Jamb Biology Past Questions and Answers

Question 376:

• JAMB 1984

The transect method can be used in ecology to show the

A. Number of plants and animals in a habitat
B. Population of a particular plant species
C. Distribution of organisms along a line
D. Heights of trees in section of a forest
E. Number of young plants across a forest

Question 377:

• JAMB 1984

Which of the following group does NOT reproduce asexually?

A. Mucor, Spirogyra and Paramecium
B. Penicillium, Paramecium and Amoeba
C. Mucor, Rhizophus and Penicillium
D. Amoeba, Spyrogyra and Mucor
E. Rhizophus, Ascaris and Amoeba

Question 378:

• JAMB 1984

Fehling's solution will readily change colour from blue to reddish colour when it is

A. Mixed with sugar solution in the cold
B. Warmed or heated by itself
C. Mixed with reducing sugar in the cold
D. Warmed or heated with complex solution
E. Warmed with a solution of reducing sugar

Question 379:

• JAMB 1984

The presence of a diastema in the jaw bone indicates that the mammal lacks the teeth suitable for

A. Tearing
B. Chewing
C. Cutting
D. Chewing and tearing
E. Cutting and grinding

Question 380:

• JAMB 1984

Normally the flow of blood is NEVER from

A. Artery to arterioles
B. Arterioles to capillaries
C. Capillaries to venules
D. Arteerioles to the artery
E. Venules to the vein