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Biology Past Questions and Answers

Jamb 1980 Biology Questions

Question 21:
The part of the cell solely responsible for respiration is the
  • A Nucleus
  • B Nucleolus
  • C Mitochondria
  • D Golgi apparatus
  • E Endoplasmic reticulum
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Question 22:
In anaerobic respiration, glucose is converted to one of the following
  • A Carbon dioxide and water
  • B Carbon dioxide only
  • C Carbon dioxide and alcohol
  • D Alcohol and water
  • E Water and acetic acid
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Question 23:
During excretion of urea there is also a corresponding re-absorption of water into the blood. This re-absorption takes place in the
  • A Uriniferous tubules
  • B Bowman's capsule
  • C Glomerulus
  • D Malpighian capsule
  • E Renal artery
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Question 24:
If the bark and phloem tissue of a woody shoot are peeled off by ringing, the whole plant will die eventually die because?
  • A Water does not reach the leaves
  • B Water and salts remained below the ring portion
  • C There is a withdrawal of water from the root by soil
  • D Manufactured food does not reach the roots
  • E The roots store too much water
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Question 25:
The filament of spirogyra were put into equal volumes of sugar solutions X and Y. After 5 minutes, filaments from solution X had their cells contents rounded up while those from Y were unaffected. The experiment shows that
  • A Solution X was stronger than Y
  • B Solution Y was stronger than X
  • C Spirogyra used up the sugar in solution X
  • D Solution X is good for stimulating sexual reproduction in Spirogyra
  • E Solution Y was less contaminated than X
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