Year : 
1993
Title : 
Biology
Exam : 
JAMB Exam

Paper 1 | Objectives

11 - 20 of 50 Questions

# Question Ans
11.

Manufactured food in the plant is transported through the

A. xylem

B. phloem

C. cambium

D. cortex

B

12.

Interveinal chlorosis is normally associated with the deficiency of

A. magnesium

B. potassium

C. iron

D. calcium

A

13.

Osmic acid boiled with a solution of food substance gave a black precipitate. This indicates the presence of

A. fats and oil

B. proteins

C. amino acids

D. starch

A

14.

Which of the labelled parts is the diastema?

A. 2

B. 3

C. 4

D. 6

B

15.

This lower jaw is typical of a

A. sheep

B. rabbit

C. dog

D. cat

A

16.

The end products of the digestion of fats and oils in mammals are

A. maltose and fatty acid

B. amino acids and glucose

C. fatty acid and fructose

D. fatty acids and glycerin

D

17.

The main function of blood in mammals is to transport

A. excretory materials from tissues

B. carbondioxide from lungs to tissues

C. digested food from all the body tissues

D. oxygen to the lungs

A

18.

Members of the phylum protozoa use the contractile vacuole

A. to remove excess food

B. for movement

C. for digestion

D. to remove excess water

D

19.

The response shown by the tips of the root and shoot of a plant to the stimulus of gravity is

A. haptotropism

B. phototropism

C. hydrotropism

D. geotropism

D

20.

Which of the following is the correct order of the vertebrae along the spinal column?

A. Axis → atlas → thoracic → lumbar → cervical → sacral

B. Atlas → cervical → axis → thoracic → lumbar→ sacral

C. Atlas → axis → cervical → thoracic → lumbar → sacral

D. Axis → atlas → cervical → thoracic → sacral → lumbar

C

11.

Manufactured food in the plant is transported through the

A. xylem

B. phloem

C. cambium

D. cortex

B

12.

Interveinal chlorosis is normally associated with the deficiency of

A. magnesium

B. potassium

C. iron

D. calcium

A

13.

Osmic acid boiled with a solution of food substance gave a black precipitate. This indicates the presence of

A. fats and oil

B. proteins

C. amino acids

D. starch

A

14.

Which of the labelled parts is the diastema?

A. 2

B. 3

C. 4

D. 6

B

15.

This lower jaw is typical of a

A. sheep

B. rabbit

C. dog

D. cat

A

16.

The end products of the digestion of fats and oils in mammals are

A. maltose and fatty acid

B. amino acids and glucose

C. fatty acid and fructose

D. fatty acids and glycerin

D

17.

The main function of blood in mammals is to transport

A. excretory materials from tissues

B. carbondioxide from lungs to tissues

C. digested food from all the body tissues

D. oxygen to the lungs

A

18.

Members of the phylum protozoa use the contractile vacuole

A. to remove excess food

B. for movement

C. for digestion

D. to remove excess water

D

19.

The response shown by the tips of the root and shoot of a plant to the stimulus of gravity is

A. haptotropism

B. phototropism

C. hydrotropism

D. geotropism

D

20.

Which of the following is the correct order of the vertebrae along the spinal column?

A. Axis → atlas → thoracic → lumbar → cervical → sacral

B. Atlas → cervical → axis → thoracic → lumbar→ sacral

C. Atlas → axis → cervical → thoracic → lumbar → sacral

D. Axis → atlas → cervical → thoracic → sacral → lumbar

C