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Question 871
jamb 1994
Use the list of biomes below to answer the question below
1. Desert 2. Rain forest 3. Southern Guinea savannah 4. Northern Guinea savannah
A biome where there are many cacti and the small mammals undergo aestivation for long periods is
A1
B2
C3
D4
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Question 872
jamb 1994
Use the list of biomes below to answer the question below
1. Desert 2. Rain forest 3. Southern Guinea savannah 4. Northern Guinea savannah
A biome with a low annual rainfall, few scattered trees within dense layer of grasses and found in Kano and Katsina States
A1
B2
C3
D4
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Question 873
jamb 1994
The organisms with the least number of individuals in a pyramid of numbers are the
Asecondary consumers
Btertiary consumers
Cprimary producers
Dprimary consumers
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Question 874
jamb 1994
The correct order in a food chain involving the organisms (1)Grasses, (2)Hawks, (3)Snakes, (4)Grasshopper, (5)Lizards is
A1 2 3 4 5
B5 4 3 2 1
C1 4 5 3 2
D3 2 4 5 1
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Question 875
jamb 1994
Which of the following sets is made up of decomposers?
ARhizophus, earthworm and protozoa
BMushroom, rhizophus and bacteria
CBacteria, earthworm and nematodes
Dearthworm, sedges and platyhelminthes
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Question 876
jamb 1994
Use the list of ecological constituents below to answer the question below
1. Mango 2. Spear grass 3. Goat 4. Sheep 5. Temperature 6. Beans 7. Rock 8. Water
The physical factors are represented by
A1, 5, 6
B4, 5, 7
C5, 7, 8
D6, 7, 8
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Question 877
jamb 1994

Use the list of ecological constituents below to answer the question below
1. Mango 2. Spear grass 3. Goat 4. Sheep 5. Temperature 6. Beans 7. Rock 8. Water
Items 1-4 can be regarded as

Aa population
Ba community
Can ecosystem
Da niche
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Question 878
jamb 1994
The part of the brain that controls heart beat and breathing is the
Aolfactory lobe
Bcerebellum
Ccerebral hemisphere
Dmedulla oblongata
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Question 879
jamb 1994

The graph above shows the relationship between the body and atmospheric temperature for dog and lizard.

What is the most appropriate deduction that could be made from the graph?

ALizards are more likely to survive hazards than dogs
BBoth animals maintain a constant body temperature
CThe dog's body temperature is independent of the external temperature
DThe lizard's body temperature varies with that of the dog
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Question 880
jamb 1994

When a short-sighted person views a distant object without spectacles, the image is formed

Aon the retina
Bin front of the retina
Cbehind the retina
Don the blind spot
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Question 881
jamb 1994
The fleshy base of a flower to which the different floral parts are attached is known as
Acalyx
Bsepals
CReceptacle
Dhypothalamus
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Question 882
jamb 1994
In animals, meiosis comes
Aafter fertilization
Bafter ever mitotic division
Cbefore fertilization
Dbefore every mitotic division
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Question 883
jamb 1994
THe neural arch is labelled
AI
BII
CIII
DIV
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Question 884
jamb 1994
The vertebra illustrated is
Alumbar
Bthoracic
Ccaudal
Dcervical
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Question 885
jamb 1994
Which of the following waste products in plants is excreted through the stomata and lenticels?
ACarbondioxide
BAlkaloids
CTannins
DAnthocyanins
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Question 886
jamb 1994
A circulatory system that does not allow mixing of oxygenated and de-oxygenated blood in mammalian heart is referred to as
Aopen
Bhaemocoelic
Csingle
Dclosed
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Question 887
jamb 1994
The part labelled j is called
Aporosimeter
Bpotometer
Cmanometer
Dauxanometer
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Question 888
jamb 1994
The most appropriate title for the set up is
Aquantitative measurement of respiration in plants and animals
Bmeasurement of respiratory rates in living organisms
Ccomparison between photosynthesis and respiration
Dcomparison of respiratory rates in plants and animals
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Question 889
jamb 1994
The process by which a red blood cell placed in distilled water absorbs water until it burst and releases its contents into the surrounding is known as
Aosmosis
Bplasmolysis
Cturgidity
Dhaemolysis
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Question 890
jamb 1994

The phloem parenchyma is sometimes used for

Afood storage
Bsupporting the stem
Cproduction of the sieve tube
Dtransporting water
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