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Question 1991
jamb 1993
Which of the following is the correct order of the vertebrae along the spinal column?
AAxis → atlas → thoracic → lumbar → cervical → sacral
BAtlas → cervical → axis → thoracic → lumbar→ sacral
CAtlas → axis → cervical → thoracic → lumbar → sacral
DAxis → atlas → cervical → thoracic → sacral → lumbar
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Question 1992
jamb 1993
The response shown by the tips of the root and shoot of a plant to the stimulus of gravity is
Ahaptotropism
Bphototropism
Chydrotropism
Dgeotropism
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Question 1993
jamb 1993
Members of the phylum protozoa use the contractile vacuole
Ato remove excess food
Bfor movement
Cfor digestion
Dto remove excess water
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Question 1994
jamb 1993

The main function of blood in mammals is to transport

Aexcretory materials from tissues
Bcarbondioxide from lungs to tissues
Cdigested food from all the body tissues
Doxygen to the lungs
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Question 1995
jamb 1993
The end products of the digestion of fats and oils in mammals are
Amaltose and fatty acid
Bamino acids and glucose
Cfatty acid and fructose
Dfatty acids and glycerin
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Question 1996
jamb 1993

This lower jaw is typical of a

Asheep
Brabbit
Cdog
Dcat
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Question 1997
jamb 1993
Which of the labelled parts is the diastema?
A2
B3
C4
D6
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Question 1998
jamb 1993
Osmic acid boiled with a solution of food substance gave a black precipitate. This indicates the presence of
Afats and oil
Bproteins
Camino acids
Dstarch
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Question 1999
jamb 1993

Interveinal chlorosis is normally associated with the deficiency of

Amagnesium
Bpotassium
Ciron
Dcalcium
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Question 2000
jamb 1993
Manufactured food in the plant is transported through the
Axylem
Bphloem
Ccambium
Dcortex
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Question 2001
jamb 1993
The butterfly is of great economic importance because
Aof its use in scientific studies
Bit sucks nectar from flowers
Cit adds to the beauty of the enviroment
Dit polllinates flowers of crops and other plants
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Question 2002
jamb 1993
The spores of mucor are dispersed by
Awater
Bwind
Cinsects
Dexplosive mechanism
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Question 2003
jamb 1993
Flame cells are the
Aexcretory system of worms
Bexcretory and respiratory systems of flatworms
Csecretory syustem of flatworms
Dexcretory system of flatworms
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Question 2004
jamb 1993
The most successful group of animals in terms of diversity of species is
Amollusca
Barthropoda
Cmammalia
Dplatyhelminthes
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Question 2005
jamb 1993
In which of the following organisms would glycogen be stored?
ASpirogyra
BChlamydomonas
CRattus
DMagnifera
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Question 2006
jamb 1993
In which of the following organism does a single cells performs all the function of movement, nutrition, growth , excretion, photosynthesis?
AParamecium
BEuglena
CAmoeba
DSpirogyra
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Question 2007
jamb 1993
Which of the following organs or cells components are common to both the sporophytes and the gametophytes of a fern?
ARhizoids
BRoots
CChloroplast
DLeaves
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Question 2008
jamb 1993

In which of these features do bryophytes differ from pteridophytes?

AAbsence of flower
BAlternation of generation
CDependency on water for reproduction
DPresence of vascular system
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Question 2009
jamb 1993
Production of naked seeds is a distinctive feature of the group of plant called
Agrasses
Bconifers
Clegumes
Dpalms
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Question 2010
jamb 1993
On what structure are the units of inheritance situated?
AGolgi bodies
BRibosomes
CChromosomes
DEndoplasmic reticulum
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