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Question 2401

jamb 1982

When freshly tapped palm wine was kept overnight it was found to be more alcoholic. This effect must have been due to

Athe addition of saccharin

Bthe addition of sugar

Cthe addition of whisky or local gin

Dsome complex hydrolytic reaction

Eanaerobic respiration of an organism

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Question 2402

jamb 1982

Which of these parts of the mammalian ears is directly concerned with the sense of balance?

ACochlea

BEustachian tube

CEar-drum

DPinna

ESemicircular canals

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Question 2403

jamb 1982

The maize grain is regarded as a fruit and not a seed because

Ait has a coleorhiza

Bit has a coleoptile

Cof the relatively large endosperm

Dthere is the remain of a style

Eof the relatively small scutellum

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Question 2404

jamb 1982

Which of the following is NOT a function of mammalian blood?

AEngulfing bacteria

BProduction of hormones

CTransporting ureas

DDistribution of heat

ETransporting glucose

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Question 2405

jamb 1982

Any dry fruit which can break into several parts each containing one seed is a

Acapsule

Baggregrate fruit

Clegume

Dschizocarp

Efollicle

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Question 2406

jamb 1982

External ears of mammals consist of

Apinna and tympanum

Bpinna only

Cauditory meatus only

Dauditory meatus and pinna

Eauditory meatus and tympanum

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Question 2407

jamb 1982

Which of the following tissue are made up of dead cells?

AMeristematic

BXylem vessels

CCambium

DMesophyll

EPalisade

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Question 2408

jamb 1982

when an operculate fish breathes it takes in water through the

Amouth and passes it out through the same way

Bmouth and passes it out through the operculum

Coperculum and passes it out through the mouth

Doperculum and passes it out through the nostrils

Enostrils and passes it out through the operculum

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Question 2409

jamb 1982

Which of these statements is NOT true of insects?

AThey are anthropods

BTheir body is divide into three distinct regions of head, thorax and abdomen

CTheir thorax comprises three segments, only two of which bear a pair of appendages each

DRespiration is by means of trachea

EThey undergo metamorphosis

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Question 2410

jamb 1982

The parts of the mammalian eye that strongly bend light rays are the

Acornea and the lens

Bcornea and aqueous humour

Ccornea and vitreous humour

Dlens and aqueous humour

Elens and vitreous humour

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Question 2411

jamb 1982

In man, identical twins occur when

AAn ovum is fertilized by a sperm and then divide into two, each forming a separate embryo

Ban ovum fertilized by two sperms and then divides into two, each forming an embryo

Ctwo ova are fertilized at the same tine each forming an embryo

Dtwo ova are fertilized by a single sperm each forming an embryo after fertilization

Eone ovum first divides into two and each half is fertilized by a sperm before developing into an embryo

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Question 2412

jamb 1982

ONE of the major causes of haemophilia is lack of

Afirbrinogen

Bamylase

Cwhite blood corpuscles

Dred blood corpuscles

Eplasma

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Question 2413

jamb 1982

In the enzyme (amlyase) reactions of starch → sugar
starch is referred to as the

Asubstrate

Bproduct

Cenzyme

Denzyme-substrate complex

Ereaction mixture

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Question 2414

jamb 1982

Treatment of a poor soil with lime supplies

ASulphur

BCalcium

CPhosphorus

DSodium

ENitrogen

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Question 2415

jamb 1982

Refrigeration, as a method of preservation, has ONE of the following characteristics:

AKills all the bacteria

BKill most of the bacteria

CMakes the bacteria inactive

DDries food

EHydrolyses food

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Question 2416

jamb 1982

Which of the vertebra has a projection called odontoid process?

AAtlas

BAxis

CThoracic

DLumber

ECaudal

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Question 2417

jamb 1982

Which of the following pairs are the products of sucrose hydrolysis?

AGlucose + glucose

BFructose + fructose

CGlucose + fructose

DGalactose + glucose

EFructose + galactose

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Question 2418

jamb 1982

The main function of the swim-bladder is for

ASwimming

BDetecting sound

CBuoyancy

DBreathing

EReproduction

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Question 2419

jamb 1982

Roots of plants are normally

APositively phototropic

BNegatively geotropic

CNegatively hydrotropic

DPositively hydrotropic

ENegatively chemotropic

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Question 2420

jamb 1982

An onion bulb stores its food in the

AStem

BLeaves

CRoots

DCotyledon

EBranches

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