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Question 791
jamb 1998

The bird's bill adapted for fishing is labelled

AI
BII
CIII
DIV
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Question 792
jamb 1998
The group of insects that have mouth parts adapted for both piercing and sucking is
Acockroach, aphids and mosquitoes
Baphids, houseflies and moths
Cmosquitoes, tse-tse flies and aphids
Daphids, beetles and grasshoppers
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Question 793
jamb 1998

The biological association that contributes directly to succession in a community is

Acompetition
Bpredation
Cparasitism
Dcommensalism
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Question 794
jamb 1998
A sex-linked character cannot be passed on directly from
Afather to son
Bmother to daughter
Cmother to son
Dfather to daughter
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Question 795
jamb 1998
The correct increasing order of size for the cell components responsible for heredity is
Achromosome → DNA → nucleus → gene
BDNA → gene → chromosome → nucleus
Cchromosome → nucleus → DNA → gene
DDNA → gene → nucleus → chromosome
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Question 796
jamb 1998
The phenotype of an individual can be summed up as the
Atotality of the expressed traits
Bindividual's physical appearance
Cindividual's entire genetical make-up
Dphysiological traits of individual
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Question 797
jamb 1998
After one week of life, the weight of five chicks of the same sex hatched simultaneously from the eggs of the same hen and fed on the same diet were 45g, 40g, 35g, 33g and 30g. This is an example of
Agrowth rate
Bnatural selection
Cvariation
Dmutation
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Question 798
jamb 1998

The line that represents efficient recycling combined with stringent conservation is

AIV
BIII
CII
DI
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Question 799
jamb 1998
The unrestricted pattern is represented by
AI
BII
CIII
DIV
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Question 800
jamb 1998
In blood transfusion, agglutination occurs when
Awhite blood cells from two individuals meet
Btwo different antibodies meet
Ctwo different antigens meet
Dcontrasting antigens and antibodies meet
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Question 801
jamb 1998
One of the ways which body cells differ from gamete cells is in the
Atype of centromeres they contain
Bnumber of chromosomes pairs they contain
Ctype of chromatide they contain
Dnumber of chromosomes they contain
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Question 802
jamb 1998
Which of the following groups of diseases are associated with water? I Onchocerciasis II Schistosomiasis III Dracunculiasis IV Elephantiasis V Taeniasis
AI, II and III
BII, IV and V
CII, III and IV
DI, II and V
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Question 803
jamb 1998
Soil micro-organisms are beneficial because of their involvement in
Aphotosynthesis
Btranslocation
Ccycling of nutrients
Drespiration using soil air
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Question 804
jamb 1998
The sequence of the biomes in Nigeria from port Harcourt to Damaturu is
Aestuarine → rain forest → Guinea Savannah → Sahel Savannah
Brain forest → Guinea savannah → estuarine → desert
Cestuarine → Guinea savannah → rain forest → Sahel savannah
Drain forest → estuarine → Guinea savannah → desert
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Question 805
jamb 1998
A fresh water plant such as water lily can solve the problem of buoyancy by the possession of
Aaerenchymarous tissues
Bdissected leaves
Cthin cell walls of the epidermis
Dwater-repelling epidermis
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Question 806
jamb 1998
The condition that encourages denitrification is
Alow soil oxygen
Bhigh soil nitrogen
Cabsence of soil bacteria
Dlightening and thunderstrom
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Question 807
jamb 1998
Which of the following is the direct consequence of transferring energy from one trophic level to another?
AAn increase in biomass
BA decrease in the efficiency
CAn increase in the total numbers of resulting individuals
DA decrease in the resulting biomass
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Question 808
jamb 1998
A group of organisms of different species living in a particular area is described as a
Acolony
Bcommunity
Cpopulation
Dniche
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Question 809
jamb 1998
The corolla is partly represented by
AI
BII
CIII
DIv
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Question 810
jamb 1998
The small masses of nervous tissues in which many neurones have their nuclei are called
Adorsal roots
Bventral roots
Cganglia
Dsynapses
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