JAMB Biology Past Questions & Answers - Page 373

1,861.

5 g of oven dried soil was heated in a furnace for 24 hours. After cooling, it weighed 4.8 g. What is the amount of humus in the soil?

A.

40.0g per 100 g dry soil

B.

4.4g per 100g dry soil

C.

4.0 g per 100g dry soil

D.

0.4g per 100g dry soil

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,862.

Which of the following is a dangerous product of coal burning?

A.

Sulphur dioxide

B.

Carbon dioxide

C.

Carbon

D.

Nitrogen

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,863.

In man, spermatozoa are never found in the?

A.

testis

B.

urethra

C.

epididymis

D.

 prostrate glands

E.

vas deferens

Correct answer is D

- The prostate gland is located just below the bladder in men and surrounds the top portion of the tube that drains urine from the bladder (urethra). The prostate's primary function is to produce the fluid that nourishes and transports sperm (seminal fluid).

1,864.

which of the following disease can be caused by a bacterium?

A.

Ringworm

B.

Poliomyelitis

C.

Malaria

D.

Syphilis

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,865.

A pyramid of numbers can be defined as

A.

the number of plants and animals in an ecosystem

B.

an arrangement of organism according to their habitat

C.

the numerical relationships of a food chain

D.

the number of plants and animals in a population

E.

the total number of species and general in a community

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.