JAMB Biology Past Questions & Answers - Page 251

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The mammalian erythrocytes differ from the leucocytes at maturity because the erythrocytes are

A.

discoid and nucleated

B.

discoid and enucleated

C.

amoeboid and nucleated

D.

amoeboid and enucleated

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,252.

Examples of organisms that carry out extracellular digestion are? 

A.

fungus, loranthus, and housefly

B.

rhizopus, sponges, and earthworm

C.

roundworm, tapeworm. and hydra

D.

rhizopus, housefly, and hydra

Correct answer is D

Rhizopus is a fungus and it uses extracellular digestion.

Houseflies digest their food externally by applying a solvent liquid to food particles to dissolve them, and then sucking up the liquid food.

Hydra also use extracellular digestion and secrete molecules to break down the substrate they will grow.

1,253.

Animals aestivate when the environment where they live becomes

A.

hot and dry

B.

cold and wet

C.

warm and humid

D.

windy and snowy

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

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1,255.

A feature of the caste system of bees and termites is that

A.

the workers are sterile

B.

the kings are bigger than the queens

C.

only the workers perform duties

D.

nuptial flight is performed by all members

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.