JAMB UTME - Biology - 1985

A relationship between living organisms which is of mutual benefit is

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

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If a flower is protandrous then it

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

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Atmospheric nitrogen is directly replenished in nature through

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

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

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In mammals, the function of the sebaceous gland is to

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Which of the following is seed bearing?

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The hereditary material in a cell is known as

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

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

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

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The primary and secondary hosts respectively of bilharzia are

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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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Euglene is an autotrophic organism because it

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A food substance which produces red colouration with Sudan III contain

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The characters by which an organism is recognized are termed its

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Which of the following is NOT caused by bacteria?

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

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In spirogyra, the pyrenoid

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

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In an angiosperm leaf, the xylem is

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

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The function of lymph nodes is to

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Water retention is highest in soils which are rich in

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

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The mammalian endocrine system is responsible for

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Irish potato is a

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

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Soil erosion CANNOT be controlled by

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

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Each of the following is an anthropod EXCEPT the

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

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Blood platelets are important because they are

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

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

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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.

At what stage in the life history of a toad is its mode of breathing similar to that of fish?

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which of the following is NOT true of mucor? it

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

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Bowman's capsule is located in the part labeled

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