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Today, we’re diving into the Biology syllabus for the 2024/2025 JAMB examinations. Whether Biology is your strong suit or a subject you find a bit challenging, we’re here to guide you every step of the way.
The JAMB Biology syllabus is structured to guide you on which topics to focus on, the depth of coverage required, and the objectives you should aim to achieve in each topic.
Remember, understanding the syllabus is key to efficient revision and, ultimately, success in the exam.
JAMB Biology Syllabus for 2024/2025 UTME
This is to Inform the general public most especially those that are going to participate in the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination UTME that the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board JAMB has released the syllabus for Biology for the 2024 UTME.
JAMB Biology Syllabus 2024/2025 General Objective
The aim of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) syllabus in Biology is to prepare the candidates for the Board’s examination. It is designed to test their achievement of the course objectives, which are to:
- Demonstrate sufficient knowledge of the concepts of the interdependence and unity of life;
- Account for continuity of life through reorganization, inheritance, and evolution;
- Apply biological principles and concepts to everyday life, especially to matters affecting the individual, society, the environment, community health, and the economy.
Jamb Syllabus for Biology 2024/2025
Part A: Variety of Organisms
1. Living organisms:
(a) Characteristics
(b) Cell structure and functions of cell Components
(c) Level of organization
i. Cell e.g. Amoeba, cheek cell
ii. Tissue, e.g. epithelial tissues
iii. Organ, e.g. leaf and heart
iv. Systems, e.g. reproductive
v. Organisms e.g. Chlamydomonas
2. Evolution among the following:
(a). Monera (prokaryotes), e.g. bacteria and blue-green algae.
(b). Protista (protozoans and protophyta), e.g. Amoeba, Euglena and Paramecium
(c). Fungi, e.g. mushrooms and Rhizopus.
(d). Plantae (plants)
i. Thallophyta (e.g. Spirogyra)
ii. Bryophyta (mosses and liverworts) e.g. Bryachymenium and Merchantia.
iii. Pteridophyta (ferns) e.g. Dryopteris.
iv. Spermatophyta (Gymnospermae and Angiospermae)
– Gymnosperms e.g. Cycads and conifers.
– Angiosperms (monocots, e.g. maize; dicots, e.g. water leaf)
(e). Animalia (animals)
i. Invertebrates
– coelenterate (e.g. Hydra)
– Platyhelminthes (flatworms) e.g. Taenia
– Nematoda (roundworms)
– Annelida (e.g. earthworm)
– Arthropoda (insects) e.g. Millipedes, ticks, mosquitoes, cockroaches, houseflies, bees, butterfly
– Mollusca (e.g. snails)
ii. Multicellular animals (vertebrates)
– Pisces (cartilaginous and bony fish)
– Amphibia (e.g. toads and frogs)
– Reptilia (e.g. lizards, snakes, and turtles)
– Aves (birds)
– Mammalia (mammals)
3.
(a) Structural/functional and behavioural adaptations of Organism
(b). Adaptive colouration and its functions
(c). Behavioural adaptations in social animals
(d). Structural adaptations in organisms.
Part B: Form & Functions
1.
(a)Internal structure of a flowering plant
i. Root
ii. Stem
iii. Leaf
(b). Internal structure of a mammal
2. Nutrition
(a). Modes of nutrition:
i. Autotrophic
ii. Heterotrophic
(b) Types of Nutrition
(c) Plant nutrition:
i. Photosynthesis
ii. Mineral requirements (macro and micro-nutrients)
(d) Animal Nutrition:
i. Classes of food substances; carbohydrates, proteins, fats and oils, vitamins, mineral salts, and water
ii. Food tests (e.g. starch, reducing sugar, protein, oil, fat, etc.
iii. The mammalian tooth (structures, types and functions)
iv. Mammalian alimentary canal
v. Nutrition process (ingestion, digestion, absorption, and assimilation of digested
food.
3. Transport
(a). Need for transportation
(b). Materials for transportation. Excretory products, gases, manufactured food, digested food, nutrient, water, and hormones)
(c). Channels for transportation
i. Mammalian circulatory system (heart, arteries, veins, and capillaries)
ii Plant vascular system (phloem and xylem)
(d). Media and processes of mechanism for transportation.
4. Respiration
(a). Respiratory organs and surfaces
(b). The mechanism of gaseous exchange in:
i. Plants
ii. Mammals
(c). Aerobic respiration
(d). Anaerobic respiration
5. Excretion
(a). Types of excretory structures: contractile vacuole, flame cell, nephridium, Malpighian tubule, kidney, stoma, and lenticel.
