JAMB UTME - Biology - 1988

If a dark-skinned woman (Bb) marries an albino man (bb) and they have four children, how many of the children will be dark-skinned?

The function of ribosomes in cell is

Which of the following diseases can be contracted in areas with fast flowing rivers?

Which of the following has the greatest influence on the distribution of animals in marine and fresh water habitats?

The term 'Thyllophyta'refers to

The turbidity of a pond can be measured using the

The prothallus of fern is equivalent to the gametophyte generation of moss because it

In the transverse section of the leaf of maize vascular bundles are arranged in

The mineral nutrient that easily gets leached out of the soil is

In a mammal, the placenta performs functions similar to those to the

The major function of the swim-bladder in fishes is

Which of these plants groups are normally propagated by asexual means?

A dry dehiscent fruit which breaks up into one-seeded part is a

Most commercial fertilizers are rich in salts of

The mineral nutrient that is most bound to the soil is

One of the characteristics of plants in the savanna is the

What part of the central nervous system is concerned with answering an examination question

What is the function of Trichocyst in paramecium?

Parasitic form are NOT found among

Parenchyma cells are serves as supporting tissue when they

Which of the following statements gives the BEST description of bark?

At what stage in this cycle can man be infected?

If an animal has diastema, it would NOT posses

Insects and millipede have many features in common EXCEPT

The skin, through the sweat glands, function as

Which of the following relationship involves only one organism?

Which of these groups of animals is likely to be found in fresh water?

Lungs hooks are used for respiration in

The following organisms are hermaphrodites EXCEPT

If the phloem of a healthy plant is killed by heat treatment the

In vegetation propagation, which of the following requires part of another plant to develop?

Which of the following causes pollution?

Which of the following structures is common to Euglena, white blood cell and Amoeba?

A red-coloured flower when crossed with a white-coloured one produced pink flowers. This is an example of

The main waste products formed in plants are

If the gall bladder of a mammal is damaged, which of the following will be most seriously affected?

Dead plants and animals are decomposed by bacteria and fungi into

Spirogyra, Euglena and Chlamydomonas share many characteristics EXCEPT

IF an organism obtains its food by means of haustoria, it is said to be

Taxism differs from tropism because

The most important substance necessary for the maintenance of life are carbon , oxygen

In the kidney, the malpighian corpuscles is located in the

Airspace are characteristic of seeds of fruits dispersed by

Which of the following sets of organisms represents the correct trends from simple to complex structural organization? 1. Mollusca 2. Platyhelminthes 3. Nematoda 4. Protozoa

The long and coiled intestine of a young tadpole ia an adaptation to its

Which stage is found in the muscle of an infected pig?

The main function of the choroid is

Which of the following will be first digested if ingested at the same time?

The radicle of a bean seedling grows most rapidly in the region

In the mammalian respiratory system, exchange of gases occurs in the