JAMB Biology Past Questions & Answers - Page 318

1,586.

If a handful of soil is shaken with water and left to settle, the soil particles will settle from light to heavy particles as follows 

A.

humus, clay, silt, sand, stones

B.

humus, silt, clay, sand, stones

C.

humus, clay,silt, stones, sand

D.

humus, sand, silt, clay, stones

E.

clay, humus, silt, sand, stones

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,587.

Erosion can be reduced along shape by

A.

ridging across slope

B.

ridging up slope

C.

 ridging down slope

D.

crop rotation

E.

bush fallowing system

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,588.

The structure labelled 5 is the

A.

sweat gland

B.

sebaceous gland

C.

blood vessel

D.

nerve fibre

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,589.

When two heterozygotes mate, the dominant trait will appear in

A.

the F1 generation only

B.

the F2 generation only

C.

both the F1 and F2 generations

D.

neither the F1 nor F2 generation

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,590.

The structure labelled 5 is used for

A.

protein synthesis

B.

energy production

C.

secretion

D.

excretion

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.