JAMB Biology Past Questions & Answers - Page 160

796.

The vector for yellow fever is

A.

Aedes mosquito

B.

Anopheles mosquito

C.

tsetse fly

D.

blackfly

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

797.

The average number of individuals of a species per unit area of the habitat is the

A.

population density

B.

population frequency

C.

population size

D.

population distribution

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

798.

The activity of an organism that affects the survival of another organism in the same habitat constitutes

A.

an edaphic factor

B.

an abiotic factor

C.

a biotic factor

D.

a physiographic factor

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

799.

Low annual rainfall, sparse vegetation, high diurnal temperatures, and cold nights are characteristic features of the

A.

tropical rainforest

B.

desert

C.

montane forest

D.

guinea savanna

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

800.

I. Adopting appropriate nocturnal habits
II. Burrowing
III. Adjusting their internal body temperature.
IV Possessing many sweat pores.

Which of the above are ways desert animals adapt to the extreme heat of the environment?

A.

I and IV only

B.

ll and lll only

C.

l and ll only

D.

l, ll and, lll only

Correct answer is C

III & IV are considered invalid because some desert animals are poikilotherm.

Poikilotherm or cold blooded animals are the animals (without sweat pores) whose body temperature vary with the temperature of the environment.

e.g  Amphibians and reptiles are poikilothermic animals.