JAMB Biology Past Questions & Answers - Page 317

1,581.

The structure labelled 5 is the

A.

sweat gland

B.

sebaceous gland

C.

blood vessel

D.

nerve fibre

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,582.

When two heterozygotes mate, the dominant trait will appear in

A.

the F1 generation only

B.

the F2 generation only

C.

both the F1 and F2 generations

D.

neither the F1 nor F2 generation

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,583.

The structure labelled 5 is used for

A.

protein synthesis

B.

energy production

C.

secretion

D.

excretion

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,584.

In organism where the 2nd number of chromosomes is 16, the number of chromosomes in each gamete will be

A.

32

B.

16

C.

8

D.

 4

Correct answer is C

A gamete is a haploid sex cell of an organism which is reproduced sexually. They contain half the number of chromosomes in an organism.

no of chromosomes = 16, hence, no of chromosomes in the gamete = \(\frac{1}{2}\) of 16 = 8

1,585.


What will be the result of the first filial generation (F1) and the second filial generation (F2) of a mono-hybrid cross between pure line normal-winged Drosophilia flies and pure line short-winged flies, if the gene for the normal wing is dominant?

A.

F1 flies all short-winged and F2 flies all normal-winged

B.

F1 flies all normal and F2 flies all short-winged

C.

F1 flies all short-winged and three-quarters of F2 flies are short-winged

D.

F1 flies all normal-winged and three-quarters of F2 flies are normal-winged

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.