JAMB Biology Past Questions & Answers - Page 342

1,706.

Which of the following correctly summarizes the life cycle of the fern plant?

A.

Spore → prothallus → thallus → sporangium

B.

Male and female gamentangia → zygospores → sporangium → spores

C.

Spore → thallus → spermatozoa + ovum → sporangium

D.

Prothallus → spermatozoid → +egg cell → leafy plant → sporangium → spore

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,707.

A tissue can best be defined as

A.

an aggregate of similar cells

B.

an aggregate of cells performing a similar function

C.

an aggregate of similar cells performing the same function

D.

a mixture of different cell types performing the same function

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,708.

The organelle involved in tissue respiration is the

A.

endoplasmic reticulum

B.

ribosome

C.

golgi body

D.

mitochondrion

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,709.

Nitrogen- fixing micro-organisms in leguminous plants live symbiotically in the

A.

root nodules

B.

tap root

C.

branch roots

D.

root hairs

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,710.

Fertilizers are lost from the soil through

A.

sheet erosion and evaporation

B.

leaching, underground seepages, and run-off

C.

sheet erosion, gully erosion, and wind erosion

D.

wind erosion and heavy rainfall

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.