JAMB Biology Past Questions & Answers - Page 375

1,871.

A physiological adaptation of plants to the problem of excessive water loss is

A.

reduction in the number of stomata

B.

reversal of the normal stomatal rythm

C.

possession of shallow roots

D.

possession of waxy cuticle

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,872.

The parts of the mammalian eye that strongly bend light rays are the

A.

cornea and the lens

B.

cornea and aqueous humour

C.

cornea and vitreous humour

D.

lens and aqueous humour

E.

lens and vitreous humour

Correct answer is A

- The cornea acts as the eye's outermost lens. It functions like a window that controls and focuses the entry of light into the eye. The cornea contributes between 65- 75 percent of the eye's total focusing power. When light strikes the cornea, it bends--or refracts--the incoming light onto the lens.

1,873.

Which of these statements is NOT true of insects?

A.

They are anthropods

B.

Their body is divide into three distinct regions of head, thorax and abdomen

C.

Their thorax comprises three segments, only two of which bear a pair of appendages each

D.

Respiration is by means of trachea

E.

They undergo metamorphosis

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,874.

Lichen is an example of

A.

a saprophytic organism

B.

a symbiotic association

C.

an epiphytic plant

D.

a carnivorous plant

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,875.

when an operculate fish breathes it takes in water through the 

A.

mouth and passes it out through the same way

B.

mouth and passes it out through the operculum

C.

operculum and passes it out through the mouth

D.

operculum and passes it out through the nostrils

E.

nostrils and passes it out through the operculum

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.