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Question 921
jamb 2010

In the male reproductive system of a mammal, sperm is stored in the?

Avan deferens
Burethra
Cepididymis
Dseminiferous tubules
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Question 922
jamb 2010

Which of the following stimuli is likely to elicit a nastic response in an organism?

AWound lesion
BLight intensity
CChemical substances
DGravity
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Question 923
jamb 2010

The outer layer of the kidney where the Bowman's capsules are found is the?

Acortex
Bpelvis
Cmedulla
Dpyramid
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Question 924
jamb 2010

The oily substance that lubricates the mammalian hair to keep it flexible and water repellent is secreted by the?

Asweat glands
Bsebaceous glands
Cfatty cells
Dgranular layer
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Question 925
jamb 2010

The sheet of muscle that separates the thoracic and the abdominal cavities is the?

Adiaphragm
Bintercostal muscle
Cpleural memberane
Dpericardium
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Question 926
jamb 2010

Yeast respires anaerobically to convert simple sugar to carbon (IV) oxide and?

Aalcohol
Bacid
Coxygen
Dwater
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Question 927
jamb 2010

Circulation of blood to all parts of the body except the lungs is through?

Athe pulmonary artery
Bsystemic circulation
Cthe lymphatic system
Dpulmonary circulation
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Question 928
jamb 2010

The primary structure responsible for pumping blood for circulation through the mammalian circulatory systems is the?

Aveins
Bright auricle
Carteries
Dleft ventricle
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Question 929
jamb 2010

When a mixture of a food substance and Benedict's solution was warmed, the solution changed from blue to brick-red. This indicates the presence of? 

Areducing sugar
Bfatty acid
Csucrose
Damino acid
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Question 930
jamb 2010

The mode of nutrition of sun dew and bladder wort can be described as?

Asaprophytic
Bholozoic
Cchemosynthetic
Dautotrophic
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Question 931
jamb 2010

Which of the following is lacking in the diet of a person with kwashiorkor?

Aproteins
Bcarbohydrates
Cminerals
Dvitamins
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Question 932
jamb 2010

Which of the following is true of the transverse section of a dicot stem?

Athe xylem is more interiorly located than the phloem
Bthe cambium lies between the cortex and the vascular bundles
Cthe vascular bundles are randomly scattered within the cortex
Dthe epidemis is completely encircled by the cortex
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Question 933
jamb 2010

Which of the following groups of cells is devoid of true nuclei?

Aalgae
Bmonera
Cfungi
Dviruses
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Question 934
jamb 2010

Parental care is exhibited by?

Asnails
Bearthworms
Cbirds
Dtoads
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Question 935
jamb 2010

The dominant phase in the life cycle of a fern is the?

Aprothallus
Bsporophyte
Cantheridium
Dgametophyte
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Question 936
jamb 2010

Which of the following is NOT a function of the nucleus of a cell?

Ait translates genetic information for the manufacture of proteins
Bit stores and carries hereditary information
Cit is reservoir of energy for the cell
Dit controls the life processes of the cell
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Question 937
jamb 2010

If a child can receive blood from all donors, he belongs to the blood group?

AO
BAB
CA
DB
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Question 938
neco 2009
The following processes release carbondioxide into the atmosphere EXCEPT
Acombustion
Bdecomposition
Cputrefaction
Drespiration
Etranspiration
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Question 939
neco 2009
Digested food is carried from small intestine to the liver by the
Ahepatic artery
Bhepatic portal vein
Chepatic vein
Dinferior vena cava
Esuperior vena cava
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Question 940
neco 2009
Plants use Nitrogen in the form of
Aammonia
Bammonium
Cnitrates
Dnitrites
Eurea
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