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Question 2211

jamb 1989

The pedipalps in spiders are used for

Agrasping

Bwalking

Cfeeling

Dweb spinning

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Question 2212

jamb 1989

Which of the following is a common characteristic of crustaceans?

APossession of a pair of antennae

BPossession of two pairs of antennae

CEach segmented has a pair of walking legs

DFour pairs walking on the cephalothorax

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Question 2213

jamb 1989

Mineral salts can be absorbed into the roots by

Aosmosis only

Bosmosis and diffusion

Cdiffusion and active transport

Dimbibition only

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Question 2214

jamb 1989

Which of the following phyla have members with both internal and external segmentation?

APlatyhelminthes

BNematoda

CAnnelida

DMollusca

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Question 2215

jamb 1989

Double fertilization is a unique feature of

Aangiosperms

Bbryophytes

Cpteridophytes

Dalgae

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Question 2216

jamb 1989

A multinucleate body without internal cell boundaries is characteristics

Abryop

Bfungi

Calgae

Dgymnosperms

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Question 2217

jamb 1989

A characteristic of the phylum coelenterata is that

Amost of them are marine

Bthey possess a gut with a single opening

Cthy possess numerous pores on their body

Dthey are bilaterally symmetrical

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Question 2218

jamb 1989

When a virus is placed in a nonliving medium it

Abecomes dehydrated

Bforms spores

Cforms flagella

Dbecomes crystallized

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Question 2219

jamb 1989

Which structure is known as the power house of the cell?

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Question 2220

jamb 1989

Which of the labelled parts of the cell contains ribonucleic acid?

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Question 2221

jamb 1989

The structure labelled 5 is the

Aneucleolus

BGolgi body

Cmitochondrion

Dvacuole

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Question 2222

waec 1988

Which of the following has the most primitive respiratory system?

ARat

BFish

CToad

DGrasshopper

ELizard

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Question 2223

waec 1988

The rate of transportation will be highest In

BII

CIII

DIV

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Question 2224

waec 1988

The plants best adapted for life in the desert are

AI and IV only

BII and IV only

CIll and IV only

DlV and V only

EI Il Ill and V

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Question 2225

waec 1988

Which of the following is not true about gene mutation? It

Aintroduces new traits into a population

Bcauses changes in the DNA

Cmay have unnoticeable effect on the phenotype

Dalways affects the chromosome number

Eis a source of new genes

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Question 2226

waec 1988

Species can be defined as the group of organisms that

Aresemble each other and live in the same habitat

Bare of common origin and are always found together

Cresemble each other and can interbreed freely

Dresemble each other and occupy the same niche

Eare of common origin but cannot interbreed freely

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Question 2227

waec 1988

The change in colour of the chameleon serves as a means of

Aattraction to the opposite sex

Brepulsion of the enemy

Ca camouflage from a predator

Dregulation of body temperature

E. production of a variety of skin pigments

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Question 2228

waec 1988

When large numbers of organisms share limited space and resources the result is

Aimmigration

Bcommensalism

Csymbiosis

Dextinction

Ecompetition

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Question 2229

waec 1988

Increasing specialization of structure and function among animals of the same class and order for survival in new and different environments is called

Aadaptive radiation

Bphylogeny

Chomology

Danalogy

Eontogeny

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Question 2230

waec 1988

A man with blood group A (TAP) married a woman with blood group O (pp). Which of the following is the
probable ratio of the blood groups of the offspring?

A1:1

B3:1

C2:1:1

D1:2:1

E4:1

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