Jamb Biology Past Questions and Answers

Question 1736:

• JAMB 2012

The most likely first colonizers of a bare rock are

A. Mosses
B. Ferns
C. Lichen
D. Fungi

Question 1737:

• JAMB 2012

The carrying capacity of a habitat is reached when the population growth begins to

A. Increase slowly
B. Increase exponentially
C. Slow down
D. Remain steady

Question 1738:

• JAMB 2012

The abiotic factors that control human population include

A. Disease and famine
B. Space and rainfall
C. Flooding and earthquake
D. Temperature and disease

Question 1739:

• JAMB 2012

An indigenous method of renewing and maintaining soil fertility is by

A. Clearing farms by burning
B. Planting one crop type
C. Adding inorganic fertilizers yearly
D. Crop rotation and shifting cultivation

Question 1740:

• JAMB 2012

The diseases caused by water-borne pathogens include

A. Gonorrhoea and poliomyelitis
B. Typhoid and syphilis
C. Tuberculosis and cholera
D. Typhoid and cholera