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Question 11

jamb 2016

Seed plants are divided into

Amonocoty ledons and dicotyledons

Btracheophytes and ferns

Cangiosperms and gymnosperms

Dthallophytes and bryophytes

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Question 12

jamb 2016

The activity of ptyalin is likely to decrease with an increase in the concentration of

Aoxygen

Bstarch

Cprotein

Dacid

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Question 13

jamb 2016

The function of the red head in male Agama lizards is to

Ascare other males from the territory

Bwarn predators of the distastefulness of the animal

Cattract female lizards for mating purposes

Dconceal and camouflage the animal from predators

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Question 14

jamb 2016

The ability of chameleon to change its colour rapidly is an adaptation for

Aobtaining food

Battraction mate

Ccommunication

Descaping detection

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Question 15

jamb 2016

Which of the following can cause shrinkage of living cells?

ADeionized water

BHypotonic solution

CIsotonic solution

DHypertonic solution

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Question 16

jamb 2016

The movement response of a cockroach away from a light source is

Anegative phototaxism

Bpositive phototaxism

Cnegative phototropism

Dpostive phototropism

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Question 17

jamb 2016

The theory of natural selection was postulated by

AGregor Mendel

BMatthias Schleiden

CCharles Darwin

DRobert Hook

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Question 18

jamb 2016

The theory of use and disuse of organs was promulgated by

AAlfred Wallace

BCharles Darwin

CJean Lamarck

DRobert Hook

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Question 19

jamb 2016

A collection of population of all living organisms that exist in a habitat is referred to as

Aniche

Becosystem

Ccommunity

Denvironment

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Question 20

jamb 2016

The micro-organisms that causes Typhoid disease is

Atrypanosome gambiense

BSalmonella typhi

Centamoeba histolytica

Dplasmodium sp

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Question 21

jamb 2016

The type of asexual reproduction that is common to both Paramecium and Protists is

Afragmentation

Bbudding

Csporulation

Dfission

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Question 22

jamb 2016

The importance of the mouth-brooding behaviour in Tilapia is that it

Ahelps in keeping the young fish warm

Baffords protection from predation for the young fish

Chelps the fish to live in a social group

Dprovides regurgitated nourishment to the young fish

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Question 23

jamb 2016

Which of the following is NOT a method of conserving wild life?

AIndiscriminate poaching

BEstablishment of zoological gardens

CEnacting wildlife conservation laws

DEstablishment of game reserves

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Question 24

jamb 2016

Which of the following pairs are social insects?

ATermite and locust

BAnts and cockroach

CCockroach and bee

DTermite and bee

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Question 25

jamb 2016

The vector for the malaria parasite is a

Afemale edes mosquito

Bfemale Anopheles mosquito

Cfemale culex mosquito

Dfemale culex mosquito

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Question 26

jamb 2016

The pathogen that cause smallpox is

Apicornavirus

Bperamyxovirus

Cherpesvirus

Dpoxvirus

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Question 27

jamb 2016

Fibrinogen and prothrombin play important roles in the

Adeamination of proteins

Bclotting of blood

Cdetoxication of substances

Dstorage of vitamins

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Question 28

jamb 2016

The largest amount of yolk is found in the egg of

Aamphibians

Bpisces

Crepitles

Daves

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Question 29

jamb 2016

If the cross of a red-flowered plant with a white flowered plant produces a pink flowered plant, this is an example of

Acodominance

Bincomplete dominance

Cmutation

Dlinkage

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Question 30

jamb 2016

The movement of blood between the heart and all other parts of the body besides the lung is known as

Asystemic circulation

Bclosed circulatory system

Cpulmonary circulation

Dsingle circulation system

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