JAMB UTME - Biology - 1983 | Green Bridge CBT

Tambaya 1 Rahoto

Starting from the skull end the vertebrate are arranged in the following order

axis, atlas, cervical, thoracic and lumber

atls, cervical, axis, thoracic and lumber

atlas, axis, thoracic, cervical and lumber

atlas, axis, cervical, thoracic and lumber Amsar da ta dace

atlas, thoracic, cervical, axis and lumber

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Karanta bayanin darasi akan Organization Of Life (WAEC)

Organization Of Life

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Tambaya 2 Rahoto

Which of the following statements is NOT true of mammalian erythrocytes?

They have haemoglobin

they appear yellow when looked at singly

They are disc shaped

The cell are more numerous than leucocytes

They have nuclei at maturity Amsar da ta dace

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Karanta bayanin darasi akan Classification (WAEC)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Blood Transfusion (WAEC)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Support And Movement (JAMB)

Classification

Blood Transfusion

Support And Movement

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Tambaya 3 Rahoto

In rhizopus carbohydrate is stored in the form of

Glucose

Paramylon

Glycogen Amsar da ta dace

Starch

Oil

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Tambaya 4 Rahoto

Banana, plantain and pineapple can be grouped together because they

produce small seeds

are multiple fruit

produce suckers Amsar da ta dace

have runners

have bulbils

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Karanta bayanin darasi akan Crime Detection (WAEC)

Crime Detection

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Tambaya 5 Rahoto

Groundnut is not really a 'nut' in the biological sense because

it is harvested from inside the ground

pericarp is not hard and tough Amsar da ta dace

the fruit is not as hard as coconut

the fruit is not succulent

it is an achene

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Karanta bayanin darasi akan Classification (WAEC)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Physiological Variations (WAEC)

Classification

Physiological Variations

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Tambaya 6 Rahoto

The kidneys of all vertebrates act as osmoregulators. This means that they

keep the composition of the plasma constant

regulate osmotic processes Amsar da ta dace

control the volume of blood entering the kidneys

decrease the osmotic pressure of the blood

increase the osmotic pressure of blood

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Tambaya 7 Rahoto

Which of the labelled part in the figure above will develop into new bulb?

Amsar da ta dace

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Tambaya 8 Rahoto

Which of the following structure is NOT found in the female agama lizard?

Pre-anal pads

Eardrum

Gular fold

Nasal scale

Nuchal crest Amsar da ta dace

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Tambaya 9 Rahoto

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of monocot plants?

Occurrence of secondary thickening Amsar da ta dace

Parallel venation

Scattered vascular bundles

Floral parts arranged in threes

Perianth is usually insignificant

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Karanta bayanin darasi akan Morphology Of Monocotyledonous And Dicotyledonous Plants (WAEC)

Morphology Of Monocotyledonous And Dicotyledonous Plants

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Tambaya 10 Rahoto

The function of the ossicles (malleus, incus and stapes) in the mammalian ear is

Transmission of vibrations Amsar da ta dace

Regulation of pressure

Support of the inner ear

Maintenance of balance during motion

Secretion of oil

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Karanta bayanin darasi akan Cell Structure (WAEC)

Cell Structure

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Tambaya 11 Rahoto

Which of the following represents the evolutionary sequence in these plants? 1. Flowering plants 2. Ferns 3. Mosses 4. Algae 5. Conifers

2 → 1 → 4 → 3 → 5

5 → 4 → 3 → 2 → 1

2 → 4 → 5 → 1 →3

3 → 2 → 4 → 5 → 1

4 → 3 → 2 → 5 → 1 Amsar da ta dace

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Karanta bayanin darasi akan Evolution (Theories and Evidence) (WAEC)

Evolution (Theories and Evidence)

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Tambaya 12 Rahoto

The main function of 6 is to?

Separate 5 from 7

Produce more of 5 and 7

Amsar da ta dace

Produce Cork

Translocate water and mineral salt

Conduct carbon dioxide to the other parts

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Karanta bayanin darasi akan Transport System (WAEC)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Cell Structure (WAEC)

Transport System

Cell Structure

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Tambaya 13 Rahoto

‘Jointed skeleton’ is absent in the

Cockroach

Spider

Millipede

Snail Amsar da ta dace

Dragon fly

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Tambaya 14 Rahoto

The dental formula of a i(3/3); c(1/1); pm(4/4; m(2/3) = 42 represent that of a

rabbit

full grown man

young child

dog Amsar da ta dace

sheep

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Karanta bayanin darasi akan Physiological Variations (WAEC)

