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Question 1
jamb 1982

Which of the parts are used to recognize the bone in the figure above?

A1 and 4
B2 and 3
C3 and 5
D1, 2, and 6
E4 and 5
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Question 2
jamb 1982

In the figure above the structured labelled X is the

Acellulose cell wall
Bplasma membrane
Cnuclear membrane
Dmucilage wall
Eectoplasm
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Question 3
jamb 1982

Which of the following is not associated with excretion in mammals?

AGlomerulus
BUrea
CFaeces
DCarbon Dioxide
EBowman's capsule
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Question 4
jamb 1982
The absence of stomata shows that a leaf may be
Afrom a floating plant
Bfrom submerged plant
Cvarigated
Dfrom a terrestrial plant
Efrom parasitic green plant
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Question 5
jamb 1982
When a person with blood belonging to group O has lost much blood due to an accident, he can be given blood from persons who have blood belonging to
Agroup O only
Bgroup A only
Cgroup AB only
Dgroups A and O
Egroups AB and O
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Question 6
jamb 1982

The mammalian pancreas is involved with the?

Adigestion of food only
Bdigestion and absorption of food
Cdigestion of food and regulation of blood sugar
Ddigestion of food, production of hormone and the regulation of blood sugar
Edigestion of food, and the regulation of blood
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Question 7
jamb 1982
In an epigeal germination, it is the
Aepicotyl that elongates fast
Bhypocotyl that elongates fast
Chypogeal that elongates fast
Dplumule that elongates fast
Eroots that elongate fast
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Question 8
jamb 1982
The three blood vessels that supply the mammalian alimentary canals are
Asegmented artery, hepatic artery and coeliac artery
Bcoeliac artery, anterior mesenteric artery and posteroir mesenteric artery
Ccoelic artery, segmental artery and hepatic artery
Dhepatic artery, anterior mesenteric artery and posterior mesenteric artery
Ehepatic portal vein, anterior mesenteric artery and posterior mesenteric artery
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Question 9
jamb 1982
In which part of a leguminous plant can you find bacteria like Azotobacter?
ASpongy mesophyll of leaf
BAt the nodes
CAt the internodes
DIn nodules
EPalisade mesophyll of leaf
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Question 10
jamb 1982
Where is the energy produced in a cell?
ANucleus
BNucleolus
CLysosomes
DChloroplast
EMitochondria
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Question 11
jamb 1982
Flatworms and roundworms are said to be invertebrates because
Athey are small animals
Bthey can live inside the vertebrates
Csome of them are unicellular
Dthey have no backbones
Ethey are parasitic
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Question 12
jamb 1982

If the gall bladder of a man is removed by surgery, which of the following processes will be most seriously affected?

ADigestion of fats and oil
BFormation of urea
CDigestion of starch
DConversion of protein
EStorage and release of the urine
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Question 13
jamb 1982
Which of the following statements is TRUE of inhalation of air by man?
AThe ribs are not raised
BDiaphragm is raised
CIntercostal muscles relax
DPressure of the thoracic cavity increase
ESize of thoracic cavity increase
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Question 14
jamb 1982

In man, spermatozoa are never found in the?

Atestis
Burethra
Cepididymis
Dprostrate glands
Evas deferens
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Question 15
jamb 1982
A pyramid of numbers can be defined as
Athe number of plants and animals in an ecosystem
Ban arrangement of organism according to their habitat
Cthe numerical relationships of a food chain
Dthe number of plants and animals in a population
Ethe total number of species and general in a community
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Question 16
jamb 1982
If a farmer left his land uncultivated for five years before returning to it, he must be practising
Amodern agriculture
Bstrip cropping
Ccontour ridging
Dcrop rotation
Ethe bush fallow system
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Question 17
jamb 1982
When freshly tapped palm wine was kept overnight it was found to be more alcoholic. This effect must have been due to
Athe addition of saccharin
Bthe addition of sugar
Cthe addition of whisky or local gin
Dsome complex hydrolytic reaction
Eanaerobic respiration of an organism
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Question 18
jamb 1982

Which of these parts of the mammalian ears is directly concerned with the sense of balance?

ACochlea
BEustachian tube
CEar-drum
DPinna
ESemicircular canals
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Question 19
jamb 1982

The maize grain is regarded as a fruit and not a seed because

Ait has a coleorhiza
Bit has a coleoptile
Cof the relatively large endosperm
Dthere is the remain of a style
Eof the relatively small scutellum
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Question 20
jamb 1982
Which of the following is NOT a function of mammalian blood?
AEngulfing bacteria
BProduction of hormones
CTransporting ureas
DDistribution of heat
ETransporting glucose
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