JAMB UTME - Biology - 1985

A relationship between living organisms which is of mutual benefit is

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Blood platelets are important because they are

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

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

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

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The function of lymph nodes is to

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

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

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

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

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The primary and secondary hosts respectively of bilharzia are

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Atmospheric nitrogen is directly replenished in nature through

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A group of similar cells performing the same function is

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A food substance which produces red colouration with Sudan III contain

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Which of the following is NOT caused by bacteria?

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The hereditary material in a cell is known as

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

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

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Bryophtes are different from flower because they

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If calcium is deficient in food this may cause

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Calcium helps in the growth of bones and teeth.

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

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In spirogyra, the pyrenoid

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Which of the following organs regulates the amount of amino acids and glucose in the body?

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In mammals, the function of the sebaceous gland is to

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Bowman's capsule is located in the part labeled

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The mammalian endocrine system is responsible for

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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

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Euglene is an autotrophic organism because it

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Water retention is highest in soils which are rich in

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The appendicular skeleton is made up of the

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

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Irish potato is a

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which of the following is NOT true of mucor? it

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

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If a flower is protandrous then it

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Each of the following is an anthropod EXCEPT the

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

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

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Soil erosion CANNOT be controlled by

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

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The characters by which an organism is recognized are termed its

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In an angiosperm leaf, the xylem is

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

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Which of the following is seed bearing?

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

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Which of the following food chains is in the correct sequence?

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The origin of mineral particles in the soil is

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

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

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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

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