

D. before every mitotic division

D

24.

The fleshy base of a flower to which the different floral parts are attached is known as

A. calyx

B. sepals

C. Receptacle

D. hypothalamus

C

25.

When a short-sighted person views a distant object without spectacles, the image is formed

A. on the retina

B. in front of the retina

C. behind the retina

D. on the blind spot

Detailed Solution

The light rays focus just in front of the retina, resulting in distant objects appearing blurred.
26.

The graph above shows the relationship between the body and atmospheric temperature for dog and lizard.What is the most appropriate deduction that could be made from the graph?

A. Lizards are more likely to survive hazards than dogs

B. Both animals maintain a constant body temperature

C. The dog's body temperature is independent of the external temperature

D. The lizard's body temperature varies with that of the dog

C

27.

The part of the brain that controls heart beat and breathing is the

A. olfactory lobe

B. cerebellum

C. cerebral hemisphere

D. medulla oblongata

D

28.

Use the list of ecological constituents below to answer the question below
1. Mango 2. Spear grass 3. Goat 4. Sheep 5. Temperature 6. Beans 7. Rock 8. Water
Items 1-4 can be regarded as

A. a population

B. a community

C. an ecosystem

D. a niche

Detailed Solution

A community is a group or association of populations of two or more different species occupying the same geographical area and in a particular time.
29.

Use the list of ecological constituents below to answer the question below
1. Mango 2. Spear grass 3. Goat 4. Sheep 5. Temperature 6. Beans 7. Rock 8. Water
The physical factors are represented by

A. 1, 5, 6

B. 4, 5, 7

C. 5, 7, 8

D. 6, 7, 8

C

30.

Which of the following sets is made up of decomposers?

A. Rhizophus, earthworm and protozoa

B. Mushroom, rhizophus and bacteria

C. Bacteria, earthworm and nematodes

D. earthworm, sedges and platyhelminthes

B

21.

The vertebra illustrated is

A. lumbar

B. thoracic

C. caudal

D. cervical

B

22.

The neural arch is labelled

A. I

B. II

C. III

D. IV

B

23.

In animals, meiosis comes

A. after fertilization

B. after ever mitotic division

C. before fertilization

D. before every mitotic division

D

24.

The fleshy base of a flower to which the different floral parts are attached is known as

A. calyx

B. sepals

C. Receptacle

D. hypothalamus

C

25.

When a short-sighted person views a distant object without spectacles, the image is formed

A. on the retina

B. in front of the retina

C. behind the retina

D. on the blind spot

Detailed Solution

The light rays focus just in front of the retina, resulting in distant objects appearing blurred.
26.

The graph above shows the relationship between the body and atmospheric temperature for dog and lizard.What is the most appropriate deduction that could be made from the graph?

A. Lizards are more likely to survive hazards than dogs

B. Both animals maintain a constant body temperature

C. The dog's body temperature is independent of the external temperature

D. The lizard's body temperature varies with that of the dog

C

27.

The part of the brain that controls heart beat and breathing is the

A. olfactory lobe

B. cerebellum

C. cerebral hemisphere

D. medulla oblongata

D

28.

Use the list of ecological constituents below to answer the question below
1. Mango 2. Spear grass 3. Goat 4. Sheep 5. Temperature 6. Beans 7. Rock 8. Water
Items 1-4 can be regarded as

A. a population

B. a community

C. an ecosystem

D. a niche

Detailed Solution

A community is a group or association of populations of two or more different species occupying the same geographical area and in a particular time.
29.

Use the list of ecological constituents below to answer the question below
1. Mango 2. Spear grass 3. Goat 4. Sheep 5. Temperature 6. Beans 7. Rock 8. Water
The physical factors are represented by

A. 1, 5, 6

B. 4, 5, 7

C. 5, 7, 8

D. 6, 7, 8

C

30.

Which of the following sets is made up of decomposers?

A. Rhizophus, earthworm and protozoa

B. Mushroom, rhizophus and bacteria

C. Bacteria, earthworm and nematodes

D. earthworm, sedges and platyhelminthes

B