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Question 2151

jamb 1990

The nephridia in the earthworm form part of the

Areproductive system

Brespiratory system

Ccirculatory system

Dexcretory system

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Question 2152

jamb 1990

A feature which adapts birds to flight is the possession of

Ascaly legs

Blight bones

Ctwo walking legs

Da pointed beak

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Question 2153

jamb 1990

In the tapeworm the suckers on the scolex are used for

Asucking the blood of the host

Bholding fast to the host

Creproduction

Dlocomotion

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Question 2154

jamb 1990

In which of the following does external fertilization takes place?

AToad

BLizard

CBird

DCockcroach

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Question 2155

jamb 1990

Which of the following animals has homodont dentition?

ARat

BMan

CLizard

DPigeon

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Question 2156

jamb 1990

Which part of the twig produces auxins?

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Question 2157

jamb 1990

The part labelled 3 is the

Aleaf scar

Blenticle

Cauxillary bud

Dgirdle scar

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Question 2158

jamb 1990

The spores of ferns are dispersed by

Awind

Bwater

Cinsects

Dexplosive mechanism

Esporophyte

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Question 2159

jamb 1990

The algae, bryophytes and pteridophytes are similar in that they

Aare sea weeds

Bhave no vascular tissue

Crequire moisture for fertilization

Dare microscopic plants

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Question 2160

jamb 1990

Which of the following groups of invertebrates reproduces by budding?

AArthropoda

BAnnelides

CMollusces

DCoelenterata

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Question 2161

jamb 1990

Hydra removes undigested food by

Apassing it through the anus

Bpassing it through the mouth

Cmeans of a contractile vacuole

Degesting it through the body surface

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Question 2162

jamb 1990

Which of the following characteristics is common to Amoeba and Paramecium?

AOral groove

BTrichocyst

CContractile vacuole

DCilia

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Question 2163

jamb 1990

Viruses are considered to be living organisms because they

Apossess transmittable characters

Bmove from one place to another

Crespond to stimulation

Dingest food materials

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Question 2164

waec 1989

Which of the following processes will not introduce carbondioxide into the atmosphere?

ABreathing

BPhotosynthesis

CRespiration

DPutrefaction

EBurning

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Question 2165

waec 1989

The large intercellular air spaces which penetrate the tissues of most hyrophytes provide a pathway through
which

Acarbondioxide absorbed by leaves can diffuse to the roots

Boxygen produced in the leaves can diffuse to the submerged parts

Csalts absorbed by roots can reach other parts of the plant

Dplant hormones are transported to various parts

Emanufactured food is translocated

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Question 2166

waec 1989

Which of the following is an example of reproductive adaptation?

ASucculent stems of cactus plant

BChanging colour of chameleon

CPossession of spines by desert plants

DNeck colouration in Agama lizard

ELeaf-shedding in trees

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Question 2167

waec 1989

The theory that new organs or characteristics develop in organisms when there is a need for them was
postulated by

ACharles Darwin

BJean Lamarck

CGregor Mendel

DWallace

ELouis Pasteur

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Question 2168

waec 1989

Which of the following is not true about a bacterial colony growing on an agar plate?

AThey are visible without the aid of the microscope

BBacterial cells found in one colony often belong to one species

CDifferent colonies have different colours

DOnly one species of bacterial colony can grow on a culture at any time

EColonies growing on an agar plate under the same conditions must belong to one species

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Question 2169

waec 1989

Which of the following organelles are likely to be present in cells that are actively respiring and
hotosynthesizing?

ANucleoli and centrioles

BLysosomers and ribosomes

CEndoplasmic reticulum and Golgi bodies

DChloroplasts and mitochondria

EFood vacuoles and contractile vacuoles

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Question 2170

waec 1989

The scientist who discovered the honey-comb structure of the cell was

ARobert Hooke

BFelix Dujardin

CMathias Schleiden

DTheodore Schowann

ELouis Pasteur

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