JAMB - Biology (1991)

  • 1

    Which of the following structure is associated with aerobic respiration?

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    (D)
    4
  • 2

    The structure labelled 5 is used for

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    (C)
    secretion
  • 3
    Angiosperms and gymnosperms belong to the plants group known as
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    (D)
    spermatophyta
  • 4
    Which of the following are non-green plants?
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    (B)
    Fungi
  • 5
    Sting cells are normally found in
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    (B)
    Hydra
  • 6
    Which of the following are differentiated into true roots, stems and leaves
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    (C)
    Pteridophyta
  • 7
    To facilitate gaseous exchange, breathing roots have
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    (D)
    lenticels
  • 8
    The annulus of fern sporangium helps in
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    (A)
    spore dispersal
  • 9
    One of the features which adapts Paramecium to its environment is the possession of
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    (C)
    cilia
  • 10
    In the earthworm, the cocoon is secreted by the
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    (D)
    citellum
  • 11
    The function of maxillipeds in crayfish is to aid
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    (C)
    feeding
  • 12
    The respiratory organ in the land snail is the
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    (B)
    mantle
  • 13
    The gill raker of fishes take part in?
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    (A)
    feeding
  • 14
    A wide pith with a ring of conducting tissue is characteristic of the root of
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    (B)
    maize
  • 15
    Which of the following is formed immediately after the first product of photosynthesis?
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    (B)
    Starch
  • 16
    One of the accessory organs of the digestive system is the
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    (C)
    liver
  • 17
    The element common to protein carbohydrate and lipid is
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    (A)
    hydrogen
  • 18
    The crown of the mammalian tooth is covered with
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    (D)
    enamel
  • 19
    In the living cells, insufficient oxygen may cause a breakdown of glucose into?
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    (B)
    lactic acids
  • 20
    Which of the following can bring about the greatest increase in the rate of transpiration?
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    (D)
    Reduced humidity
  • 21

    After 30 minutes, the level of sugar solution in the above figure will?

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    (B)
    rise in Y only
  • 22
    The process by which water moves from X to Y through the semi-permeable membrane is called
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    (B)
    osmosis
  • 23
    Fibrinogen and prothrombin play important roles in the
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    (B)
    clotting of blood
  • 24
    Deoxygenation blood flows into the right and left lungs through the
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    (C)
    pulmonary artery
  • 25
    Which of the following is a plant excretory product?
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    (C)
    Resin
  • 26
    The movement of the whole organism to an external stimulus is termed
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    (B)
    a taxis
  • 27
    Which of the following vertebrae lacks a centrum?
    উত্তর
    (A)
    Atlas
  • 28
    The function of the epididymis in mammals is the
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    (B)
    storage of sperms
  • 29
    A collection of achenes formed from several carpels of a flower is
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    (C)
    a shizocarp
  • 30
    Vegetation propagation is described as asexual reproduction because
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    (D)
    there is no exchange of genetic materials
  • 31
    Epigeal germination can be found in
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    (D)
    groundnut
  • 32
    A dwarf plant can be stimulated to grow to normal height by the application of
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    (B)
    gibberellin
  • 33
    The greatest contribution to genetic studies was made by
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    (B)
    Gregor Mendel
  • 34
    The exchange of genes between homologous chromosomes is called
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    (C)
    crossing-over
  • 35
    When two heterozygotes mate, the dominant trait will appear in
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    (C)
    both the F1 and F2 generations
  • 36
    Which of the following characters is NOT sex-linked?
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    (A)
    River blindness
  • 37
    The most important factors which influence an organism's way of life in its habitat are
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    (C)
    temperature, water, light and predator-prey relationship
  • 38
    Organisms in an ecosystem are usually grouped according to their trophic level as
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    (C)
    producers and consumers
  • 39
    The above diagram represents a competitive interaction between organism in communities I and II. Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
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    (B)
    II was wiped out from the enviroment at the end of the experiments
  • 40
    A food web is more stable than a food chain because
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    (D)
    every organism has an alternative source
  • 41
    Which of the following is likely to occur in a deciduous forest during the dry season?
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    (D)
    The ground becomes bare
  • 42
    Which of these is NOT an adaptive features for arboreal life?
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    (C)
    Possession of teeths
  • 43
    Which of the following diseases can be prevented by innoculation?
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    (C)
    Tuberculosis
  • 44
    Sources of air pollutants are
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    (C)
    sulphur mines, vehicle exhausts and aerosols
  • 45
    Fertilizers are lost from the soil through
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    (B)
    leaching, underground seepages and run-off