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Question 1

jamb 1978

Which of these is a direct photosynthetic product?

AGlucose

BStarch

CProtein

DFats

ELatex

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Question 2

jamb 1978

Which one of the following statements about the mammalian kidney is false?

AThe glomerulus is formed by a branch of the renal artery

BThe glomerulus is a part of uriniferous tubules

CTha bowmans capsule is in the cortex of the kidney

DThe uriniferous tubules are richly supplied with blood vessels

EThe glomerulusis lodged in the bowmans capsule

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Question 3

jamb 1978

The figure above represents an experiment with two types of soil. The experiment demonstrates

Asoil attraction of water

Bsoil porosity

Csoil capilarity

Ddraining capacity of soils

Esoil permeability

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Question 4

jamb 1978

THE figure above shows diagram for the correction of shortsightedness. If the unbroken lines represents light rays from the object and the broken lines the refracted rays through the lens, which of these is correct

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Question 5

jamb 1978

Which of these plays no role in photosynthesis?

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Question 6

jamb 1978

The structure responsible for trapping the sun's energy during photosynthesis is

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Question 7

jamb 1978

The number shown as 8 refers to

Aupper epidermise

Bcuticle

Cstoma

Dguard cell

Elower epidermis

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Question 8

jamb 1978

During the movement of the fish from point A to target B, one of these parts is not involved

E10

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Question 9

jamb 1978

The part numbered 12 is

Apectoral fin

Bscale

Copercular plate

Dgill plate

Epectoral girdle

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Question 10

jamb 1978

During reproduction of the organism in figure above(ameoba) the first structure to divide is?

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Question 11

jamb 1978

In a breeding program a cross was made between two true breeding cow-pea types: one with round seeds and the other with wrinkled seed. If roundness is dominant why wrinkleness is recessive, in the first filial generation all the seeds produced will be

A25% wrinkled, 75% round

B100% wrinkled

C50% wrinkled, 50% round

D75% wrinkled, 25% round

E100% round

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Question 12

jamb 1978

Which of these products obtained from analyzing sweat from skin is not an excretory product?

Awater

BSalts

CDust

DUrea

EUrates

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Question 13

jamb 1978

A germinating seed requires oxygen which is essential for

Aconverting carbonhydrate into glucose

BTransporting energy from part of the plant to another

CThe production of energy by oxidising essential carbonhydrate

Dhydrolysis of protein

EThe formation of water molecules within the germinating seed

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Question 14

jamb 1978

Which of these is not a characteristics of a wind pollinated flowers?

AA smaller quantities of sticky pollen produce

BFeathery styles of stigmas pendulously hang outrside the flower

Csmall inconspicuous scentless flower

Dlarge anthers which are loosley attached to the filament

ELight pollen grains produced in large quantities from the anthers

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Question 15

jamb 1978

In a photo-tropic experiment, young seedlings in a box were subjected to light from one direction. The seedling continue to grow erect. Which of the following statement is correct

AOnly the tip of the seedling received the light

BThe light was not strong enough

CThe seedlings were rather too young

DThe tip of the seedling may have been covered

EThe box containing the seedling should have been placed on a laboratory bench

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Question 16

jamb 1978

A carbohydrate molecule in the blood in the right ventricles of the heart is pumped into the cell of the toe of a man. Which of these structure is it unlikely to pass through en-route

Apulmonary artery

Blungs

CHeart

Dliver

Eaorta

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Question 17

jamb 1978

A farmer X working in a swamp did not eat any food nor drink any water. Which of this diseases can he not contact

ACholera

BBilharzia

CRiver blindness

DMalaria

ESleeping sickness

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Question 18

jamb 1978

A spirogyra cell placed was placed in solution X after 1 minute the cell has been plasmolysed, solution X was

ATap water

Ba very strong sugar solution

Ca weak sugar solution

Da very weak salt solution

Edistilled water

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Question 19

jamb 1978

The mammalian stomach can carry out a number of processes except

Aabsorption of glucose

Bsecretion of hydrochloric acid

Csecretion gastric juice

Dchurning of food

Eproduction of trypsin

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Question 20

jamb 1978

A potometer was used to compare the rate of loss of the same volume of water from a plant under different environmental conditions as under a fan, at the sea shore, under the sun, in the airy laboratory and in cupboard. What time was likely to have been obtained in a cupboard?

A15 secs

B30secs

C25secs

D20secs

E28secs

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