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Jamb Biology Questions

Question 16:
I. High birth rate and high immigration rate II. Low birth rate and high immigration rate III. Low mortality rate and low emigration rate IV. High mortality rate and high emigration rate. Which combination of the above can cause rapid over-crowding in climax biotic communities and human settlements? 
  • A II and III
  • B I and III
  • C I and IV
  • D I and II
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Question 17:
The number of plant species obtained from a population study of a garden is as follows: [i]Guinea grass[/i] (15), [i]Ipomoea spp[/i] (5), [i]Sida spp[/i] (7) and [i]Imperata spp[/i] (23) What is the percentage of occurrence of [i]Imperata spp?[/i]
  • A 35%
  • B 16%
  • C 46%
  • D 23%
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Question 18:
When a marine fish was taken from the ocean and put in a tank of fresh water, it died after a short period because? 
  • A The tank was too small compared to the large-ocean
  • B The body cells of the fish swelled and burst as a result of the hypotonic fresh water
  • C The body cells of the fish shrank as their sap was hypertonic to the freshwater
  • D There was no food in the tank, so the fish starved
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Question 19:
If a DNA strand has a base sequence TCA, its complementary strand must be?
  • A ATG
  • B TAG
  • C GAT
  • D AGT
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Question 20:
The appendicular skeleton is composed of the pectoral girdle?
  • A Pelvic girdle, fore and hind limbs
  • B Pelvic girdle and fore limbs
  • C Lumbar vertebrae and pelvic girdle
  • D Lumbar vertebrae, fore and hind limbs
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