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Question 11
jamb 1978

which of these elements in plants is required in small quantities only

ABoron
BNitrogen
CPhosphorus
DMagnesium
EPotassium
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Question 12
jamb 1978

Which of these is not a function of the mammalian skin/

AProtection against bacteria infection
BExcretion of waste and water
CProduction of vitamin d when exposed to sun light
Dproduction of pigments to reduce temperature
ERegulation of body temperature
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Question 13
jamb 1978

Which of these is not a part of the feather of a bird?

AWing
Baftershaft
CInferior umblilicus
DVane
EBarbule
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Question 14
jamb 1978

Which of these is not associated with the movement of the toad, reptile or bird?

AHopping
BBopping
CFlapping
DGliding
EPecking
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Question 15
jamb 1978

Which of these is not associated with tadpole stages of toad or frog

AV-shaped gland
Boperculum
Cexternal gills
Djelly
Eshell
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Question 16
jamb 1978

The feature that distinguish the toad or frog from the fish is the absence of

Ascales
Blungs
Cpaired appendages
Da tail
Eskin glands
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Question 17
jamb 1978

Rhizopus (or mucor)obtain its food from dead organic matter extracellularly. It is said to be

Aa facultative parasite
Bsaprophyte
Can obligate parasite
Da commensal
Ean autotroph
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Question 18
jamb 1978

Which of these is not true of the insect? The possession of

Atwo pairs of antennae
Bjointed appendages
Cexoskeleton
Dthree pairs of legs
Esegmented body
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Question 19
jamb 1978

The neck region of the tape worm, (taenia) is responsible for the

Aproduction of egg
Bstorage of egg
Cformation of new segment
Ddevelopment of the suckers
Efragmentaion of the body segment
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Question 20
jamb 1978

At fertilization

Aone chromosome from the male joins another from the female
Bone gene from the male combines with another from the female
Cthe male nucleus fuses with the female nucleus
Done set of chromosome combines with another set from the female
Eone cell from the male fuses with another from the female
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Question 21
jamb 1978

A potometer with a leafy shoot weighed 18.9g initially and weighed 17.9g after one hour. From this it follow that

Athe shoot absorbed 1g of water per hour
B1g of water per hour evaporates from the potometer
Cthe shoot lost 1g of water per hour
Dthe potometer water receded at the rate of 1g per hour
Ethe shoot was respiring and lost weight at rate of 1g per hour
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Question 22
jamb 1978

The study of organism and the environment of an abandoned farmland is the ecology of?

Aa community
Ba population
Ca specie
Da habitat
Ean ecosystem
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Question 23
jamb 1978

The hormone which tones up the muscles of a person in time of danger is from the

Athyroid gland
Bpancreas
Cadrenal gland
Dliver
Espleen
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Question 24
jamb 1978

In which of the following groups of organisms do all the members have asexual method of reproduction?

AA geen filament algae, a flowering plant and a bird
BA toad (or frog) , ameoba and mucor ( penicillium)
CA flowering plant, tape worm (or ascaris) and a green filamentous algae
DMucor (or penicillium), a bird and a toad (or frog)
EAmeoba, mucor (or penicillium ) and a green filamentous algae
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Question 25
jamb 1978

In the life history of schistosoma (Bilharzia), one of the following is intermediate host

Aman
Bsnail
Cmosquito larva
Dcrayfish
Efish
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Question 26
jamb 1978

Nitrifying bacteria keep the soil fertile by

Aconverting nitrate to nitrogen
Bconverting ammonium salt to nitrate
Cconverting atmospheric nitrogen to plant nitrogen
Dconverting nitrate to nitrous oxide
Econverting atmospheric nitrogen to nitrates
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Question 27
jamb 1978

Which of the following is a characteristic of animal cell?

APresence of chloroplast
Bpossession of cellulose cell-wall
Cabsence of large vacuoles
Dpresence of large vacuoles
Epresence of chromosome
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Question 28
jamb 1978

The following events take place during conjugation in spirogyra 1. The protoplasm of each of the conjugating cell separate from the cell wall to form a Gamete; the gamete of one filament passes through the conjugation tube to meet the gamete of the other filament 2. The zygote soon become surrounded by thick brown wall to become zygospore which burst after a short rest and germinate to produce a new filament 3. The nuclei of the gametes fuse to form a zygote 4. The protuberance meet and where they touch the cell-wall disappear so that a conjugation tube joining the two cell is formed 5. protuberance appear on the wall of the cell of two filament of spirogyra lying side by side opposite one another. Now what is the correct sequence in which the above sequence occur?

A1,2,3,4,5
B1,2,4,5,3
C3,4,5,2,1
D5,4,1,3,2
E5,4,3,1,2
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Question 29
jamb 1978

the function of lenticels is

Ato remove excess water in plant
Bto absorb water from the atmosphere
Cfor gaseous exchange
Dto absorb light
Eto store food
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Question 30
jamb 1978

when protein are broken down they provide

Aoxygen
Bcarbonhydrate
Cenergy
Damino-acid
Ecarbon dioxide
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