JAMB Biology Past Questions & Answers - Page 398

1,986.

An organism X lives entirely on the waste products in another organism Y. In this association X is a

A.

symbiont

B.

commensal

C.

saprophyte

D.

parasite

E.

epiphyte

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,987.

A student trying to find out the order in which organisms appear on a cleared plot is studying one of the following

A.

Ecosystem

B.

Food chain

C.

Food web

D.

Succession

E.

Community

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,989.

The filament of spirogyra were put into equal volumes of sugar solutions X and Y. After 5 minutes, filaments from solution X had their cells contents rounded up while those from Y were unaffected. The experiment shows that

A.

solution X was stronger than Y

B.

solution Y was stronger than X

C.

Spirogyra used up the sugar in solution X

D.

solution X is good for stimulating sexual reproduction in Spirogyra

E.

solution Y was less contaminated than X

Correct answer is B

 - osmosis is the movement of water molecules from a solution with a high concentration of water molecules to a solution with a lower concentration of water molecules, through a cell's partially permeable membrane.

1,990.

A potometer is used to determine the rate at which a shoot 

A.

respires

B.

sucks air bubbles

C.

loses weight

D.

absorbs water

E.

transpires

Correct answer is E

No explanation has been provided for this answer.