JAMB UTME - Biology - 1985

In spirogyra, the pyrenoid

which of the following is NOT true of mucor? it

Soil erosion CANNOT be controlled by

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

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

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

The hereditary material in a cell is known as

Bowman's capsule is located in the part labeled

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

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

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

Each of the following is an anthropod EXCEPT the

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

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

The origin of mineral particles in the soil is

Atmospheric nitrogen is directly replenished in nature through

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water retention is highest in soils which are rich in

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

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

The mammalian endocrine system is responsible for

Which of the following is seed bearing?

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

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

The characters by which an organism is recognized are termed its

The function of lymph nodes is to

In an angiosperm leaf, the xylem is

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

Blood platelets are important because they are

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

Euglene is an autotrophic organism because it

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

Bryophtes are different from flower because they

In mammals, the function of the sebaceous gland is to

The primary and secondary hosts respectively of bilharzia are

If calcium is deficient in food this may cause

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

If a flower is protandrous then it

A group of similar cells performing the same function is

Which of the following is NOT caused by bacteria?

The appendicular skeleton is made up of the

Irish potato is a

A food substance which produces red colouration with Sudan III contain

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

A relationship between living organisms which is of mutual benefit is