In an angiosperm leaf, the xylem is

in separate bundles from the phloem

JAMB UTME - Biology - 1985 | Green Bridge CBT

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The appendicular skeleton is made up of the

limbs

skull and limbs

phalanges

ulna and radius

girdles and limbs

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

Organization Of Life

Tissues And Supporting Systems:

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In mammals, stimulus is transferred from the receptor muscles to the central nervous system through the

motor neurons

effector muscles

dendrites

sensory neurons

synapses

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

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Properties And Functions Of The Living Cell (WAEC)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Nucleic Acids (WAEC)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Spirogyra And Rhizopus (WAEC)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Nervous Coordination (WAEC)

Morphology Of Monocotyledonous And Dicotyledonous Plants

Properties And Functions Of The Living Cell

Nucleic Acids

Spirogyra And Rhizopus

Nervous Coordination

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Water retention is highest in soils which are rich in

sand, poor in humus and devoid of clay

clay and sand, but poor in humus

clay and humus, but poor in sand

clay, poor in humus and devoid of sand

sand and humus, but poor in clay

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Karanta bayanin darasi akan Soil (JAMB)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Soil (WAEC)

Soil

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The mammalian endocrine system is responsible for

transmitting impulse

regulating body temperature

regulating osmotic pressure of blood

chemical co-ordination

the manufacture of blood

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Karanta bayanin darasi akan Hormonal Coordination (WAEC)

Hormonal Coordination

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Which of the following is NOT caused by bacteria?

Cholera

Gonorrhoea

Tuberculosis

Onchoceriasis

Typhoid

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

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Physiological Variations (WAEC)

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

Physiological Variations

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Tsetse fly is harmful to man because it is associated with the spread of

river blindness

malaria

sleeping sickness

leprosy

dysentry

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Re-absorption of useful materials takes place in the part labelled

1 and 3

3 and 5

5 and 6

6 and 7

2 and 4

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

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Support And Movement (JAMB)

Excretory Systems And Mechanisms; Types Of Excretory Systems

Support And Movement

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which of the following is NOT true of mucor? it

contains chlorophll

grows saprophytically

bears spores in sporangium

consist of hypae

reproduces by conjugation

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In spirogyra, the pyrenoid

excretes waste products

is suspended by cytoplasmic strands

is mainly used for respiration

usually contains starch

makes the plants slimy to touch

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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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If a flower is protandrous then it

must be unisexual

has an undeveloped androecium

has no androecium

must be insect-pollinated

can prevent self pollination

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Karanta bayanin darasi akan Nutrition (JAMB)

Nutrition

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If calcium is deficient in food this may cause

anaemia

retarded growth

sterility

goitre

beri-beri

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Calcium helps in the growth of bones and teeth.

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Ecological Management: Tolerance, Minimum And Maximum (WAEC)

Ecological Management: Tolerance, Minimum And Maximum

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Germination which results in the cotyledons being brought above ground is called

hypocotyl

epicotyl

epigeal

hypogeal

plumule

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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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The maize grain is a fruit and not a seed because it

has a large endosperm

is formed from an ovary

is a monocotyledon

has no plumule and radicle

has a hypogeal germination

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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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Irish potato is a

bulb

tap root

rhizome

root tuber

stem tuber

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A stem tuber forms from thickened rhizomes or stolons. The top sides of the tuber produce shoots that grow into typical stems and leaves and the under sides produce roots. They tend to form at the sides of the parent plant and are most often located near the soil surface. Irish potato is a stem tuber.

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Nitrogen Cycle (WAEC)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Morphological Variations In The Physical Appearance Of Individuals (WAEC)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Nutrition (JAMB)

Nitrogen Cycle

Morphological Variations In The Physical Appearance Of Individuals

Nutrition

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Which of the following is common to a dicotyledonous stem and monocotyledonous root?

Medullary rays

Central pith

Wide cortex

Narrow cortex

Pericycle fibres

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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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Which of the following events does NOT occur during anaerobic respiration of glucose?

