JAMB - Biology (2003)

  • 1

    The structure that are common to both plant and animal cells are labelled

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    (C)
    II and III
  • 2

    Food is stored in the structure labelled

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    (C)
    IV
  • 3
    One distinctive feature in the life history of liverworts is that they exhibit
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    (A)
    Alternation of generation
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    A noticeable adaptation of the animal to its aquatic habitat is the possession of
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    (C)
    webbed digits
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    The process of water loss and intake indicated by the arrow labelled I and II are respectively

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    (D)
    evaporation and osmosis
  • 6
    The umbrella shaped fruiting body of a fully developed mushroom is the
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    (A)
    Pileus
  • 7
    The similarity among organisms belonging to the same group will be least within each
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    (C)
    kingdom
  • 8
    Hermophroditic reproduction can be found among the
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    (C)
    Annelids and molluscs
  • 9
    An insect whose economic importance is both harmful and beneficial is the
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    (D)
    Butterfly
  • 10
    The cell component that is present in a prokaryotic cell is the
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    (B)
    Ribosome
  • 11
    The stunted growth of a leguminous plant suffering from nitrogen deficiency may be corrected by inoculating the soil with
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    (C)
    Rhizobium
  • 12
    If water that has been coloured red is poured at the base of a wilting plant, it will appear as a red stain in the cells of the
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    (A)
    xylem
  • 13
    The aim of the experiment is to demonstrate
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    (B)
    the part played by the pleural cavity and diaphragm in respiration
  • 14
    In the experimental set-up, the rubber sheet represents the organ called
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    (C)
    diaphragm
  • 15
    The dark reaction of photosynthesis involves the
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    (A)
    reduction of carbon(IV)oxide to organic
  • 16
    The experiment is used to demonstrate that
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    (B)
    transpiration occurs through the leaves
  • 17
    In the experiment, the layer of oil serves to prevent water loss
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    (B)
    evaporation
  • 18
    Organisms I, II, III and IV have surface/volume ratios of 1:2, 1:3, 1:4 and 1:5 respectively. The organism that is likely to have the most complex transport system is
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    (A)
    IV
  • 19
    The part of the mammalian digestive system where absorption of nutrient takes place is the
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    (A)
    ileum
  • 20
    The best method of propagating sugarcane is by
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    (D)
    Stem cuttings
  • 21
    In mammalian males, the excretory and reproductive systems share the
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    (C)
    Urethra
  • 22
    Metabolic production of urea is carried out in the
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    (B)
    Liver
  • 23
    The structure can be found in the
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    (B)
    Peripheral and central nervous system
  • 24

    The point marked I is referred to as

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    (D)
    node of Ranvier
  • 25
    Homologous pairs of chromosome separate during
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    (D)
    Meiosis
  • 26
    An example of a caryopsis is
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    (B)
    Maize grain
  • 27
    The response of plants to external stimuli in a non-directional manner is known as
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    (D)
    Nastic movement
  • 28
    The most important hormone that induces the ripening of fruit is
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    (A)
    Ethylene
  • 29
    A density-dependent factor that regulates the population size of organism is
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    (A)
    Disease
  • 30
    One example of fossil fuels is
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    (C)
    Coal
  • 31
    The most effective method of dealing with non-biodegradable pollutant is by
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    (B)
    Recycling
  • 32
    The correct sequence of biomes from northern to southern Nigeria is
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    (D)
    Sahel savanna → sudan savanna → guinea savanna → tropical rain forest → estuarine
  • 33
    Mycorriza is an associationn between fungi and
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    (B)
    Roots of higher plants
  • 34
    A limited factor in a plant population near a chemical factory is likely to be
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    (D)
    pH
  • 35
    Soil fertility can best be conserved by the activities of
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    (D)
    Microbes
  • 36
    The pioneer organisms in ecological succession are usually the
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    (B)
    lichens
  • 37
    If a DNA strand has a base sequence TCA, its complementary strand must be
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    (D)
    AGT
  • 38
    A man and his wife are both heterozyous for the sickle-cell trait. The likely percentage of their offspring that will be either carriers or sicklers is
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    (A)
    75%
  • 39
    If the pair of alleles for baldness is given as Bb, a female carrier will be denoted by
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    (D)
    XBbXb
  • 40
    An organism that has been extensively used to test the chromosomes theory of heredity is
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    (A)
    Drosophila melanogaster
  • 41
    A feature associated with the Y-chromosome in human is
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    (C)
    facial hairs
  • 42
    The type of reproduction that leads to variation animal and plant population is
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    (B)
    sexual
  • 43
    An insect with a mandibulate mouth part will obtain its food by
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    (A)
    biting and chewing
  • 44
    An argument against Lamarck's theory of evolution is that
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    (C)
    acquired traits cannot be passed on to the offspring
  • 45
    The presence of sunken stomata and the folding of leaves are adaptations to
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    (B)
    Reduce water loss