JAMB Biology Past Questions & Answers - Page 298

1,486.

Soil erosion CANNOT be controlled by

A.

planting cover crops

B.

contouring of sloping ground

C.

terracing of slopes

D.

laying of mulch

E.

burning of bush

Correct answer is E

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,487.

Tsetse fly is harmful to man because it is associated with the spread of

A.

river blindness

B.

malaria

C.

sleeping sickness

D.

leprosy

E.

dysentry

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,488.

Which of the following is NOT caused by bacteria? 

A.

Cholera

B.

Gonorrhoea

C.

Tuberculosis

D.

Onchoceriasis

E.

Typhoid

Correct answer is D

Onchocerciasis is another name for river blindness. It is caused by the NEMATODE, Onchocerca volvulus.

1,489.
1,490.

The DNA molecule is a chain of repeating

A.

nucleosides

B.

nitrogenous bases

C.

sugar phosphates

D.

nucleotides

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.