JAMB UTME - Biology - 1988 | Green Bridge CBT

Question 1 Report

The radicle of a bean seedling grows most rapidly in the region

of the root tip

just above the root tip

just around the root tip

just below the root tip

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Read lesson note on Properties And Functions Of The Living Cell (WAEC)

Nutrient Cycling In Nature

Factors Affecting The Distribution Of Organisms

Properties And Functions Of The Living Cell

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Question 2 Report

Which of these plants groups are normally propagated by asexual means?

Banana, yam, pineapple and cassava

Yam, cassava, rubber and banana

Yam, cassava, orange and banana

Banana, cashew, coffee and pineapple

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

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Question 3 Report

Which of the following will be first digested if ingested at the same time?

Cooked beans

Cooked rice

cod liver oil

Roasted beef

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Modes Of Nutrition

Animal Nutrition

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Question 4 Report

If the gall bladder of a mammal is damaged, which of the following will be most seriously affected?

Glycolysis

Digestion of starch

Digestion of fats and oil

Digestion of proteins

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Question 5 Report

At what stage in this cycle can man be infected?

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Question 6 Report

Airspace are characteristic of seeds of fruits dispersed by

birds

water

wind

explosive mechanism

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Ecosystem

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Question 7 Report

Which of the following has the greatest influence on the distribution of animals in marine and fresh water habitats?

Salinity

Water current

Turbidity

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Factors Affecting The Distribution Of Organisms

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Question 8 Report

The turbidity of a pond can be measured using the

anaemometer

secchi disc

theodolite

hydrometer

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Question 9 Report

Insects and millipede have many features in common EXCEPT

exoskeleton

jointed appendages

compound eyes

segmented body

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Nitrogen Cycle

Classification

Physiological Variations

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Question 10 Report

IF an organism obtains its food by means of haustoria, it is said to be

holophytic

heterophytic

saprophytism

parasitic

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Modes Of Nutrition

Animal Nutrition

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Question 11 Report

In a mammal, the placenta performs functions similar to those to the

lungs kidneys and digestive system

lungs, heart and nervous system

liver, intestines and reproductive system

intestine, heart and digestive system

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Question 12 Report

The prothallus of fern is equivalent to the gametophyte generation of moss because it

is inconspicuous

has rhizoids

bears sexual organ

is multicellular

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Question 13 Report

The long and coiled intestine of a young tadpole ia an adaptation to its

herbivorious diet

carnivororus diet

aquatic habitat

insectivorous habit

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Natural Habitats

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Question 14 Report

The function of ribosomes in cell is

protein synthesis

starch synthesis

transport of materials

lipid storage

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Protein Synthesis

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Question 15 Report

In the kidney, the malpighian corpuscles is located in the

medulla

hilium

cortex

pelvis

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Excretory Systems And Mechanisms; Types Of Excretory Systems

The Cell And Its Environment: Physical And Biophysical Processes

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Question 16 Report

The term 'Thyllophyta'refers to

ferns and mosses

algae and fungi

mosses and liverworts

fungi and ferns

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Question 17 Report

Which stage is found in the muscle of an infected pig?

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Question 18 Report

In vegetation propagation, which of the following requires part of another plant to develop?

Scion

Bulb

Rhizome

Sucker

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Forms In Which Living Cells Exist

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Question 19 Report

The following organisms are hermaphrodites EXCEPT

snail

Taenia

Schistosoma

Earth worm

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Heredity

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Question 20 Report

What is the function of Trichocyst in paramecium?

Movement

Defence

Excretion

Reproduction

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Amoeba, Paramecium, And Euglena

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Question 21 Report

The major function of the swim-bladder in fishes is

breathing

buoyancy

swimming

diving

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Relevance Of Biology To Agriculture

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Question 22 Report

If the phloem of a healthy plant is killed by heat treatment the

the upward movement of salt will cease

food manufactured in the leaves will accumulate

whole plant will die immediately

leaves of the plant will become yellow

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Transport System

Classification

Physiological Variations

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Question 23 Report

In the transverse section of the leaf of maize vascular bundles are arranged in

a row

one circle

alternate position

two circles

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Question 24 Report

Which of these groups of animals is likely to be found in fresh water?

Blood worm, pond skater and scorpion

Blood worm, pond skater and dragonfly larva

pond skater, scropion and dragonfly larva

ond skater, blood worm and ant-lion

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Ecological Factors

Ecosystem

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Question 25 Report

If a dark-skinned woman (Bb) marries an albino man (bb) and they have four children, how many of the children will be dark-skinned?

