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Question 461
jamb 2012
Which of the following plant structures lacks a waterproof cuticle?
Aleaf
Bstem
Croot
Dshoot
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Question 462
jamb 2012
Countershading is an adaptive feature that enables animals to
Afight enemies
Bremain undetected
Cwarn enemies
Dattract mates
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Question 463
jamb 2012

The feature that links birds to reptiles in evolution is the possession of

Afeathers
Bbeak
Cskeleton
Dscales
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Question 464
jamb 2012
Which of the following possesses mammary gland?
ADogfish
Bwhale
Cshark
Dcatfish
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Question 465
jamb 2012

An animal body that can be cut along its axis in any plane to give two identical parts is said to be

Aradially symmetrical
Bbilaterally symmetrical
Casymmetrical
Dsymmetrical
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Question 466
jamb 2012
An arthropod that is destructive at early stage of its life cycle is
Abutterfly
Bmosquito
Cbee
Dmillepede
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Question 467
jamb 2012

The fungi are distinct group of eukaryote mainly because they have

Aspores
Bno chlorophyll
Cmany fruiting bodies
Dasexual and sexual reproduction
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Question 468
jamb 2012
Plants that show secondary growth are usually found among the
Athallophytes
Bpteridophytes
Cmonocotyledons
Ddicotyledons
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Question 469
jamb 2012
Which of the following is the lowest category of classification?
Aclass
Bspecies
Cfamily
Dgenus
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Question 470
jamb 2012
Which of the following is most advanced in the evolutionary trend of animals?
ALiverfluke
BEarthworm
CSnail
DCockroach
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Question 471
jamb 2011

The adult form of iii is a vector of

Asleeping sickness
Briver blindness
Ccholera
Delephantiasis
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Question 472
jamb 2011

An economic importance of the organism represented by IV is that

Ait transmit water borne disease to humans
Bit is destructive to farm crops
Cits faeces pollutes drinkng water
Dit helps in the control of mosquito larvae
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Question 473
jamb 2011
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The experimental set-up above is used to demonstrate the process of
Adiffusion
Bphotosynthesis
Cfermentation
Dplasmolysis
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Question 474
jamb 2011
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The gas evolved in the process is
Acarbon (IV) oxide
Bnitrogen
Coxygen
Dcarbon (II) oxide
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Question 475
jamb 2011
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Which of the organisms represented are notable agricultural pests?
All and IV
Bl and IV
Cll and lll
Dl and lll
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Question 476
jamb 2011
The wings of a bat and those of a bird are examples of
Aconvergent evolution
Bcontinuous variation
Ccoevolution
Ddivergent evolution
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Question 477
jamb 2011
The bright coloured eye spots on the wings of moth are an example of
Awarning colouration
Bdisruptive colouration
Ccrypsis
Dmimicry
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Question 478
jamb 2011
The fallacy in Lamarck's evolutionary theory was the assumption that
Atraits are acquired through disuse of body parts
Bacquried traits are heritable
Cacquired traits are seldom formed
Dtraits are acquired through the use of body parts
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Question 479
jamb 2011

During blood transfusion, agglutination may occur as a result of the reaction between

Acontrasting antigens and antibodies
Btwo different antigens
Ctwo different antibodies
Dsimilar antigens and antibodies
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Question 480
jamb 2011
The number of alleles controlling blood groups in humans
A3
B4
C5
D2
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