JAMB Biology Past Questions & Answers - Page 140

696.

An indigenous method of renewing and maintaining soil fertility is by

A.

clearing farms by burning

B.

planting one crop type

C.

adding inorganic fertilizers yearly

D.

crop rotation and shifting cultivation

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

697.

The abiotic factors that control human population include

A.

disease and famine

B.

space and rainfall

C.

flooding and earthquake

D.

temperature and disease

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

698.

The carrying capacity of a habitat is reached when the population growth begins to

A.

increase slowly

B.

increase exponentially

C.

slow down

D.

remain steady

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

699.

The most likely first colonizers of a bare rock are

A.

mosses

B.

ferns

C.

lichen

D.

fungi

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

700.

Which of the following animals can exist solely on the water they get from food and metabolic reactions?

A.

forest arboreal dwellers

B.

Desert dwellers

C.

forest-ground dwellers

D.

rainforest dwellers

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.