JAMB 2024 MOCK QUESTIONS BY SIR BERTRAND

1. When a virus is placed in a non-living medium it (A) forms spores (B) forms flagella (C) becomes dehydrated (D)
becomes crystallized

2. The part of the cell solely responsible for respiration is the (A) nucleus (B) nucleolus (C) mitochondria (D) golgi
apparatus

3. The ability of living organism to detect and respond to changes in the environment is referred to as (A) taxis (B)
locomotion (C) irritability (D) growth

4. Euglena may be classified as a plant because it (A) has flagella (B) has gullet (C) lives in pond (D) possesses a
flagellum

5. The functions of endoplasmic reticulum is (A) protein synthesis (B) intracellular transport of material (C)
digestion and destruction of foreign body (D) production of energy from glucose

6. Which of the following has comes (A) angiosperm (B) gymnosperm (C) pteridophytea (D) bryophyta

7. In most true ferns sporangia are grouped into (A) indusium (B) fonds (C) prothalli (D) sori

8. The term thallophyta refers to (A) ferns and mosses (B) algae and fungi (C) mosses and liverwort (D) fungi and
ferns

9. Alternation of sexual and asexual reproduction is found in (A) maize (B) blue-green (C) euglena (D) fern

10. Which of the following is most advanced? (A) pteridophytea (B) thallophyta (C) gymnosperm (D) bryophyta

11. Which of the following pairs are the products of sucrose hydrolysis? (A) glucose and glucose (B) fructose and
fructose (C) glucose and fructose (D) galactose and glucose

12. Urea is produced in the (A) liver (B) bladder (C) spleen (D) kidney

13. Deamination occurs in the (A) kidney (B) pancreas (C) spleen (D) liver

14. The pancreas secretes enzymes for the digestion of (A) fats, proteins and carbohydrates (B) fats, vitamins and
cellulose (C) fats, carbohydrates and vitamin (D) protein, cellulose and vitamin

15. The blood vessels which carries blood from the alimentary canal to the liver is the (A) hepatic artery (B) hepatic
vein (C) hepatic portal vein (D) mesenteric artery

16. The element that is essential for coagulation of blood is (A) potassium (B) calcium (C) phosphorus (D) iron

17. The only vein that carries pure oxygenated blood is the (A) renal vein (B) pulmonary vein (C) hepatic vein (D)
sciatic vein

18. Serum differs from blood plasma because it. (A) contains blood cells and fibrinogen (B) contains food and
mineral salt (C) lacks the blood protein fibrinogen (D) lacks blood cells and albumin

19. The transportation of oxygen and carbondioxide in mammal is carried out by (A) leucocyte (B) thrombocyte (C)
erthrocyte (D) phagocyte

20. The chamber of the mammalian heart with the thickest wall is the (A) right ventricle (B) left auricle (C) right
auricle (D) left ventricle
21. The aperture between the left auricle and the left ventricle is guarded by the (A) auricular vein (B) tricuspid
valve (C) ventricular valve (D) mitral valve

22. Muscle fatigue results from deficiency of (A) hydrogen (B) carbondioxide (C) oxygen (D) carbonmonoxide

23. The use of moist skin for respiration in amphibians is known as (A) cellular respiration (B) cutaneous respiration
(C) buccal respiration (D) pulmonary respiration

24. Which of the following uses diffusion as the principal method of gaseous exchange (A) grasshopper (B) rat (C)
lizard (D) earthworm

25. The greatest amount of energy will be obtained by the oxidation of 100kg of (A) meat (B) butter (C) sugar (D)
biscuit

26. An increase in air pressure in the lungs is due to the (A) increase in the volume (B) upward movement of the
ribs (C) relaxation of the diaphragm (D) contraction of intercostal muscle

27. The end products of glycolysis in plants and animals is (A) citric acid (B) pyruvic acid (C) aspartic acid (D) malic
acid

28. The nephridia in the earthworm form part of (A) reproduction system (B) circulatory system (C) respiratory
system (D) excretory system