Muscle cells produce lactic acid

Carbon dioxide is produced

Milk bacteria produce lactic acid

Energy is not produced

Germinating seeds produced alcohol

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Karanta bayanin darasi akan Cellular Respiration (WAEC)

Cellular Respiration

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Soil erosion CANNOT be controlled by

planting cover crops

contouring of sloping ground

terracing of slopes

laying of mulch

burning of bush

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Karanta bayanin darasi akan Soil (JAMB)

Soil

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A young plant showing yellow leaves is likely to be deficient in

calcium

magnesium

potassium

boron

molybdenum

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Karanta bayanin darasi akan Modes Of Nutrition (WAEC)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Plant Nutrition (WAEC)

Modes Of Nutrition

Plant Nutrition

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Which of the following is seed bearing?

Mosses

Whistling pine

Algal filament

liverwort

Fern fronds

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

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Cell Structure (WAEC)

Morphology Of Monocotyledonous And Dicotyledonous Plants

Cell Structure

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If a child can receive blood from all donors , he belongs to the blood group

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Karanta bayanin darasi akan Blood Transfusion (WAEC)

Blood Transfusion

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A relationship between living organisms which is of mutual benefit is

parasitism

saprophtism

ecosystem

symbiosis

commensalism

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Karanta bayanin darasi akan Symbiotic Interactions Of Plants And Animals (JAMB)

Symbiotic Interactions Of Plants And Animals

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Partially digested food ready to leave the stomach is referred to as

chyme

curd

glycogen

paste

roughage

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Karanta bayanin darasi akan Nutrition (JAMB)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Growth (JAMB)

Nutrition

Growth

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The function of lymph nodes is to

supply oxygen

filter out bacteria

form red blood cells

supply amino acids

supply simple sugars

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

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

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Natural Habitats (JAMB)

Excretory Systems And Mechanisms; Types Of Excretory Systems

Food Webs And Trophic Levels

Natural Habitats

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Atmospheric nitrogen is directly replenished in nature through

the activities of denitrifying bacteria

the breakdown of ammonium salts in the soil

the activities of nitrifying bacteria

the activities of nitrogen-fixing bacteria in root nodules

egestion, death and decay

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Karanta bayanin darasi akan Nitrogen Cycle (WAEC)

Nitrogen Cycle

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In which of the following groups of animals are flagella and cilia found?

Flatworms

Annelids

Coelenterates

protozoa

Nematodes

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Karanta bayanin darasi akan Amoeba, Paramecium, And Euglena (WAEC)

Amoeba, Paramecium, And Euglena

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Blood platelets are important because they are

amoeboid and nucleated

produce antitoxins

produce antibodies

digest harmful bacteria

release thrombin for blood clothing

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Euglene is an autotrophic organism because it

has flagella

has plant and animal features

is found in water

can manufacture its food

move fast

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Bryophtes are different from flower because they

live in moist habita

are small plants

reproduce sexually and asexually

have small leaves

have no vascular tissue

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

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Physiological Variations (WAEC)

Forms In Which Living Cells Exist

Physiological Variations

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In which of the following groups of animals are flagella and cilia found?

Flatworms

Annelids

Coelenterates

protozoa

Nematodes

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Flagella and cilia are found in protozoa. Flagella are slender thread-like structures, especially microscopic whip-like appendages which enables many protozoa, bacteria, spermatozoa, etc. to swim. Cilia are microscopic, hair-like structures that extend outwardfrom the surface of protozoan cells.

