JAMB Biology Past Questions & Answers - Page 389

1,941.

Soil is said to be fertile if 

A.

It is black

B.

it can supply usable nutrients to plants

C.

the oxygen content is very high

D.

artificial manure is added to it

E.

it is not waterlogged

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,942.

Which of the following causes pollution?

A.

Consumption of canned drink

B.

The addition of fertilizer to farmland

C.

Respiration of living organism

D.

Burning of refuse

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,943.

Growing yam tendrils climb for support. This growth response is

A.

haptotropism

B.

geotropism

C.

phototropism

D.

hydrotropism

E.

chemotropism

Correct answer is A

-  Haptotropism / thigmotropism is the movement or change in orientation of a plant's growth as a reaction to touch. The orienting factor is generally a hard surface that can change the direction of the plant's growth or the growth of one of its organs.

- The movement of parts of a plant (especially tendrils) in response to a touch stimulus.

1,944.

Which of these substance is likely to be deficient in the diet of a person having goitre?

A.

potassuim

B.

calcium

C.

iodine

D.

sodium

E.

Phosphorus

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,945.

One common feature of the fungi, algae, mosses and ferns is that they?

A.

are photosynthetic

B.

show alternation of generation

C.

reproduce by means of conjugation

D.

can survive dry conditions

E.

have no seeds

Correct answer is E

Most fungi reproduce by forming spores that can survive extreme conditions such as cold and lack of water.

Many small algae reproduce asexually by ordinary cell division or by fragmentation, whereas larger algae reproduce by spores. 

Although mosses and ferns don't resemble each other visually, they have botanical similarities. Both are plants with primitive origins that produce spores instead of seeds.