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Question 1

jamb 2017

Insects that goes through adult stage without becoming pupa are except ________

Acrickets

Bcockroach

Cgrasshopper

Dbees

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Question 2

jamb 2017

How does an enzyme affect the rate of a reaction?

AIt lowers the activation energy of the reaction, increasing the reaction rate.

BIt raises the activation energy of the reaction, decreasing the reaction rate.

CIt lowers the activation energy of the reaction, decreasing the reaction rate.

DIt raises the activation energy of the reaction, increasing the reaction rate.

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Question 3

jamb 2017

In mosses the structure which performs the function of water absorption is the _________?

Aroot hairs

Brhizoids

Ccapsule

Dhyphae

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Question 4

jamb 2017

Which of the following factors can reduce the population of a community?

AImmigration

Bedaphic

Cpredation

Dmutualism

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Question 5

jamb 2017

Use the diagram to answer the question that follows

The part labelled 1 is the ________

Acarpel

Bsepal

Cpetal

Dstigma

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Question 6

jamb 2017

The host of liver fluke are ______?

Apig and snail

Bpig and sheep

Csheep and snail

Dpig

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Question 7

jamb 2017

Carbon (iv) oxide is added to the atmosphere when ________?

Aplants build-up organic compounds

Bplants absorb mineral salts

Csugars are completely broken down in animals

Dthere is thunderstorm

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Question 8

jamb 2017

The most efficient respiratory structure used by free living protozoan is ________

Abody surface

Bgills

Cbuccal cavity

Dspiracle

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Question 9

jamb 2017

Gregor Mendel is regarded as the father of ______

Avariation

Bgenetics

Cmycology

Dnatural selection

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Question 10

jamb 2017

Erythrocytes are known as ________

Awhite blood cell

Bred blood cells

Cphagocytes

Dleucocytes

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Question 11

jamb 2017

The key event in the transition of the amphibians from water to land is the ________

Areplacement of the gills with lungs

Bpossession of webbed limbs

Climbs

Dpossession of tympanic membrane

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Question 12

jamb 2017

Which of the following is an example of active transport?

AOxygen exchanging between red blood cells and liver cells

BCarbon dioxide exchanging between muscle cells and red blood cells

CWater moving out of the small intestine

DSodium being reabsorbed in the kidney

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Question 13

jamb 2017

The lungs of the lung fish is an adaptation for respiration _______?

Ato complement gills while in water

Bto complement gills while on land

Cwhile on land

Dwhile in water

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Question 14

jamb 2017

The possession of scales, laying of eggs with shells and bony structure of the head are characteristics shared by

Abirds and reptiles

Bfishes and birds

Creptiles and fishes

Dbirds and molluscs

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Question 15

jamb 2017

The product after the union of the male and female gamete in animals is called

Asperm

Begg

Cembryo

Dzygote

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Question 16

jamb 2017

Use the diagram to answer the question that follows

The structure is adapted for

Aomnivores

Bherbivores

Ccanivores

Domnivores and canivore

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Question 17

jamb 2017

The difference in structure, morphological and behavior of plant and animal is called

Aadaptation

Bevolution

Cvariation

Dsuccession

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Question 18

jamb 2017

The protista that is a producer in an aquatic food chain is

Atrypanosome

Bparamecium

Cchlamydomonas

Damoeba

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Question 19

jamb 2017

The appendicular skeleton includes

Apectoral and pelvic girdles

Bforelimbs, skull and pectoral girdle

Clungs and ribs

Dskull and the vertebral column

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Question 20

jamb 2017

The level of organization of Amoeba and Euglena cell is
________?

Aorgan

Bsystem

Ccell

Dtissue

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