Physiological Variations

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Tambaya 15 Rahoto

The part of the mammalian brain responsible for maintaining balance is the

medulla oblongata

olfactory lobe

cerebellum Amsar da ta dace

cerebrum

frontal lobe

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Karanta bayanin darasi akan Nervous Coordination (WAEC)

Nervous Coordination

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Tambaya 16 Rahoto

When spirogyra cell is immersed in a salt solution more concentrated than its cell sap, it

Remains unchanged

Takes up water an burst

Absorbs a little water

Loses water and shrivels Amsar da ta dace

Becomes turgid

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Karanta bayanin darasi akan Nucleic Acids (WAEC)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Cell Structure (WAEC)

Nucleic Acids

Cell Structure

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Tambaya 17 Rahoto

In what order do the following structure develop during the metamorphosis of the toad? 1. External gills 2. Internal gills 3. Forelimbs 4.Hindlimbs 5. Mouth

12345

15243 Amsar da ta dace

21345

53412

54321

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Karanta bayanin darasi akan Soil (WAEC)

Soil

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Tambaya 18 Rahoto

A population is defined as the collection of

Similar organism that are found in the same habitat

Similar organisms that breed in the same habitat

Similar organisms that interbreed freely in the same habitat

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Similar organism eating the same food

Different organisms in the same habitat

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A population is a summation of all the organisms of the same group or species, which live in a particular geographical area, and have the capability of interbreeding.

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Co-ordination And Control (JAMB)

Co-ordination And Control

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Tambaya 19 Rahoto

Root hairs are developed from the

root apex

epidermis of root Amsar da ta dace

vascular bundles

endodermis

pericycle

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Karanta bayanin darasi akan Structural Adaptation For Survival (WAEC)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Tissues And Supporting Systems: (WAEC)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Cell Structure (WAEC)

Structural Adaptation For Survival

Tissues And Supporting Systems:

Cell Structure

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Tambaya 20 Rahoto

Which of the following statements about the dentition of man is INCORRECT ? man has

More molars than incisors

No diastema

The same number of teeth on upper and lower jaw

A total of thirty-two teeth

A total of six molars Amsar da ta dace

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Karanta bayanin darasi akan Modes Of Nutrition (WAEC)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Growth (JAMB)

Modes Of Nutrition

Growth

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Tambaya 21 Rahoto

In woody plants, grass and water vapour are transported across the stems by the

xylem fibres Amsar da ta dace

medullary rays

sieve tubes

phloem fibres

phloem parenchyma

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Karanta bayanin darasi akan Transport System (WAEC)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Classification (WAEC)

Transport System

Classification

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Tambaya 22 Rahoto

Which sequence represents the correct order of organisms un a food chain? 1. Toad 2. Mucuna 3. Grasshopper 4. Snake 5. Hawk

5 → 4 → 1 → 3 → 2

1 → 2 → 3 → 4 → 5

2 → 1 → 3 → 4 → 5

2 → 3 →1 → 5 →4

2 → 3 → 1 → 4 → 5 Amsar da ta dace

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Karanta bayanin darasi akan Food Webs And Trophic Levels (WAEC)

Food Webs And Trophic Levels

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Tambaya 23 Rahoto

Herbs differ from shrubs because they

do not produce fruit

are useful to herbalist

do not become woody Amsar da ta dace

are only annual

are only perennials

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Karanta bayanin darasi akan Forms In Which Living Cells Exist (WAEC)

Forms In Which Living Cells Exist

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Tambaya 24 Rahoto

The movement of plant in response to external stimulus of no particular direction is

taxism

tropism

hyptotropic movement

nastic movement Amsar da ta dace

phototropism

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Tambaya 25 Rahoto

Which of the following statements on the mammalian circulatory system is NOT true?

Blood in the pulimonary artery is richer in oxygen content than blood in the pulmonary vein Amsar da ta dace

The blood in the hepatic portal vein is the richest in food substance

Blood flow is controlled by valves in the veins

Arteries are generally thicker and larger than veins

Fibrin helps in the formation of blood clot

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Tambaya 26 Rahoto

Which of the following statements is NOT true of insectivorous plants?