29. Flame cells are the (A) excretory system in worm (B) excretory and respiratory system in worms (C) secretory
system of flatworms (D) excretory system of flatworm

30. In mammalian males, the excretory and reproductive systems shares the (A) ureter (B) vas deferens (C) urethra
(D) testes

31. The part of the mammalian brain responsible for peristalsis is the (A) olfactory lobe (B) thalamus (C)
hypothalamus (D) medulla oblongata

32. The cerebellum of the brain controls (A) reflex actions (B) muscular activity (C) emotional expressions (D) the
endocrine system

33. The center for controlling body temperature in the brain is the (A) cerebrum (B) cerebellum (C) medulla (D)
hypothalamus

34. The region that controls most of the unconscious processes of a mammalian body is the (A) cerebellum (B)
cerebrum (C) spinal cord (D) medulla oblongata

35. The part of the brain that controls heart beat and breathing is the (A) olfactory lobe (B) optic lope (C)
cerebellum (D) medulla oblongata

36. Which of the following waste products in plants is excreted through the stomata and lenticels? (A)
carbondioxide (B) alkaloids (C) tannins (D) anthocyanins

37. The soil with with highest water retaining capacity is (A) clayed soil (B) stoney soil (C) sandy soil (D) loamy soil

38. The most likely first colonizers of a bare rock are (A) mosses (B) ferns (C) lichen (C) fungi

39. An example of water pollutant is (A) crude oil (B) carbon (II) oxide (C) smoke (D) carbon (IV) oxide

40. The swarming of the winged reproductive part from an existing colony in termites cast is referred to as (A)
seasonal flight (B) nuptial flight (C) emigration (D) immigration
41. The stomata of leaves are similar in function to the (A) pharynx of human (B) scales of fish (C) spiracle of the
plasma constant (B) regulate osmotic processes (C) control the volume of blood entering the kidney (D) decrease
the osmotic pressure of blood

(D) tracheal of toad

42. The gill raker in fish takes part in (A) feeding (B) respiration (C) swimming (D)diffusion

43. Opening and closing of stomata is guided by (A) xylem (B) phloem (C) guard cell (D) cortex

44. Muscle fatigue results from deficiency of (A) hydrogen (B) carbon (II) oxide (C) oxygen (D) carbon (IV) oxide

45. Waste products produced if allowed to remain in the body will (A) reduce water balance (B) increase salt
balance (C) becomes poisonous (D) maintains normal metabolism

46. Which of the following is a waste products of an insect? (A) uric acid (B) sweat (C) mucilage (D) alkaloids

47. Which of the following is not an excretory products? (A) urine (B) faeces (C) sweat (D)salt

48. Which of the following is not an excretory organ (A) lung (B) kidney (C) leaf (D) large intestine

49. The excretory structure in the earthworm is the (A) flame cell (B) malpighian tubule (C) kidney (D) nephridium

50. Yeast respire anaerobically to convert simple sugar to (A) acid (B) oxygen (C) water (D) alcohol

51. In anaerobic respiration, glucose is converted to one of the following (A) carbon dioxide and water (B) carbon
dioxide only (C) carbon dioxide and alcohol (D) alcohol and water

52. Plants only move part of their body to (A) search for food (B) escape from predator (C) respond to external (D)
reduce competition

53. The response of plants to external stimuli in a non-directional manner is known as (A) nastism (B) phototropism
(C) taxism (D) geotropism

54. The movement of the whole organism to an external stimulus is termed (A) tropism (B) taxis (C) nastic
movement (D) phototropic movement

55. Which of the following phytohormones promote growth in dwarf plants? (A) auxin (B) abscisic acid (C) ethylene
(D) gibberellin

56. Which of the following induces ripening of fruit (A) ethylene (B) cytokinnin (D) abscisic acid (D) gibberellin

57. Which of the following phytohormones breaks dormancy in plants (A) auxin (B) gibberellin (C) ethene (D)
abscisic acid