(b). Excretory mechanisms:
i. Kidneys
ii. lungs
ii. skin
(c). Excretory products of plants
6. Support and movement
(a). Tropic, tactic, nastic, and sleep movements in plants
(b). Supporting tissues in animals
(c). Types and functions of the skeleton
i. Exoskeleton
ii. Endoskeleton
iii. Functions of the skeleton in animals
7. Reproduction
(a). A sexual reproduction
i. Fission as in Paramecium
ii. Budding as in yeast
iii. Natural vegetative propagation
iv. Artificial vegetative propagation.
(b). sexual reproduction in flowering plants
i. Floral parts and their functions
ii. Pollination and fertilization
iii. products of sexual reproduction
(c). Reproduction in mammals
i. structures and functions of the male and female reproductive organs
ii. Fertilization and development. (Fusion of gametes)
8. Growth
(a). Meaning of growth
(b). Germination of seeds and conditions necessary for germination of seeds.
9. Co-ordination and control
(a). Nervous coordination:
i. the components, structure, and functions of the central nervous system;
ii. The components and functions of the peripheral nervous systems;
iii. Mechanism of transmission of impulses;
iv. Reflex action
(b). The sense organs
i. skin (tactile)
ii. nose (olfactory)
iii. tongue (taste)
iv. eye (sight)
v. ear (auditory)
(c). Hormonal control
i. Animal hormonal system
– Pituitary
– thyroid
– parathyroid
– adrenal gland
– pancreas
– gonads
ii. Plant hormones
(phytohormones)
(d). Homeostasis
i. Body temperature regulation
ii. Salt and water regulation
Part C: Ecology
1. Factors affecting the distribution of Organisms
i. Abiotic
ii. Biotic
2. Symbiotic interactions of plants and animals
(a) Food chains, food webs, and trophic levels
(b) Energy flow in the ecosystem.
(c) Nutrient cycling in nature
i. carbon cycle
ii. water cycle
iii. Nitrogen cycle
3. Natural Habitats
(a) Aquatic (e.g. ponds, streams, lakes seashores, and mangrove swamps)
(b) Terrestrial/arboreal (e.g. tree-tops of oil palm, abandoned farmland or a dry grassy (savanna) field, and burrow or hole.
4. Local (Nigerian) Biomes
(a). Tropical rainforest
(b). Guinea savanna (southern and northern)
(c). Sudan Savanna
(d). Desert
(e). Highlands of montane forests and grasslands of the Obudu, Jos, and Mambilla Plateau.
5. The Ecology of Populations:
(a) Population density and overcrowding.
(b) Factors affecting population sizes:
i. Biotic (e.g. food, pest, disease, predation, competition, reproductive ability).
ii. Abiotic (e.g. temperature, space, light, rainfall, topography, pressure, pH,
etc.
(c). Ecological succession
i. Primary succession
ii. secondary succession
6. SOIL
(a) characteristics of different types of soil (sandy, loamy, clayey)
i. Soil structure
ii. porosity, capillarity, and humus content
iii. Components of the soil
i. inorganic
ii. organic
iii. soil organisms
(b) Soil fertility:
i. loss of soil fertility
ii. Renewal and maintenance of soil fertility
7. Humans and Environment
(a) Diseases:
i Common and endemic diseases.
ii. Easily transmissible diseases and disease
syndrome such as:
– poliomyelitis
– cholera
– tuberculosis
– sexually transmitted disease/syndrome (gonorrhea, syphilis, AIDS, etc.
(b). Pollution and its control
(i) sources, types, effects, and methods of control.
(ii) Sanitation and sewage
(c) Conservation of Natural Resources
(d) Game reserves and National parks
Part D: Heredity and Variations
1. Variation in Population
(a). Morphological variations in the physical appearance of individuals.
(i) size (height, weight)
(ii) Colour (skin, eye, hair, coat of animals, scales and feathers.
(iii) Fingerprints
(b). Physiological variation
(i) Ability to roll tongue
(ii) Ability to taste phenylthiocarbamide (PTC)
(iii) Blood groups
(c). Application of discontinuous variation in crime detection, blood transfusion and determination of paternity.
2. Heredity
(a) Inheritance of characters in organisms;
i) Heritable and non-heritable characters.
(b) Chromosomes – the basis of heredity;
(i) Structure
(ii) Process of transmission of hereditary characters from parents to offspring.
(c) Probability in genetics and sex determination.
(d) Application of the principles of heredity in:
i) Agriculture
(ii) Medicine
(e). Sex–linked characters e.g. baldness, haemophilia, colour blindness, etc.
Part E: Evolution
1. Theories of evolution
(a) Lamarck’s theory
(b) Darwin’s theory
(c) organic theory
2. Evidence of evolution
Conclusion on JAMB Syllabus For Biology 2024/2025
As we wrap up this post, remember that Biology, like any other subject, requires consistent practice and understanding.
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Tackle each topic with determination, keep your study materials organized, and maintain a positive attitude.
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