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Question 31
jamb 2019

One of the following is an effect of clay soil on vegetation

ASupports luxuriant vegetation such as forest
BSupports scanty vegetation
CDoes not support light vegetation
DSupport arid vegetation
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Question 32
jamb 2019

Which of the following is an example of continous variation?

AHuman blood groups
BSex difference in human
CHaemoglobin types
DHeight in humans
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Question 33
jamb 2019

The following processes are involved during expiration in man except

AThe inter costal muscles relax
BThe thoracic cavity first increases in volume
CThe sternum moves inward
DThe ribs are moved downwards and inwards
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Question 34
jamb 2019

Ecology is best defined as the study of

AThe characteristics of an environment
BThe inter-relationship between living organisms and the environment
CLiving organisms in a particular area
DThe habitats and wild life
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Question 35
jamb 2019

One of the following is not the theory of natural selection stated by Charles Dawin

ACharacteristics acquired through use or disuse are transmitted offspring
BVariations appear by themselves in a population
CHeredity variations are transmitted to offspring
DSpecies that are the fittest for the environment contribute more offsprings to the next needs of the generation
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Question 36
jamb 2019

The glomerular filtrate contains the following except

AWater
BUrea
CBlood Corpuscles
DGlucose
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Question 37
jamb 2019

Which of the following statement describes an autonomic nervous system

AIt always stimulates effectors
BActivities are voluntary
CIt dials with external stimuli and their responses
DIt affects glands, cardia muscles and smooth muscles
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Question 38
jamb 2019

Which of the following controls all voluntary actions

AOlfactory lobes
BCerebrum
CHypothalamus
DPons varolii
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Question 39
jamb 2019

Which of the following will have the least effect on the rate of change of the numbers in a population

AMutation
BFood Supply
CDisease
DPredation
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Question 40
jamb 2019

The association between two organisms living together in which only one benefits from the association while the other is neither benefited nor harmed is

APredation
BCompetition
CCommensalism
DDispersal
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Question 41
jamb 2019

Viruses are pathogens of the following diseases except

ATuberculosis
BMeasles
CSmall pox
DPoliomyelitis
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Question 42
jamb 2019

The possession of chloroplast in Euglena virids enables it to

AStore starch
BCarry out photosynthesis
CReproduce
DRespond to light
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Question 43
jamb 2019

The organism above can be found in

AArid land
BSecluded environments
CAquatic habitation
DMoist environments
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Question 44
jamb 2019

The part labeled III in the above diagram is

ARoot
BGills
CHyphae
DRhizoids
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Question 45
jamb 2019

Which of the following describes an example of fertilization in higher organisms

AFusion of sperm and egg nuclei
BPollen grain landing on a sticky stigma
CEjaculation of the egg and pollen grain
DEjaculation of sperm into the female body
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Question 46
jamb 2019

The male sex cells also called gametes are produced in the testes by a process called

AGametogenesis
BImplantation
CSpermatogenesis
DSpermatozoa
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Question 47
jamb 2019

Albinism is an expression of trait controlled by

AChromosomes
BRecessive genes
CDominant genes
DMutation
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Question 48
jamb 2019

The organic molecule(s) present in the nucleus is/are

ADNA
BDNA and ATP
CATP and RNA
DRNA
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Question 49
jamb 2019

The change in the genetic make up of an organism resulting in an inheritable characteristics which is new is

AMutation
BLocus
CHybrid
DDiploid
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Question 50
jamb 2019

The movement of blood between the heart and all other parts of the body beside the lungs is

ADouble circulatory system
BPulmonary system
CSingle circulation
DSystemic circulation
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