JAMB UTME - Biology - 1979 | Green Bridge CBT

Pergunta 1 Relatório

One of the following statement is not true of viruses

They are micro-organisms

They are smaller than bacteria

They can be seen with an ordinary light microscope Resposta correta

They cause tobacco disease

They cause polio and smallpox

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Pergunta 2 Relatório

Which one of the following option is not true for mucor of Rhizophus? it

Grows on moist dead organic matter

Is a plant

Has cellulose cell-wall Resposta correta

Reproduce asexually by producing a spore

Has no chlorophyll

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Pergunta 3 Relatório

Which of the structure listed below is peculiar to the axis vertebra?

Odontoid process Resposta correta

Anterior zygapophysis

Posterior zygapophysis

Lateral spine

Centrum

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Ler a nota de aula em Cell Structure (WAEC)

Cell Structure

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Pergunta 4 Relatório

Which one of the following is not an excretory product?

Urine

Sweat

Faeces Resposta correta

Salts

Carbon-dioxide

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Ler a nota de aula em Excretory Systems And Mechanisms; Types Of Excretory Systems (WAEC)

Ler a nota de aula em Adaptive Colouration (WAEC)

Excretory Systems And Mechanisms; Types Of Excretory Systems

Adaptive Colouration

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Pergunta 5 Relatório

Which of the following is not an excretory organ in animals?

Lungs

Kidney

Leaf Resposta correta

Large intestine

Skin

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Ler a nota de aula em Respiration (JAMB)

Ler a nota de aula em Animal Nutrition (WAEC)

Ler a nota de aula em Excretory Systems And Mechanisms; Types Of Excretory Systems (WAEC)

Ler a nota de aula em The Ecology Of Populations (JAMB)

Respiration

Animal Nutrition

Excretory Systems And Mechanisms; Types Of Excretory Systems

The Ecology Of Populations

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Pergunta 6 Relatório

The major function of contractile vacuole in amoeba is

to secrete enzyme to digest food particles

to store excess food materials

to excrete nitrogenous waste

to absorb water from the surrounding

to collect and expel water in the cytoplasm Resposta correta

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Pergunta 7 Relatório

Which of these tissue serves the function of support and water conduction

Parenchyma

Collenchymas

Sclerenchyma

Xylem Resposta correta

Phloem

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Tissues And Supporting Systems:

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Pergunta 8 Relatório

In which of the following tissue do the cells have the ability to divide?

Meristem Resposta correta

Sclerenchyma

Phloem

Collenchyma

Pith

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Ler a nota de aula em Tissues And Supporting Systems: (WAEC)

Tissues And Supporting Systems:

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Pergunta 9 Relatório

Identical twins are produced under one of the following conditions

Two oval fertilized at the same time by two sperm

one ovum ferilized divides to give two embryos Resposta correta

one ovum fertilized, twins formed shortly before birth

Two ova fertilized by one sperm

one ovum fertilized by two sperm

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Ler a nota de aula em Genetic Terminologies (WAEC)

Genetic Terminologies

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Pergunta 10 Relatório

The digestive enzyme that coagulates proteins in milk is

Ptyalin

Pepsin

Renin Resposta correta

Trypsin

Amylase

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Ler a nota de aula em Support And Movement (JAMB)

Ler a nota de aula em Cell Structure (WAEC)

Support And Movement

Cell Structure

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Pergunta 11 Relatório

Root hair have their origin from

Endodermis

Pericycle

Cortex

Epidermis Resposta correta

Xylem

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Ler a nota de aula em Organization Of Life (WAEC)

Ler a nota de aula em Cell Structure (WAEC)

Organization Of Life

Cell Structure

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Pergunta 12 Relatório

The arrangements below are steps in protein digestion. Which is the correct sequence?
A. polypetides B.protein C. amino-acids D.peptones

a-b-c-d

c-d-a-b

b-d-a-c Resposta correta

a-d-b-c

b-a-c-d

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Ler a nota de aula em Protein Synthesis (WAEC)

Protein Synthesis

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Pergunta 13 Relatório

In the figure above the cell which controls the opening and closing of stomatal pore is

5 Resposta correta

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Ler a nota de aula em Cell Structure (WAEC)

Cell Structure

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Pergunta 14 Relatório

Which of the following statements is not true of paramecium?

