JAMB Biology Past Questions & Answers - Page 198

986.

The part of the alimentary system of a bird where food is ground into small particles is the?

A.

cloaca

B.

stomach

C.

crop

D.

gizzard

Correct answer is D

The gizzard is the mechanical stomach of a bird. It is located just after the true or glandular stomach in the gastrointestinal system. Since poultry have no teeth and swallow food whole, this muscular organ, sometimes called hen's teeth, mechanically grinds and mixes the bird's feed.

987.

Which of the following is an example of carnivorous plant?

A.

hydra

B.

bladderwort

C.

yeast

D.

spirogyra

Correct answer is B

Carnivorous plants are plants that derive some or most of their nutrients from trapping and consuming animals or protozoans, typically insects and other arthropods. 

Examples are: 

  • the Sundews.
  • The Venus Flytrap.
  • the Albany Pitcher Plant.
  •  the Cobra Lily.

988.

Bird toes suitable for digging have claws that are?

A.

blunt

B.

curved

C.

hooked

D.

sharp

Correct answer is A

Fowls have blunt nails for scratching the ground for:

*forage

*dust bath

*nest preparation

989.

The feature that makes locomotion in water easy for fish is the?

A.

scaly body

B.

slimy body

C.

streamlined body

D.

lateral line

Correct answer is C

Fish are streamlined because the streamlined shape helps them move through the water with the least amount of resistance/friction.

990.

A blue-green algae is not a protophyte because?

A.

it is aquatic

B.

its cells are prokaryotic

C.

it cannot move

D.

it is not a green plant

Correct answer is B

Nostoc is a procaryotic blue-green algae.