JAMB Biology Past Questions & Answers - Page 319

1,591.

Which of the following waste products in plants is excreted through the stomata and lenticels?

A.

Carbondioxide

B.

Alkaloids

C.

Tannins

D.

Anthocyanins

Correct answer is A

Carbon dioxide is a waste product of aerobic respiration in plant cells.

1,592.

A circulatory system that does not allow mixing of oxygenated and de-oxygenated blood in mammalian heart is referred to as

A.

open

B.

haemocoelic

C.

single

D.

closed

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,593.

The process by which a red blood cell placed in distilled water absorbs water until it burst and releases its contents into the surrounding is known as

A.

osmosis

B.

plasmolysis

C.

turgidity

D.

haemolysis

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,594.

The phloem parenchyma is sometimes used for

A.

food storage

B.

supporting the stem

C.

production of the sieve tube

D.

transporting water

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,595.

The activity of ptyalin is likely to decrease with an increase in concentration of

A.

oxygen

B.

starch

C.

protein

D.

acid

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.