2022 - JAMB Biology Past Questions and Answers - page 2

The correct answer is Option A

Despite having hairy hides, ticks prefer to attack on cattle herds, and cows are not immune to them. Ticks spend their entire lives on animals of different types, including cows, feeding off the blood of their hosts. Even cows can contract highly dangerous infections from tick bites.

The most important parasite of livestock worldwide is the cattle tick.

The correct answer is Option B

A fruit that forms from the union of various separated ovaries from one flower is referred to as an aggregation fruit.

The urethra serves a dual function in males: it is part of the urinary system, carrying urine from the bladder, and also part of the reproductive system, carrying semen during ejaculation.

The correct answer is Option D

Plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets make up the four main components of a man. 

Transporting oxygen and nutrients to the lungs and other tissues is just one of the many functions blood does.

The correct answer is Option A

Things like calluses on fingers, larger muscle size from exercise, or the ability to avoid predators are examples of acquired traits.

The correct answer is Option C

Microscopic flat disk or doughnut-shaped red blood cells with a round indentation at the center, are not hollow.

Unlike white blood cells, red blood cells don't have a nucleus, which makes it easier for them to switch shape and travel throughout your body.

The correct answer is Option B

People with type O- (O negative) red blood cells, known as universal donors, can donate their red blood cells to individuals of any other blood type.

Type AB-positive blood is referred to as the "universal recipient" blood type, as people with this blood type can receive blood from donors of any type.

The spongy mesophyll's function is to allow for the interchange of gases (CO 2) that are needed for photosynthesis. 

The correct answer is Option A

1. Koalas 2. Black spider monkeys 3. Siamang Gibbons 4. Three-toed Sloths 5. Squirrels 6. Rough green snakes 7. Veiled Chameleons 8. Common brown lemurs 

These are examples of arboreal animals, spending most of their lives on trees where they feed, travel, play, and sleep.

The correct answer is Option D

Materials in plants move from the leaves to other parts of the plant through a process known as translocation.

During photosynthesis, the leaves produce these nutrients, which are then carried through a long series of connected cells called phloem, to various other parts of the plant.