JAMB - Biology (1989)
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The structure labelled 5 is the
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Which of the labelled parts of the cell contains ribonucleic acid?
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Which structure is known as the power house of the cell?
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When a virus is placed in a nonliving medium it
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A characteristic of the phylum coelenterata is that
Answer(B)
they possess a gut with a single opening
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A multinucleate body without internal cell boundaries is characteristics
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Double fertilization is a unique feature of
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Which of the following phyla have members with both internal and external segmentation?
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Mineral salts can be absorbed into the roots by
Answer(C)
diffusion and active transport
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Which of the following is a common characteristic of crustaceans?
Answer(B)
Possession of two pairs of antennae
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The pedipalps in spiders are used for
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The body of a snail is divided into head
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In dicotyledonous stem, each companion cell is founded beside the
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If a healthy potted plant is continuously kept in dim light
Answer(A)
the rate of respiration may equal that of photosynthesis
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The pancreatic juice contains the enzymes amylopsin,
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Aged erythrocytes are dissolved in the
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The seedlings in rice field were found to have thin lanky growth with reddish leaves and poor root development. This is because the soil lacks
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There will be agglutination when the
Answer(B)
Group A serum mixes with group B erythrocytes
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Which of the following is the function of lymph?
Answer(B)
Transports nutrients and oxygen from blood capil
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The lumbar vertebra when compared with a thoracic vertebra has a
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Wind pollinated flowers usually have
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The components of castor oil seed and the maize grain are similar EXCEPT for the
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A corn differs from a bulb in that
Answer(A)
its stem is the main food storage organ
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Exponential increase in the population of an organism is a characteristic feature off
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The irreversible life process by which new protoplasm is added to increase the size and weight of an organism can be termed
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Fruit enlargement can be induced by spraying young ovary with
Answer(D)
auxin, cytokinin and gibberellin
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A fundamental similarity between nervous and hormonal system is that both
Answer(A)
involve chemical transmission
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The region that control most of the unconscious processes of a mammalian body is the
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During cell division, the two strands of chromosomes are joined at a point called
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when the two alleles present in an organism are of the same type, the genotype is described as
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If parents with blood groups AB and O produce six children
Answer(A)
three of them will have group B
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Which of the following is a sex-linked character?
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In an ecosystem, the LEAST efficient energy transfer link is from
Answer(D)
secondary consumers to decomposers
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A physiological adaptation of plants to the problem of excessive water loss is
Answer(B)
reversal of the normal stomatal rhythm
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which of the ways of controlling bilharzia can result in pollution?
Answer(D)
Applying chemical to kill the snails
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which of the following disease can be caused by a bacterium?
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Which of the following is a dangerous product of coal burning?
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5 g of oven dried soil was heated in a furnace for 24 hours. After cooling, it weighed 4.8 g. What is the amount of humus in the soil?
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Most irrigated lands often become unproductive in later years because of
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Farmers practise crop rotation because it
Answer(C)
helps to conserve soil fertility
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Which of the labelled parts is used for feeling?
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The structure labelled 2 is the
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Which of the structure is the molar?
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What is the function of 3?
Answer(B)
seizure and tearing of prey
