JAMB - Biology (1987)
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The functions of endoplasmic reticulum is
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intracellular transport of materials
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Which of the following features of euglena is found only in animals?
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An organism found on a bare rock surface has features of algae and fungi. The organism is
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In a plant exhibiting alternation of generations, the diploid multicellular stage is known as
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A characteristic that distinguishes bryophytes from flowering plants is the
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absence of vascular tisssues
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A good example of a diploblastic organism is
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The function of the clitellum in the earthworm is to
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The crayfish is an arthropod because
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its body is covered with an exoskeleton made of chitin
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The hypha of Rhizopus is said to be non septate because it
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In most true ferns sporangia are grouped into
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In the reproduction of mosses, water is essential because
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the male ganetes must swim to fertilize the ovum
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In tapeworm, the two structure that run throughout the length of the body are the
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nerve cord and excretory duct
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Which of the following is not a characteristics of snail?
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In the life history of butterfly, destruction of crops is caused by the
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The correct sequence of tissues in the anatomy of a young dicotyledonous stem from the inside to the outside is
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pith, xylem, cambium, phloem, collenchyma, parenchyma and epidermis
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Secondary thickening is initiated in a dicotyledonous stem by the
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In demonstrating the importance of mineral elements in plants, the culture bottle must be darkened to
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prevent alga growth in culture solution
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The vitamin which is important in the formation of the retina pigment is
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Which of the following lists of organs is directly involved in nutrition?
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Salivary gland, liver, stomach, villi and colon
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In the standard experiment to show that oxygen is given off during photosynthesis, sodium bicarbonate is used to
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supply carbondioxide for photosynthesis
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One cubic centimeter of lymph is richer than an equal volume of blood in
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The oxidative part of the respiratory process takes place in the
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Fatigue of leg muscles may occur after riding many kilometers on a bicycle because of
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The function of the loop of Henle is to
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concentrate sodium chloride in the medulla of the kidney
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Sclerenchyma cells are lignified to
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strengthen and support the plant
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The pineapple fruit is best described as
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multiple, succulent and indehiscent
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A flower showing radial symmetry is said to be
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A samara differs from a cypsela by having
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The plantain reproduces asexually by
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Growth can best be determined in a population of Spirogyra by measuring the
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total length of the filament
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Most cells in higher animals retain their power of division EXCEPT
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A severe deficiency of thyroxin results in
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The growth of a coleoptile towards unilateral light source is due to
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unequal distribution of auxin
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The sequence of ear ossicles from the fenestra ovalis is
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stapes, incus and malleus
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The center for controlling body temperature in the brains is the
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Unlike auxins, gibberellins
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do not affect leaf and fruit abscission
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A gene which expresses itself only in the homozygous condition is
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An example of monohybride inheritance in man is
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If a plant homozygous for round and yellow (RR : YY), is crossed with a wrinkle green type (rr : yy) all of the resulting seeds will be
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The ratio of carriers to sicklers in the F1 generation derived from a parental cross of two carriers of haemoglobin S gene is
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In which of the following crosses will all the female offspring be colour blind?
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colour blind mother x colour blind father
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Which of the following relates to edaphic factors?
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The influence of soils on plant and animals
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Epiphytes growing on the branches of trees provide an example of the relationship known as
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Poliomyelitis is an infectious diseases caused by
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One of the functions of UNICEF is to
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improve the health and nutrition of children and nursing mothers
