Year : 
1986
Title : 
Biology
Exam : 
JAMB Exam

Paper 1 | Objectives

21 - 30 of 50 Questions

# Question Ans
21.

The three important organs that are situated close to the stomach are

A. Kidney, liver and gall bladder

B. pancreas, liver and kidney

C. liver, kidney and spleen

D. gall bladder, pancreas and spleen

D

22.

Evidence that a tooth is a living part of the mammalian can be found within the

A. gum

B. pulp cavity

C. cement

D. enarmel

Detailed Solution

The pulp is the part in the center of a tooth made up of living connective tissue and cells called odontoblasts.
23.

Blood circulation in a mammalian is said to be double because

A. it passes twice through the heart in a complete circuit

B. it moves in both arteries and veins

C. it circulates in both the heart and other organs

D. the heart contain auricles and ventricles

A

24.

Which is the correct order of water loss from the leaf? 1 Mesophyll 2 Veins 3 Substomatals cavity 4 Stomata

A. 3 → 2 → 1 → 4

B. 2 → 3 → 1 → 4

C. 2 → 1 → 3 → 4

D. 1 → 2 → 3 → 4

C

25.

The aperture between the left auricle and the left ventricle is guarded by the

A. auricles valve

B. tricupid valve

C. ventricles valve

D. bicuspid valve

D

26.

A major limitation in the use of the potometer for measuring the rate of transpiration is that

A. it is made of breakable glass materials

B. it measures the rate of water intake

C. it measure the rate of water loss throuh the stern only

D. the movement of the air buble in the potometer cannot be timed accurately

D

27.

Which of the following statement is NOT correct with respect to inhalation in mammals? The

A. intercostal muscles contract

B. diaphragm is raised

C. ribs are raised

D. Pressure of the thoracic cavity decreases

B

28.

The equation that can be used to summarize the process of anaerobic breakdown of sugar is

A. C2H12O6 2C2H5OH + 2CO2

B. 6Co2 + 6H2O C6H12O6 + 6O2

C. C6H12O6 + 6O2 6CO2 + 6H2O + enegy

D. C6H12O6 2C2H5OH + 2CO2 + energy

D

29.

If a person is bitten by a snake on the leg, it is advisable for him to

A. keep moving so that the venom will ooze out with bleeding

B. Wash the wound with water containing antiseptic

C. bandage the wound so that germs do not get in through it

D. Keep still and apply a tourniquet above the wound

D

30.

Deamination occurs in the

A. kidney

B. pancreas

C. spleen

D. liver

D

21.

The three important organs that are situated close to the stomach are

A. Kidney, liver and gall bladder

B. pancreas, liver and kidney

C. liver, kidney and spleen

D. gall bladder, pancreas and spleen

D

22.

Evidence that a tooth is a living part of the mammalian can be found within the

A. gum

B. pulp cavity

C. cement

D. enarmel

Detailed Solution

The pulp is the part in the center of a tooth made up of living connective tissue and cells called odontoblasts.
23.

Blood circulation in a mammalian is said to be double because

A. it passes twice through the heart in a complete circuit

B. it moves in both arteries and veins

C. it circulates in both the heart and other organs

D. the heart contain auricles and ventricles

A

24.

Which is the correct order of water loss from the leaf? 1 Mesophyll 2 Veins 3 Substomatals cavity 4 Stomata

A. 3 → 2 → 1 → 4

B. 2 → 3 → 1 → 4

C. 2 → 1 → 3 → 4

D. 1 → 2 → 3 → 4

C

25.

The aperture between the left auricle and the left ventricle is guarded by the

A. auricles valve

B. tricupid valve

C. ventricles valve

D. bicuspid valve

D

26.

A major limitation in the use of the potometer for measuring the rate of transpiration is that

A. it is made of breakable glass materials

B. it measures the rate of water intake

C. it measure the rate of water loss throuh the stern only

D. the movement of the air buble in the potometer cannot be timed accurately

D

27.

Which of the following statement is NOT correct with respect to inhalation in mammals? The

A. intercostal muscles contract

B. diaphragm is raised

C. ribs are raised

D. Pressure of the thoracic cavity decreases

B

28.

The equation that can be used to summarize the process of anaerobic breakdown of sugar is

A. C2H12O6 2C2H5OH + 2CO2

B. 6Co2 + 6H2O C6H12O6 + 6O2

C. C6H12O6 + 6O2 6CO2 + 6H2O + enegy

D. C6H12O6 2C2H5OH + 2CO2 + energy

D

29.

If a person is bitten by a snake on the leg, it is advisable for him to

A. keep moving so that the venom will ooze out with bleeding

B. Wash the wound with water containing antiseptic

C. bandage the wound so that germs do not get in through it

D. Keep still and apply a tourniquet above the wound

D

30.

Deamination occurs in the

A. kidney

B. pancreas

C. spleen

D. liver

D