JAMB - Biology (1978)

  • 1
    A plant which grows on another plant without apparent harm to the host plant is called
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    (B)
    an epiphyte
  • 2
    Given the equation:
    6CO\(_2\) + 6H\(_2\)O → C\(_6\)H\(_{12}\)O\(_6\) + 6O\(_2\) {Under sunlight & Chlorophyll)

    The process represented by the above equation is?
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    (C)
    photosynthesis
  • 3
    Given the equation:
    6CO\(_2\) + 6H\(_2\)O → C\(_6\)H\(_{12}\)O\(_6\) + 6O\(_2\) (Under sunlight & Chlorophyll)
    The oxygen given off during the above process is derived from
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    (E)
    water
  • 4
    One of the function of xylem is
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    (A)
    strengthening the stem
  • 5
    People suffering from myopia
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    (A)
    can see near object clearly
  • 6
    The cilia in paramecium are use for
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    (B)
    locomotion
  • 7
    Euglena may be classified as a plant because it
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    (A)
    has chloroplast
  • 8
    A trawler on a fishing trip caught a type of animal with hairs on its body. This animal could have been
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    (D)
    a mammal
  • 9
    which of these type of skeleton is most appropriate for a cockroach?
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    (B)
    Exoskeleton
  • 10
    when protein are broken down they provide
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    (D)
    amino-acid
  • 11
    the function of lenticels is
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    (C)
    for gaseous exchange
  • 12
    The following events take place during conjugation in spirogyra 1. The protoplasm of each of the conjugating cell separate from the cell wall to form a Gamete; the gamete of one filament passes through the conjugation tube to meet the gamete of the other filament 2. The zygote soon become surrounded by thick brown wall to become zygospore which burst after a short rest and germinate to produce a new filament 3. The nuclei of the gametes fuse to form a zygote 4. The protuberance meet and where they touch the cell-wall disappear so that a conjugation tube joining the two cell is formed 5. protuberance appear on the wall of the cell of two filament of spirogyra lying side by side opposite one another. Now what is the correct sequence in which the above sequence occur?
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    (D)
    5,4,1,3,2
  • 13
    Which of the following is a characteristic of animal cell?
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    (C)
    absence of large vacuoles
  • 14
    Nitrifying bacteria keep the soil fertile by
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    (B)
    converting ammonium salt to nitrate
  • 15
    In the life history of schistosoma (Bilharzia), one of the following is intermediate host
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    (B)
    snail
  • 16
    In which of the following groups of organisms do all the members have asexual method of reproduction?
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    (E)
    Ameoba, mucor (or penicillium ) and a green filamentous algae
  • 17
    The hormone which tones up the muscles of a person in time of danger is from the
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    (C)
    adrenal gland
  • 18
    The study of organism and the environment of an abandoned farmland is the ecology of?
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    (E)
    an ecosystem
  • 19
    A potometer with a leafy shoot weighed 18.9g initially and weighed 17.9g after one hour. From this it follow that
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    (C)
    the shoot lost 1g of water per hour
  • 20
    At fertilization
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    (C)
    the male nucleus fuses with the female nucleus
  • 21
    The neck region of the tape worm, (taenia) is responsible for the
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    (C)
    formation of new segment
  • 22
    Which of these is not true of the insect? The possession of
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    (A)
    two pairs of antennae
  • 23
    Rhizopus (or mucor)obtain its food from dead organic matter extracellularly. It is said to be
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    (B)
    saprophyte
  • 24
    The feature that distinguish the toad or frog from the fish is the absence of
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    (A)
    scales
  • 25
    Which of these is not associated with tadpole stages of toad or frog
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    (E)
    shell
  • 26
    Which of these is not associated with the movement of the toad, reptile or bird?
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    (E)
    Pecking
  • 27
    Which of these is not a part of the feather of a bird?
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    (A)
    Wing
  • 28
    Which of these is not a function of the mammalian skin/
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    (D)
    production of pigments to reduce temperature
  • 29
    which of these elements in plants is required in small quantities only
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    (A)
    Boron
  • 30
    A potometer was used to compare the rate of loss of the same volume of water from a plant under different environmental conditions as under a fan, at the sea shore, under the sun, in the airy laboratory and in cupboard. What time was likely to have been obtained in a cupboard?
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    (B)
    30secs
  • 31
    The mammalian stomach can carry out a number of processes except
    إجابة
    (E)
    production of trypsin
  • 32
    A spirogyra cell placed was placed in solution X after 1 minute the cell has been plasmolysed, solution X was
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    (B)
    a very strong sugar solution
  • 33
    A farmer X working in a swamp did not eat any food nor drink any water. Which of this diseases can he not contact
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    (A)
    Cholera
  • 34
    A carbohydrate molecule in the blood in the right ventricles of the heart is pumped into the cell of the toe of a man. Which of these structure is it unlikely to pass through en-route
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    (D)
    liver
  • 35
    In a photo-tropic experiment, young seedlings in a box were subjected to light from one direction. The seedling continue to grow erect. Which of the following statement is correct
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    (D)
    The tip of the seedling may have been covered
  • 36
    Which of these is not a characteristics of a wind pollinated flowers?
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    (A)
    A smaller quantities of sticky pollen produce
  • 37
    A germinating seed requires oxygen which is essential for
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    (C)
    The production of energy by oxidising essential carbonhydrate
  • 38
    Which of these products obtained from analyzing sweat from skin is not an excretory product?
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    (C)
    Dust
  • 39
    In a breeding program a cross was made between two true breeding cow-pea types: one with round seeds and the other with wrinkled seed. If roundness is dominant why wrinkleness is recessive, in the first filial generation all the seeds produced will be
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    (E)
    100% round
  • 40

    During reproduction of the organism in figure above(ameoba) the first structure to divide is?

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    (C)
    3
  • 41
    The part numbered 12 is
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    (C)
    opercular plate
  • 42
    During the movement of the fish from point A to target B, one of these parts is not involved
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    (E)
    10
  • 43

    The number shown as 8 refers to

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    (D)
    guard cell
  • 44
    The structure responsible for trapping the sun's energy during photosynthesis is
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    (C)
    3
  • 45
    Which of these plays no role in photosynthesis?
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    (D)
    2