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Question 31
jamb 2019

A virus can sometimes be regarded as a living organism because it

Acauses diseases in plants and animals
BIt exists in a variety of shapes
CIs easily visible with the aid of an electron microscope
DReproduces in living cells
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Question 32
jamb 2019

One important characteristics of green plant is that they

Apossess specialized sense organs
BAre usually motile
CAre autotropic
DRespond slowly to stimuli
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Question 33
jamb 2019

The above organism can be classified under which phylum in the animal kingdom

ANematoda
BChordata
CPorifera
DAnnelida
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Question 34
jamb 2019

The part labelled a in the above diagram is used for

ADetection of pressure in water
BMaintaining buoyancy in water
CGaseous exchange
DMovement in water
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Question 35
jamb 2019

Which of the reproductive system in mammals secretes a part of the seminal fluid which raises the pH of the fluid in the female reproductive system?

ACowper's gland
BProstate gland
CVas deferens
DSeminal Vesicle
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Question 36
jamb 2019

The attachment of the embryo to the wall of the uterus is called

AOvulation
BImplantation
CGametogenesis
DPlacentation
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Question 37
jamb 2019

One of the following is a process of transmission of hereditary characteristics by chromosomes

AGenes relating to the same character occupy identical locations on the chromosomes
BSeparation of homologous chromosomes into four daughter cells
CSeparation of gametes during fertilization
DDictating the formation of a protein by a gene in a chromosome
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Question 38
jamb 2019

Inheritable character/features possessed by an organism can be referred to as

AGenes
BLocus
CTraits
DAllelo morphs
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Question 39
jamb 2019

Which of the following is not a transmitable character in plants

AHabit of growth
BResistance to environmental factors
CLife span
DHaemophilia
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Question 40
jamb 2019

One of the major ways in which the blood is able to defend the body against disease causing organisms is

AAbsorption of fatty acids and glycerol
BClumping
CSingle circulation
DTranslocation
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Question 41
jamb 2019

Which of the following describes the function of lymph

ATemperature regulation
BProduction of antibodies
CEngulfing
DBody defence
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Question 42
jamb 2019

Which of the following statement about the similarities in plant and animal transport is correct?

AMaterials and hormones are transported in fluid form
BThe transport medium is made up of only tissues
CTheir materials are transported in the same vessels
DDiffusion is not required
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Question 43
jamb 2019

The type of nutrition in which two organisms of different species live together and derive nutrients from each other is

Asymbiotic nutrition
Bsaprophytic nutrition
Cholozoic nutrition
Dholophytic nutrition
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Question 44
jamb 2019

Which of the following pairs of organisms are photosynthetic?

AAmoeba and paramecium
BEuglena and chlamydomonas
CVolvox and Rhizopus
DNostoc and plasmodium
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Question 45
jamb 2019

Raw materials required by green plants to manufacture their food are

Amainly fluids
Binorganic substances
Cliving materials
Dmainly gases
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Question 46
jamb 2019

The type of nutrition shown by spirogyra is

ASymbiosis
BHolozoic
CChemosynthetic
DHolophytic
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Question 47
jamb 2019

Animals are said to gregarious when

Athey survive adverse conditions of cold weather
Bthey transmit information from one individual to another
Cthey are of the same species moving together in a group
Dthey give an alarm to alert others to show the normal protective behaviour of the group when danger threatens
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Question 48
jamb 2019

The insect trapping movements of the leaves of the venus fly trap is a behavioural adaptation for

Asupport
Bsurviving adverse weather conditions
Cobtaining food
Ddormancy
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Question 49
jamb 2019

The period of inactivity seen in some animals during long period of heat or drought is

AMigration
BAestivation
CHibernation
DAdaptation
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Question 50
jamb 2019

Which of the following is a behavioural adaptation that protects prey from predators?

AHibernation
BShedding of leaves
CSecreting irritating fluid
DDormancy
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