58. The functional unit of kidney is the (A) urethra (B) malpighian tubule (C) glomerulus (D) nephron

59. In the kidney the malpighian corpuscle is located is located in the (A) medulla (B) helium (C) cortex (D) pelvis

60. The kidney of all vertebrates act as osmoregulators. This means that they (A) keep the composition plasma
constant (B) They removed uric acid from the body (C) They removed urea from the body (D) None of the above
61. An argument against Lamarck's theory of evolution is that? (A) Disuse of body part cannot weaken the part (B)
Disused part is dropped off in the offspring (C) Acquired traits cannot be passed on to the offspring (D) Trait cannot
be acquired through constant use of body parts

62. The fallacy in Lamarck's evolutionary theory was the assumption that (A) Acquired traits are seldom formed (B)
Traits are acquired through use of body partd (C) Traits are acquired through disuse of body parts (D) Acquired
traits are heritable

63. The development of long neck in giraffe supports (A) Morganism (B) Mendelism (C) Darwinism (D) Lamarckism

64. The theory which support the view that the large muscles developed by an athlete will be passed on to the
offspring was proposed by (A) Lamarck (B) Darwin (C) Mendel (D) Pasteur

65. Long neck in giraffe is used to illustrate the theory of (A) Use and disuse (B) Origin of specie (C) Origin of life (C)
Origin of specie (D) Natural selection

66. In Lamarck's theory of evolution, the use and disuse of organs and structures of organisms was as a result of (A)
Competition among organisms (B) Changes in the environment (C) Limited resources (D) Large number of offspring
produced

67. A sex linked traits cannot be passed on directly from (A) Father to son (B) Mother to daughter (C) Mother to son
(D) Father to son

68. Which of the following is not sex-linked? (A) Albinism (B) Baldness (C) Haemophilia (D) colour blindness

69. The probability of a baby being a boy or a girl depends on the condition of the (A) Father's sex cell (B) Father's
somatic chromosomes (C) Mother's sex cell (D) Mother's X-chromosome

70. Ecdysis is a behavioral adaptations of (A) Frog (B) Tilapia (B) Lizards (D) Aves

71. The black and yellow colour of variegated grasshopper is an example of (A) warning colouration (B) Counter
shading (C) Mating colouration (D) Camouflage

72. The slender, long and slightly curved beak of sunbird is an adaptation for feeding on (A) Nectar (B) Small seeds
(C) Big seeds (D) Insects

73. The legs and beak of egret resemble those of the heron because they (A) Both feeds on fish (B) Are both birds
(C) Occupy similar niche (D) Occupy the same trophic level

74. Birds which are large with long straight pointed beaks, long necks and long legs are likely to be (A) Insect eaters
(B) Fish catchers (C) Nectar feeders (D) Fruit eaters

75. A feature associated with the Y-chromosome in human is (A) Long eyelashes (B) Prominent fingernails (C) Facial
hairs (C) Be totally blind (D) Enlarged breast

76. The two normal types of sex chromosomes are (A) XXY and XYY (B) XX and XYY (C) XY and XXY (D) XX and XY

77. The genetic make-up of an organism is described as (A) Allele (B) Chromosomes (C) Phenotype (D) Genotype
78. The corrects base pairing for DNA is (A) Adenine ---Thymine and Guanine --- Cytosine (B) Adenine --- Guanine
and Thymine --- Cytosine (C) Adenine --- Cytosine and Guanine ---Thymine (D) Adenine --- Adenine and Cytosine ---
Cytosine

79. An organism that has been extensively used to test the chromosomes theory of heredity is (A) Drosophila
melanogaster (B) Musca domestica (C) Zea mays (D) Homo sapiens

80. If a DNA strand has a base sequence TCA, it's complementary strand must be (A) ATG (B) TAG (C) GAT (D) AGT

81. The hereditary material in a cell is known as (A) ADP (B) CNS (C) RNA (D) DNA

82. The biological factor that is unique to each individual is the (A) DNA (B) Eye colour (C) Blood group (D) RNA

83. Homologous pairs of chromosomes separate during (A) Cytolysis (B) Cleavage (C) Mitosis (D) Meiosis

84. The genetic make-up of an organism is it's (A) Chromosome (B) Genotype (C) Traits (D) Phenotype

85. A pair of genes that control a trait is referred to as (A) Recessive (B) Dominant (C) A hybrid (D) An allele

86. The sudden change in the genetic make-up of an individual is (A) Mutation (B) Variation (C) Abortion (D)
Evolution

87. An individual with two heterozygote allele dictating a character exhibits the (A) Controlling character (B)
Dominant character (C) Recessive character (D) Superior character

