Year : 
1980
Title : 
Biology
Exam : 
JAMB Exam

Paper 1 | Objectives

41 - 50 of 50 Questions

# Question Ans
41.

A mosquito which produces eggs which float, and whose larvae lie horizontal to the water surface, also rests at the angle on a vertical surface. This type of mosquito is

A. Aedes

B. Anopheles

C. Culex

D. Tiger mosquito

E. none of the above

B

42.

The amount of water loss from a leaf can be detected using

A. lime-water

B. red litmus paper

C. blue litmus paper

D. blue cobalt chloride paper

E. pink cobalt chloride paper

D

43.

In animals, cilia, flagella, pseudopodia and chaetae, can be used for

A. reproduction

B. fighting

C. attachment to plants

D. locomotion

E. locating sensation

D

44.

In the figure above the structure which prevents friction between the bones is

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

E. 5

B

45.

Why is the part labelled 5 thicker than 6?

A. 5 is the left ventricle and 6 the right ventricle

B. 6 is the left ventricle and 5 the right ventricle

C. 5 receives blood from the left auricle and 6 from the right

D. 5 pumps blood round the body and 6 pumps blood into the lungs

E. 5 deals with oxygenated blood and 6 deals with deoxygenated blood

D

46.

Which of the labelled parts is the venga caval opening?

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

E. 5

C

47.

The testa

A. is normally absent

B. is included in the part numbered (1)

C. is fused in the part numbered (3)

D. is the part numbered (1)

E. surrounds the part numbered (4) and (5)

B

48.

Reserved food materials is

A. stored in the parts numbered 2 and 3

B. stored in the part numbered 3 only

C. stored in the part numbered 4 and 5

D. not concentrated in any particular part

E. found in all except 1

A

49.

The lime water in container C turned milky because

A. carbon dioxide was produced by plant

B. during respiration carbon dioxide entered C

C. oxygen reacts with lime water to produce milkiness

D. soda lime did not remove carbon dioxide from air

E. the delivery tubes were not well connected

A

50.

The lime water in container C turned milky because

A. Carbon dioxide was produced by plant during respiration

B. Carbon dioxide entered through the filter pump

C. Oxygen reacts with lime water to produce milkiness

D. Soda lime did not remove carbon dioxide from the air

E. The delivery tubes were not well connected

A

41.

A mosquito which produces eggs which float, and whose larvae lie horizontal to the water surface, also rests at the angle on a vertical surface. This type of mosquito is

A. Aedes

B. Anopheles

C. Culex

D. Tiger mosquito

E. none of the above

B

42.

The amount of water loss from a leaf can be detected using

A. lime-water

B. red litmus paper

C. blue litmus paper

D. blue cobalt chloride paper

E. pink cobalt chloride paper

D

43.

In animals, cilia, flagella, pseudopodia and chaetae, can be used for

A. reproduction

B. fighting

C. attachment to plants

D. locomotion

E. locating sensation

D

44.

In the figure above the structure which prevents friction between the bones is

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

E. 5

B

45.

Why is the part labelled 5 thicker than 6?

A. 5 is the left ventricle and 6 the right ventricle

B. 6 is the left ventricle and 5 the right ventricle

C. 5 receives blood from the left auricle and 6 from the right

D. 5 pumps blood round the body and 6 pumps blood into the lungs

E. 5 deals with oxygenated blood and 6 deals with deoxygenated blood

D

46.

Which of the labelled parts is the venga caval opening?

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

E. 5

C

47.

The testa

A. is normally absent

B. is included in the part numbered (1)

C. is fused in the part numbered (3)

D. is the part numbered (1)

E. surrounds the part numbered (4) and (5)

B

48.

Reserved food materials is

A. stored in the parts numbered 2 and 3

B. stored in the part numbered 3 only

C. stored in the part numbered 4 and 5

D. not concentrated in any particular part

E. found in all except 1

A

49.

The lime water in container C turned milky because

A. carbon dioxide was produced by plant

B. during respiration carbon dioxide entered C

C. oxygen reacts with lime water to produce milkiness

D. soda lime did not remove carbon dioxide from air

E. the delivery tubes were not well connected

A

50.

The lime water in container C turned milky because

A. Carbon dioxide was produced by plant during respiration

B. Carbon dioxide entered through the filter pump

C. Oxygen reacts with lime water to produce milkiness

D. Soda lime did not remove carbon dioxide from the air

E. The delivery tubes were not well connected

A