JAMB Biology Past Questions & Answers - Page 297

1,481.

Which of the following is NOT caused by bacteria? 

A.

Cholera

B.

Gonorrhoea

C.

Tuberculosis

D.

Onchoceriasis

E.

Typhoid

Correct answer is D

Onchocerciasis is another name for river blindness. It is caused by the NEMATODE, Onchocerca volvulus.

1,482.
1,483.

The DNA molecule is a chain of repeating

A.

nucleosides

B.

nitrogenous bases

C.

sugar phosphates

D.

nucleotides

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,484.

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

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,485.

The primary and secondary hosts respectively of bilharzia are

A.

fish and man

B.

man and dog

C.

man and snail

D.

fish and snail

Correct answer is C

The intermediate hosts of Schistosoma spp. (Bilharziasis) are various species of freshwater snails. Eggs are shed from the human host in feces or urine. Under optimal conditions in the environment, the eggs hatch and release miracidia, which swim and penetrate specific snail intermediate hosts.