JAMB Biology Past Questions & Answers - Page 352

1,756.

In rhizopus carbohydrate is stored in the form of 

A.

Glucose

B.

Paramylon

C.

Glycogen

D.

Starch

E.

Oil

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,757.

Which of the following is formed immediately after the first product of photosynthesis?

A.

Lipid

B.

Starch

C.

Oxygen

D.

Sugar

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,758.

A wide pith with a ring of conducting tissue is characteristic of the root of

A.

sunflower

B.

maize

C.

bean

D.

okra

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

1,759.

The gill raker of fishes take part in?

A.

feeding

B.

respiration

C.

swimming

D.

diffusion

Correct answer is A

In fish with carnivorous feeding habits, the gill rakers are long, hard, and pointed, constituting an adaptation to protect the gills, prevent the escape of the prey, and assist in swallowing.

1,760.

The respiratory organ in the land snail is the

A.

radula

B.

mantle

C.

tentacle

D.

foot

Correct answer is B

The mantle is also known by the Latin word: pallium (adj. pallial). Snails originally breathe by gills situated in the pallial cavity.