JAMB - Biology (1986)

  • 1
    Viruses are regarded as non-living because they
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    (D)
    can neither respire nor excrete
  • 2
    Which of the following pairs are fully adapted to terrestrial life?
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    (D)
    Flowering plants and conifers
  • 3
    Which of these animals is radially symmetrical?
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    (B)
    Hydra
  • 4
    Which of the following has cones?
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    (B)
    Gymnosperms
  • 5
    For effective functioning of a bird's quill feather, hooks fit on the ridge of the
    Antwort
    (C)
    barbules
  • 6
    Which of the following is NOT true of spirogyra?
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    (C)
    Consist of branched filaments
  • 7
    Which of the following lacks chaetae, tentacles and antennae?
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    (C)
    Millipede
  • 8
    Incomplete metamorphosis occurs in the
    Antwort
    (B)
    grasshopper
  • 9
    Fishes are cold blooded because their body temperature is
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    (C)
    dependent on that of their surroundings
  • 10
    When the original king and queen of termites die, they are replaced by
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    (D)
    developing nymphs nurtured as secondary reproductives
  • 11
    The male cockroach differs from the female by having
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    (B)
    a pair of style
  • 12
    The fins making up the limbs of the bony fish are
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    (C)
    pelvic and pectoral
  • 13
    The stem differs from the root in having the xylem and phloem strands
    Antwort
    (A)
    on the same radii
  • 14
    Oxygen liberated during photosynthesis has been demonstrated to come from
    Antwort
    (C)
    water
  • 15
    Which of these is a trace element?
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    (B)
    Copper
  • 16
    The main organic substances found in the human body are
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    (C)
    fat, carbohydrates and protein
  • 17
    Which of the following elements is essential for the formation of haemoglobin?
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    (D)
    Iron
  • 18
    The severe deficiency of vitamin C leads to
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    (D)
    scurvy
  • 19
    In addition to the high calories derived from fats and oils, they are
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    (C)
    used as insulators for cold
  • 20
    The extract from food substance reacting with sodium hydroxide and copper sulphate solutions will produce violet to purple coloration if
    Antwort
    (C)
    protein is present
  • 21
    The three important organs that are situated close to the stomach are
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    (D)
    gall bladder, pancreas and spleen
  • 22
    Evidence that a tooth is a living part of the mammalian can be found within the
    Antwort
    (B)
    pulp cavity
  • 23
    Blood circulation in a mammalian is said to be double because
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    (A)
    it passes twice through the heart in a complete circuit
  • 24
    Which is the correct order of water loss from the leaf? 1 Mesophyll 2 Veins 3 Substomatals cavity 4 Stomata
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    (C)
    2 → 1 → 3 → 4
  • 25
    The aperture between the left auricle and the left ventricle is guarded by the
    Antwort
    (D)
    bicuspid valve
  • 26
    A major limitation in the use of the potometer for measuring the rate of transpiration is that
    Antwort
    (D)
    the movement of the air buble in the potometer cannot be timed accurately
  • 27
    Which of the following statement is NOT correct with respect to inhalation in mammals? The
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    (B)
    diaphragm is raised
  • 28
    The equation that can be used to summarize the process of anaerobic breakdown of sugar is
    Antwort
    (D)
    C6H12O6 2C2H5OH + 2CO2 + energy
  • 29
    If a person is bitten by a snake on the leg, it is advisable for him to
    Antwort
    (D)
    Keep still and apply a tourniquet above the wound
  • 30
    Deamination occurs in the
    Antwort
    (D)
    liver
  • 31
    In the mammalian skin, melanin and keratin are contained in the
    Antwort
    (D)
    malpighian layer
  • 32
    Two main distinguishing features of the cervical vertebra are the presence of
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    (A)
    short neural spine and vertebraterial canal
  • 33
    Nastic movement is
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    (B)
    non-directional
  • 34
    Gestation in mammals is the period
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    (C)
    of development from zygote to birth
  • 35
    If a woman who is a carrier of sickle cell trait (AS) married a man who is a sickler (SS) and they had four children, how many of them would be normal?
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    (D)
    None
  • 36
    Which of the following is an example of discontinuous variation?
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    (B)
    left handedness
  • 37
    The hormones which regulates the amount of glucose in the blood is called
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    (C)
    insulin
  • 38
    An instrument that can be used to demonstrate phototropism and geotropism in plants is the
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    (C)
    klinostat
  • 39
    In an ecosystem, animals which feed directly on plants are called
    Antwort
    (B)
    primary consumers
  • 40
    In an agricultural ecosystem, the biotic component consists of
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    (A)
    crop, pest and beneficial insects
  • 41
    Which of these disease CANNOT be prevented by immunization?
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    (D)
    onchocerciasis
  • 42
    Which of the following ecological factors are common to both terrestrial and aquatic habitats?
    Antwort
    (A)
    Rainfall, temperature and light
  • 43
    In community, bacteria and fungi are referred to as
    Antwort
    (B)
    decomposers
  • 44
    The swollen shoot disease of cocoa tree is caused by a
    Antwort
    (A)
    virus
  • 45
    A larger percentage of tropical soils tends to be acidic because they
    Antwort
    (D)
    lose lime and potash from the top soil through rain action