Jamb Biology Past Questions and Answers

Question 1731:

• JAMB 2012

The water cycle is maintained mainly by

A. Evaporation of water in the environment
B. Evaporation and condensation of water in the environment
C. Condensation of water in the environment
D. Transpiration and respiration in plants

Question 1732:

• JAMB 2012

Plants of temperate origin can be grown in tropical areas in the vegetation zones of the

A. Rain forest
B. Guinea savanna
C. Sudan savanna
D. Montane forest

Question 1733:

• JAMB 2012

Organisms living in an estuarine habitat are adapted to

A. Withstand wide fluctuations in temperature
B. Survive only in water with low salinity
C. Withstand wide fluctuations in salinity
D. Feed only on phytoplankton and dead organic matter

Question 1734:

• JAMB 2012

The presence of stilt roots, pneumatophores, sunken stomata and salt glands are adaptive features of plants found in the

A. Tropical rainforest
B. Mangrove swamps
C. Gressland
D. Montane forest

Question 1735:

• JAMB 2012

Which of the following animals can exist solely on the water they get from food and metabolic reactions?

A. Forest arboreal dweller
B. Desert dwellers
C. Forest-ground dweller
D. Rainforest dwellers