JAMB Biology Past Questions & Answers - Page 263

1,311.

An association between the root nodule of a leguminous plant and rhizobium sp, is known as

A.

commmensalism

B.

mycorrhiza

C.

parasitism

D.

symbiosis

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,312.

Which of the following structural features are adapted for uses other than water conservation?

A.

Succulent stems

B.

Scales in animals

C.

Spines in plants

D.

Feathers in birds

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,313.

Complex social behaviour and organization are found mostly in

A.

insects

B.

birds

C.

reptiles

D.

mammals

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,314.

A certain savanna grasshopper changes colour from green during the rainy season to brown during the dry season and black after dry season bush fires. The reason for these colour changes is that the

A.

grasshopper is getting older

B.

environmental temperature is changing

C.

grasshopper is avoiding predation

D.

grasshopper is frequently moulting

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,315.

Examples of water-borne and sex linked diseases are?

A.

taeniasis and malaria

B.

cholera and gonorrhoea

C.

typhoid and syphilis

D.

dracunculiasis and haemophilia

Correct answer is D

Dracunculiasis, also called Guinea-worm disease, is a parasitic infection by the Guinea worm, Dracunculus medinensis. A person becomes infected from drinking water that contains water fleas infected with guinea worm larvae.

Some of the more familiar sex-linked traits are hemophilia, red-green color blindness, congenital night blindness, some high blood pressure genes, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and Fragile X syndrome.