JAMB UTME - Biology - 1985

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

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The characters by which an organism is recognized are termed its

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The hereditary material in a cell is known as

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

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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.

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

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In mammals, the function of the sebaceous gland is to

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

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Soil erosion CANNOT be controlled by

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

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The origin of mineral particles in the soil is

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A group of similar cells performing the same function is

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which of the following is NOT true of mucor? it

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

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

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The appendicular skeleton is made up of the

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

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Atmospheric nitrogen is directly replenished in nature through

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

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

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Each of the following is an anthropod EXCEPT the

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

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

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

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

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Which of the following is NOT caused by bacteria?

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

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A relationship between living organisms which is of mutual benefit is

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Which of the following is seed bearing?

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Blood platelets are important because they are

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

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Irish potato is a

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

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In an angiosperm leaf, the xylem is

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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 function of lymph nodes is to

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The mammalian endocrine system is responsible for

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

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If a flower is protandrous then it

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Bryophtes are different from flower because they

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

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A food substance which produces red colouration with Sudan III contain

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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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Bowman's capsule is located in the part labeled

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In spirogyra, the pyrenoid

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The primary and secondary hosts respectively of bilharzia are

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