JAMB Biology Past Questions & Answers - Page 326

1,626.

The bright colours of the comb and feathers in the peacock are for

A.

sex differenciation

B.

beauty

C.

courtship

D.

defence

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,627.

Which of the following is the correct order of the vertebrae along the spinal column?

A.

Axis → atlas → thoracic → lumbar → cervical → sacral

B.

Atlas → cervical → axis → thoracic → lumbar→ sacral

C.

 Atlas → axis → cervical → thoracic → lumbar → sacral

D.

Axis → atlas → cervical → thoracic → sacral → lumbar

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,628.

The response shown by the tips of the root and shoot of a plant to the stimulus of gravity is

A.

haptotropism

B.

phototropism

C.

hydrotropism

D.

geotropism

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,629.

Members of the phylum protozoa use the contractile vacuole

A.

to remove excess food

B.

for movement

C.

for digestion

D.

to remove excess water

Correct answer is D

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,630.

The main function of blood in mammals is to transport

A.

excretory materials from tissues

B.

carbondioxide from lungs to tissues

C.

digested food from all the body tissues

D.

oxygen to the lungs

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.