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Biology Past Questions and Answers

Jamb Biology Questions

Question 36:
If a baby is a female, her mother's ovum must have been fertilized by a sperm carry the chromosome
  • A X
  • B XY
  • C XX
  • D YY
  • E Y
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Question 37:
Leguminous plants, e.g Mucana, are usually planted in cultivated farmlands because they
  • A Enrich the soil with phoshates
  • B Provide animals with food
  • C Enrich the soil with organic nitrogen
  • D Protect the soil from being over-heated
  • E Protect the micro organisms in the soil
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Question 38:
During thunderstorms the energy of lightning discharge causes
  • A Oxygen and nitrogen to combine
  • B More carbon dioxide to be formed
  • C Nitrites to be converted to nitrates
  • D Nitrates to be converted to nitrogen
  • E Death
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Question 39:
A few grams of dried soil were first heated until red hot and then further heated until no more smoke was released. This experiment was to determine
  • A Amount of water in soil
  • B Percentage of water in soil
  • C Presence of humus in soil
  • D Resistance of laterities to heat
  • E Release of smoke from the soil
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Question 40:
Oxygen from the atmosphere reaches the mammalian blood stream through one of the path indicated below. Indicate the correct path, a = mouth, b = trachea, c = bronchiole, d = nostril, e = bronchus, f = alveoli
  • A A → b → e → f → d
  • B B → d → f → e → c
  • C D → b → e → c → f
  • D B → a → f → e → c
  • E F → e → c → d → c
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