JAMB Biology Past Questions & Answers - Page 403

2,011.

In anaerobic respiration, glucose is converted to one of the following

A.

Carbon dioxide and water

B.

 Carbon dioxide only

C.

Carbon dioxide and alcohol

D.

Alcohol and water

E.

water and acetic acid

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

2,012.

The part of the cell solely responsible for respiration is the

A.

nucleus

B.

nucleolus

C.

mitochondria

D.

golgi apparatus

E.

endoplasmic reticulum

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

2,013.

A green plant growing in a compost pit is feeding?

A.

holozoically

B.

parasitically

C.

saprophytically

D.

holophytically

E.

 in none of the above ways

Correct answer is C

Compost pit :a mixture of organic residues such as decomposed vegetation, manure, etc, used as a fertilizer.

holophytic: obtaining food after the manner of a green plant by photosynthetic activity

Saprotrophic nutrition or lysotrophic nutrition is a process of chemoheterotrophic extracellular digestion involved in the processing of decayed organic matter.

2,014.

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.

2,015.

Which one of the following parts of the mammalian body is most closely associated with the production of urine?

A.

Malpighian capsule

B.

Urinary bladder

C.

Ureter

D.

Vas deferens

E.

Urethra

Correct answer is A

The Malpighian corpuscle performs the crucial step involved in urine formation.