Jamb Biology Past Questions For Year 2016

Question 31

In the nitrogen cycle, the nitrates in the soil are converted to atmospheric nitrogen by

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  • A. puterfying bacteria
  • B. nitrogen-fixing bacteria
  • C. nitrifying bacteria
  • D. denitrifying bacteria
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Question 32

The sequence of the one-way gaseous exchange mechanism in a fish is

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  • A. gills ⇢ operculum ⇢ mouth
  • B. mouth ⇢ gills ⇢ operculum
  • C. mouth ⇢ operculum ⇢ gills
  • D. operculum ⇢ mouth ⇢ gills
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Question 33

The adaptive importance of the nuptial flight from termite colonies is to

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  • A. ensure cross-breeding between members of one colony and another
  • B. disperse the reproductives in order to establish new colonies
  • C. provide abundant food for birds and other animals during the early rains
  • D. expel the reproductives so as to provide enough food for other members
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Question 34

Seed plants are divided into

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  • A. monocoty ledons and dicotyledons
  • B. tracheophytes and ferns
  • C. angiosperms and gymnosperms
  • D. thallophytes and bryophytes
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Question 35

The hereditary characters in plants and animals are located on the

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  • A. gene
  • B. mucleus
  • C. chromosome
  • D. cell
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