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Question 311
waec 2021

The fruit that has the illustrated sections is a

Ahesperidium
Bcapsule
Cdrupe
Dcypsela
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Question 312
waec 2021

The sections in X and Y respectively, are

Alongitudinal and transverse
Btransverse and longitudinal
Ccross and transverse
Dtransverse and cross
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Question 313
waec 2021

Which of the following organelles is common to both plant and animal cells

ACellulose cell wall
BChlorophyll
CCell membrane
DLarge vacuole
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Question 314
jamb 2021

Blood circulation in a mammal is said to be double because? 

Ait passes twice through the heart in a complete circuit
Bit moves in both arteries and veins
Cit circulates in both the heart and other organs
Dthe heart contains auricles and ventricles
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Question 315
jamb 2021

If both parents are heterozygous for a trait. the probability that an offspring will be recessive for that trait is?

A1/2
B1/4
C1
D3/4
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Question 316
jamb 2021

The mutation theory of organic evolution was propounded by?

AGregor Mendel
BHugo de Vries
CJean Lamarck
DCharles Darwin
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Question 317
jamb 2021

The movement of part of a plant in response to external stimulus of no particular direction is?

Ataxism
Btropism
Chaptotropic movement
Dnastic movement
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Question 318
jamb 2021

The most abundant group of organisms in the animal kingdom?

AMammalia
BAves
CInsecta
DAnnelida
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Question 319
jamb 2021

The plants that grow in deserts or very dry areas are referred to as?

Ahydrophytes
Bepiphytes
Cxerophytes
Dmesophytes
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Question 320
jamb 2021

Which of the following is true in blood transfusion?

AA person of blood group AB can donate blood only to another person of blood group AB
BPersons of blood groups A and B can donate or receive blood from each other
CA person of blood group AB can receive blood only from persons of blood group A or B
DA person of blood group O can donate only to a person of blood group O
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Question 321
jamb 2021

The sequence of the one-way gaseous exchange mechanism in a fish is?

Amouth --> operculum -> gills
Bmouth -> gills > operculum
Coperculum > gills -> mouth
Dgills -> operculum --> mouth
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Question 322
jamb 2021

I. Stomata --> Spirogyra

II. Alveoli --> Earthworm

III. Malpighian tubule -> Mammal

IV. Contractile vacuole -> Protozoa

Which of the above structures is correctly matched with the organisms in which it is found?

AII
BI
CIV
DIII
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Question 323
jamb 2021

Mass of a crucible = 10g,

Mass of a crucible and soil before heating =29g

Mass of a crucible and soil after heating = 18g

From the information above, determine the percentage of water in the given soil sample?

A20%
B25%
C40%
D60%
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Question 324
jamb 2021

The order of passage of food in the digestive system is

Aileum --> caecum ->large intestine -> rectum
Bileum --> colon --> caecum -> rectum
Clarge intestine --> ileum -> caecum -> rectum
Dcolon -> caecum -> ileum -> rectum
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Question 325
jamb 2021

The correct sequence of the movement of urea during urine formation is?

Aglomerulus ---> Bowman's capsule -> convoluted tubule ---> Henle's loop -> collecting- tubule
Bglomerulus -> Bowman's capsule -> convoluted tubule -> Henle's loop -> convoluted tubule -> collecting tubule
Cconvoluted tubule -> glomerulus --> Nettle's loop -> Bowman's capsule->collecting tubule
Dconvoluted tubule -> Bowman's capsule -> Henle's loop -7> glomerulus -> collecting tubule
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Question 326
jamb 2021

Which of the following produces both hormones and enzymes?

AIleum
BPancreas
CGall bladder
DKidney
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Question 327
jamb 2021

I. Rattus rattus. Il. Agama agama III. Bufo regularis IV. Tilapia  zillii
The order of evolutionary advancement of the above vertebrates is?

AI, II, III, IV
BI, IV, III, II
CII, III, IV, I
DIV, III, II, I
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Question 328
jamb 2021

The two key cations involved in the action potential of nervous transmissions are?

ANa+ and Fe2+
BMg2+ and K+
CNa+ and K+
DFe2+ and Mg2+
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Question 329
jamb 2021

If a DNA strand has a base sequence TCA, its complementary strand must be?

AATG
BTAG
CGAT
DAGT
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Question 330
jamb 2021

When a marine fish was taken from the ocean and put in a tank of fresh water, it died after a short period because? 

Athe tank was too small compared to the large-ocean
Bthe body cells of the fish swelled and burst as a result of the hypotonic fresh water
Cthe body cells of the fish shrank as their sap was hypertonic to the freshwater
Dthere was no food in the tank, so the fish starved
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