None

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Linkage, Sex Determination And Sex Linked Characters

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Question 26 Report

Parasitic form are NOT found among

platyhelminthes

nematodes

mollusces

annelids

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Forms In Which Living Cells Exist

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Question 27 Report

Which of the following causes pollution?

Consumption of canned drink

The addition of fertilizer to farmland

Respiration of living organism

Burning of refuse

Answer Details

Read lesson note on Nitrogen Cycle (WAEC)

Read lesson note on Resources To Be Conserved: Soil, Water, Wildlife, Forest And Minerals (WAEC)

Nitrogen Cycle

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

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Question 28 Report

Which of the following relationship involves only one organism?

Saprophytism

commensalism

Parasitism

Symbiosis

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Question 29 Report

Taxism differs from tropism because

the whole organism is affected

it is a directional movement

it is a response to multi directional stimuli

part of the organism is affected

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Read lesson note on Excretion (JAMB)

Evolution Among The Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantar and Animalia

Excretion

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Question 30 Report

Which of the following diseases can be contracted in areas with fast flowing rivers?

Schistosomiasis

Elephantiasis

Syphilis

Onchoceriasis

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Onchocerciasis, also known as river blindness and Robles disease, is a disease caused by infection with the parasitic worm Onchocerca volvulus. Symptoms include severe itching, bumps under the skin, and blindness

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Excretory Systems And Mechanisms; Types Of Excretory Systems

Nervous Coordination

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Question 31 Report

What part of the central nervous system is concerned with answering an examination question

Cerebrum

Cerebellum

Medulla oblongata

Spinal cord

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Nervous Coordination

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Question 32 Report

Parenchyma cells are serves as supporting tissue when they

contain chloroplast

have crystals

become flaccid

become turgid

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Cell Structure

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Question 33 Report

Which of the following statements gives the BEST description of bark?

Tissue outside the vascular cambium

Cork-like tissue found only in stems

Brown tissue never found in primary growth

Cork-like tissues of old trees

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Tissues And Supporting Systems:

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Question 34 Report

Dead plants and animals are decomposed by bacteria and fungi into

nitrate

nitrites

amino acids

ammonia

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Read lesson note on Nitrogen Cycle (WAEC)

Nitrogen Cycle

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Question 35 Report

The main function of the choroid is

protection of the eye ball

transmission of light

supply of nutrient to tissue of the eye

converging light

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Question 36 Report

If an animal has diastema, it would NOT posses

incissors

cannines

premolars

molars

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Question 37 Report

One of the characteristics of plants in the savanna is the

possession of thin, smoth barks

possession of large tap root

production of seedlings on mother plant

possession of thick, flaky bark

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Question 38 Report

In the mammalian respiratory system, exchange of gases occurs in the

lungs

bronchi

bronchioles

alveoli

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Respiratory System

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Question 39 Report

Which of the following structures is common to Euglena, white blood cell and Amoeba?

Vacuole

Cell wall

Cilia

Cell membrane

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Question 40 Report

Most commercial fertilizers are rich in salts of

sodium, iron and calcium

nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium

iron, copper and nitrogen

calcium, sodium and phosphorus

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Modes Of Nutrition

Biotechnology

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Question 41 Report

The skin, through the sweat glands, function as

an excretory organ

a respiratory organ

a sensory organ

a protective organ

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Read lesson note on Excretion (JAMB)

Excretory Systems And Mechanisms; Types Of Excretory Systems

Excretion

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Question 42 Report

The mineral nutrient that is most bound to the soil is

phosphorus

calcium

iron

potassium

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

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Question 43 Report

The main waste products formed in plants are

alkaloids tannins and resins

water, alkaloids and carbondioxde

oxygen, carbondioxide and alkaloids

water, carbondioxide and oxygen

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Animal Nutrition

Cellular Respiration

Adaptive Colouration

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Question 44 Report

Which of the following sets of organisms represents the correct trends from simple to complex structural organization? 1. Mollusca 2. Platyhelminthes 3. Nematoda 4. Protozoa

4 → 1 → 2 → 3

4 → 3 → 2 → 1

4 → 2 → 1 → 3

4 → 2 → 3 → 1

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Read lesson note on Tissues And Supporting Systems: (WAEC)

Read lesson note on Amoeba, Paramecium, And Euglena (WAEC)

Read lesson note on Cell Structure (WAEC)

Forms In Which Living Cells Exist

Tissues And Supporting Systems:

Amoeba, Paramecium, And Euglena