88. Carbon monoxide poison tissues by (A) Constricting blood vessels (B) Killing the cells (C) Combining with
haemoglobin (D) Rupturing the blood vessels

89. The major cause of global warming is the (A) Burning of fossil fuel (B) Construction of damn (C) Use of
electricity's (D) Exploration of space

90. The proportion of sand, silt and clay in soil is it's (A) Texture (B) Constituents (C) Structure (D) Colour

91. One disease NOT caused directly by bacteria is (A) Malaria (B) Tuberculosis (C) Pneumonia (D) Tetanus

92. When oil is poured into the breeding site of mosquitoes, it (A) Deprives the larvae of water (B) Kills the adults
(C) Suffocates the pupae (D) slows down egg development

93. The causative agent of typhoid is (A) Salmonella (B) Entamoeba (C) Escherichia (D) Shigella

94. Which of the following disease can be caused by bacterium? (A) Ringworm (B) Poliomyelitis (C) Malaria (D)
Syphilis

95. Poliomyelitis is an infectious disease caused by (A) Virus (B) Protozoan (C) Bacterium (D) Fungus

96. The human reproductive structure which collects and stores sperms temporarily until they mature is (A) Vas
deferens (B) Seminiferous tubules (C) Epididymis (D) Testes

97. The method of birth control where egg cells outside the body are fertilized and artificially implanted in uterus is
(A) In-vitro fertilization (B) In-vivo fertilization (C) Fertility drugs insemination (D) Injectable hormone

98. The sex of a foetus is determined during (A) Meiosis (B) Copulation (C) Fertilization (D) Placentation
99. During ovulation, an egg is released from the (A) Corpus luteum (B) Ovarian funnel (C) Graffian follicle (D)
Fallopian tube

100. Fertilization in humans usually takes place in the (A) Lower parts of the uterus (B) Upper part of the uterus (C)
Lower part of the oviduct (D) Upper part of the oviduct

101. The outermost embryonic membrane in the mammal is the (A) Amnion (B) Chorion (C) Allantois (D) Yolk sac

102. In which of the following group of vertebrates would the largest amount of yolk be found in the egg? (A)
Mammals (B) Fishes (C) Amphibians (D) Reptile

103. Which of the following statements is NOT true of menstruation? (A) It occurs monthly (B) The discharge
contains amniotic fluid (C) It signifies no conception (D) It involves the lining of uterus

104. In man, spermatozoa are never found in the (A) Amnion (B) Choroid (C) Umbrical cord (D) Placenta

105. In man identical twins occur when (A) An ovum is fertilized by a sperm and then divides into two, each forming
a separate embryo (B) An ovum is fertilized by two sperm and then divides into two, each forming an embryo (C)
Two ova are fertilized at the same time each forming an embryo (D) Two ova are fertilized by a single sperm each
forming an embryo after fertilization

106. In the human reproduction, the zygote formed as a result of fertilization gets attached to the wall of the
uterus. The process is called (A) Sexual reproduction (B) Cohesion (C) Pregnancy (D) Implantation

107. The organ through which food and oxygen are supplied to the human embryo and which also prevent harmful
materials from reaching the embryo is the (A) Amnion (B) Uterus (C) Placenta (D) Umbrical cord

108. The barrier between maternal and foetal blood is the (A) Liver (B) Umbrical cord (C) Uterine wall (D) Placenta

109. The type of reproduction that leads to variation in animal and plants population is (A) Budding (B) Vegetative
(C) Asexual (D) Sexual

110. Which of the following endocrine gland regulates the blood sugar level (A) Adrenal gland (B) Thyroid (C)
Gonad (D) Pancreas