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Question 1
jamb 2011

The adult form of iii is a vector of

Asleeping sickness
Briver blindness
Ccholera
Delephantiasis
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Question 2
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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 3
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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 4
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The gas evolved in the process is
Acarbon (IV) oxide
Bnitrogen
Coxygen
Dcarbon (II) oxide
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Question 5
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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 6
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 7
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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 8
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 9
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 10
jamb 2011
The number of alleles controlling blood groups in humans
A3
B4
C5
D2
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Question 11
jamb 2011

The crossing of individuals of the same species with different genetic characters is

Across breeding
Bpolygenic inheritance
Cnon-disjunction
Dinbreeding
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Question 12
jamb 2011
Which of the following theories was NOT considered by Darwin in his evolutionary theory?
AVariation
BSurvival of the fittest
CUse and disuse
DCompetition
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Question 13
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If the cross of a red-flowered plant with a white-flowered plant produces a pink-flowered plant, it is an example of

Acodominance
Bincomplete dominance
Cmutation
Dlinkage
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Question 14
jamb 2011
Lack of space in a population could lead to an increase in
Awater scarcity
Bbirth rate
Cdisease rate
Ddought
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Question 15
jamb 2011
The inheritable characters that are determined by a gene located on the X-chromosome is
Arecessive
Bsex-linked
Chomozygous
Ddominant
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Question 16
jamb 2011
In which of the following biomes is the south western part of Nigeria located?
ATemperate forest
BTropical rainforest
CTropical woodland
DDesert
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Question 17
jamb 2011

Millet , sorghum, maize and onions are common crops growth in Nigeria in the

Atropical rainforests
Bsudan savanna
Cmontane forests
Dsahel savanna
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Question 18
jamb 2011
Which of the following groups of environmental factors are density-dependent?
AFood, salinity, accumulation of matabolites and light
BTemperature, salinity predation and disease
CFood predation, disease and accumulation of metabolites
DTemperature food disease and light
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Question 19
jamb 2011
Drancunculiasis can be contacted through
Aeating contaminated food
Bdrinking contaminated water
Cbathing in contaminated water
Dbites of blackfly
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Question 20
jamb 2011
Habitats are generally classified into
Abiotic and abiotic
Baquatic and terrestrial
Caboreal and marine biomes
Dmicrohabitats and macrohabitats
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