Jamb 2000 Biology Past Questions And Answers
A cross between an albino female and a genetically normal male will result in offspring that are
- A. all albino
- B. all phenotypically normal
- C. all genetically normal
- D. half albino and half normal
The pollutants that contribute to the depletion of the ozone layer in the atmosphere are
- A. radioactive materials
- B. oxides of sulphur
- C. oxides of carbon
- D. chlorofluorocarbons
Example of water-borne and sex linked diseases are?
- A. taeniasis and malaria
- B. cholera and gonorrhoea
- C. typhoid and syphilis
- D. dracunculiasis and haemophilia
Th order in which organic evolution has progressed in plants is
- A. thallophyta, schizophyta, bryophyta, pteridophyta and spermatophyta
- B. schizophyta, thallophyta, bryophyta, pteridophyta and spermatophyta
- C. pteridophyta, spermatophyta, thallophyta, schizophyta and bryophyta
- D. bryophyta, pteridophyta, spermatphyta, thallophyta and schizophyta
The surest way to combine the best qualities of both parents in the offspring is by
- A. cross-breeding
- B. inbreeding
- C. selective breeding
- D. pure breeding
The set of fins that control steering, balancing and change of direction and pitch in fish is
- A. dorsal and anal
- B. pectoral and pelvics
- C. caudal and dorsal
- D. anal and pelvics
The older fossil-bearing rocks, in contrast to the more recent ones, are more likely to contain
- A. animal rather than plant remains
- B. invertebrates rather than birds
- C. flowering plants rather than mosses
- D. reptiles rather than fishes
Which of the following is an adaptation of tropical rainforest species?
- A. Few stomata
- B. Thick bark
- C. Buttress roots
- D. Reduced leaves
The inner ear contains two main organs, namely, the
- A. eardrum and eustachian tube
- B. cochlea and semi-circular canals
- C. oval window and ossicles
- D. pinna and cochlea
Blood grouping in human beings is derived from combinations of
- A. two different alleles
- B. four different alleles
- C. three different alleles
- D. two different genes

