Jamb Biology Past Questions For Year 2004

Question 26

The anaerobic fermentation of a glucose molecule yields

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  • A. 38 ATP molecules
  • B. 2 ATP molecules and alcohol
  • C. pyruvic acid and alcohol
  • D. water and carbon (IV) oxide
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Question 27

The two keys cation involved in the action potential of nervous transmissions are

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  • A. Na+ an Fe2+
  • B. Mg2+ and K+
  • C. Na+ and K+
  • D. Fe2+ and Mg2+
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Question 28

If a nursing mother is not producing enough milk, her hormonal system is probably deficient in

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  • A. prolactin
  • B. testosterone
  • C. thyroxin
  • D. insulin
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Question 29

Nervous control differs from hormonal control in that the former

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  • A. involves only chemical transmision
  • B. is a lower process
  • C. produces short-term changes
  • D. has no specific pathway
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Question 30

Epigeal germination of a seed is characterized by

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  • A. more rapid elongation of the hypocotyl than the epicotyl
  • B. more rapid elongation of the epicotyl than the hypocotyl
  • C. equal growth of both the hypocotyl and epicotyl
  • D. lack of growth of the hypocotyl
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