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Question 31
jamb 1999

Primary consumers are found in

A1, 2 and 3
B1, 3 and 7
C2, 3 and 7
D2, 4 and 5
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Question 32
jamb 1999

The biomass is likely to increase in the sequence

A1→2→4→5
B1→3→4→5
C3→5→6→7
D5→4→3→1
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Question 33
jamb 1999
The habitat of the cysticercus of taenia solium is
AAlimentary canal of cattle
BMuscles of pig
CAlimentary canal of pig
DMuscles of cattle
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Question 34
jamb 1999
The most important environment factor which epiphytes in the rain forest compete for is
Awater
Bnutrients
Clight
Dcabinet minister
Espace
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Question 35
jamb 1999
The loud cry made by a brooding hen when a predator is around is meant to
Aalert the poultry attendants
Battract cocks to come and fight the predator
Cadvertise the boundaries of its territory to intruders
Dwarn its chicks and other chickens of impending danger
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Question 36
jamb 1999
Which of the following is one of Lamarck's theories?
ASome variations are more favourable to existence in a given environment than others
BAll living organisms are constantly involved in a struggle to existence
CThe size of a given population remains fairly constant
DNew species originates through the inheritance of acquired traits
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Question 37
jamb 1999

The least adaptive feature of aboreal life is the

Apossession of four limbs
Bpossession of claws
Cdevelopment of long tail
Dshading of coat colour
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Question 38
jamb 1999
The very bright colours in some types of mushroom
Aare warning that they may be poisonous
Bindicate they are very taste
Cattract potential transporters of the spores
Dperform the same function as bright colours in flowers
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Question 39
jamb 1999
From evolutionary standpoint , the older a fossil-bearing rocks is, the more likely it is to contain
Aaves as opposed to amphibians
Binvertebrates as opposed to vertebrates
Cangiosperms as opposed to algae
Dvertebrates as opposed to invertebrates
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Question 40
jamb 1999
The biological factor that is unique to each individual is the
ADNA
Beye colour
Cblood group
DRNA
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Question 41
jamb 1999

If the offspring of a cross between a brown mouse (bb) and a black mouse (BB) are allowed to interbreed, how many different genotypes would result?

A2
B3
C4
D5
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Question 42
jamb 1999
Which of the following characterizes the white mangrove?
AProp roots
BButtress roots
CBreathing roots
DStilt roots
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Question 43
jamb 1999

The sign + is used to indicate an association where an organism gains, while 0 is used where an organism is unaffected. An association indicated as +0 is known as

Apredation
Bcommensalism
Cparasitism
Dcompetition
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Question 44
jamb 1999
A soil consisting of alumina and iron (II)oxide is known as
Aloamy soil
Bclayey soil
Claterite
Dpodzol
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Question 45
jamb 1999
Vaccination is carried out in order to
Acheck the production of poison
Bincrease the activity of white blood cells
Cincrease the number of red blood cells
Dstimulate the production of antibodies
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Question 46
jamb 1999
Floating microscopic heterotrophs are mostly grouped as
Aphytoplankton
Bzooplankton
Cmicrobes
Dnekton
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Question 47
jamb 1999
The construction of dams may lead to an increase in the prevalence of
Atyphoid fever, measles and yellow fever
Btuberculosis, leprosy and trypanosomiasis
Cguinea worm, malaria and tuberculosis
Dmalaria, bilharziasis and onchocerciasis
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Question 48
jamb 1999

Which of the bones is the radius?

AI
BII
CIII
DIV
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Question 49
jamb 1999

The structure labelled II articulates with III to form

Asliding joint
Bhinge joint
Cpivot joint
Dball-and-socket joint
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Question 50
jamb 1999

Th chitin in the exoskeleton of many arthropods is strengthened by

Acalcium compounds
Borganic salts
Clipids
Dproteins
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