Common and endemic diseases - Jamb Biology Past Questions and Answers

Question 1:

• JAMB 2019

A plant which grows on another plant without apparent harm to the host plant is called

A. An epiphyte
B. A saprophyte
C. A parasite
D. A predator
E. A hermaphrodite

Question 2:

• JAMB 1979

which of these diseases cannot be controlled by killing the vector?

A. River blindness
B. Malaria
C. Polio
D. Cholera
E. Bilharzia (shistosoma)

Question 3:

• JAMB 1980

A mosquito which produces eggs which float, and whose larvae lie horizontal to the water surface, also rests at the angle on a vertical surface. This type of mosquito is

A. Aedes
B. Anopheles
C. Culex
D. Tiger mosquito
E. None of the above

Question 4:

• JAMB 1981

A surprising fact about sickle cell disease is that it

A. Affects only black people
B. Kills the patient
C. Is hereditary
D. Affects blood cells
E. Weakens the patient

Question 5:

• JAMB 1985

Which of the following is NOT caused by bacteria?

A. Cholera
B. Gonorrhoea
C. Tuberculosis
D. Onchoceriasis
E. Typhoid