JAMB Biology questions

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All topics Cell structure and organisation · 30 Cellular activities · 32 Co-ordination and control · 31 Ecology · 38 Evolution · 27 Excretion · 30 Growth · 27 Heredity and variation · 36 Nutrition · 34 Reproduction · 33 Respiration · 30 Support and movement · 28 Transport · 30 Variety of organisms · 32

Question 361· Support and movement· JAMB
Sclerenchyma tissue in plants provides
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Answer: B. mechanical support through thick lignified walls
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Question 362· Support and movement· JAMB
Herbaceous (non-woody) plants are mainly supported by
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Answer: C. the turgidity of their cells
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Question 363· Support and movement· JAMB
The biceps and triceps muscles are described as
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Answer: A. antagonistic
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Question 364· Support and movement· JAMB
The paired fins of a fish are mainly used for
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Answer: A. balance and steering
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Question 365· Support and movement· JAMB
The exoskeleton of insects is made mainly of
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Answer: C. chitin
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Question 366· Support and movement· JAMB
The joint at the knee is a
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Answer: B. hinge joint
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Question 367· Support and movement· JAMB
Ligaments differ from tendons in that ligaments
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Answer: B. are elastic and join bone to bone
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Question 368· Support and movement· JAMB
In young plant stems, mechanical support is given by collenchyma, whose cells have walls that are
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Answer: D. thickened at the corners
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Question 369· Support and movement· JAMB
The type of joint found at the shoulder is a:
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Answer: C. ball-and-socket joint
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Question 370· Support and movement· JAMB
The pectoral girdle consists of the
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Answer: C. scapula and clavicle
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Question 371· Support and movement· JAMB
The tissue that reduces friction at the ends of bones in a joint is
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Answer: D. cartilage
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Question 372· Support and movement· JAMB
When the arm is bent at the elbow, the
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Answer: C. biceps contracts and the triceps relaxes
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Question 373· Support and movement· JAMB
The joint between the femur and the pelvis is a
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Answer: C. ball-and-socket joint
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Question 374· Support and movement· JAMB
The head of the femur fits into a socket in the
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Answer: A. pelvic girdle
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Question 375· Support and movement· JAMB
Tendons connect
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Answer: D. muscles to bones
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Question 376· Support and movement· JAMB
Antagonistic muscles work in pairs so that
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Answer: A. when one contracts the other relaxes
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Question 377· Transport· JAMB
Lymph is returned to the bloodstream through the
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Answer: C. thoracic duct into a vein near the heart
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Question 378· Transport· JAMB
The opening and closing of stomata is controlled by
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Answer: B. guard cells
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Question 379· Transport· JAMB
Dissolved food, hormones and urea are carried in the blood by the
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Answer: D. plasma
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Question 380· Transport· JAMB
The wall of an artery is thicker than that of a vein because arteries
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Answer: A. carry blood under high pressure
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JAMB Biology questions

Sclerenchyma tissue in plants provides

Herbaceous (non-woody) plants are mainly supported by

The biceps and triceps muscles are described as

The paired fins of a fish are mainly used for

The exoskeleton of insects is made mainly of

The joint at the knee is a

Ligaments differ from tendons in that ligaments

In young plant stems, mechanical support is given by collenchyma, whose cells have walls that are

The type of joint found at the shoulder is a:

The pectoral girdle consists of the

The tissue that reduces friction at the ends of bones in a joint is

When the arm is bent at the elbow, the

The joint between the femur and the pelvis is a

The head of the femur fits into a socket in the

Tendons connect

Antagonistic muscles work in pairs so that

Lymph is returned to the bloodstream through the

The opening and closing of stomata is controlled by

Dissolved food, hormones and urea are carried in the blood by the

The wall of an artery is thicker than that of a vein because arteries