JAMB Biology Past Questions & Answers - Page 406

2,026.

The vacuole of a plant cell is

A.

a large empty space

B.

smaller than that of animal cell

C.

filled with air

D.

an ordinary vacuum

E.

surrounded by a membrane

Correct answer is E

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

2,027.

One of the following statement is NOT true of spirogyra

A.

it is a simple multicellular plant

B.

during conjugation, its gametes, which are structurally and physiologically similar, fuses to form a zygote

C.

it possesses spiral chloroplast which enables the plant to photosynthesize

D.

its cells are protected externally by layer of mucilage

E.

there are pyrenoids along the chloroplast

Correct answer is B

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

2,028.

In Mucor or Rhizopus carbohydrate is absorb in the form of

A.

starch

B.

sucrose

C.

glucose

D.

glycogen

E.

arabinose

Correct answer is C

No explanation has been provided for this answer.

2,029.

Root hair have their origin from 

A.

Endodermis

B.

Pericycle

C.

Cortex

D.

Epidermis

E.

Xylem

Correct answer is D

Asymmetric cell division in an epidermal cell gives rise to a large cell (atrichoblast) that develops into a hairless epidermal cell and a shorter 'specialized' cell that forms a root hair (trichoblast).

2,030.

Grasses -> grasshopper -> lizard -> snakes -> hawks

Which of these is not true? Grass in the above food chain

A.

trap all the sunlight

B.

trap a small percent of the sun energy

C.

are primary producers

D.

are eaten by primary consumers

E.

contains chlorophyll

Correct answer is A

No explanation has been provided for this answer.