Year : 
1995
Title : 
Biology
Exam : 
JAMB Exam

Paper 1 | Objectives

31 - 40 of 50 Questions

# Question Ans
31.

In spite of the removal of carbondioxide from the atmosphere, its amount remains more or less constant because

A. it is produced by green plants during photosynthesis

B. it is produced during respiration of animals

C. it is absorbed inn ocean water

D. green plants release it during the day

B

32.

In a tropical rain forest, non-epiphytic ferns and allies occur as

A. middle storey species

B. upper storey species

C. shade-loving species

D. emergent species

C

33.

Colonization of a bare rock surface is termed

A. evolution

B. specification

C. primary succession

D. secondary succession

C

34.

Which of the following is a measure for the control of bilharzia?

A. Cutting low brushes around homes

B. Application of molluscicides in water bodies

C. Screening windows and doors with mosquito nets

D. Application of herbicides in water bodies

B

35.

Some of the diseases caused by bacteria are

A. tuberculosis, gonorrhoea and syphilis

B. tuberculosis, gonorrhoea and AIDS

C. Poliomyelitis, syphilis and gonorrhoea

D. AIDS, cholera and tuberculosis

A

36.

Environmental pollutants which can work through the media of water, soil and air include

A. carbon monoxide

B. noise

C. sulphur(IV)oxide

D. smoke

C

37.

Human height is an example of a feature which depends on both

A. genotype and phenotype

B. genetic and environmental factors

C. mother's genotype and environmental factor

D. phenotipic and environmental factors

B

38.

A person with type O blood can donate to a patient with type A because the donor's blood

A. lacks antigens

B. lacks anti-A antibodies

C. lacks anti-B antibodies

D. has both anti-A and anti-B antibodies

A

39.

The DNA molecule is a chain of repeating

A. nucleosides

B. nitrogenous bases

C. sugar phosphates

D. nucleotides

D

40.

The specific number of chromosomes in each somatic cell is represented by

A. 2N

B. 23

C. 2N

D. N

C

31.

In spite of the removal of carbondioxide from the atmosphere, its amount remains more or less constant because

A. it is produced by green plants during photosynthesis

B. it is produced during respiration of animals

C. it is absorbed inn ocean water

D. green plants release it during the day

B

32.

In a tropical rain forest, non-epiphytic ferns and allies occur as

A. middle storey species

B. upper storey species

C. shade-loving species

D. emergent species

C

33.

Colonization of a bare rock surface is termed

A. evolution

B. specification

C. primary succession

D. secondary succession

C

34.

Which of the following is a measure for the control of bilharzia?

A. Cutting low brushes around homes

B. Application of molluscicides in water bodies

C. Screening windows and doors with mosquito nets

D. Application of herbicides in water bodies

B

35.

Some of the diseases caused by bacteria are

A. tuberculosis, gonorrhoea and syphilis

B. tuberculosis, gonorrhoea and AIDS

C. Poliomyelitis, syphilis and gonorrhoea

D. AIDS, cholera and tuberculosis

A

36.

Environmental pollutants which can work through the media of water, soil and air include

A. carbon monoxide

B. noise

C. sulphur(IV)oxide

D. smoke

C

37.

Human height is an example of a feature which depends on both

A. genotype and phenotype

B. genetic and environmental factors

C. mother's genotype and environmental factor

D. phenotipic and environmental factors

B

38.

A person with type O blood can donate to a patient with type A because the donor's blood

A. lacks antigens

B. lacks anti-A antibodies

C. lacks anti-B antibodies

D. has both anti-A and anti-B antibodies

A

39.

The DNA molecule is a chain of repeating

A. nucleosides

B. nitrogenous bases

C. sugar phosphates

D. nucleotides

D

40.

The specific number of chromosomes in each somatic cell is represented by

A. 2N

B. 23

C. 2N

D. N

C