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Question 1
jamb 1988

Which stage is found in the muscle of an infected pig?

A3
B4
C5
D6
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Question 2
jamb 1988

At what stage in this cycle can man be infected?

A2
B4
C5
D6
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Question 3
jamb 1988

Dead plants and animals are decomposed by bacteria and fungi into

Anitrate
Bnitrites
Camino acids
Dammonium
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Question 4
jamb 1988
Most commercial fertilizers are rich in salts of
Asodium, iron and calcium
Bnitrogen, phosphorus and potassium
Ciron, copper and nitrogen
Dcalcium, sodium and phosphorus
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Question 5
jamb 1988
The mineral nutrient that easily gets leached out of the soil is
Aphosphorus
Bcalcium
Cmagnesium
Dnitrate
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Question 6
jamb 1988

The mineral nutrient that is most bound to the soil is

Aphosphorus
Bcalcium
Ciron
Dpotassium
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Question 7
jamb 1988
Which of the following causes pollution?
AConsumption of canned drink
BThe addition of fertilizer to farmland
CRespiration of living organism
DBurning of refuse
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Question 8
jamb 1988
Which of the following diseases can be contracted in areas with fast flowing rivers?
ASchistosomiasis
BElephantiasis
CSyphilis
DOnchoceriasis
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Question 9
jamb 1988
One of the characteristics of plants in the savanna is the
Apossession of thin, smoth barks
Bpossession of large tap root
Cproduction of seedlings on mother plant
Dpossession of thick, flaky bark
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Question 10
jamb 1988
Which of these groups of animals is likely to be found in fresh water?
ABlood worm, pond skater and scorpion
BBlood worm, pond skater and dragonfly larva
Cpond skater, scropion and dragonfly larva
DPond skater, blood worm and ant-lion
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Question 11
jamb 1988

Which of the following has the greatest influence on the distribution of animals in marine and fresh water habitats?

ApH
BSalinity
CWater current
DTurbidity
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Question 12
jamb 1988
Which of the following relationship involves only one organism?
ASaprophytism
Bcommensalism
CParasitism
DSymbiosis
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Question 13
jamb 1988
IF an organism obtains its food by means of haustoria, it is said to be
Aholophytic
Bheterophytic
Csaprophytism
Dparasitic
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Question 14
jamb 1988
The most important substance necessary for the maintenance of life are carbon , oxygen
Ahydrogen, soil and enzymes
Bhydrogen, salt and water
Cnitrogen, salt and soil
Dnitrogen, salt and water
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Question 15
jamb 1988
The turbidity of a pond can be measured using the
Aanaemometer
Bsecchi disc
Ctheodolite
Dhydrometer
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Question 16
jamb 1988

A red-coloured flower when crossed with a white-coloured one produced pink flowers. This is an example of?

Acomplete dominance
Bblending inheritance
Cinteraction of genes
Dback crossing
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Question 17
jamb 1988
If a dark-skinned woman (Bb) marries an albino man (bb) and they have four children, how many of the children will be dark-skinned?
A3
B2
C1
DNone
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Question 18
jamb 1988

What part of the central nervous system is concerned with answering an examination question

ACerebrum
BCerebellum
CMedulla oblongata
DSpinal cord
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Question 19
jamb 1988
The main function of the choroid is
Aprotection of the eye ball
Btransmission of light
Csupply of nutrient to tissue of the eye
Dconverging light
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Question 20
jamb 1988

The radicle of a bean seedling grows most rapidly in the region

Aof the root tip
Bjust above the root tip
Cjust around the root tip
Djust below the root tip
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