JAMB UTME - Biology - 1986

A major limitation in the use of the potometer for measuring the rate of transpiration is that

Evidence that a tooth is a living part of the mammalian can be found within the

The main function of the structure labelled 2 is to

Which of the following is NOT true of spirogyra?

A larger percentage of tropical soils tends to be acidic because they

The hormones which regulates the amount of glucose in the blood is called

For effective functioning of a bird's quill feather, hooks fit on the ridge of the

Which of the following pairs are fully adapted to terrestrial life?

The severe deficiency of vitamin C leads to

Deamination occurs in the

The stem differs from the root in having the xylem and phloem strands

Which of the labelled parts will develop into a new maize plant?

An instrument that can be used to demonstrate phototropism and geotropism in plants is the

In addition to the high calories derived from fats and oils, they are

The three important organs that are situated close to the stomach are

In community, bacteria and fungi are referred to as

Incomplete metamorphosis occurs in the

Gestation in mammals is the period

Which of the following is an example of discontinuous variation?

Which of the following has cones?

The extract from food substance reacting with sodium hydroxide and copper sulphate solutions will produce violet to purple coloration if

The equation that can be used to summarize the process of anaerobic breakdown of sugar is

Blood circulation in a mammalian is said to be double because

The structure labelled 1 is the

Which is the correct order of water loss from the leaf? 1 Mesophyll 2 Veins 3 Substomatals cavity 4 Stomata

The male cockroach differs from the female by having

Sample of different soil types are packed in glass tubes whose lower ends are plugged with cotton wool, if these tubes are suspended in a trough of water, water will rise highest after a few hours in

Which of these disease CANNOT be prevented by immunization?

Fishes are cold blooded because their body temperature is

The fins making up the limbs of the bony fish are

Which of these is a trace element?

Which of the following ecological factors are common to both terrestrial and aquatic habitats?

The main organic substances found in the human body are

In the mammalian skin, melanin and keratin are contained in the

The swollen shoot disease of cocoa tree is caused by a

If a woman who is a carrier of sickle cell trait (AS) married a man who is a sickler (SS) and they had four children, how many of them would be normal?

Which of the following elements is essential for the formation of haemoglobin?

In an agricultural ecosystem, the biotic component consists of

If a person is bitten by a snake on the leg, it is advisable for him to

Which of the following statement is NOT correct with respect to inhalation in mammals? The

The aperture between the left auricle and the left ventricle is guarded by the

Two main distinguishing features of the cervical vertebra are the presence of

Nastic movement is

In an ecosystem, animals which feed directly on plants are called

Which of the following lacks chaetae, tentacles and antennae?

Oxygen liberated during photosynthesis has been demonstrated to come from

Viruses are regarded as non-living because they

Which of these animals is radially symmetrical?

When the original king and queen of termites die, they are replaced by

The following are methods of soil conservation EXCEPT