JAMB UTME - Biology - 1988

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?

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

The mineral nutrient that is most bound to the soil is

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

The mineral nutrient that easily gets leached out of the soil is

The function of ribosomes in cell is

Taxism differs from tropism because

At what stage in this cycle can man be infected?

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

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

Insects and millipede have many features in common EXCEPT

In the kidney, the malpighian corpuscles is located in the

What is the function of Trichocyst in paramecium?

If an animal has diastema, it would NOT posses

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

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

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

Parenchyma cells are serves as supporting tissue when they

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

The main function of the choroid is

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

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

The following organisms are hermaphrodites EXCEPT

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

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

Lungs hooks are used for respiration in

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

The term 'Thyllophyta'refers to

The skin, through the sweat glands, function as

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

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

The main waste products formed in plants are

Spirogyra, Euglena and Chlamydomonas share many characteristics EXCEPT

Parasitic form are NOT found among

The major function of the swim-bladder in fishes is

Which of the following causes pollution?

One of the characteristics of plants in the savanna is the

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

Which of the following relationship involves only one organism?

Airspace are characteristic of seeds of fruits dispersed by

Most commercial fertilizers are rich in salts of

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

The turbidity of a pond can be measured using the

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

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

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

A red-coloured flower when crossed with a white-coloured one produced pink flowers. This is an example of

Dead plants and animals are decomposed by bacteria and fungi into

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

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