JAMB UTME - Biology - 1988

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

In the kidney, the malpighian corpuscles is located in the

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

Insects and millipede have many features in common EXCEPT

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

What is the function of Trichocyst in paramecium?

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?

Which of the following causes pollution?

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

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

Taxism differs from tropism because

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

The major function of the swim-bladder in fishes is

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

At what stage in this cycle can man be infected?

If an animal has diastema, it would NOT posses

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

The mineral nutrient that is most bound to the soil is

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

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

Spirogyra, Euglena and Chlamydomonas share many characteristics EXCEPT

Most commercial fertilizers are rich in salts of

The following organisms are hermaphrodites EXCEPT

Dead plants and animals are decomposed by bacteria and fungi into

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

The main waste products formed in plants are

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

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

The main function of the choroid is

The turbidity of a pond can be measured using the

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

The function of ribosomes in cell is

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

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 skin, through the sweat glands, function as

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

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

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

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

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

Lungs hooks are used for respiration in

The term 'Thyllophyta'refers to

Airspace are characteristic of seeds of fruits dispersed by

Parasitic form are NOT found among

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

Parenchyma cells are serves as supporting tissue when they

One of the characteristics of plants in the savanna is the

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

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

Which of the following relationship involves only one organism?