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Question 2031
jamb 1992
Which organism in the pyramid functions as a tertiary consumer?
AAlgea
BShark
CTadpole
DTilapia
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Question 2032
jamb 1992
Which level of the pyramid has the least total stored energy?
AE
BF
CG
DH
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Question 2033
jamb 1992
In typical predator food chain involving secondary and tertiary consumers, the organism become progressively
Asmaller and more numerous along the food chain
Bequal in number and size along the food chain
Clarger and fewer along the food chain
Dparasitized along the food chain as consumers get bigger
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Question 2034
jamb 1992
A population is defined as a collection of similar organism that
Abehave in the same way
Binterbreed freely
Care found in the same habitat
Deat the same food
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Question 2035
jamb 1992
Which of the following is true of climax community?
Ait persists until the enviroment or climate changes
Bit changes drastically from one year to the next
Cit is first stage in succession
DIt is made up of the tallest trees and the smallest
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Question 2036
jamb 1992

Neurons that receive stimuli from the body or internal organs are called

Asensory neurons
Befferent neurones
Cmotor neurones
Drelay neurones
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Question 2037
jamb 1992

The grand period of growth is represented by

AN
BM
CL
DK
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Question 2038
jamb 1992
Which part of the curve represents the fastest rate of growth?
AK
BL
CM
DN
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Question 2039
jamb 1992
Fruits which develop without fertilization of the ovule are
Afalse
Bmultiple
Caggrgate
Dparthenocarpic
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Question 2040
jamb 1992
Hypogeal germination is characterized by the
Aemergency of the plumule out of the ground
Bprovision of nourishment by the endosperm
Celongation of the hypocotyl
Delongation of the epicotyl
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Question 2041
jamb 1992
In mammalian development, the function of the yolk is to
Asupply nutrients to the embryo
Bact as the shock-absorber to the foetus
Csupply air to the embryo
Dfacilitates the process of excretion in the foetus
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Question 2042
jamb 1992
Double fertilization in higher plants is significant because it ensures the
Aformation of a fertile embryo
Bformation of a fertile embryo and the endosperm
Cdevelopement of the seed
Ddevelopement of the fruit
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Question 2043
jamb 1992

The function of the part labelled 1 is to

Asecrete a fluid which lubricates the joint
Battach muscles to the bones at the joint
Cbend the bones at the joint
Dhold the joint in place
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Question 2044
jamb 1992
The part labelled 3 is the
Acartilage
Bligament
Csynovial fluid
Dbone
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Question 2045
jamb 1992
Which enzymes are contained in the pancreatic juice?
APtayalin, lipase and pepsin
BMaltase, erepsin and trypsin
CRenin, sucrase and lipase
DAmylase, lipase and trypsin
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Question 2046
jamb 1992
The bone of the neck on which the skull rests is known as the
Aodontoid process
Baxis
Catlas
Doccipital condyle
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Question 2047
jamb 1992
Melanin and keratin are produced in the part labelled
A2
B3
C4
D5
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Question 2048
jamb 1992
The structure labelled 5 is the
Asweat gland
Bsebaceous gland
Cblood vessel
Dnerve fibre
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Question 2049
jamb 1992
The excretory organ in insects is the
Akidney
Bmalpighian tubule
Cflame cell
Dnephridium
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Question 2050
jamb 1992
In the absence of oxygen, the pyruvic acid produced during glycolysis is converted to CO2 and
Awater
Bglycerol
Cethanol
Dcitric acid
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