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Question 11
jamb 1979

Which one of the following is not an excretory product?

AUrine
BSweat
CFaeces
DSalts
ECarbon-dioxide
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Question 12
jamb 1979
In which of the following tissue do the cells have the ability to divide?
AMeristem
BSclerenchyma
CPhloem
DCollenchyma
EPith
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Question 13
jamb 1979
A gland in the human body secretes two hormones, one of which causes a disease called diabetes when there is a deficiency. Which of these organ produce the hormone?
Aspleen
BParathyroid
CAdrenal body
DThyroid
EPancreas
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Question 14
jamb 1979
The farmer cannot check soil erosion effectively by
AConstructing is ridges of planting across the slope
BCultivating cover crops
CPractising strip farming
DClearing the land of vegetation
EConstructing terraces
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Question 15
jamb 1979
Which of these is not a type of soil?
ASand
BGranite
CLoam
DClay
ESandy loam
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Question 16
jamb 1979
The dry indehiscent, winged fruit formed from one one carpel is known as
ASchizocarp
BCaryopsis
CSamara
DNut
EFollicle
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Question 17
jamb 1979
The plumule is best described as?
APart of the cotyledon
BPart of the endosperm
CA miniature shoot
DStructure near the micropyle
EStructure opposite the hilum
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Question 18
jamb 1979

Alkaline pyrogallol was used in an experiment. That experiment must have been connected with

AExcretion
BGermination
CTranspiration
DDigestion
EPhotosynthesis
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Question 19
jamb 1979
A sugar solution was boiled with fehling’s solution A and B and the colour remained blue. The sugar tested was
AGlucose
BMaltose
CFructose
DSucrose
ELactose
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Question 20
jamb 1979
Which of the following statements is not true of paramecium?
AIt is slipper-shaped
BThe anterior end is blunt
CThe gullet is lined with cilia
DIt has an anal pore
EIts vacuole is stationary
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Question 21
jamb 1979

The part of the mammalian brain responsible for maintaining balance is

AMedulla oblongata
BCerebellum
COptic lobe
DCerebrum
EOlfactory lobe
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Question 22
jamb 1979
In which of these association is much harm done to one of the partners?
ASymbiosis
BEpiphytism
CCommensalism
DParasitism
EMutualism
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Question 23
jamb 1979

Which of these diseases cannot be controlled by killing the vector?

ARiver blindness
BMalaria
CPolio
DCholera
EBilharzia (shistosoma)
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Question 24
jamb 1979

When the ciliary muscles of the eye contract, the eye lens

ABulge
BContracts
CRotates
DFlattens
EIs rounded
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Question 25
jamb 1979

Which of the following is not an excretory organ in animals?

ALungs
BKidney
CLeaf
DLarge intestine
ESkin
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Question 26
jamb 1979

Which of these statement below is not a characteristic of wind pollinated flower?

AStigmas are usually large and feathery
BNectar is usually absent
CThe pollen grains have rough spiny surfaces
DThe flowers are not scented
EThe pollen is light and smooth
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Question 27
jamb 1979
The region of cell division in a root is
ARoot cap
BEndodermis
CXylem
DPiliferous layer
EMeristem
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Question 28
jamb 1979

Which of these is not an enzyme?

APepsin
BGastrin
CAmylase
DChymotrypsin
ETrypsin
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Question 29
jamb 1979

Which one of the following option is not true for mucor of Rhizophus? it

AGrows on moist dead organic matter
BIs a plant
CHas cellulose cell-wall
DReproduce asexually by producing a spore
EHas no chlorophyll
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Question 30
jamb 1979

The carrier of the hereditary character in plants and animal is the

ACell
BNucleus
CChromosome
DChloroplast
EGene
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