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Question 861
jamb 1995
Protein-like bodies are borne on the part labelled
AII
BIII
CIV
DV
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Question 862
jamb 1995
One common characteristic of fungi, algae, mosses and ferns is that they
Ashow alternation of generations
Breproduce sexually by conjugation
Cproduce spores that are dispersed
Dpossess chlorophyll in their tissues
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Question 863
jamb 1995
Which of the following organelles are likely to be present in cells that are actively respiring and photosynthesizing?
ANucleolus and centrioles
BMitochondria and chloroplast
CLysosomes and ribosomes
DGolgi apparatus and endoplasmic reticulum
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Question 864
jamb 1995
Which of the following does a virus have in common with animal cells?
ANucleus
BDNA
CGycogen
DCytoplasm
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Question 865
jamb 1994
The mouth part of the insect is adapted for
Abiting and chewing
Bsucking and chewing
Cbiting and sucking
Dpiercing and sucking
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Question 866
jamb 1994
The parts used for feeding is labelled
AI
BJ
CK
DL
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Question 867
jamb 1994
The anatomical evidence usually used in support of the evolutionary relationship among whales, human, birds, and dogs is the possession of
Athick skin
Bpentadactyl limb
Ctail
Depidermal structure
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Question 868
jamb 1994
A phenomenon by which an animal goes into a state of dormancy during the dry season is called
Ahibernation
Baestivation
Cincubation
Ddeactivation
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Question 869
jamb 1994
Red coloration on the head of a male lizard helps it to
Amark is territory
Bcamouflage in the enviroment
Csecure its mate
Ddefend itself
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Question 870
jamb 1994
Breathing root is an adaptation for survival in the
Amangrove swamp
Bdesert
Carboreal habitat
Dsavanna
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Question 871
jamb 1994
A man who has the trait for colour blindness marries a normal woman. What percentage of their children would be sufferers, carriers and normal respectively
A25%, 25% and 50%
B25%, 50% and 25%
C50%, 25% and 25%
D25%, 37.5% and 37%
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Question 872
jamb 1994
The sex-linked defect in which very slight cut produces severe bleeding is known as
Aanaesmia
Banorexia
Chaemophilia
Dhaemolysis
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Question 873
jamb 1994
If a woman's genotype is Tt Qq Rr, what would be the gene content of her eggs?
ATQr, tqr
BTQR, tqr
CTqR, tQr
DtQr, TQR
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Question 874
jamb 1994
In the gene locus for eye colour in humans, the allele for brown eye is dominant over the allele for blue eyes. If a homozygous brown-eyed girl has a brother with blue eyes, what are the likely phenotypes of there parents'eye colour (Eye colour is not a sex linked trait)
ABoth parents have blue eyes
BTheir father has blue eyes and their mother has brown eyes
Cboth parents have brown eyes
DTheir mother has the blue eyes and their father has the brown eyes
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Question 875
jamb 1994
People wit sickle-cell anaemia have haemoglobin
AS and are homozygous recessive
BA and are heterozygous recessive
CS and are heterozygous recessive
DA and are homozygous recessive
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Question 876
jamb 1994
The difference and similarities among living things account for
Adiversity
Bstability
Ccompetition
Devolution
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Question 877
jamb 1994
People who suck petrol with their mouths run the risk of increasing in their blood the concentration of
Airon
Blead
Ccalcium
Dmagnesium
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Question 878
jamb 1994
The water-retention capacity of a soil indicates its
Afertility
Bcapilarity
Caeration level
DpH level
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Question 879
jamb 1994
In a drought situation, plants suffer from water stress which could result in
Areduced biochemical activities
Benhanced chemical activities
Cenhanced microbial activities
Dreduced phototropic activities
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Question 880
jamb 1994
Ecological succession ends with the formation of a stable
Aniche
Bpopulation
Cpioneer community
Dclimax community
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