Year : 
1982
Title : 
Biology
Exam : 
JAMB Exam

Paper 1 | Objectives

11 - 20 of 50 Questions

# Question Ans
11.

If a 26 year old blind man married a young one-eyed woman and they had four children, how many of them would be blind like there father?

A. All

B. 3

C. 2

D. 1

E. none

E

12.

The glottis is the opening which leads to the

A. Oesophagus

B. Larynx

C. Nostrils

D. Pharynx

E. Mouth

B

13.

A tapeworm has no alimentary canal because

A. It is autotrophic

B. It does not feed

C. It has no enzymes

D. Its body absorbs digested food

E. The suckers on the scolex suck blood

D

14.

A grass hopper respires by the means of its

A. Lung-books

B. Gills

C. Lungs

D. Antennae

E. Tracheal tubes

E

15.

An onion bulb stores its food in the

A. Stem

B. Leaves

C. Roots

D. Cotyledon

E. Branches

B

16.

Roots of plants are normally

A. Positively phototropic

B. Negatively geotropic

C. Negatively hydrotropic

D. Positively hydrotropic

E. Negatively chemotropic

D

17.

The main function of the swim-bladder is for

A. Swimming

B. Detecting sound

C. Buoyancy

D. Breathing

E. Reproduction

C

18.

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

A. Glucose + glucose

B. Fructose + fructose

C. Glucose + fructose

D. Galactose + glucose

E. Fructose + galactose

C

19.

Which of the vertebra has a projection called odontoid process?

A. Atlas

B. Axis

C. Thoracic

D. Lumber

E. Caudal

Detailed Solution

The AXIS has a large centrum which projects forward as the odontoid process.
20.

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

A. Kills all the bacteria

B. Kill most of the bacteria

C. Makes the bacteria inactive

D. Dries food

E. Hydrolyses food

C

11.

If a 26 year old blind man married a young one-eyed woman and they had four children, how many of them would be blind like there father?

A. All

B. 3

C. 2

D. 1

E. none

E

12.

The glottis is the opening which leads to the

A. Oesophagus

B. Larynx

C. Nostrils

D. Pharynx

E. Mouth

B

13.

A tapeworm has no alimentary canal because

A. It is autotrophic

B. It does not feed

C. It has no enzymes

D. Its body absorbs digested food

E. The suckers on the scolex suck blood

D

14.

A grass hopper respires by the means of its

A. Lung-books

B. Gills

C. Lungs

D. Antennae

E. Tracheal tubes

E

15.

An onion bulb stores its food in the

A. Stem

B. Leaves

C. Roots

D. Cotyledon

E. Branches

B

16.

Roots of plants are normally

A. Positively phototropic

B. Negatively geotropic

C. Negatively hydrotropic

D. Positively hydrotropic

E. Negatively chemotropic

D

17.

The main function of the swim-bladder is for

A. Swimming

B. Detecting sound

C. Buoyancy

D. Breathing

E. Reproduction

C

18.

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

A. Glucose + glucose

B. Fructose + fructose

C. Glucose + fructose

D. Galactose + glucose

E. Fructose + galactose

C

19.

Which of the vertebra has a projection called odontoid process?

A. Atlas

B. Axis

C. Thoracic

D. Lumber

E. Caudal

Detailed Solution

The AXIS has a large centrum which projects forward as the odontoid process.
20.

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

A. Kills all the bacteria

B. Kill most of the bacteria

C. Makes the bacteria inactive

D. Dries food

E. Hydrolyses food

C