JAMB Biology Past Questions & Answers - Page 338

1,686.

A major difference between platyhelminthees and coelenterates is that platyhelminthes

A.

are multicellular

B.

have developed a mesoderm

C.

reproduce sexually

D.

reproduce asexually

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,687.

Which of the following lists of diseases, their causes and transmission is CORRECT?

A.

Cholera, virus, severe diarrhoea, infected water

B.

Malaria, protozoan, high fever, contact with infected person

C.

Syphilis, virus, veneral disease, sexual intercourse

D.

small pox, virus, skin with blister, close contact with infected person

E.

 Sleeping sickness, bacteria, tiredness, headache and dozing, tsetsefly bite

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,688.

Which of the following groups of factors is completely abiotic?

A.

Salinity, tide, plankton, turbidity

B.

Temperaure, pH, soil, insect

C.

 Wind, altitude, humidity, light

D.

Conifers, wind, pH, rainfall

E.

Soil, water, bacteria, salinity

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,689.

Which of the following is NOT regarded as a pollutant on land or in the air?

A.

smoke

B.

noise

C.

sulphur (IV) oxide

D.

carbon monoxide

E.

 nitrogen

Correct answer is E

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,690.

An anemometer is an instrument for measuring

A.

relative humidity

B.

 altitude

C.

wind speed

D.

turbidity

E.

salinity

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.