JAMB Biology Past Questions & Answers - Page 244

1,216.

The first four children of a couple were all girls. The probability that the fifth will also be a girl is

A.

1/5

B.

1/4

C.

1/3

D.

1/2

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,217.

If XN is the dominant allele for normal vision and Xn the recessive allele for colour blindness, a boy with the genotype YXn will be

A.

have normal vision

B.

be colour-blind

C.

be totally blind

D.

be a carrier of colour blindness

Correct answer is D

The boy is a carrier because Xn is the recessive allele for colour blindness.

1,218.

In a population of living things, the parameters of size, height, weight, and colour are examples of

A.

discontinuous variation

B.

continuous variation

C.

physiological variation

D.

non-heritable variation

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,219.

To select and retain the desirable trait of large body size which a farmer has observed in his herd, the farmer needs to

A.

feed the animals in the herd with more food

B.

cross-breed his animals with a different herd

C.

inbreed the animals in the herd

D.

prevent disease in the herd

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,220.

Tissue respiration is important for the

A.

absorption of oxygen into the alveoli

B.

release of carbon (IV) oxide into the lungs

C.

release of energy for the body use

D.

exhalation of carbon(IV) oxide from the lungs

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.