JAMB Biology Past Questions & Answers - Page 299

1,491.

A person with type O blood can donate to a patient with type A because the donor's blood

A.

lacks antigens

B.

lacks anti-A antibodies

C.

lacks anti-B antibodies

D.

has both anti-A and anti-B antibodies

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,492.

The primary and secondary hosts respectively of bilharzia are

A.

fish and man

B.

man and dog

C.

man and snail

D.

fish and snail

Correct answer is C

The intermediate hosts of Schistosoma spp. (Bilharziasis) are various species of freshwater snails. Eggs are shed from the human host in feces or urine. Under optimal conditions in the environment, the eggs hatch and release miracidia, which swim and penetrate specific snail intermediate hosts.

1,493.

Human height is an example of a feature which depends on both

A.

genotype and phenotype

B.

genetic and environmental factors

C.

mother's genotype and environmental factor

D.

phenotipic and environmental factors

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,494.

Environmental pollutants which can work through the media of water, soil, and air include

A.

carbon monoxide

B.

noise

C.

sulphur(IV)oxide

D.

smoke

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,495.

Some of the diseases caused by bacteria are

A.

tuberculosis, gonorrhoea, and syphilis

B.

tuberculosis, gonorrhoea, and AIDS

C.

Poliomyelitis, syphilis, and gonorrhoea

D.

AIDS, cholera, and tuberculosis

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.