JAMB Biology Past Questions & Answers - Page 416

2,076.

A carbohydrate molecule in the blood in the right ventricles of the heart is pumped into the cell of the toe of a man. Which of these structure is it unlikely to pass through en-route?

A.

pulmonary artery

B.

lungs

C.

Heart

D.

liver

E.

aorta

Correct answer is D

Blood circulation holds in the circulatory system, the liver is a part of the digestive system. Hence, the liver can't be a part of the circulation process.

2,077.

A farmer X working in a swamp did not eat any food nor drink any water. Which of this diseases can he not contact?

A.

Cholera

B.

Bilharzia

C.

River blindness

D.

Malaria

E.

Sleeping sickness

Correct answer is A

Cholera is a water-borne disease hence, it cannot be contacted by the farmer.

2,078.

A spirogyra cell placed was placed in solution X after 1 minute the cell has been plasmolysed, solution X was 

A.

Tap water

B.

a very strong sugar solution

C.

a weak sugar solution

D.

a very weak salt solution

E.

distilled water

Correct answer is B

When a plant cell is put in highly concentrated solution, it increases the pressure on the cell. Hence, plasmolysis holds in a highly concentrated solution.

2,079.

The mammalian stomach can carry out a number of processes except

A.

absorption of glucose

B.

secretion of hydrochloric acid

C.

secretion gastric juice

D.

churning of food

E.

production of trypsin

Correct answer is E

Trypsin is a serine protease from the PA clan superfamily, found in the digestive system of many vertebrates, where it hydrolyzes proteins. Trypsin is formed in the small intestine.