It is slipper-shaped

The anterior end is blunt

The gullet is lined with cilia

It has an anal pore

Its vacuole is stationary Resposta correta

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Ler a nota de aula em Forms In Which Living Cells Exist (WAEC)

Ler a nota de aula em Amoeba, Paramecium, And Euglena (WAEC)

Forms In Which Living Cells Exist

Amoeba, Paramecium, And Euglena

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Pergunta 15 Relatório

All living organism

Photosynthesize

Respire Resposta correta

Move

Feed

Transpire

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Ler a nota de aula em Transport: Guttation (WAEC)

Ler a nota de aula em Nutrition (JAMB)

Ler a nota de aula em Growth (JAMB)

Ler a nota de aula em Alimentary System (WAEC)

Ler a nota de aula em Ecological Components (WAEC)

Transport: Guttation

Nutrition

Growth

Alimentary System

Ecological Components

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Pergunta 16 Relatório

Which of these is not true? grass in the above food chain

trap all the sunlight Resposta correta

trap a small percent of the sun energy

are primary producers

are eaten by primary consumers

contains chlorophyll

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Ler a nota de aula em Factors Affecting The Distribution Of Organisms (JAMB)

Ler a nota de aula em Ecosystem (WAEC)

Factors Affecting The Distribution Of Organisms

Ecosystem

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Pergunta 17 Relatório

Alkaline pyrogallol was used in an experiment. That experiment must have been connected with

Excretion

Germination

Transpiration

Digestion

Photosynthesis Resposta correta

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Pergunta 18 Relatório

The one-seeded fuit in which the pericarp and the seed coat have become fused together is known as

achene

samara

caryopsis Resposta correta

legume

drupe

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Morphology Of Monocotyledonous And Dicotyledonous Plants

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Pergunta 19 Relatório

A secchi disc is used in the determination of

Rainfall

Tides

Waves

Turbidity Resposta correta

Current velocity

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Relevance Of Biology To Agriculture

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Pergunta 20 Relatório

The farmer cannot check soil erosion effectively by

Constructing is ridges of planting across the slope

Cultivating cover crops

Practising strip farming

Clearing the land of vegetation Resposta correta

Constructing terraces

Detalhes da Resposta

Ler a nota de aula em Soil (JAMB)

Ler a nota de aula em Soil (WAEC)

Soil

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Pergunta 21 Relatório

Bacteria inhabiting legume root nodules and which add atmospheric nitrogen to the soil are referred to as

Denitrifying bacteria

Nitrifying bacteria

Nitrogen fixing bacteria Resposta correta

Nitrogen freeing bacteria

Nitrogen putrefying bacteria

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Ler a nota de aula em Ecological Management: Tolerance, Minimum And Maximum (WAEC)

Ecological Management: Tolerance, Minimum And Maximum

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Pergunta 22 Relatório

If you cross breed a tall variety (Tt) of maize with a short variety (tt), the ratio of tall to short plants in the offspring will be

2:1

1:2

1:1 Resposta correta

1:3

3:1

Detalhes da Resposta

Ler a nota de aula em Genetic Terminologies (WAEC)

Genetic Terminologies

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Pergunta 23 Relatório

The dry indehiscent, winged fruit formed from one one carpel is known as

Schizocarp

Caryopsis

Samara Resposta correta

Nut

Follicle

Detalhes da Resposta

Ler a nota de aula em Ecology Of Population (WAEC)

Ler a nota de aula em Natural Habitats (JAMB)

Ecology Of Population

Natural Habitats

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Pergunta 24 Relatório

The part of the mammalian brain responsible for maintaining balance is

Medulla oblongata

Cerebellum Resposta correta

Optic lobe

Cerebrum

Olfactory lobe

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Pergunta 25 Relatório

The carrier of the hereditary character in plants and animal is the

Cell

Nucleus

Chromosome Resposta correta

Chloroplast

Gene

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Chromosomes: The Basis Of Heredity

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Pergunta 26 Relatório

which of these diseases cannot be controlled by killing the vector?

