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JAMB UTME 2024

JAMB Biology 2024 past questions

5 objective questions from the 2024 JAMB Biology paper. Answer each one, then reveal the answer and explanation.

All JAMB Biology past questions

  1. Question 1

    Classification

    Which of the following animals is an amphibian?

    1. Option A: hen
    2. Option B: chameleon
    3. Option C: tilapia
    4. Option D: newt
    Show the answer to question 1

    Answer: D, newt

    The newt is an amphibian (class Amphibia).

  2. Question 2

    Excretion and respiration

    In humans, gaseous exchange takes place in the

    1. Option A: trachea
    2. Option B: alveoli
    3. Option C: bronchi
    4. Option D: larynx
    Show the answer to question 2

    Answer: B, alveoli

    The alveoli have thin, moist walls for exchange.

  3. Question 3

    Nutrition

    Most digestion and absorption of food takes place in the

    1. Option A: stomach
    2. Option B: large intestine
    3. Option C: oesophagus
    4. Option D: small intestine
    Show the answer to question 3

    Answer: D, small intestine

    The ileum completes digestion and absorbs food.

  4. Question 4

    Genetics

    In pea plants, the allele for tall (T) is dominant over the allele for short (t). What is the expected phenotypic ratio of the offspring of a cross between Tt and tt parents?

    1. Option A: 1 tall : 1 short
    2. Option B: 3 tall : 1 short
    3. Option C: All tall
    4. Option D: All short
    Show the answer to question 4

    Answer: A, 1 tall : 1 short

    Tt × tt gives equal numbers of Tt and tt: 1 : 1.

  5. Question 5

    Reproduction

    Which of these seeds has one cotyledon?

    1. Option A: Bean
    2. Option B: Maize
    3. Option C: Groundnut
    4. Option D: Cowpea
    Show the answer to question 5

    Answer: B, Maize

    Maize is a monocotyledon.

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