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Question 31
jamb 2024

After fertilization in plants, the zygote develops into

Afruit
Ban embryo
Cseed
Dan endosperm
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Question 32
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The oxygen transported to all parts of the body during blood circulation is used for the

Agrowth and development of cells
Bremoval of waste products
Crelease of energy from food
Dformation of carboxyl haemoglobin
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Question 33
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The cells responsible for transmitting messages to the effectors are

Amotor neurons
Bsensory neurons
Chair cells
Drelay neurons
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Question 34
jamb 2024

The abiotic factor that affect the population growth of an organism is

Apredator
Brainfall
Cfood shortage
Ddisease
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Question 35
jamb 2024

The chemical and physical composition of soil is an example of

Aclimatic factor
Btopographic factor
CEdaphic factor
Dchemical factor
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Question 36
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Which of the following statements explains the theory of natural selection?

AThere is no struggle for existence
BNew species get better adaptation
CThe weaker offspring are eliminated
DUnused structures disappear later
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Question 37
jamb 2024

One of the components of xylem tissue is

Acompanion cell
Btracheid
Csieve tube
Depidermal
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Question 38
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One of the characteristics of secondary succession is that it

Astarts on a bare surface
Btakes longer time to reach climax
Cstarts on already colonized surface
Dstarts with low organism
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Question 39
jamb 2024

Gaseous exchange takes place through the plasma membrane in

Ahydra
Bparamecium
Cflatworm
Dearthworm
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Question 40
jamb 2024

In glycolysis, glucose is broken down through series of reactions in the presence of enzyme and absence of oxygen to produce

AAcetyl-coenzyme + ATP
BPhosphorylated glucose
Cpyruvic acid + ATP
DAmino acid
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Question 41
jamb 2024

The rhizoid of liverwort is

Aunicellular and unbranched
Bmulticellular and branched
Cunicellular and branched
Dmulticellular and unbranched
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Question 42
jamb 2024

The depressed side of paramecium which is lined with cilia leads to a tube-like structure called

Aanal pore
Boral groove
Cgullet
Dfood vacuole
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Question 43
jamb 2024

Which of the following processes releases oxygen to the atmosphere?

ARespiration
BCombustion
CDecomposition
Dphotosynthesis
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Question 44
jamb 2024

A succession that occurs in an area where there are no pre-existing community is called

Atertiary succession
Bprimary succession
Cpost-primary succession
Dsecondary succession
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Question 45
jamb 2024

A community with a population of two million three hundred and ten thousand people living in an area of two thousand three hundred and ten square kilometres has a population density of 

A10000
B10
C100
D1000
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Question 46
jamb 2024

Reproduction in paramecium is by

Abinary fission
Bbudding
Cspore formation
Dfragmentation
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Question 47
jamb 2024

Use the diagram above to answer the question that follows

The organelle that shows the organism has plant characteristics is

AI
BII
CIII
DIV
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Question 48
jamb 2024

The central nervous system comprises of

Abrain and somatic
Bbrain and spinal cord
Cspinal cord and somatic
Dbrain only
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Question 49
jamb 2024

One of the ways of controlling Schistosomiasis is by 

Adestroying water snails and water weeds
Bclearing the bushes around the house
Cwashing hands after using the toilet
Dproperly washing fruits before eating them
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Question 50
jamb 2024

Similar structures that are modified to work in different ways in different organisms are referred to as

Ahomologous structures
Banalogous structures
Cdivergent structures
Dconvergent structures
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