Food chains - Jamb Biology Past Questions and Answers

Question 1:

• JAMB 1979

Grasses grasshopper lizard snakes hawks. In the food chain, the organism which are the least in number are

A. Grasses
B. Grasshopper
C. Lizards
D. Snakes
E. Hawks

Question 2:

• JAMB 1979

Which of these is not true? grass in the above food chain

A. Trap all the sunlight
B. Trap a small percent of the sun energy
C. Are primary producers
D. Are eaten by primary consumers
E. Contains chlorophyll

Question 3:

• JAMB 1981

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

Question 4:

• JAMB 1982

Which of these food chains is NOT possible in a forest?

A. Diatom → fly → toad → snake
B. Fly → toad → snake→ hawk
C. Leaves → antelope → man → lion
D. Leaves → caterpillar → bird → lion
E. Leaves →goat → man→ lion

Question 5:

• JAMB 1985

Which of the following food chains is in the correct sequence?

A. Weeds → Tadpole → Beetles → Fish → Man
B. Weeds → Tadpole → Fish → Beetles → Man
C. Tadpole → Beetles →Weeds → Man → Fish
D. Man → Fish → Beetles → Tadpole → Weeds
E. Fish → Beetles → Weeds → Man → Tadpoles