JAMB UTME - Biology - 1985

Water retention is highest in soils which are rich in

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

Which of the following events does NOT occur during anaerobic respiration of glucose?

In mammals, the function of the sebaceous gland is to

In spirogyra, the pyrenoid

The hereditary material in a cell is known as

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

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

The primary and secondary hosts respectively of bilharzia are

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

Atmospheric nitrogen is directly replenished in nature through

If calcium is deficient in food this may cause

A group of similar cells performing the same function is

If a flower is protandrous then it

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

Which of the following is NOT caused by bacteria?

Irish potato is a

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

Euglene is an autotrophic organism because it

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

The characters by which an organism is recognized are termed its

In an angiosperm leaf, the xylem is

which of the following is NOT true of mucor? it

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

Which of the following represents the sequence of protein hydrolysis? 1. polypeptides 2. Amino acides 3. Proteins 4. Peptones

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

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

The origin of mineral particles in the soil is

Blood platelets are important because they are

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

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

A relationship between living organisms which is of mutual benefit is

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

Bryophtes are different from flower because they

Identify which of the following are characteristics of the vertebrate respiratory surface 1. Moist 2. Vascularized 3. Semipermeable 4. Freely permeable 5. Dry

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

In lower plants like mosses, the structure which performs the functions of roots of higher plants is called

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

The mammalian endocrine system is responsible for

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

The appendicular skeleton is made up of the

Which of the following is seed bearing?

A food substance which produces red colouration with Sudan III contain

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

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

Each of the following is an anthropod EXCEPT the

Soil erosion CANNOT be controlled by

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

The function of lymph nodes is to

Bowman's capsule is located in the part labeled