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Question 1261
jamb 1979

Which of these tissue serves the function of support and water conduction

AParenchyma
BCollenchymas
CSclerenchyma
DXylem
EPhloem
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Question 1262
jamb 1979
Amoeba moves by means of
ACilia
BFlagella
CPseudopodia
DSwimmerets
ESetae
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Question 1263
jamb 1979

All living organism

APhotosynthesize
BRespire
CMove
DFeed
ETranspire
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Question 1264
jamb 1978
Which of these is a direct photosynthetic product?
AGlucose
BStarch
CProtein
DFats
ELatex
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Question 1265
jamb 1978

Which one of the following statements about the mammalian kidney is false?

AThe glomerulus is formed by a branch of the renal artery
BThe glomerulus is a part of uriniferous tubules
CTha bowmans capsule is in the cortex of the kidney
DThe uriniferous tubules are richly supplied with blood vessels
EThe glomerulusis lodged in the bowmans capsule
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Question 1266
jamb 1978
The figure above represents an experiment with two types of soil. The experiment demonstrates
Asoil attraction of water
Bsoil porosity
Csoil capilarity
Ddraining capacity of soils
Esoil permeability
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Question 1267
jamb 1978

THE figure above shows diagram for the correction of shortsightedness. If the unbroken lines represents light rays from the object and the broken lines the refracted rays through the lens, which of these is correct

AA
BB
CC
DD
EE
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Question 1268
jamb 1978
Which of these plays no role in photosynthesis?
A9
B8
C5
D2
E3
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Question 1269
jamb 1978
The structure responsible for trapping the sun's energy during photosynthesis is
A5
B6
C3
D2
E8
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Question 1270
jamb 1978

The number shown as 8 refers to

Aupper epidermise
Bcuticle
Cstoma
Dguard cell
Elower epidermis
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Question 1271
jamb 1978
During the movement of the fish from point A to target B, one of these parts is not involved
A7
B5
C3
D6
E10
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Question 1272
jamb 1978
The part numbered 12 is
Apectoral fin
Bscale
Copercular plate
Dgill plate
Epectoral girdle
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Question 1273
jamb 1978

During reproduction of the organism in figure above(ameoba) the first structure to divide is?

A1
B2
C3
D4
E5
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Question 1274
jamb 1978

In a breeding program a cross was made between two true breeding cow-pea types: one with round seeds and the other with wrinkled seed. If roundness is dominant why wrinkleness is recessive, in the first filial generation all the seeds produced will be

A25% wrinkled, 75% round
B100% wrinkled
C50% wrinkled, 50% round
D75% wrinkled, 25% round
E100% round
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Question 1275
jamb 1978

Which of these products obtained from analyzing sweat from skin is not an excretory product?

Awater
BSalts
CDust
DUrea
EUrates
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Question 1276
jamb 1978

A germinating seed requires oxygen which is essential for

Aconverting carbonhydrate into glucose
BTransporting energy from part of the plant to another
CThe production of energy by oxidising essential carbonhydrate
Dhydrolysis of protein
EThe formation of water molecules within the germinating seed
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Question 1277
jamb 1978

Which of these is not a characteristics of a wind pollinated flowers?

AA smaller quantities of sticky pollen produce
BFeathery styles of stigmas pendulously hang outrside the flower
Csmall inconspicuous scentless flower
Dlarge anthers which are loosley attached to the filament
ELight pollen grains produced in large quantities from the anthers
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Question 1278
jamb 1978

In a photo-tropic experiment, young seedlings in a box were subjected to light from one direction. The seedling continue to grow erect. Which of the following statement is correct

AOnly the tip of the seedling received the light
BThe light was not strong enough
CThe seedlings were rather too young
DThe tip of the seedling may have been covered
EThe box containing the seedling should have been placed on a laboratory bench
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Question 1279
jamb 1978

A carbohydrate molecule in the blood in the right ventricles of the heart is pumped into the cell of the toe of a man. Which of these structure is it unlikely to pass through en-route

Apulmonary artery
Blungs
CHeart
Dliver
Eaorta
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Question 1280
jamb 1978

A farmer X working in a swamp did not eat any food nor drink any water. Which of this diseases can he not contact

ACholera
BBilharzia
CRiver blindness
DMalaria
ESleeping sickness
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