Jamb Biology Past Questions and Answers

Question 2016:

• JAMB 2017

The possession of scales, laying of eggs with shells and bony structure of the head are characteristics shared by

A. Birds and reptiles
B. Fishes and birds
C. Reptiles and fishes
D. Birds and molluscs

Question 2017:

• JAMB 2017

The lungs of the lung fish is an adaptation for respiration _______?

A. To complement gills while in water
B. To complement gills while on land
C. While on land
D. While in water

Question 2018:

• JAMB 2017

Which of the following is an example of active transport?

A. Oxygen exchanging between red blood cells and liver cells
B. Carbon dioxide exchanging between muscle cells and red blood cells
C. Water moving out of the small intestine
D. Sodium being reabsorbed in the kidney

Question 2019:

• JAMB 2017

The key event in the transition of the amphibians from water to land is the ________

A. Replacement of the gills with lungs
B. Possession of webbed limbs
C. Limbs
D. Possession of tympanic membrane

Question 2020:

• JAMB 2017

Erythrocytes are known as ________

A. White blood cell
B. Red blood cells
C. Phagocytes
D. Leucocytes