JAMB Biology Past Questions & Answers - Page 333

1,662.

Which of the following is true of the children of a heamophilic man who marries a woman that is not haemophilic and does not carry the trait?

A.

 All their sons will be haemophilic

B.

all their daughters will be haemophilic

C.

All their daughters will be carriers

D.

all their sons will be carriers

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,663.

Malaria symptoms are caused by

A.

toxins released into the blood as a result of the destruction of red blood cell

B.

the multiplication of the malaria sporozoites in the liver

C.

the invasion of the red blood cells by the trophozoites

D.

the development of merozoites into gametocytes

Correct answer is B

Once you're bitten by the female anopheles, the parasite enters the bloodstream and travels to the liver. The infection develops in the liver before re-entering the bloodstream and invading the red blood cells.

1,664.

The soil with the finest particles is called

A.

silt

B.

clay

C.

sand

D.

gravel

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,665.

Mangrove swamps can be found 

A.

on a seashore with flat terrains

B.

where a river meets the sea

C.

on a mud flat near the sea

D.

where two rivers meet

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.