JAMB UTME - Biology - 1988 | Green Bridge CBT

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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Forms In Which Living Cells Exist

Tissues And Supporting Systems:

Amoeba, Paramecium, And Euglena

Cell Structure

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Question 38 Report

A dry dehiscent fruit which breaks up into one-seeded part is a

schizocarp

capsule

follicle

legume

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Read lesson note on Cell Structure (WAEC)

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Cell Structure

Internal Structure Of A Flowering Plant

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Question 39 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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Excretory Systems And Mechanisms; Types Of Excretory Systems

Excretion

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Question 40 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 41 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 42 Report

The following organisms are hermaphrodites EXCEPT

snail

Taenia

Schistosoma

Earth worm

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Heredity

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Question 43 Report

Spirogyra, Euglena and Chlamydomonas share many characteristics EXCEPT

nutrition

reproduction

mobility

irritability

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Amoeba, Paramecium, And Euglena

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Question 44 Report

The most important substance necessary for the maintenance of life are carbon , oxygen

hydrogen, soil and enzymes

hydrogen, salt and water

nitrogen, salt and soil

nitrogen, salt and water

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Humans And Environment

Factors Affecting The Distribution Of Organisms

Nucleic Acids

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Question 45 Report

Which of the following causes pollution?

Consumption of canned drink

The addition of fertilizer to farmland

Respiration of living organism

Burning of refuse

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Nitrogen Cycle

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

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Question 46 Report

The term 'Thyllophyta'refers to

ferns and mosses

algae and fungi

mosses and liverworts

fungi and ferns

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Question 47 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 48 Report

The turbidity of a pond can be measured using the

anaemometer

secchi disc

theodolite

hydrometer

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Question 49 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 50 Report

Insects and millipede have many features in common EXCEPT

exoskeleton

jointed appendages

compound eyes

segmented body

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