They obtain part of their food by trapping and feeding on insects

They attract insects simply because of pollination Amsar da ta dace

Thay can grow in soils poor in nitrogenous salts

They can supplement their nitrgen supply by feeding on insects

Example include butterworts, sundews and pitcher plants

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Karanta bayanin darasi akan Plant Nutrition (WAEC)

Plant Nutrition

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Tambaya 27 Rahoto

If an isolated living cell is left in distilled water for two hours, it is likely to

lose some of its water to the surrounding water

lose all of its water to the surrounding water

reproduce by binary fission

become more turgid

Amsar da ta dace

die due to excess water

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Karanta bayanin darasi akan Cell Structure (WAEC)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan The Cell And Its Environment: Physical And Biophysical Processes (WAEC)

Cell Structure

The Cell And Its Environment: Physical And Biophysical Processes

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Tambaya 28 Rahoto

What type of fruit is formed from a single flower having several carpels?

Multipe fruit

Simple fruit

Aggregrate fruit Amsar da ta dace

Dehiscent fruit

Indehiscent fruit

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Tambaya 29 Rahoto

Which of the following substance is not found in urine?

Water

Sodium chloride

Nitrogenous compounds

Calcium chloride Amsar da ta dace

Nitrogenous salts

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Karanta bayanin darasi akan Excretory Systems And Mechanisms; Types Of Excretory Systems (WAEC)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Application Of The Principles Of Heredity (WAEC)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan The Ecology Of Populations (JAMB)

Excretory Systems And Mechanisms; Types Of Excretory Systems

Application Of The Principles Of Heredity

The Ecology Of Populations

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Tambaya 30 Rahoto

A centipede differs from a millipede by its

colour

numerous abdominal segment

paired legs on each abdominal segment

poison claws Amsar da ta dace

cylindrical body

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Karanta bayanin darasi akan Animal Nutrition (WAEC)

Animal Nutrition

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Tambaya 31 Rahoto

Which of the following diseases could be exclusively associated with river basin?

Malaria

Syphilis

Onchocerciasis Amsar da ta dace

Cholera

Poliomyelitis

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Karanta bayanin darasi akan Humans And Environment (JAMB)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Plant Nutrition (WAEC)

Humans And Environment

Plant Nutrition

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Tambaya 32 Rahoto

Which of the following will not allow osmosis to take place

pig's bladder

cellophane

parchment paper

transparent polythene Amsar da ta dace

cow's bladder

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Karanta bayanin darasi akan Blood Transfusion (WAEC)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan The Cell And Its Environment: Physical And Biophysical Processes (WAEC)

Blood Transfusion

The Cell And Its Environment: Physical And Biophysical Processes

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Tambaya 33 Rahoto

Which of the following statements about the rate of transpiration is INCORRECT? It is

Dependent on temperature

Affected by changes in light intensity

Unaffected by humidity Amsar da ta dace

Dependent on air movement

Affected by availability of water

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Karanta bayanin darasi akan Transport System (WAEC)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Relevance Of Biology To Agriculture (WAEC)

Transport System

Relevance Of Biology To Agriculture

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Tambaya 34 Rahoto

In a dicot leaf, guard cells differ from other epidermal cells because they

have no definite shape

lack nuclei

are smaller

contain chloroplast Amsar da ta dace

lack vacuole

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Karanta bayanin darasi akan Morphology Of Monocotyledonous And Dicotyledonous Plants (WAEC)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Natural Habitats (JAMB)

Morphology Of Monocotyledonous And Dicotyledonous Plants

Natural Habitats

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Tambaya 35 Rahoto

Which of the following diseases is NOT caused by a virus?

Rinderpest

Maize rust Amsar da ta dace

Newcastle diseases

Swine fever

Cassava mosaic diseases

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Karanta bayanin darasi akan Animal Nutrition (WAEC)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Resources To Be Conserved: Soil, Water, Wildlife, Forest And Minerals (WAEC)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Microorganisms Around Us (WAEC)

Animal Nutrition

Resources To Be Conserved: Soil, Water, Wildlife, Forest And Minerals

Microorganisms Around Us

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Tambaya 36 Rahoto

One disease NOT caused directly by bacteria is

malaria Amsar da ta dace

tuberculosis

pneumonia

tetanus

cholera

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Karanta bayanin darasi akan Resources To Be Conserved: Soil, Water, Wildlife, Forest And Minerals (WAEC)

Resources To Be Conserved: Soil, Water, Wildlife, Forest And Minerals

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Tambaya 37 Rahoto

The tuber cassava is NOT a stem tuber because it

Is distended with food reserve

Has an aerial shoot portion

Has other structure that could be called root

Lacks axillary buds Amsar da ta dace

Has a bark over its stored food

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Tambaya 38 Rahoto

Urea is produced in the

Liver Amsar da ta dace

Bladder

Spleen

Kidneys

Gall bladder

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Karanta bayanin darasi akan Excretory Systems And Mechanisms; Types Of Excretory Systems (WAEC)

