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Question 1331
jamb 2004

The scarcity of food causes a sudden decrease in population size by

Adecreasing the reproductive rate
Bbringing about immigration
Craising the mortalility rate
Dminimizing the rate of competition
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Question 1332
jamb 2004

A state in Nigeria that is most susceptible to desert encroachment is

AKwara
BTaraba
CKaduna
DKatsina
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Question 1333
jamb 2004

One of the adaptation of reptile to water loss is the presence of

Akeratinous scale
Bclaws on limbs
Clong tails
Dlong sticky tongues
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Question 1334
jamb 2004

The progressive loss of energy at each level in a food chain leads to

Aan increase in biomas at each successive level
Ba decrease in biomass at each successive level
Can increase in the number of organism at each successive level
Dan increase in the total number of organisms at each successive level
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Question 1335
jamb 2004

The association between termites and the cellulose - digesting protozoans in their guts is an example of

Asaprophytism
Bmutualism
Cparasitism
Dcommensalism
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Question 1336
jamb 2004
Ecological Zone Temperature (oC) Rainfall (mm)
I 45 300
II 32 2000
III 30 2200
IV 15 800


From the table above which of the zones is likely to be desert?

AI
BII
CIII
DIV
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Question 1337
jamb 2004

Ecological Zone

Temperature (ºC)

Rainfall (mm)

I

45 300
II 32 2000
III 30 2200
IV 15 800


From the table above high relative humidity will be expected in zones

AI and III
BI and IV
CII and III
DII and IV
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Question 1338
jamb 2004

A caterpillar and an aphid living in different parts of the same plant can be said to

Aoccupy the same ecological niche
Bbe in different habitat
Coccupy different ecological niche
Dbe in the same microhabitats
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Question 1339
jamb 2004

The two keys cation involved in the action potential of nervous transmissions are

ANa+ an Fe2+
BMg2+ and K+
CNa+ and K+
DFe2+ and Mg2+
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Question 1340
jamb 2004

If a nursing mother is not producing enough milk, her hormonal system is probably deficient in

Aprolactin
Btestosterone
Cthyroxin
Dinsulin
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Question 1341
jamb 2004

Nervous control differs from hormonal control in that the former

Ainvolves only chemical transmision
Bis a lower process
Cproduces short-term changes
Dhas no specific pathway
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Question 1342
jamb 2004

Epigeal germination of a seed is characterized by

Amore rapid elongation of the hypocotyl than the epicotyl
Bmore rapid elongation of the epicotyl than the hypocotyl
Cequal growth of both the hypocotyl and epicotyl
Dlack of growth of the hypocotyl
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Question 1343
jamb 2004

The eggs of birds contains relatively larger quantities of yolk than those of amphibians and reptiles because

Abirds are generally bigger in size
Bembryonic development is longer in birds
Cthose of birds are fertilized internally
Dbirds lay shelled eggs
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Question 1344
jamb 2004

The type of reproduction that is common to both Hydra and yeast

Aconjugation
Bbinary fission
Cgrafting
Dbudding
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Question 1345
jamb 2004

The function of the part labelled III is to

Acontract to pull the hair erect
Bconduct nervous impulses
Ccarry blood and nitrogenous waste
Dproduce oil for the skin
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Question 1346
jamb 2004

The sweat gland is the structure labelled

AI
BII
CIII
DIV
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Question 1347
jamb 2004

The opening of the stoma is controlled by the

Apresence of a pore
Bincrease in solute concentration in the guard cells
Cpresence of guard cells
Ddecrease in solute concentration in the guard cells
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Question 1348
jamb 2004

The anaerobic fermentation of a glucose molecule yields

A38 ATP molecules
B2 ATP molecules and alcohol
Cpyruvic acid and alcohol
Dwater and carbon (IV) oxide
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Question 1349
jamb 2004

The surface of an alveolus in a mammal is well supplied with tiny blood vessels known as

Aarterioles
Bvenules
Carteries
Dcapillaries
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Question 1350
jamb 2004

Which of the following results is to be expected if the set up is left for several hours?

Adecrease in the size of the yam
Bmovement of the salt solution into the water
Cdecrease in the volume of water inside the yam
Dmovement of water from the salt solution into the yam
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