River blindness

Malaria

Polio Resposta correta

Cholera

Bilharzia (shistosoma)

Detalhes da Resposta

Ler a nota de aula em Animal Nutrition (WAEC)

Ler a nota de aula em Resources To Be Conserved: Soil, Water, Wildlife, Forest And Minerals (WAEC)

Animal Nutrition

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

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Pergunta 27 Relatório

The region of cell division in a root is

Root cap

Endodermis

Xylem

Piliferous layer

Meristem Resposta correta

Detalhes da Resposta

Ler a nota de aula em Tissues And Supporting Systems: (WAEC)

Ler a nota de aula em Amoeba, Paramecium, And Euglena (WAEC)

Tissues And Supporting Systems:

Amoeba, Paramecium, And Euglena

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Pergunta 28 Relatório

The movement of molecules from a region of higher concentration to one of lower concentration is

Diffusion Resposta correta

Transpiration

Osmosis

Translocation

Plasmolysis

Detalhes da Resposta

Ler a nota de aula em Movement Of Substances Into And Out Of Cells (WAEC)

Ler a nota de aula em Nucleic Acids (WAEC)

Movement Of Substances Into And Out Of Cells

Nucleic Acids

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Pergunta 29 Relatório

The hepatic portal vein is characterized by

Beginning and ending with capillaries Resposta correta

Connecting the liver and the kidney

Carrying deoxygenated blood

Ending with large capillaries

Having no capillaries

Detalhes da Resposta

Ler a nota de aula em The Cell And Its Environment: Physical And Biophysical Processes (WAEC)

The Cell And Its Environment: Physical And Biophysical Processes

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Pergunta 30 Relatório

The plumule is best described as?

Part of the cotyledon

Part of the endosperm

A miniature shoot Resposta correta

Structure near the micropyle

Structure opposite the hilum

Detalhes da Resposta

Ler a nota de aula em Nutrition (JAMB)

Nutrition

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Pergunta 31 Relatório

The figure above is a section of a drupe. The part numbered 2 is

epicarp

endocarp

mesocarp Resposta correta

seed

pericarp

Detalhes da Resposta

Ler a nota de aula em Integrated Water Resources Management (WAEC)

Ler a nota de aula em Ecological Management: Tolerance, Minimum And Maximum (WAEC)

Integrated Water Resources Management

Ecological Management: Tolerance, Minimum And Maximum

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Pergunta 32 Relatório

A gland in the human body secretes two hormones, one of which causes a disease called diabetes when there is a deficiency. Which of these organ produce the hormone?

spleen

Parathyroid

Adrenal body

Thyroid

Pancreas Resposta correta

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Ler a nota de aula em Support And Movement (JAMB)

Support And Movement

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Pergunta 33 Relatório

Which of these is not a type of soil?

Sand

Granite Resposta correta

Loam

Clay

Sandy loam

Detalhes da Resposta

Ler a nota de aula em Soil (JAMB)

Ler a nota de aula em Soil (WAEC)

Soil

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Pergunta 34 Relatório

An organism which lives on the remain of dead plant is

An endoparasite

Saprophyte Resposta correta

Commensal

Symbiont

ectoparasite

Detalhes da Resposta

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Ler a nota de aula em Adaptive Colouration (WAEC)

Classification

Adaptive Colouration

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Pergunta 35 Relatório

In which of these association is much harm done to one of the partners?

Symbiosis

Epiphytism

Commensalism

Parasitism Resposta correta

Mutualism

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Pergunta 36 Relatório

The element nitrogen is utilized in

Formation of ATP

Formation of glucose

Formation of amino acid Resposta correta

Photosynthesis

None of the above

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Pergunta 37 Relatório

The maize grain is regarded as a fruit and not a seed because

It is covered by a sheath of leaves

The testa and fruit wall fuse after fertilization Resposta correta

It has both endosperm and cotyledon

It has coleorhiza and coleoptile

The pericarp and seed coat are separated

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Ler a nota de aula em Nutrition (JAMB)

Nutrition

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Pergunta 38 Relatório

Amoeba moves by means of

Cilia

Flagella

Pseudopodia Resposta correta

Swimmerets

Setae

Detalhes da Resposta

Ler a nota de aula em Amoeba, Paramecium, And Euglena (WAEC)

Amoeba, Paramecium, And Euglena

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Pergunta 39 Relatório

Which of these is the terminal portion of the alimentary canal of a mammal?

