Local Nigerian Biomes - Biology Jamb Past Questions and Answers

Question 1 :

• JAMB 2019

A plant which grows on another plant without apparent harm to the host plant is called

A. An epiphyte
B. A saprophyte
C. A parasite
D. A predator
E. A hermaphrodite

Question 2 :

• JAMB 1994

Use the list of biomes below to answer the question below
1. Desert 2. Rain forest 3. Southern Guinea savannah 4. Northern Guinea savannah
A biome with a low annual rainfall, few scattered trees within dense layer of grasses and found in Kano and Katsina States

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4

Question 3 :

• JAMB 1994

Use the list of biomes below to answer the question below
1. Desert 2. Rain forest 3. Southern Guinea savannah 4. Northern Guinea savannah
A biome where there are many cacti and the small mammals undergo aestivation for long periods is

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4

Question 4 :

• JAMB 1997

The Southern Guinea Savanna differs from the Northern Guinea Savanna in that it has

A. Lower rainfall and shorter grasses
B. Less grasses and scattered trees
C. More rainfall and taller grasses
D. Less arboreal and burrowing animals

Question 5 :

• JAMB 1998

The sequence of the biomes in Nigeria from port Harcourt to Damaturu is

A. Estuarine → rain forest → Guinea Savannah → Sahel Savannah
B. Rain forest → Guinea savannah → estuarine → desert
C. Estuarine → Guinea savannah → rain forest → Sahel savannah
D. Rain forest → estuarine → Guinea savannah → desert