JAMB Biology Past Questions & Answers - Page 417

2,081.

Which of these is not a characteristics of a wind pollinated flowers?

A.

A smaller quantities of sticky pollen produce

B.

Feathery styles of stigmas pendulously hang outrside the flower

C.

small inconspicuous scentless flower

D.

large anthers which are loosley attached to the filament

E.

Light pollen grains produced in large quantities from the anthers

Correct answer is A

Wind-pollinated grains are non-sticky and light, to ensure they can be blown by the wind.

2,082.

In a photo-tropic experiment, young seedlings in a box were subjected to light from one direction. The seedling continue to grow erect. Which of the following statement is correct?

A.

 Only the tip of the seedling received the light

B.

The light was not strong enough

C.

The seedlings were rather too young

D.

The tip of the seedling may have been covered

E.

The box containing the seedling should have been placed on a laboratory bench

Correct answer is A

Plants growing with an unshaded light source will grow straight up towards the sun because auxin is evenly distributed all around the shoot. Plants are able to “see” light using the tips of the plant shoots.

2,083.

A carbohydrate molecule in the blood in the right ventricles of the heart is pumped into the cell of the toe of a man. Which of these structure is it unlikely to pass through en-route?

A.

pulmonary artery

B.

lungs

C.

Heart

D.

liver

E.

aorta

Correct answer is D

Blood circulation holds in the circulatory system, the liver is a part of the digestive system. Hence, the liver can't be a part of the circulation process.

2,084.

A farmer X working in a swamp did not eat any food nor drink any water. Which of this diseases can he not contact?

A.

Cholera

B.

Bilharzia

C.

River blindness

D.

Malaria

E.

Sleeping sickness

Correct answer is A

Cholera is a water-borne disease hence, it cannot be contacted by the farmer.

2,085.

A spirogyra cell placed was placed in solution X after 1 minute the cell has been plasmolysed, solution X was 

A.

Tap water

B.

a very strong sugar solution

C.

a weak sugar solution

D.

a very weak salt solution

E.

distilled water

Correct answer is B

When a plant cell is put in highly concentrated solution, it increases the pressure on the cell. Hence, plasmolysis holds in a highly concentrated solution.