Oesophagus

Stomach

Rectum Resposta correta

Colon

Appendix

Detalhes da Resposta

Ler a nota de aula em Alimentary System (WAEC)

Alimentary System

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Pergunta 40 Relatório

The complex relationship between the members of a community and between the community as a whole and its physical environment is

Ecosystem Resposta correta

Habitat

Environment

Niche

Micro habitat

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Ler a nota de aula em Natural Habitats (JAMB)

Ler a nota de aula em Ecosystem (WAEC)

Natural Habitats

Ecosystem

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Pergunta 41 Relatório

Which of the substance listed below is a trace element of plants?

Potassium

Sodium

Copper Resposta correta

Phosphate

Nitrate

Detalhes da Resposta

Ler a nota de aula em Tissues And Supporting Systems: (WAEC)

Tissues And Supporting Systems:

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Pergunta 42 Relatório

Which of these statement below is not a characteristic of wind pollinated flower?

Stigmas are usually large and feathery

Nectar is usually absent

The pollen grains have rough spiny surfaces Resposta correta

The flowers are not scented

The pollen is light and smooth

Detalhes da Resposta

Ler a nota de aula em Nutrition (JAMB)

Ler a nota de aula em Support And Movement (JAMB)

Nutrition

Support And Movement

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Pergunta 43 Relatório

Magnesium is utilized in the formation of

ATP

Glucose

Amino acids

Chlorophyll Resposta correta

Fats

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Pergunta 44 Relatório

Which of these is not an enzyme?

Pepsin

Gastrin Resposta correta

Amylase

Chymotrypsin

Trypsin

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Pergunta 45 Relatório

A sugar solution was boiled with fehling’s solution A and B and the colour remained blue. The sugar tested was

Glucose

Maltose

Fructose

Sucrose Resposta correta

Lactose

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Pergunta 46 Relatório

When the ciliary muscles of the eye contract, the eye lens

Bulge

Contracts

Rotates

Flattens

Is rounded Resposta correta

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Ler a nota de aula em Cell Structure (WAEC)

Cell Structure

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Pergunta 47 Relatório

The blood vessel which carries digested food from the small intestine to the liver is the

Renal vain

Renal artery

Hepatic artery

Hepatic portal vein Resposta correta

Coelic artery

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Pergunta 48 Relatório

Insect show consideration powers of water conservation. This is due to the fact that

The chitinous cuticle is impregnated with tanned protein

Nitrogenous waste is eliminated as urea

Chitin is impermeable to water Resposta correta

The malpighian tubules are impermeable to water

The curticle is covered with wax

Detalhes da Resposta

Ler a nota de aula em Excretory Systems And Mechanisms; Types Of Excretory Systems (WAEC)

Ler a nota de aula em The Cell And Its Environment: Physical And Biophysical Processes (WAEC)

Excretory Systems And Mechanisms; Types Of Excretory Systems

The Cell And Its Environment: Physical And Biophysical Processes

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Pergunta 49 Relatório

One significant difference between roots and stem is that

Branch roots originate in the pericycle while stem do not Resposta correta

Stems are always bove the ground while root are always below the ground

Stems are positively geotropic while roots are negatively geotropic

Stem are sometime used for storage while roots are never used

Stems grow in both length and circumference while root grow only in length

Detalhes da Resposta

Ler a nota de aula em Forms In Which Living Cells Exist (WAEC)

Forms In Which Living Cells Exist

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Pergunta 50 Relatório

Grasses grasshopper lizard snakes hawks. In the food chain, the organism which are the least in number are

grasses

grasshopper

lizards

snakes

hawks Resposta correta

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Ler a nota de aula em Food Webs And Trophic Levels (WAEC)

Ler a nota de aula em Reproduction (Physical Changes In Males And Females) (WAEC)

Food Webs And Trophic Levels

Reproduction (Physical Changes In Males And Females)

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