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

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Amoeba, Paramecium, And Euglena (WAEC)

Forms In Which Living Cells Exist

Amoeba, Paramecium, And Euglena

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For pollen to be released in Crotalaria the insect must depress the

wing

keel

standard

antepetalous stamen

antesepalous stamen

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The hereditary material in a cell is known as

ADP

CNS

RNA

ATP

DNA

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Karanta bayanin darasi akan Identification Of Organisms Using Biological Keys (WAEC)

Identification Of Organisms Using Biological Keys

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Irish potato is a

bulb

tap root

rhizome

root tuber

stem tuber

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

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

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

Morphology Of Monocotyledonous And Dicotyledonous Plants

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The characters by which an organism is recognized are termed its

phenotype

genotype

morphology

anatomy

physiology

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Karanta bayanin darasi akan Genetic Terminologies (WAEC)

Genetic Terminologies

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The primary and secondary hosts respectively of bilharzia are

fish and man

man and dog

snail and man

man and snail

fish and snail

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Karanta bayanin darasi akan Nitrogen Cycle (WAEC)

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

Nitrogen Cycle

Excretory Systems And Mechanisms; Types Of Excretory Systems

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At what stage in the life history of a toad is its mode of breathing similar to that of fish?

Tadpole stage

External gill stage

Adult stage

Internal gill stage

Larval stage

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Karanta bayanin darasi akan Classification (WAEC)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Movement (WAEC)

Classification

Movement

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An old man is likely to be long-sighted because age affects the

optic nerves

retina

ciliary muscles

cornea

aqueous humour

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The initial volume of water poured into 60g bag of dry soil was 50ml and the amount that drained through was 35ml. The percentage water content of the fully soaked soil is therefore

46.7

25.0

20.0

30.0

58.3

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Karanta bayanin darasi akan Soil (WAEC)

Soil

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The vein which returns blood from the head and arms to the heart is called

aorta

inferior vena cava

superior vena cava

pulmonary vein

pulmonary artery

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Karanta bayanin darasi akan Ecological Management (WAEC)

Ecological Management

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Which of the following represents the sequence of protein hydrolysis? 1. polypeptides 2. Amino acides 3. Proteins 4. Peptones

3 → 1 → 2 → 4

3 → 2 →4 → 1

3 → 1 →2 → 4

3 → 4 → 1 → 2

3 → 1 → 4 → 2

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Karanta bayanin darasi akan Protein Synthesis (WAEC)

Protein Synthesis

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In lower plants like mosses, the structure which performs the functions of roots of higher plants is called

root hairs

rootlets

hypae

rhizoids

thalli

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In mammals, the function of the sebaceous gland is to

produce sweat

secrete sodium choride

secrete water

produce an oily substance

manufacture vitamin D for the skin

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Karanta bayanin darasi akan Structural Adaptation For Survival (WAEC)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Irritability As A Basic Characteristic Of Protoplasm (WAEC)

Structural Adaptation For Survival

Irritability As A Basic Characteristic Of Protoplasm

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In fish the sense organs which detect movements in water are located within the

gills

operculum

nostrils

median fin

lateral line

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Karanta bayanin darasi akan Sense Organs (Nose, Tongue & Skin) (WAEC)

Sense Organs (Nose, Tongue & Skin)

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Bowman's capsule is located in the part labeled

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Karanta bayanin darasi akan Cell Structure (WAEC)

Cell Structure

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Each of the following is an anthropod EXCEPT the

crab

spider

snail

milipede

cockroach

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

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Microorganisms: Man And Health (WAEC)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Theories Of Evolution (JAMB)

Forms In Which Living Cells Exist

Microorganisms: Man And Health

Theories Of Evolution

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Movements and positions of the head in man are detected by the

cochlea

malleus

utriculus

semicircular canals

outer ear

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Karanta bayanin darasi akan Sense Organs (Nose, Tongue & Skin) (WAEC)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Nervous Coordination (WAEC)

Sense Organs (Nose, Tongue & Skin)

Nervous Coordination

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Identify which of the following are characteristics of the vertebrate respiratory surface 1. Moist 2. Vascularized 3. Semipermeable 4. Freely permeable 5. Dry

1, 2, 3

1, 2, 5

2, 3, 5

2, 4, 5

1, 3, 5

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Karanta bayanin darasi akan Cellular Respiration (WAEC)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Organization Of Life (WAEC)

Karanta bayanin darasi akan Movement (WAEC)

Cellular Respiration

Organization Of Life

Movement