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Question 1671

waec 1999

The vessel that carries blood from the heart to the lungs is called an artery because it

Acontains oxygenated blood

Bcontains more blood than the other vessels

Ccarries blood away from the heart

Dhas thick inelastic wall

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Question 1672

waec 1999

One of the similarities between algae and mosses is their possession of

Achlorophyll

Bstem

Cleaves

Droots

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Question 1673

waec 1999

Root hairs absorb water from the soil by

Adiffusion

Bosmosis

Cplasmolysis

Dtranslocation

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Question 1674

waec 1999

Which of the following diseases results from the deficiency of insulin?

ACretinism

BGoitre

CBeri-beri

DDiabetes

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Question 1675

waec 1999

Which of the following features of Paramecium is not an advancement over Amoeba? The possession of

Adefinite shape

Bcilia

Coral groove

Dnucleus

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Question 1676

waec 1999

Which of the following organisms does not exist as a single cell?

AAmoeba

BEuglena

CVolvox

DChlamydomonas

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Question 1677

jamb 1999

Primary consumers are found in

A1, 2 and 3

B1, 3 and 7

C2, 3 and 7

D2, 4 and 5

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Question 1678

jamb 1999

The biomass is likely to increase in the sequence

A1→2→4→5

B1→3→4→5

C3→5→6→7

D5→4→3→1

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Question 1679

jamb 1999

The habitat of the cysticercus of taenia solium is

AAlimentary canal of cattle

BMuscles of pig

CAlimentary canal of pig

DMuscles of cattle

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Question 1680

jamb 1999

The most important environment factor which epiphytes in the rain forest compete for is

Awater

Bnutrients

Clight

Dcabinet minister

Espace

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Question 1681

jamb 1999

The loud cry made by a brooding hen when a predator is around is meant to

Aalert the poultry attendants

Battract cocks to come and fight the predator

Cadvertise the boundaries of its territory to intruders

Dwarn its chicks and other chickens of impending danger

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Question 1682

jamb 1999

Which of the following is one of Lamarck's theories?

ASome variations are more favourable to existence in a given environment than others

BAll living organisms are constantly involved in a struggle to existence

CThe size of a given population remains fairly constant

DNew species originates through the inheritance of acquired traits

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Question 1683

jamb 1999

The least adaptive feature of aboreal life is the

Apossession of four limbs

Bpossession of claws

Cdevelopment of long tail

Dshading of coat colour

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Question 1684

jamb 1999

The very bright colours in some types of mushroom

Aare warning that they may be poisonous

Bindicate they are very taste

Cattract potential transporters of the spores

Dperform the same function as bright colours in flowers

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Question 1685

jamb 1999

From evolutionary standpoint , the older a fossil-bearing rocks is, the more likely it is to contain

Aaves as opposed to amphibians

Binvertebrates as opposed to vertebrates

Cangiosperms as opposed to algae

Dvertebrates as opposed to invertebrates

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Question 1686

jamb 1999

The biological factor that is unique to each individual is the

ADNA

Beye colour

Cblood group

DRNA

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Question 1687

jamb 1999

If the offspring of a cross between a brown mouse (bb) and a black mouse (BB) are allowed to interbreed, how many different genotypes would result?

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Question 1688

jamb 1999

Which of the following characterizes the white mangrove?

AProp roots

BButtress roots

CBreathing roots

DStilt roots

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Question 1689

jamb 1999

The sign + is used to indicate an association where an organism gains, while 0 is used where an organism is unaffected. An association indicated as +0 is known as

Apredation

Bcommensalism

Cparasitism

Dcompetition

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Question 1690

jamb 1999

A soil consisting of alumina and iron (II)oxide is known as

Aloamy soil

Bclayey soil

Claterite

Dpodzol

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