Jamb Biology Past Questions For Year 2012

Question 16

The carrying capacity of a habitat is reached when the population growth begins to

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  • A. increase slowly
  • B. increase exponentially
  • C. slow down
  • D. remain steady
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Question 17

The most likely first colonizers of a bare rock are

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  • A. mosses
  • B. ferns
  • C. lichen
  • D. fungi
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Question 18

Which of the following animals can exist solely on the water they get from food and metabolic reactions?

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  • A. forest arboreal dweller
  • B. Desert dwellers
  • C. forest-ground dweller
  • D. rainforest dwellers
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Question 19

The correct base pairing for DNA is

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  • A. adenine → thymine and guanine → cytosine
  • B. adenine → guanine and thymine → cytosine
  • C. adenine → cytosine and guanine → thymine
  • D. adenine → adenine and cytosine → cytosine
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Question 20

When a colour-blind man marries a carrier woman. What is the probability of their offspring being colour blind?

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  • A. 25%
  • B. 50%
  • C. 75%
  • D. 100%
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