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Question 11
jamb 2021

A freshwater plant such as water lily can solve the problem of buoyancy by the possession of?

Aaerenchyma tissues
Bdissected leaves
Cthin cell walls of the epidermis
Dwater-repelling epidermis
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Question 12
jamb 2021

The appendicular skeleton is composed of the pectoral girdle?

Apelvic girdle, fore and hind limbs
Bpelvic girdle and fore limbs
Clumbar vertebrae and pelvic girdle
Dlumbar vertebrae, fore and hind limbs
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Question 13
jamb 2021

Which of the following is a measure for the control of bilharzia?

ACutting low bushes around homes
BApplication of molluscicides in water bodies
CScreening windows and doors with mosquito nets
DApplication of herbicides in water bodies
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Question 14
jamb 2021

People who suck petrol with their mouths run the risk of increasing in their blood the concentration of

Airon
Blead
Ccalcium
Dmagnesium
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Question 15
jamb 2021

Which of the following is TRUE of the process of conjugation in Paramecium?

AMicronucleus disintegrates
BEach ex-conjugant divides only once
CMacro nucleus undergoes division
DEach micronucleus divides twice
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Question 16
jamb 2021

The blood vessel which carries blood from the alimentary canal to the liver is the?

Ahepatic artery
Bhepatic vein
Chepatic portal vein
Dmesenteric artery
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Question 17
jamb 2021

Which of the following food substances will produce a brick-red colour when warmed with Benedict's solution?

AGlucose
BStarch
CEgg White
DMaltose
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Question 18
jamb 2021

The villus in the small intestine is significant because it?

Aincreases the surface area for absorption
Bincreases the surface area for digestion
Cassists in mixing digested food
Dassists in filtering undigested food
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Question 19
jamb 2021

Aged erythrocytes are destroyed in the?

Apancreas
Bliver
Clymph nodes
Dkidney
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Question 20
jamb 2021

In the mammalian respiratory system. exchange of gases occurs in the?

Alungs
Bbronchi
Cbronchioles
Dalveoli
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Question 21
jamb 2021

In demonstrating the importance of mineral elements in plants, the culture bottle must be darkened to?

Aprevent algal growth in culture solution
Ballow root growth
Cprevent breakdown of mineral elements
Dprevents photosynthesis in the root
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Question 22
jamb 2021

When the original king and queen of termites die, they are replaced by 

Athe king and queen of another colony
Bsome adult reproductives from the same colony
Csome adult workers which are specially fed to breed
Ddeveloping nymphs nurtured as secondary reproductives
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Question 23
jamb 2021

The initial volume of water poured into a bag of dry soil was 50ml and the amount that drained through was 35mI. The percentage water content of the fully soaked soil is therefore?

A46.7
B25.0
C20.0
D30.0
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Question 24
jamb 2021

Which of the following is NOT regarded as a pollutant on land or in the air?

ASmoke
BNitrogen
CNoise
DSulphur dioxide
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Question 25
jamb 2021

When a Spirogyra cell is immersed in a salt solution more concentrated than its cell sap, it?

Aremains unchanged
Btakes tip water and burst
Cabsorbs a little water
Dloses water and shrivels
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Question 26
jamb 2021

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
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Question 27
jamb 2021

Choose the sequence which represents the correct order of organisms in a food chain

AGrass, snake, toad, grasshopper, hawk
BGrass, grasshopper, toad, snake, hawk
CGrass, grasshopper, snake, toad, hawk.
DGrass, snake, grasshopper, toad, hawk
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Question 28
jamb 2021

Some of the features of an animal are scales, teeth, nares, and backbone. The animal is likely to be a?

Atoad
Bbird
Clizard
Drat
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Question 29
jamb 2021

Which of the statements below is not characteristic of wind-pollinated flowers?

AStigmas are usually large and feathery
BNectary is usually absent
CThe pollen grains have rough spiny surfaces
DThe flowers are not scented.
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Question 30
jamb 2021

One of the functions of the xylem is?

Astrengthening the stem
Bmanufacturing food
Creducing loss of water
Dconducting manufactured food
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