Excretory Systems And Mechanisms; Types Of Excretory Systems

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Tambaya 39 Rahoto

The path taken by glucose from the ileum to the heart is

Ileum →hepatic portal vein →hepatic artery → vena cava → heart

Ileum → hepatic portal artery →hepatic artery → vena cava → heart

Ileum → hepatic portal vein → vena cava → heart

Ileum → hepatic vein → vena cava → heart

Ileum → hepatic portal vein → hepatic vein → vena cava → heart Amsar da ta dace

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Tambaya 40 Rahoto

Which of the following elements are necessary for the formation of chlorophyll in a plant?

magnesium and iron Amsar da ta dace

Calcium and potassium

Calcium and sulphur

Potasium and sulphur

Phosphorus and potassium

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Karanta bayanin darasi akan Population Studies By Sampling (WAEC)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Nucleic Acids (WAEC)

Population Studies By Sampling

Nucleic Acids

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Tambaya 41 Rahoto

In a positive phototropic response of a coleoptile, the region of greatest curvature is brought about by the

movement of auxins away from the region of curvature

even distribution of auxins in all parts of the coleoptile

inhibition of growth by auxins in the region f smaller curvature

concentration of auxins in the region of curvature Amsar da ta dace

absence of auxins in the coleoptile

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Karanta bayanin darasi akan Protein Synthesis (WAEC)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Nucleic Acids (WAEC)

Protein Synthesis

Nucleic Acids

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Tambaya 42 Rahoto

What is the genetic ratio of the F2 generation if members of F generation are allowed to self-pollinate?

1 tall : 3 short

3 tall : 1 short Amsar da ta dace

1 tall : 1 short

4 short : 0 tall

4 tall : 0 short

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Karanta bayanin darasi akan Genetic Terminologies (WAEC)

Genetic Terminologies

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Tambaya 43 Rahoto

Plants which can survive in places where the water supply is limited are

bryophytes

mesophytes

xerophytes Amsar da ta dace

hydrophytes

pteridophytes

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Karanta bayanin darasi akan Blood Transfusion (WAEC)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Soil (WAEC)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Co-ordination And Control (JAMB)

Blood Transfusion

Soil

Co-ordination And Control

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Tambaya 44 Rahoto

An organism having one pair of identical genes is

a heterozygote

a hybride

an allelomorph

a homozygote Amsar da ta dace

a diploid

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Karanta bayanin darasi akan Behavioural Adaptations In Social Animals (WAEC)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Heredity (JAMB)

Behavioural Adaptations In Social Animals

Heredity

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Tambaya 45 Rahoto

If an organic compound has its hydrogen: oxygen ratio as 2:1, it is likely to be

a protein

a cabohydrate Amsar da ta dace

a fat

a fatty acid and glycerol

an amino acid

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Karanta bayanin darasi akan Modes Of Nutrition (WAEC)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan DNA Structure And Replication, RNA Transcription (WAEC)

Modes Of Nutrition

DNA Structure And Replication, RNA Transcription

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Tambaya 46 Rahoto

In the onion bulb, food is stored in the

stem

lateral buds

cotyledons

outer scale leave

leaf base Amsar da ta dace

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Karanta bayanin darasi akan Nutrition (JAMB)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Morphology Of Monocotyledonous And Dicotyledonous Plants (WAEC)

Nutrition

Morphology Of Monocotyledonous And Dicotyledonous Plants

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Tambaya 47 Rahoto

Which of the following features can be used to identify the figure above?

Position of 7

Amsar da ta dace

Its circular nature

Number of 5

Presence of 3

Width of 2

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Tambaya 48 Rahoto

Which of the following instruments is used for determining turbidity of water?

Thermometer

secchi disc Amsar da ta dace

rain guage

Hydrometer

Wind vane

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Karanta bayanin darasi akan Transport System (WAEC)

Transport System

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Tambaya 49 Rahoto

which of these worms is beneficial to man?

Hookworm

Tapeworm

Roundworm

Earthworm Amsar da ta dace

Guinea worm

Bayanin Amsa

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Plant Nutrition (WAEC)

Plant Nutrition

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Tambaya 50 Rahoto

28 g soil sample was heated to a constant weight of 24 g. When further heated to red hot and cooled, it weighed 18 g. What is the percentage of humus in the soil?

22.2 Amsar da ta dace

55.6

75.0

25.0

35.7

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